Vehicle Design
- Faculty
Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science
- Version
Version 1 of 02.03.2026.
- Module identifier
11M2210
- Module level
Master
- Language of instruction
German
- ECTS credit points and grading
5.0
- Module frequency
only winter term
- Duration
1 semester
- Brief description
In addition to technical requirements (consumption, safety, ...), design plays a major role in the decision to purchase an automobile. Especially in body development and interiors, it is important to translate the design into technical surfaces and a feasible construction. This often represents a compromise because not all design ideas are fundamentally technically feasible. It is therefore becoming increasingly important for engineers to know basic approaches to vehicle design in order to be able to assess the possibilities of technical implementation.
- Teaching and learning outcomes
1. Introduction to vehicle design
2. Vehicle design: requirements and tasks
3. How does a designer work?
4. Development tools, tools, aids and their possible uses
- Overall workload
The total workload for the module is 135 hours (see also "ECTS credit points and grading").
- Teaching and learning methods
Lecturer based learning Workload hours Type of teaching Media implementation Concretization 30 Lecture Presence - 15 Learning in groups / Coaching of groups Presence - Lecturer independent learning Workload hours Type of teaching Media implementation Concretization 80 seminar paper - 10 Preparation/follow-up for course work -
- Graded examination
- Homework / Assignment
- Remark on the assessment methods
Semester-long project work with milestone and final presentation as well as report (min. 30 pages)
- Exam duration and scope
Report, min. 30 pages
- Recommended prior knowledge
Basic knowledge of vehicle technology
- Knowledge Broadening
The students who have successfully studied this module know the basic aspects of vehicle design and how design and development influence each other.
- Knowledge deepening
The students who have successfully studied this module have the necessary understanding to assess the relationships between vehicle design and development.
- Knowledge Understanding
The students are able to evaluate basic concepts of vehicle design.
In addition they recognize the connections between design and development and can explain them. Students apply subject-related skills and abilities in familiar and unfamiliar contexts.
- Application and Transfer
Students can use and apply the principles of vehicle design in the design and construction of design-related surfaces in the vehicle.
- Academic Innovation
Based on the knowledge they have learned, students can integrate new technologies and derive scientific innovations from them.
- Communication and Cooperation
The students can convey their ideas to employees and superiors in discussions and present them plausibly.
- Academic Self-Conception / Professionalism
The students can assess and assess the connection between vehicle design and development.
- Literature
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- Applicability in study programs
- Automotive Engineering (Master)
- Automotive Engineering M.Sc. (01.09.2025)
- Person responsible for the module
- Schäfers, Christian
- Teachers
- Dziubiel, Marian