Bachelor's in Automotive Mechanical Engineering

The Bachelor's in Automotive Mechanical Engineering is a 3-year first-cycle degree (6 semesters, 180 ECTS) at the Porto School of Engineering (ISEP), in daytime hours. It studies the development of safer, more comfortable and more efficient vehicles, with solutions for performance and handling, fuel consumption and emissions, active and passive safety, ergonomics and maintenance.

The degree gives knowledge of materials, structures, mechanisms, manufacturing processes and thermal processes, complemented by vehicle technology, electronics, management and the sector's legislation. The plan includes Introduction to Automotive Engineering, Automotive Lab, three courses in Vehicle Mechanics, Metallic and Non-Metallic Materials, Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Electric Powertrains, Standards and Legislation in the Automotive Sector, Automotive Mechatronics, Machine Elements, Internal Combustion Engines, Diagnostic Techniques and Operations and Services Management. The first three semesters have an Automotive Integrating Project, followed by two Preliminary Projects, and the degree ends with a project or internship. Teaching combines theory and practice, with laboratory classes, seminars with industry specialists and extracurricular activities linked to motorsport and racing.

Graduates work in vehicle design, technical management at brand dealerships, workshop management and after-sales service, fleet maintenance, consultancy and training, motorsport, and the development, manufacture and assembly of vehicles. At ISEP, they can apply to the Master's in Automotive Engineering and in Mechanical Engineering.