Mechanical Engineering

The course Mechanical Engineering is a field of study where students learn modern engineering in a way that responds to the industry's current challenges. Graduates of the course are prepared to solve engineering problems in the field of mechanics. Based on the knowledge and skills acquired during their studies, they are able to design mechanical systems, taking into account issues such as the selection of materials, material strength, corrosion resistance, manufacturing technology etc. Depending on the solution, they can use ready-made components or design their own solutions. They also have the competencies necessary to function in modern technical and sociological systems.
That is why graduates of Mechanical Engineering are employed in renowned enterprises in the automotive industry as well as other well-known companies: Valeo, Delphi, BWI, Nidec, Teamtechnik: ABB, Vissman, Tauron, KGHM Polska Miedź, Sandvik, PZL. According to research by the Career Center, every year, over 91% of graduates find employment just a few months after graduation.
The course is constantly improved through substantive activities (conducting research, developing a laboratory base, implementing didactic projects in Poland and in international cooperation, and supporting the student scientific movement). The high level of education in the Mechanical Engineering field is evidenced by the fact that in the prestigious PERSPEKTYW ranking, this field of study has been the best field of study or one of the three best mechanical fields in Poland for many years.

Mentor of the field of study: dr hab. inż. Marian Banaś, prof. AGH

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Study programme determined by Resolution No. 15/2023 of the AGH UST Senate of 1 February 2023

Winter semester, 2023/2024

Course	Number of hours	ECTS credits	Form of verification
Manufacturing processes	Lectures: 14 Auditorium classes: 14	3	Exam	O
Sports 1	Physical education classes: 30	-	Completing the classes	O
G 1.1 Elective Humanistic Course 1	Total number of contact hours: 28	2	Completing the classes	O
Select one item from the offered modules.
Business Process Reengineering	Laboratory classes: 14 Seminars: 14	2	Completing the classes	W
Design Thinking	Project classes: 14 Seminars: 14	2	Completing the classes	W
Fundamentals of Information Technology	Lectures: 28 Laboratory classes: 28	4	Completing the classes	O
Physics 1	Lectures: 30 Auditorium classes: 15	4	Completing the classes	O
Chemistry	Lectures: 30 Laboratory classes: 30	6	Exam	O
Mathematics 1	Lectures: 45 Auditorium classes: 45	9	Exam	O
Fundamentals of Mechanical Engineering	Lectures: 26 Seminars: 15	2	Completing the classes	O
Sum	378	30

Summer semester, 2023/2024

Course	Number of hours	ECTS credits	Form of verification
Mechanics 1	Lectures: 28 Auditorium classes: 28	4	Completing the classes	O
Mathematics 2	Lectures: 45 Auditorium classes: 45	9	Exam	O
Electrical Engineering and Electronics	Lectures: 26 Laboratory classes: 14	3	Completing the classes	O
Foreign language 1	Foreign language classes: 30	-	Completing the classes	O
Select one item from the offered modules.
English B2 course – compulsory course of 135 hours for students of FIRST-CYCLE studies – semester 1/3 (STUDY PROGRAMME IN ENGLISH)	Foreign language classes: 30	-	Completing the classes	W
German B2 course – compulsory course of 135 hours for students of FIRST-CYCLE studies – semester 1/3 (STUDY PROGRAMME IN ENGLISH)	Foreign language classes: 30	-	Completing the classes	W
Russian B2 course – compulsory course of 135 hours for students of FIRST-CYCLE studies – semester 1/3 (STUDY PROGRAMME IN ENGLISH)	Foreign language classes: 30	-	Completing the classes	W
French B2 course – compulsory course of 135 hours for students of FIRST-CYCLE studies – semester 1/3 (STUDY PROGRAMME IN ENGLISH)	Foreign language classes: 30	-	Completing the classes	W
Spanish B2 course – compulsory course of 135 hours for students of FIRST-CYCLE studies – semester 1/3 (STUDY PROGRAMME IN ENGLISH)	Foreign language classes: 30	-	Completing the classes	W
Engineering Drawing and Sketching 1	Lectures: 26 Project classes: 28	4	Completing the classes	O
Fundamentals of Materials Science	Lectures: 39 Laboratory classes: 24	5	Exam	O
Sports 2	Physical education classes: 15	-	Completing the classes	O
Physics II	Lectures: 30 Auditorium classes: 15	5	Exam	O
Sum	393	30

