Automotive Engineering

Qualification Awarded

Master's degree in Automotive Engineering

Level of Qualification

Second Cycle (Master's Degree)

Recognition of Prior Learning

Lateral transfer is possible for students of master's and doctorate programmes who have successfully completed at least one semester at another department of the same university and the same institute, or at a master's and doctorate programme of another equivalent institute of another higher education institute. According to the related bylaws, the courses that a lateral transfer student should take within the scope of 'Programme Adjustment' are determined by the committee of the relevant department. The determination of which and how many of the previously taken courses should be recognized within scope of the minimum course load, is suggested by the advisor and the committee of the relevant department,as well. "Full Recognition" is provided upon the approval of those courses by the board of chairs of relevant institute.

Kocaeli University guarantees in advance that all credits gained and courses received by an Erasmus student after the mobility abroad will be fully recognized and transferred into Kocaeli University system and upon arrival with the approval of the authorities and the student. While preparing the" Erasmus Credit Transfer and Grade Equivalency Table" the ECTS grades are transmitted to Kocaeli University grading system.

Turkish higher education institutions are in the start-up phase about the recognition of informal and non formal education. However; computer and foreign language skills that students improve on their own, are evaluated through exemption examinations by the university. Students who prove to be proficient in such exams are exempted from related course(s).

Program Competencies

• Performing experimental or theoretical study on the field
• Having knowledge of mass and energy transfer
• Having knowledge of developing systems using machine elements properly
• Having knowledge of factory organization and energy management
• Knowing wear phenomena and process on materials, developing test methods and applying numerical solution methods
• Examining the effects of alternative fuels used in internal combustion engines on the engine performance, injection, combustion and emission characteristics
• Examining fatigue strain, break, loading cycles and fundamental subjects
• Knowing principles of measurements and measuring methods performed on engines and vehicle body.
• Performing parametric design and analysis
• Determining the generalized coordinates and degree of freedom of the systems, deriving mathematical models and movement models of dynamic systems
• Examining air pollution and effects of vehicles on air pollution, emission standards for internal combustion engines, emission control techniques, fundamental and alternative fuels
• Applying the first and second laws of thermodynamics to open systems, internal combustion engines and other power cycles
• Getting acquired with air conditioning systems, analyzing the cycles used in these systems and determining the performance of automotive air conditioning systems experimentally
• Producing biodiesel from different feedstock, and to apply the standards and test methods in biodiesel production
• Examining and discussing dynamic movements of mechanical systems and vehicles
• Performing fundamental calculations, experimental measurements and analyses related with internal combustion engines
• Examining applications of power transmission elements in vehicles and performing their calculation
• Performing engine tests, fault diagnosis, ECU design and ECU programming
• Comprehending the fundamentals of microcomputer systems and performing programming
• Performing literature study about a subject and defining a scientific problem
• Being able to apply power electronics in hybrid and electric vehicles

Key Competencies

• The ability to transmit knowledge and opinions verbally and in the written form
• The ability to evaluate knowledge and skills critically
• The ability to work independently and to take responsibilities
• Being inclined to work collaboratively
• The ability to learn and manage to learn
• The ability to use digital literacy skills
• The ability to use a foreign language at the level of professional communication
• The ability to adopt and obey the rules of scientific etiquette
• The ability to take initiative and make attempts in order to turn thoughts into action
• The ability to use the knowledge and skill of scientific research
• The ability to manage and direct work
• The ability to care for social and cultural values
• The ability to use multiple perspectives on different topics
• Mathemetical ability and the ability to use science and technology
• The ability to self-express in the fields that could contribute to personal development (i.e. art, sports, etc.)

EQF/NQF-HETR Relation

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

Programme Director or Equivalent

Head of Department: Prof. Dr. Ahmet Necati ÖZSEZEN | Ahmet Necati ÖZSEZEN

ECTS Departmental Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Murat HOŞÖZ | Murat HOŞÖZ