Theoretical and professional knowledge A graduate of the study program Applied Mechanics and Mechatronics in the study field Mechanical Engineering can: a. define safety and operational regulations, procedures for ensuring health protection at work, technical and quality standards, in particular with a focus on mechanical engineering; b. characterize technical documentation in mechanical engineering, basics of rigid and flexible bodies, principles of construction, documentation defining the technical assessment of structures; c. define selection of measuring methods, measuring procedures, specific measuring instruments and measuring systems for the intended purpose of use, suitability of the method of evaluation of measurements in mechanics; d. describe engineering production technologies with a focus on the processing of metallic and non-metallic materials, principles of construction of machines and equipment, measurement methods and procedures, including evaluation of measured data, methods of optimization in terms of strength procedures and means for testing engineering products; e. apply general knowledge of natural science basis of the study field of mechanical engineering, design, construction and manufacture of machinery and equipment, numerical methods for solving problems in mechanical engineering.
Cognitive and practical skills Graduate of the study program Applied Mechanics and Mechatronics in the study field Mechanical Engineering can a. prepare background documents to optimize parts of machines and equipment in terms of static, kinematic, dynamic and strength aspects, for processing work procedures and instructions; b. prepare reports and documentation related to the design, calculation and optimization of structures, machine parts in terms of mechanical and mechatronic; c. set methods of solving structural units in terms of mechanics according to customer requirements; d. select suitable procedures for strength analysis of simple machines and structures, suitable static, kinematic and dynamic model of mechanical systems, suitable material properties (linear and non-linear) for the design of machines and structures; e. summarize and evaluate operating loads for design calculations, identified critical points of structures and stands and take measures, the effectiveness of corrective action; f. work up required technical documentation with design calculations, experimental measurements in mechanics, necessary CAD models and numerical analysis for simple machines and constructions; g. determine prescribed parameters for material models in mechanics, legislatively determined material parameters for technical calculations; h. apply principles of safety and health protection at work, fire protection and occupational hygiene and environmental protection, mathematical operations necessary for mechanical and mechatronic systems, numerical methods for solving problems in mechanical engineering.
Competences A graduate of the study program Applied Mechanics and Mechatronics in the study field Mechanical Engineering has the ability a. to independently solve professional tasks and coordinate sub-activities in the ensuring the quality of engineering production, creation, implementation and maintenance of systems in mechanics and mechatronics, design, implementation and evaluation of measurements and tests in mechanics, implementation of model procedures, examples, case and professional studies and other supporting materials for solving specific tasks, communicate with people perform design calculation, create technical documentation, use CAD systems; b. to present one's own opinions and solutions argue the methods used in design calculations; c. to work effectively in a team, collaborate and motivate people in the ensuring the quality of engineering production, innovative and creative thinking; d. to think analytically and practically and to approach creatively when dealing with new and non-standard situations in ensuring the quality of engineering production, in innovative and creative thinking; e. to work independently, organize and plan work in analyzing and solving problems, in creation and implementation, work procedures and instructions, in carrying out measurement and testing tasks in mechanics; f. to recommend and defend one's own opinion and one's own decision in solving a problem in application of the general principles of the quality management system to the specific situation in the organization, from solving problems of mechanics and mechatronics with structural design and operation of simple machines and equipment, quality assurance of performed measurements and tests.
There is a specialized website www.uplatnenie.sk , where you can find data on the employment of graduates of individual study programs at all levels of study. For the study program Applied Mechanics and Mechatronics, the site states that 75% are employed, 13% work on a contract basis, 3% are unemployed and 9% work abroad. It is also possible to continue the doctoral degree in the study program Applied Mechanics.
The graduate of the study program Applied Mechanics and Mechatronics in the field of study Mechanical Engineering is prepared for study at the 3rd level of university study, especially in the follow-up study programs Applied Mechanics, which are provided at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering STU in Bratislava. If a graduate of a Master's study program decides to go into practice, he / she will apply in various occupations as professional technicians in the development, research and operation of machinery and structures in various sectors. Examples of qualification standards that graduates of the engineering's study program Applied Mechanics and Mechatronics meet, are given by the National Qualifications Framework, https://www.kvalifikacie.sk/kartoteka-kariet-kvalifikacii#/ (in Slovak)
As stated in the previous point, 75% of the graduates of the engineering study Applied Mechanics and Mechatronics, who completed their studies in the academic year 2019/2020, found employment in the field in the companies BMW group, Audi AG, Volkswagen AG, SPP as, Airbus company, Bosch GmbH, Magna Steyr Graz, Škoda Mladá Boleslav, Knott sro, Datalan sro,….
Given that the engineering degree still has the required tradition and acceptability among Slovak employers, the employers we approached explicitly confirmed the quality of the engineering study program Applied Mechanics and Mechatronics. These employers admit to their organizations and companies mainly graduates of engineering studies, for some positions of graduates of doctoral studies and they have also adequately expressed themselves in the evaluation of graduates of these study programs - testimonials.No.
