European Postgraduate Master in Aeronautical Engineering (EPMA)

Partner Universities

Abstract

EPMA is a new joint European postgraduate master programme for part time students. It awards a joint/double master degree. Partners in the programme are: Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Hamburg, Katholieke Hogeschool Brugge - Oostende (KHBO) and Université Bordeaux 1 (UB1). The programme responds to a European shortage of highly qualified human resources in the field of aeronautical engineering by pooling transnational expertise in those specialised fields of aeronautical engineering that are crucial to today's aeronautical development activities. Academia's and industry's expertise are combined in teaching to deliver the best of both worlds to students. This provides an international dimension for students. Target group are graduates with an aeronautical engineering (or related) degree who are working in the aeronautical industry. The participants have a minimum of 4 years of academic training (or equivalent credits) and some years of relevant industrial experience.

The development of EPMA is funded by the EU:
Agreement Number: 2006-2324/001-001; Project Number: 29782-IC-1-2005-1-DE-ERASMUS-PROGUC-1

Short Courses

List of Short Courses Offered Now pin

link List of Previous Short Courses.

Practical Information on EPMA

The recognition of a module (worth 4 ECTS) has a work load of 100 hours (1 ECTS = 25 hours of work load) consisting of:

short course with a minimum of 30 hours (1 week = 5 days with 6 hours per day)
self study time preceding the short course: 20 hours
project work after the short course: 50 hours

The ratio between self study time and project work is not necessarily the same on each EPMA module. 10 EPMA modules have to be taken. This yields 40 ECTS.

The thesis accounts for another 20 ECTS. The thesis has a work load of about 500 hours.

The full EPMA programme hence consists of 60 ECTS equal to one year of full time studies. As EPMA is a part time programme, it will probably require a minimum of 3 years in order to finish with a degree.

ECTS credits are collected at HAW Hamburg. HAW Hamburg issues a transcript of records if needed. HAW Hamburg awards the joint EPMA degree together with a Diploma Supplement for all students who fulfil the EPMA requirements. The EPMA programme also offers a double degree option:

In addition to the joint EPMA degree, students can get a second degree from UB1 if they write a thesis supervised at UB1 on a subject from its area of specialization.
In addition to the joint EPMA degree, students can get a postgraduate certificate from KHBO if they write a thesis supervised at KHBO on a subject that is from the specialist area of aeronautical engineering at KHBO.

The partners have agreed to offer EPMA modules respectively short courses as shown in the following document (preliminary information):

link List of EPMA Short Courses pin

Publications and Presentations on EPMA

EPMA Paper for CEAS 2007

EPMA Presentation for CEAS 2007 on 07-09-13

EPMA Presentation in Mexico during July 2007

EPMA Presentation for EWADE2007 on 07-05-31

link Curriculum Development - Information for EPMA Partners pin

Last modified: 18 November 2007
AUTHOR: Prof. Dr. Scholz
IMPRESSUM (PDF)

  Prof. Dr. Scholz
  Aircraft Design and Systems Group (AERO)
  Aeronautical Engineering
  Department of Automotive and Aeronautical Engineering
  Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science
  Hamburg University of Applied Sciences