Mechanical Engineering
Education objectives
The design, production, and management of complex mechanical, electromechanical, and energy systems require professionals with the skills to develop critical and structured thinking in multidisciplinary collaborative environments. The Master''s in Mechanical Engineering aims to train engineers capable of researching, conceiving, designing, producing, implementing, operating, maintaining, and managing complex, high-value-added systems anywhere in the world.
Computing and information technologies in Mechanical Engineering have opened up very attractive professional prospects, particularly in the digitalization of conception, design, and production, industrial automation and robotics, and system simulation.
Why this Master''s?
- The Master''s in Mechanical Engineering has consistently demonstrated high levels of employability and enjoys an excellent reception from companies and employers.
- Erasmus+ inter-institutional agreements with various European universities allow for the mobility of Master''s in Mechanical Engineering students from NOVA FCT.
- The Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering maintains excellent relationships with the business sector and employers, facilitating student involvement in internships, research projects, and promoting master''s dissertation work conducted in collaboration with industry.
- Most MEMc faculty members are also researchers in the Research and Development Unit for Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (UNIDEMI), a research centre rated as Excellent, associated with the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering.
- The Master''s in Mechanical Engineering at NOVA FCT is more than just a course! It is an experience of knowledge and intellectual growth. The scientific subjects studied provide a fresh perspective on the physical world, and the various technologies learned stimulate each student''s creativity and entrepreneurial abilities.
Career opportunities
- Design of machinery and complex mechanical systems;
- Industrial and production technology;
- Thermodynamics and aerodynamics;
- Structural mechanics;
- Management of energy resources;
- Hydraulic and pneumatic equipment;
- Air conditioning and refrigeration;
- Engineering consultancy;
- Teaching and research;
- Management and maintenance in various industries and services.
General characterization
DGES code
1060
Cicle
Master (2nd Cycle)
Degree
Mestre
Access to other programs
Access to a 3rd cycle
Coordinator
Rui Fernando dos Santos Pereira Martins
Opening date
September
Vacancies
60
Fees
Portuguese students: 1250 Euros/year
Foreign students: 7000 Euros/year
Schedule
Daytime
Teaching language
Available soon
Degree pre-requisites
Duration: 2 years
Credits: 120 ECTS
| Scientific Area | Acronym | ECTS | |
| Mandatory | Optional | ||
| Engineering Sciences | CE | 12 | 0 |
| Mechanical Engineering | EMc | 63 | 21 |
|
Industrial Engineering |
EI | 6 | 0 |
| Mathematics | M | 12 | 0 |
| Any Scientific Area | QAC | 0 | 6 a) |
| TOTAL | 93 | 27 | |
(a) 6 ECTS in courses chosen by the student on a list approved annually by the Scientific Council of NOVA FCT, which includes the unity of all scientific areas of NOVA FCT.
Conditions of admittance
- Holders of a bachelor''s degree or legal equivalent in Mechanical Engineering or similar;
- Holders of a foreign higher academic degree in Mechanical Engineering or similar awarded following a 1st cycle of studies organized by the principles of the Bologna Process by a State adhering to this Process;
- Holders of a foreign higher education degree in Mechanical Engineering or similar that is recognized as satisfying the objectives of the degree by the NOVA FCT Scientific Council;
Selection criteria
- Final grade obtained in the Undergraduate Academic Programme;
- Academic, scientific and professional curriculum;
- Possible interview.
Evaluation rules
The evaluation of all UCs is continuous for all the components that integrate it, and it must be completed by the last day of the school term of the academic semester.
The continuous evaluation of a UC must include a minimum of three elements in the set of evaluation components, on dates adequately spaced throughout the period of classes.
All UCs with a theoretical-practical evaluation component must provide, in addition, a form of evaluation of this component by exam, to be carried out after the period of classes (Examination of Appeal).
All requirements and conditions related to the evaluation of the UC, namely the minimum weights and classifications, if any, of each component, as well as the Frequency conditions, are defined a priori and, mandatorily, published in the Discipline Form.
For each UC, combinations of three evaluation components are allowed: (i) Theoretical-practical evaluation; (ii) Laboratory or project evaluation; (iii) Summative assessment.
The final Dissertation (or Project) involves a public discussion with a Jury.
Regulamento de Avaliação de Conhecimentos (Licenciaturas, Mestrados Integrados e Mestrados.)
Structure
| 1.º Semester | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| 8575 | Introduction to Operations Research | 6.0 |
| 3666 | Machine Elements I | 6.0 |
| 10503 | Metal Forming Technology | 6.0 |
| 12554 | Advanced Topics in Fluid Mechanics | 6.0 |
| 1.º Semester - Opção 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| Options | ||
| 12046 | Aerodynamics | 6.0 |
| 12044 | Condition Analysis of Mechanical Systems | 3.0 |
| 12048 | Dynamics of Mechanical Systems | 6.0 |
| 3679 | Energy and the Environment | 6.0 |
| 12042 | Manufacturing Systems | 3.0 |
| 12045 | Mechanical Transmission Systems | 3.0 |
| 2.º Semester | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| 12556 | Economic and Financial Analysis of Investments | 3.0 |
| 13023 | Industrial Automation | 6.0 |
| 10380 | Entrepreneurship | 3.0 |
| 12555 | Numerical Methods for Engineering | 6.0 |
| 11055 | Machine Design | 6.0 |
| 10495 | Design Theory and Methodologies | 6.0 |
| 3.º Semester | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| 12558 | Introduction to Dissertation | 3.0 |
| 2478 | Systems Theory | 6.0 |
| 3.º Semester - Especialização | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| Options | ||
| 12040 | Air Conditioning and Refrigeration | 6.0 |
| 2653 | Hydraulic Machines | 6.0 |
| 9936 | Computational Fluid Mechanics | 6.0 |
| 8452 | Computational Methods in Mechanical Engineering | 6.0 |
| 8451 | Experimental Methods in Mechanical Engineering | 6.0 |
| 3676 | Machine Elements II | 6.0 |
| 10514 | Advanced Manufacturing Processes and Non Destructive Testing | 6.0 |
| 2659 | Computer Aided Production | 6.0 |
| 12049 | Tolerancing of Mechanical Systems | 6.0 |
| 12043 | Tópicos Avançados em Mecânica Estrutural | 6.0 | O aluno deverá obter 18.0 créditos nesta opção. |
| 3.º Semester - Unidade Curricular do Bloco Livre | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| Options | ||
| 11066 | Unrestricted Electives | 6.0 |
| 4.º Semester | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| 12559 | Dissertation in Mechanical Engineering | 30.0 |