Master's Degree in Motorsport Engineering Continuing Education
Program that trains students for high competition
A master's degree directed to engineers who wish to develop their professional career in the world of high competition, as well as in industrial sectors that require a high degree of specialization in components of technological and innovative vehicles, where technology and innovation are the fundamental pillars.
This program has a decidedly practical approach in order to carry out the profession in high competition teams, without forgetting the other areas of the broad automotive sector, or related sectors in technology and innovation, such as defense and aeronautics.
Currently the world of motorsport and high competition has been gaining many followers and has generated a new professional aspect for many engineers. This type of work brings together certain values such as: team spirit, competitiveness, high technology, research and methodology.
In the global market in which we operate, motorsport is a sector of high technological content, in clear development and closely related to other highly technified areas, such as the automotive industry, the equipment or components sector, which continuously require highly prepared technicians.
We know that the results of the research carried out in high-competition vehicle engineering, which applies cutting-edge technologies, are subsequently transferred to the automotive industry in general, therefore, students will receive a multidisciplinary training that allows them to be highly competent in the proposed subjects and may know specialized technologies that are not studied in engineering careers, such as: high performance CFD, aero post rig and surface design, data acquisition and simulation, among others.
Automobile Club
The Automobile Club provides students with diverse opportunities connected to various vehicular aspects. Beyond fostering a community among members, these initiatives aim to deepen their understanding of subjects relevant to their future endeavors in the automotive field.
- Courses: competition marshals, introduction to track engineering, robotics, office automation, introduction to Aerodynamics and CFD.
- Activities: team karting, visits to fairs, circuits, rallies, conferences and master classes.
- Projects: Nebrija Carcross, Nebrija To Dakar, Nebrija Power Wheelie, Nebrija Virtual Engineering and Nebrija & Escudería Centro.
Student profile:The program can be accessed by university graduates, as well as technical or higher engineers belonging to the plan prior to the Bologna agreement, preferably in automotive, mechanical, industrial or aeronautical engineering. For other engineering profiles (Agronomists, Mines, Roads, Telecommunications, etc.) or pure sciences (Physics, Chemistry or Mathematics), students must complete, if they have not done so before, prior complementary courses. Students without previous university education will not be admitted, unless they accredit to the admissions department sufficient prior and equivalent experience.
Graduate profile:The graduate profile is that of people capable of understanding from a global point of view the automotive sector in general, and Motorsport in particular, as well as other highly innovative and technologically advanced sectors such as Defense, Aeronautics, Test and calibration, etc.
The training, both theoretical and practical, taught in the program, in such a dynamic, competitive and specific environment as that of automobile competition, allows one to develop and strengthen aspects and abilities such as initiative, critical spirit, teamwork and, especially, competitiveness and optimization ability. brGiven the profile of the students, all of which are already graduates in Engineering Degrees, they also focus on non-technical aspects such as interdepartmental relations, budget management and cash flow management, aspects that are very well valued at present by most companies.
In recent years, we are seeing great changes in most sectors of business activity, and especially in all those related in one way or another to engineering. In the years in which the different editions of the program have taken place, the demand from the Industry for profiles that are sufficiently trained from the technical point of view, but also experienced in the global conception of the companies, has been growing and will surely continue to rise in the coming years. Most non-specialized regulated programs provide more theoretical than practical training and, therefore, are insufficient to enter the labor market in a fast, solid and reliable manner. In the MME, the necessary theoretical training is complemented both with the academic practical work, based on the main software used in the Industry, the projects and cases whose resolution is carried out as a team, practice in National Automobile competitions, with the proper equipment and, finally, the professional internships that all students carry out in companies in the sector.
All this contributes to all graduates of the program so far to have started working in interesting companies, not all of them in the Motorsport sector, both nationally and internationally, before the 6 months following the end of the degree.
Degree:Master's degree in Continuing Education in Motorsport Engineering
Type of Degree:University’s Own Degree
Center responsible:Higher Polytechnic School
Branch of knowledge:Engineering and Architecture
Academic year in which it was implemented: 2014
Total Credits:60 credits.
Minimum of 12 ECTS credits and maximum of 60 ECTS credits per enrollment and academic period.
Openings available: 20
Duration: From October to May
Type of Education: Classroom attendance
Academic Regulations: General student’s regulations. Credit transfer and recognition. Regulation of student participation. Common procedures for carrying out the Final Research Project
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Curriculum
As a complementary and indispensable part to the training of the future motorsport engineer, seminars and/or master classes on Race Track Engineering will be held. They will consist, among other activities, of sessions with a simulator of competition vehicles in which the driver and engineer (student of the Master's degree) will work as they would work on the track. These practical cases will be supervised by Race Track Engineers of recognized prestige; in the same way the drivers will be professionals. Consult the "PRACTICUM" in the teaching guide for more information.
The student must complete 60 credits
First Semester 27 ECTS
- 6 ECTS | Aerodynamics / CFD I
- 6 ECTS | Dynamics of racing vehicles I
- 3 ECTS | Management of competition teams
- 3 ECTS | Competition engines
- 3 ECTS | Data Acquisition and Analysis I
- 6 ECTS | Advanced CAD
Second Semester 33 ECTS
- 6 ECTS | Dynamics of racing vehicles II
- 6 ECTS | Aerodynamics / CFD II
- 6 ECTS | Internships / FRP
- 3 ECTS | Race Car Conception
- 6 ECTS | Chassis and materials
- 6 ECTS | Data Acquisition and Analysis II
More info about the subjects
Professors
El claustro de profesores combinará profesores de los programas de Ingeniería del Automóvil con ingenieros que trabajan en el mundo de la competición.