Winter semester, 2024/2025

Course	Number of hours	ECTS credits	Form of verification
Mechanics 2	Lectures: 28 Auditorium classes: 28	5	Exam	O
Thermodynamics	Lectures: 28 Auditorium classes: 26 Laboratory classes: 14	6	Exam	O
Foreign language 2	Foreign language classes: 45	-	Completing the classes	O
Select one item from the offered modules.
English B2 course – compulsory course of 135 hours for students of FIRST-CYCLE studies – semester 2/3 (STUDY PROGRAMME IN ENGLISH)	Foreign language classes: 45	-	Completing the classes	W
German B2 course – compulsory course of 135 hours for students of FIRST-CYCLE studies – semester 2/3 (STUDY PROGRAMME IN ENGLISH)	Foreign language classes: 45	-	Completing the classes	W
Russian B2 course – compulsory course of 135 hours for students of FIRST-CYCLE studies – semester 2/3 (STUDY PROGRAMME IN ENGLISH)	Foreign language classes: 45	-	Completing the classes	W
French B2 course – compulsory course of 135 hours for students of FIRST-CYCLE studies – semester 2/3 (STUDY PROGRAMME IN ENGLISH)	Foreign language classes: 45	-	Completing the classes	W
Spanish B2 course – compulsory course of 135 hours for students of FIRST-CYCLE studies – semester 2/3 (STUDY PROGRAMME IN ENGLISH)	Foreign language classes: 45	-	Completing the classes	W
Engineering Drawing and Sketching 2	Project classes: 28	2	Completing the classes	O
Manufacturing Processes - Machining	Lectures: 26 Auditorium classes: 14 Laboratory classes: 14	4	Exam	O
Sports 3	Physical education classes: 15	-	Completing the classes	O
Machine Drives	Lectures: 26 Auditorium classes: 26 Laboratory classes: 26	6	Completing the classes	O
Manufacturing Processes - Forming	Lectures: 14 Auditorium classes: 14 Laboratory classes: 14	3	Exam	O
Strength of Materials Fundamentals	Lectures: 26 Auditorium classes: 26	4	Completing the classes	O
Sum	438	30

Summer semester, 2024/2025

Course	Number of hours	ECTS credits	Form of verification
Fundamentals of Machine Design 1	Lectures: 26 Laboratory classes: 14 Project classes: 26	6	Completing the classes	O
Foreign language 3	Foreign language classes: 60	5	Exam	O
Select one item from the offered modules.
English B2 course – compulsory course of 135 hours for students of FIRST-CYCLE studies – semester 3/3 (STUDY PROGRAMME IN ENGLISH)	Foreign language classes: 60	5	Exam	W
German B2 course – compulsory course of 135 hours for students of FIRST-CYCLE studies – semester 3/3 (STUDY PROGRAMME IN ENGLISH)	Foreign language classes: 60	5	Exam	W
Russian B2 course – compulsory course of 135 hours for students of FIRST-CYCLE studies – semester 3/3 (STUDY PROGRAMME IN ENGLISH)	Foreign language classes: 60	5	Exam	W
French B2 course – compulsory course of 135 hours for students of FIRST-CYCLE studies – semester 3/3 (STUDY PROGRAMME IN ENGLISH)	Foreign language classes: 60	5	Exam	W
Spanish B2 course – compulsory course of 135 hours for students of FIRST-CYCLE studies – semester 3/3 (STUDY PROGRAMME IN ENGLISH)	Foreign language classes: 60	5	Exam	W
Advanced Strength of Materials	Lectures: 26 Auditorium classes: 26 Laboratory classes: 14	6	Exam	O
Introduction to Control Engineering	Lectures: 39 Auditorium classes: 20 Laboratory classes: 24	6	Exam	O
G 4.1 Elective Course	Lectures: 28 Project classes: 14	3	Completing the classes	O
Select one item from the offered modules.
Operational and Exploitation Testing	Lectures: 28 Project classes: 14	3	Completing the classes	W
Non Destructive Testing	Lectures: 28 Project classes: 14	3	Completing the classes	W
Theory of Machines and Mechanisms	Lectures: 26 Auditorium classes: 14 Laboratory classes: 10	4	Exam	O
Sum	367	30

Winter semester, 2025/2026

Course	Number of hours	ECTS credits	Form of verification
Metrology 2	Lectures: 14 Laboratory classes: 14	3	Completing the classes	O
Fundamentals of Machine Design 2	Lectures: 26 Project classes: 26	5	Exam	O
Computational Methods and Design of Experiment	Lectures: 28 Auditorium classes: 14 Laboratory classes: 14 Project classes: 14	6	Exam	O
Engineering CAD Software	Lectures: 14 Laboratory classes: 26	3	Completing the classes	O
Fluid Mechanics	Lectures: 26 Auditorium classes: 14 Laboratory classes: 14	4	Exam	O
G 5.1 Elective Course	Total number of contact hours: 56	3	Completing the classes	O
Select one item from the offered modules.
Dynamics of Machines	Lectures: 28 Auditorium classes: 14 Laboratory classes: 14	3	Completing the classes	W
Statistics for engineers	Lectures: 28 Laboratory classes: 28	3	Completing the classes	W
Metrology 1	Lectures: 14 Auditorium classes: 14 Laboratory classes: 14	3	Completing the classes	O
G 5.2 Elective Course	Total number of contact hours: 40	3	Completing the classes	O
Select one item from the offered modules.
Machines and Mechanical Devices Engineering	Lectures: 14 Auditorium classes: 14 Laboratory classes: 12	3	Completing the classes	W
Innovative Machines for Raw Exploitation	Lectures: 14 Project classes: 14 Seminars: 12	3	Completing the classes	W
Sum	382	30

