Professional Bachelor studies
Bachelor studies in professional program Automotive Engineering is provided in Latvian only.
Study program is offered:
- to persons with general or professional secondary education. After the studies the qualification of engineer and professional bachelor degree are awarded
The length of the studies 4.5 years (4 years in class, one year plactical placement with bachelor thesis development)
Program codes in RTU register: RMCU0 (Riga), DMCU0 (Daugavpils), NMCU0 (extramural)
Study subjects by study year (can be some deviations).
The study program includes:
Automotive Engineering courses:
- Introduction to Speciality
- Vehicle Construction
- Automotive Engines
- Automotive Electrical and Electronic Systems
- Vehicle Fuels, Oils and Liquids
- Theory of Vehicle
- Vehicle Mechanics
- Vehicle Maintenance
- Vehicle Repair
- Road Traffic Safety
- Road Transportation
- Vehicle Testing
Mechanical Engineering courses:
- Engineering Materials Structure and Properties
- Material Science
- Theoretical Mechanics
- Strength of Materials
- Computer Graphics for Mechanical Engineering
- Manufacturing Technology
- Analysis and Synthesis of Mechanisms
- Machine Elements
- Fluid Mechanics
- Heat Science
- Electrical and Pneumatical Technique
- General Metrology
General Engineering courses:
- Physics
- Mathematics
- Mathematics, specialty course
- Theory of Probability and Mathematical Statistics
- Engineering Chemistry
- Descriptive Geometry and Engineering Graphics
- Computer Science
- Electrotechnics and Electronics
Other courses determined by RTU:
- English or German Language
- Civil Defense
- Work Safety
- Fundamentals of Law
- Fundamentals of Communications
- Sports
- Politology, General Sociology or Management Sociology
Business courses:
- Economics
- Transport Economics and Management
- Transport Marketing
- Fundamentals of Business Logistics
- Small Businesses Creation
Practical Placement 26 weeks - compulsory for all professional bachelor programs
Bachelor Thesis with a Design Project