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Programme Catalogue A.Y. 2025-2026 - Railway Mechanics

I Year
Course Name ECTS Hours TAF Mandatory/Optional
I Semester
Railway Vehicle Dynamics 9 72 B Mandatory
Railway Construction 9 72 B Mandatory
Product Management and Maintenance for Railways 9 72 B Mandatory
II Semester
Electric Drives for Railway Traction 6 48 C Mandatory
Hybrid Diesel-Electric Propulsion 6 48 B Mandatory
Special Technologies 9 72 B 9 ECTS mandatory electives
Geometric Modeling and Virtual Prototyping 9 72 B
Curricular elective activity chosen by the student (Table F1) A(1) A*8 B Elective (from suggested or approved study plan)
Free choice activity by the student (see note a) B(2) B*8 D Elective (from suggested or approved study plan)
Additional language skills (see note c)   3   Mandatory
II Year
Course Name ECTS Hours TAF Mandatory/Optional
Organization and Safety of Railway Network Operations 9 72 C Mandatory
Railway Construction Techniques 9 72 B Mandatory
Curricular elective activity chosen by the student (Table F1) 18-A(1) (18-A)*8 B Elective (from suggested or approved study plan)
Free choice activity by the student (Table F2 and Table F1) 9-B(2) (9-B)*8 D Elective (from suggested or approved study plan)
Internship (see note b) 9   F  
Final Exam 15   E  

(1) The curricular activities in note a) total 18 ECTS, distributed between the first and second year depending on the choices made.
(2) The free choice activities in note a) total 9 ECTS, distributed between the first and second year depending on the choices made.

TABLE F1 – Curricular Elective Activities Chosen by the Student
I Semester   II Semester
Dynamics of Mechanical System 9 ECTS   Applied Mechanics for Energy Efficiency 9 ECTS
Robot Mechanics 9 ECTS   Mechanical Systems Control 9 ECTS
Tribology and Diagnostics of Mechanical Systems 9 ECTS   Vehicle Mechanics 9 ECTS
Advanced Machine Design 9 ECTS   Experimental Mechanics 9 ECTS
Vehicle Construction 9 ECTS   Mechanical Design 9 ECTS
Design of Mechatronic Systems 9 ECTS   Bio Inspired Generative Design for Additive Manufactoring 9 ECTS
Assisted Design of Mechanical Structures 9 ECTS   Geometric Modeling and Virtual Prototyping 9 ECTS
Modeling and Simulation of Mechatronic Systems 9 ECTS   Management and Control of Manufacturing Systems 9 ECTS
Sustainable Product Design and Development 9 ECTS   Integration of Advanced Systems in Industrial Production 9 ECTS
Additive Manufactoring 9 ECTS   Non-Conventional Materials Technologies 9 ECTS
Green Manufactoring and Sustainability 9 ECTS   Special Technologies 9 ECTS
Computer-Aided Manufacturing 9 ECTS   Safety and Maintenance of Industrial Plants 9 ECTS
Simulation and Modeling of Plastic Deformation Processes 9 ECTS      
Welding and Joining Techniques 9 ECTS      
Industrial Production Management 9 ECTS      
Smart Modeling of Industrial Production Systems 9 ECTS      
Project Management for Industrial Production 9 ECTS      
Table F2 - Additional Exams recommended for Autonomous Choice
I Semester   II Semester
Applied Acoustics 9 ECTS   Air Conditioning Systems 9 ECTS
Probability and Statistics 9 ECTS   Hydraulics and Pneumatics 9 ECTS
Electronics for Intelligent Mechanical Systems 6 ECTS   Machine Learning for Engineering 6 ECTS
Energy Management for Transportation 9 ECTS   Railway and Transit Services 9 ECTS