Automotive Engineering: BACHELOR 2020-2021
Automotive Engineering: BACHELOR 2020-2021
Automotive Engineering: BACHELOR 2020-2021
AUTOMOTIVE
ENGINEERING
With this degree, you can get a job as: , Vehicle Electronics and Control
2nd year
You choose to specialize in one of the fields of expertise:
• Business Management
• Manufacturing
• Powertrain
• Structural Design
• Vehicle Technology
• Vehicle Electronics and Control
3rd year
• Continue your chosen specialization
• Internship
4th year
• Minor
• Graduation Project
BUILD YOUR PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
In your 3rd year you work as an intern. Where? At an , Diploma of secondary education with sufficient scores in
internationally oriented company. What about DAF, VDL, BMW or Mathematics and Physics
Delphi? This exposes you to new information and working , Fluency in English:
practices in your field of study. Before you start, you follow a • IELTS 6.0 or higher
preparation program on all aspects of the internship. • TOEFL 80 (internet-based)
• Cambridge Certificate (CAE or CPE)
In the 4th year you face your most challenging step: the graduation
project. Here you investigate an automotive issue for a company. han.nl/admission
Where you’ll go? To an international automobile company of your
choice, like Volvo, DAF or Aston Martin.
CREDITS AND STUDY LOAD
WHY STUDY AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING AT HAN uses the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS). It’s the
HAN? standard for higher education across Europe. When you pass your
exams or assignments, you receive credits. Credits are based on
70+ years' experience study load:
HAN Automotive Institute has been educating automotive , 1 ECTS = 28 hours of study
engineers for over 70 years.
How many credits do you get in 1 academic year?
Exciting projects , 60 ECTS credits = 1,680 hours of study
Design, build, test and race in the Formula Student and Eco
Marathon competitions. What if you don’t gain all 60 credits in the 1st year? Because you
failed some subjects or fell behind? That’s OK. You can miss some
Career day credits and catch up later. Each program sets its own minimum
Each year the program organizes a career day. Over 40 companies number of required credits for the 1st year. For Automotive
give info on internships, graduation projects and jobs. Engineering that’s 45. What if you fall below that number? You
cannot continue the program.
Master option
Want to continue studying after your bachelor degree? HAN offers
the Master in Engineering Systems.
MASTERS DEGREE?
Enjoy studying and doing research? Why not continue with a
master degree after your BSc? There are lots of options in the
Netherlands and abroad. You’ll also have direct access into HAN’s
Master of Engineering Systems. Specialize in automotive systems,
embedded systems or control systems.
LAB FACILITIES
HAN Automotive Institute has modern, well-equipped labs.
Labs where you can develop, test and improve vehicles. Take the
hydrogen lab. Where you test equipment that allows vehicles to
run on hydrogen. Or the research lab. Where you can use one of
the many test environments.
Course duration
4 years
Step 2 Employablitity
Send the necessary documents. HAN Admissions Office emails you 96% of all graduates find a job within a year.
about which documents to send.
Step 3
You're invited for a Skype interview to check whether the program
is a good match for you.
Step 4
Find out whether you’ve been accepted. HAN Admission Office
emails you the outcome of your application
Step 5
Received the acceptance letter? Paid the tuition fees?
You’re officially a HAN student!
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