Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Since the early days of Hephaistos, Daedalos, Archimedes and Heron, Mechanical
and Manufacturing Engineering has played a key role in serving the needs of modern
society. Manufacturing Engineering focuses on inventing, designing and making an
enormous variety of novel useful products such as airplanes and spacecraft, robots and
computer chips, sporting goods and medical instruments, while Mechanical
Engineering deals with studying, understanding and improving their operation. The
field of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering is also the gateway for rising
interdisciplinary areas of research, such as Nanotechnology and Biomedical
Engineering, which promise to dramatically transform our lives and society in the
near future. In addition to automobiles, air conditioners and water-bikes that we use
and work with every day, society depends on Mechanical and Manufacturing
Engineers to provide new technologies and tools for its needs in health, safety,
information, industry, space exploration, transportation, agriculture and food, and
power production, along with education, research and professional employment of
young people.
Master of Science Degree (M.Sc.)
Admission
Applicants to the M.Sc. programme must possess the equivalent of a B.Sc. degree in
Mechanical and/or Manufacturing Engineering, or in a related field of science or
engineering, from the University of Cyprus or other accredited institution or
programme.
Candidates must submit an application form to the Department of Mechanical and
Manufacturing Engineering within the announced time limits. All applications are
evaluated by the Graduate Studies Committee of the MME Department, which makes
suggestions to the Council of the Department for final approval of the selected
candidates. The applicants to the M.Sc. programme are selected according to the
following criteria, while the MME Department reserves its right to fill only as many
announced graduate student positions as the Department deems appropriate:
• Quality of the applicant’s background in breadth and depth, and past performance in
his/her undergraduate or graduate studies
• Evidence of ability for original and innovative research in the proposed area of study
• Relevance of the proposed field of research to the interests of the department, the
University and the society
• Availability of graduate positions in the programme and the necessary infrastructure
and resources to support the proposed M.Sc. work
Students should select, in consultation with their advisors, the courses that will help
them in the completion of their M.Sc. thesis. Most coursework eligible for the M.Sc.
programme must be graduate-level courses. M.Sc. students are considered full-time if
they are enrolled in 22 or more ECTS each semester.
Transfer of Credit and Student Exchanges
Students admitted to the M.Sc. Programme of the Mechanical and Manufacturing
Engineering Department from an accredited undergraduate or graduate programme
may, upon approval of their petition to the MME Graduate Studies Committee,
transfer ECTS for graduate coursework they have successfully completed towards the
requirements of the M.Sc. degree, according to the General Graduate Studies
Regulations.
In the framework of inter-university student exchange programmes, M.Sc. students
may, in agreement with their advisor and approval of their petition to the MME
Graduate Studies Committee, attend courses and conduct research at an accredited
university abroad.
Master of Science Thesis
An original research study and a thesis are required for the M.Sc. degree. The subject
of the student’s research is chosen in consultation with his/her advisor. The student
must submit a thesis proposal at least two semesters before the intended date of
graduation.
For more information on the writing and presentation of the thesis, see the Admission
and Attendance Regulations – Application Requirements on page 16 or consult the
Office of Postgraduate Studies, Academic Affairs and Student Welfare Services (tel.
22894021/ 61) or the Department’s Secretariat.
Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Graduate students are awarded the M.Sc. degree in Mechanical and Manufacturing
Engineering after successfully completing the required programme of study and
successfully defending and writing their M.Sc. thesis.
Requirements for the acquisition of the M.Sc. Degree in Mechanical and
Manufacturing Engineering
The programme of study leading to the M.Sc. degree in Mechanical and
Manufacturing Engineering requires the completion of at least of 120 ECTS in
graduate level courses (beyond any taken for the Bachelors degree) and research work
distributed as follows:
Selective compulsory Courses:
– Course selection from Group A
Thesis Research (MME 701-704):
Graduate Seminar I-IV (MME 501-4)
32 ECTS
• Selection of at least one of the following:
– Additional coursework outside MME or from Group A
– Additional coursework from Group B
– Independent Study (MME 505)
24 ECTS
60 ECTS
4 ECTS
TOTAL
120 ECTS
Indicative Programme of studies - M.Sc. Degree
1st SEMESTER
Course Ι
Course ΙI
ECTS
8
8
2nd SEMSTER
Course IV
Course V
ECTS
8
8
Course ΙII
Postgraduate Seminar Ι
Thesis Research Ι
TOTAL
3rd SEMESTER
Course VII or Independent Study
Postgraduate Seminar ΙII
Thesis Research ΙII
TOTAL
8
1
5
30
8
1
20
29
Course VI
Postgraduate Seminar IΙ
Thesis Research ΙI
TOTAL
8
1
5
30
4th SEMESTER
Postgraduate seminar ΙV
Thesis Research ΙV
1
30
TOTAL
31