Summer semester, 2025/2026

Course	Number of hours	ECTS credits	Form of verification
G 6.1 Elective Course for Diploma Profile	Lectures: 26 Laboratory classes: 14 Project classes: 20	5	Exam	O
Select a course according to the diploma profile.
Modern Ropeway Transport Systems	Lectures: 26 Laboratory classes: 14 Project classes: 20	5	Exam	W
Earthmoving Equipment and Heavy-duty Transportation Machinery	Lectures: 26 Laboratory classes: 14 Project classes: 20	5	Exam	W
IT Tools in Machine Design and Mechanics	Lectures: 26 Laboratory classes: 14 Project classes: 20	5	Exam	W
Energy technologies	Lectures: 26 Laboratory classes: 14 Project classes: 20	5	Exam	W
Operational Research and Modernisation of Machines and Vehicles	Lectures: 26 Laboratory classes: 14 Project classes: 20	5	Exam	W
Advanced Design Methods	Lectures: 26 Laboratory classes: 14 Project classes: 20	5	Exam	W
Exploitation of Useful Mineral Resources	Lectures: 26 Laboratory classes: 14 Project classes: 20	5	Exam	W
Manufacturing Process Engineering	Lectures: 26 Laboratory classes: 14 Project classes: 20	5	Exam	W
Ecological Systems Engineering and Eco-energy	Lectures: 26 Laboratory classes: 14 Project classes: 20	5	Exam	W
Internship	Practical placement: 0	4	Completing the classes	O
G 6.2 Elective Course	Total number of contact hours: 56	4	Completing the classes	O
Select items from the offered modules to collect 4 ECTS.
Vibro-Acoustics	Lectures: 14 Laboratory classes: 14	2	Completing the classes	W
Steel Structures	Lectures: 14 Project classes: 14	2	Completing the classes	W
Machine Maintenance	Lectures: 26 Seminars: 14	2	Completing the classes	W
G 6.3 Elective Course	Total number of contact hours: 80	6	Completing the classes	O
Select items from the offered modules to collect 6 ECTS.
Technological Machines and Equipment	Lectures: 26 Laboratory classes: 14	3	Completing the classes	W
Power Generating Equipment	Lectures: 26 Laboratory classes: 14	3	Completing the classes	W
Modern technologies of construction materials manufacturing	Lectures: 26 Project classes: 14	3	Completing the classes	W
Transport Machinery and Devices	Lectures: 28 Laboratory classes: 14 Project classes: 14	5	Exam	O
Machine Design	Lectures: 14 Project classes: 26	3	Exam	O
Progress Evaluation and Interim Assignments	Control and transitional thesis: 45	3	Completing the classes	O
Sum	337	30

Winter semester, 2030/2031

Course	Number of hours	ECTS credits	Form of verification
G 7.1 Elective Course	Lectures: 20 Seminars: 10	3	Completing the classes	O
Select one item from the offered modules.
Conveyors	Lectures: 20 Seminars: 10	3	Completing the classes	W
Tunnelling machines	Lectures: 20 Seminars: 10	3	Completing the classes	W
Kinematic and dynamic simulation of mechanical systems	Lectures: 20 Seminars: 10	3	Completing the classes	W
Soft Computing in Modeling and Control	Lectures: 20 Seminars: 10	3	Completing the classes	W
Elective Humanistic Course	Lectures: 20 Seminars: 10	2	Completing the classes	O
Select one item from the offered modules.
Basics of marketing	Lectures: 20 Seminars: 10	2	Completing the classes	W
Macroeconomy 2	Lectures: 20 Seminars: 10	2	Completing the classes	W
Man and a Technical Environment	Lectures: 20 Seminars: 10	2	Completing the classes	W
G 7.2 Elective Course	Lectures: 14 Project classes: 10	2	Completing the classes	O
Select one item from the offered modules.
Programmable Logic Controllers	Lectures: 14 Project classes: 10	2	Completing the classes	W
Basics of mechatronics	Lectures: 14 Project classes: 14	2	Completing the classes	W
Elective Humanistic Course	Lectures: 14 Seminars: 14	2	Completing the classes	O
Select one item from the offered modules.
Safety in Technology and Standardization	Lectures: 14 Seminars: 14	2	Completing the classes	W
Management engineering	Lectures: 20 Seminars: 14	2	Completing the classes	W
G 7.3 Elective Course	Total number of contact hours: 28	2	Completing the classes	O
Select one item from the offered modules.
Dedusting Devices	Lectures: 14 Laboratory classes: 6 Project classes: 8	2	Completing the classes	W
Environmental protection	Lectures: 14 Seminars: 14	2	Completing the classes	W
G 7.4 Elective Course	Lectures: 14 Laboratory classes: 20	3	Completing the classes	O
Select one item from the offered modules.
Additive Manufacturing Technologies	Lectures: 14 Laboratory classes: 20	3	Completing the classes	W
Welding Technology	Lectures: 14 Laboratory classes: 20	3	Completing the classes	W
Machine Technology	Lectures: 14 Laboratory classes: 20	3	Completing the classes	W
Diploma Seminar	Seminars: 15	1	Completing the classes	O
Diploma Thesis	Diploma Thesis: 0	15	Completing the classes	O
Sum	189	30