Master in Mechanical Engineering Department of Automotive Engineering

Program Introduction
The history of the department can be traced back to 1932, when the study of automotive engineering began within the Department of Mechanical Engineering. The Department of Automotive Engineering became an independent department in 1980. Over the past several decades, the Department of Automotive Engineering has secured its leading position in higher education and in China's automotive industry and made it a center of automotive technology research and development in China. The department seeks to advance science and technology in the automobile industry through integration of fundamental professional knowledge and its application in automobile engineering. The department currently has 77 faculty and staff members, including 30 professors and 26 associate professors.

Courses
Students shall complete at least 26 degree credits from the following courses (about 9 courses) with a minimum of 17 coursework credits, excluding credits received for thesis work.
1) Required courses 
Chinese Language (2 credits) 
Chinese Culture and Society (2 credits)
Literature Review and Research Proposal (1 credits)
Seminars (1 credits)
2) Elective courses 
Automotive Engineering I (3 credits) 
Automotive Engineering II (3 credits) 
Internal Combustion Engines I (3 credits) 
Internal Combustion Engine II (3 credits) 
Mechatronic Systems in Automotive Engineering
Vehicle Control Engineering (3 credits) 
Fundamentals of Lightweight Design (3 credits) 
Materials Selection in Mechanical Design (2 credits) 
Alternative Vehicle Propulsion System (2 credits) 
Vehicle NVH (3 credits) 
Fundamentals of Automotive Crash Safety (3 credits) 
Quality Management (3 credits) 
Ergonomics and Work Organization (3 credits) 
Production Management (3 credits) 
Manufacturing Technology I (3 credits)

Thesis
Research work for the thesis is usually supervised by an associate professor or above. The Master degree requires completion of a thesis describing research of publishable quality. The thesis must be defended before a committee consisting of the advisor and at least two other faculty members in the Department of Automotive Engineering. The research area may be one of the following:
•Automotive Passive and Active Safety 
•Vehicle Dynamics and NVH 
•Electric Vehicle and New Powertrain 
•Electronic Engine and Emission Control 
•Automotive Green Design and Manufacturing
Degree Type
Postgraduates
Who can apply?
Postgraduates
Senior
Department
Mechanical Engineering Department of Automotive Engineering, Program in English
Contact Details
yangliyuan@tsinghua.edu.cn
86-10-62788617