RVIE Master Program

RVIE offers the choice of two majors:
• Railway Vehicles Engineering (RVE) – directed primarily at students with a background in Mechanical and Electrical Power Engineering
• Railway Infrastructure Engineering (RIE) – directed primarily at students with a background in Civil Engineering

1st Semester
Common core courses
– RAMS in Railway Applications
– Fundamentals of Rail Vehicle Dynamics
Courses for RVE
– Rail Vehicle Vibration Dynamics
– Specific Core Course / General Elective Course/ Specific Elective/ Other Elective Course
Courses for RIE
– Infrastructure Planning and Management
– Rail Transport Systems
– Specific Core Course / General Elective Course/ Specific Elective/ Other Elective Course

2nd Semester
Courses for RVE
– Electric Drive Systems
– Structural Design Methodology
– Hydraulics and Pneumatics
– Specific Core Course / General Elective Course/ Specific Elective/ Other Elective Course
Courses for RIE
– Railway Electrification
– Material Characterization
– Railway Track Engineering
– Specific Core Course / General Elective Course/ Specific Elective/ Other Elective Course

3rd Semester
Common core course
-Track Guiding Technology
Courses for RVE
– Rail Vehicles Components
– Specific Core Course / General Elective Course/ Specific Elective/ Other Elective Course
Courses for RIE
– Railway Timetabling and Operations
– Railway Systems
– Specific Core Course / General Elective Course/ Specific Elective/ Other Elective Course

4th Semester
Common core course
– Principles of Rail Vehicle Technology
Courses for RVE
– Mechatronic Systems in Vehicle Engineering
– Internal Combustion Engines I
– Electric Rail Vehicles, Linear Drives and Magnetic Levitation
Courses for RIE
– Railway Control Systems
– Mobility Research and Transport Modelling

5th Semester
Industrial Internship

6th Semester
Master Thesis