The faculty will combine professors from the Automotive Engineering programs and engineers working in the world of competition.
Sergio Corbera Caraballo
Coordinador Máster en Ingeniería de Vehículos de CompeticiónProfesor del área de Ingeniería Coordinator of Master's degree in Motorsport Engineering
Professor of Engineering area
Omar Ait-Salem
Profesor del área de materiales
Professor of Materials area
Luis Barrada
Profesor del área de Ingeniería
Professor of Engineering area
Breno Marco Da Silva Oliveira
Profesor del área de Ingeniería
Professor of Engineering area
Guillermo García Alfonsín
Profesor
Professor
Javier Morcillo
Profesor del área de Gestión de equipo de competición
Professor of Management of competition teams area
Juan de Norverto Moríñigo
Profesor del área de Motores
Professor of Engines area
Iñaki Veci
Profesor
Professor
Almudena Vega
Profesor del área de ingeniería
Professor of Engineering area
Conferenciantes
Speakers
Javier Arboleda
Conferenciante
Speaker
Enrique Héctor Scalabroni
Profesor del área de Ingeniería
Professor of Engineering area
Luciano Monti
Conferenciante Máster
Speaker of Master's Degree
Domingo Ochoa
Conferenciante Máster
Speaker of Master's Degree
Joan Orús
Conferenciante Máster
Speaker of Master's Degree
Chus Sánchez Martí
Conferenciante Máster
Speaker of Master's Degree
José Ignacio Suárez Marcelo
Conferenciante Máster
Speaker of Master's Degree
More Academic Information
Skills
Professional vocation- Aerodynamics
- Simulation
- Vehicular dynamics
- Powertrain
- CAD
- Data acquisition and analysis
- Management of Competition teams
In this way, the students will be trained to work both in competition teams, in its various disciplines, as well as in the other sectors and related industries. And all this, both at a national and international level.
To achieve these objectives, the following specific aims are also pursued:
- Provide a solid advanced education in content and new concepts applied to Motorsport Engineering.
- Provide the most advanced study tools, simulation or data acquisition and analysis, which allow the student to stand out and be more competitive in the labor market.
- Foster the ability for analytical thinking and strategic mentality, which are appropriate in this specific activity.
- Promote research and the development of valid conclusions that contribute to an improvement in this sector, which evolves every day thanks to research.
- Perfect the necessary skills for the students of this program to continue their learning, keeping up with the research, which is indispensable in order to stay up to date in such a competitive and innovative market as the one of High competition.
The proposed skills for the Master's Degree in Motorsport Engineering from Nebrija University are aimed at the graduates acquiring advanced training in the area of High Competition Engineering, aimed at preparing them for the successful professional practice in this field.
- Learn the necessary concepts of each subject in order to design and optimize a competition vehicle, taking into account its global nature; each subject must be understood as an indivisible part of the rest.
- Learn to work in a team, taking into account the data and parameters of the other areas of the vehicle, which are specific to its design and its optimization.
- Know and be able to use all the knowledge acquired in each subject, not only in competition, but also in general design of all types of automobiles, machinery and engineering.
- Solve problems and make effective decisions in the face of problems and situations of a high competitive level, which are characteristic of automotive equipment and companies.
- Communicate conclusions and knowledge, and the final reasons that support them in a clear and effective way to the rest of areas or departments of the team or company.
- Demonstrate the ability to effectively lead and manage projects, assuming the principles of social responsibility and showing skills for autonomous learning in order to adapt to the changing environments of competition teams.
- Apply the skills, abilities and skills acquired during the course program, both in the professional aspect of the tasks in the competition team or automotive company, as well as in the practice of a professional career outside those areas (other industry sectors).
- Understand the aero-dynamic characteristics of a car and have the ability to relate them to their geometric, mechanical and mass characteristics. Ability to characterize and quantify the dynamic behavior of a car and to draw up an action plan.
- Knowledge of the design process of a racing car starting from a blank sheet.
- Knowledge of the different management and control systems of the competition vehicle.
- Develop and apply procedures for the detailed analysis of situations and the corresponding decision-making, both technical and strategic or management.
Employability
Career Opportunities
The automobile sector is one of the most globalized, with a work environment that transcends national borders. But this exclusive Master's degree also trains professionals in high employability matters related to technology, design and research.
This program also has a decidedly practical approach in order for you to practice your profession in competitive teams, without forgetting the other areas of the broad automotive sector, or related sectors in technology and innovation, such as defense and aeronautics.
Internships
The knowledge taught will be applied in a practical way by carrying out activities and projects within competition teams or related companies.
Description of the educational activities and methodology applied to teaching.
The educational activities in most of the subjects combine master lectures with the intensive use of reference computer programs in engineering (CAD, CATIA, NASTRAN, ADAMS, CFD-STAR CCM+, etc.). It will focus on specific projects.
List of some of the teams in which students from previous editions have carried out internships:
Activities in Motorsport Engineering
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