KTH Royal Institute of Technology

MSc Vehicle Engineering

The master's programme in Vehicle Engineering covers all aspects from vehicle design, functions and dynamic properties, to systems for safety and comfort, and vehicles as part of the transport systems. Students can specialise in Automotive or Railway Engineering. Graduates have global career opportunities and the skills to contribute to innovative and sustainable solutions that minimise the vehicle industry's environmental impact.

Vehicle Engineering at KTH

Vehicle Engineering is a broad area of engineering science driven by an ever-increasing degree of mobility in the world. At the same time, the transportation sector is facing the challenge of minimising its environmental impact, requiring new, innovative solutions and capable engineers. This field will continually demand specialists to drive the transition to sustainable road and rail transport.

The master's programme in Vehicle Engineering deals with vehicle design, functions, requirements and the evaluation of different types of road and rail vehicles. Vehicle dynamics properties and the interaction with the road or track, as well as active systems for safety, monitoring and comfort, are essential topics within the programme. The programme also deals with vehicles as part of transport systems and their interaction with society.

The programme includes two specialisations: Road Vehicles and Rail Vehicles. The Road Vehicle specialisation focuses on all road vehicles, concentrating mainly on cars, trucks and buses. In the Rail Vehicle specialisation, the system aspect is critical, as the different parts of a railway system – vehicle, track, electrification and signalling – all strongly influence each other.

The programme is based on lectures, assignments, simulations, experiments and team-based project work. The first year focuses on providing a common base in vehicle engineering, including some mandatory courses for all students and mandatory courses for each specialisation. In addition to the mandatory courses, you can choose several conditionally elective courses to create your own profile, for example, related to vehicle design, functional design, structural design, control theory and transport systems.

The second year consists mainly of elective courses, a project course and the final master's degree project, which can either be undertaken at a university or, more commonly, a company. The student is encouraged to search for a suitable project in the industry, and KTH will provide assistance and suitable points of contact.

This is a two-year programme (120 ECTS credits) given in English. Graduates are awarded the degree of Master of Science. The programme is given mainly at KTH Campus in Stockholm by the School of Engineering Sciences (at KTH).