The history of the department can be traced back to 1932, when the study of automotive engineering began within the Department of Mechanical Engineering. The Department of Automotive Engineering later became an independent department in 1980. Over the past several decades, the Department of Automotive Engineering has secured its leading position in higher education and in China’s automotive industry and made it a center of automotive technology research and development in China. The department seeks to advance science and technology in the automobile industry through integration of fundamental professional knowledge and its application in automobile engineering. The department currently has 75 faculty and staff members, including 17 professors and 34 associate professors.
The students must complete at least 30 credit units of coursework (about 10 courses), excluding credits received for thesis work.
• Automotive Engineering I (3 credits)
• Fundamentals of Internal Combustion Engine (3 credits)
• Vehicle Control Engineering (3 credits)
• Seminar of Vehicle Safety (2 credits)
• Vehicle Crashworthiness and Occupant Protection (2 credits)
• Fundamentals of Lightweight Design (3 credits)
• Mechatronic Systems in Automotive Engineering (3 credits)
• Quality Management (3 credits)
• Alternative Vehicle Propulsion Systems (3 credits)
• Vehicle Acoustics （NVH）(3 credits)
• Pumps and Compressors (3 credits)
• Materials Selection in Mechanical Design (3 credits)
• Chinese Language (2 credits)
• Chinese culture and Society (≥2 credits)
• Ergonomics and Work Organization (3 credits)
• Production Management (3 credits)
• Manufacturing Technology I (3 credits)
Research work for the thesis is usually supervised by an associate professor or above. The Master degree requires completion of a thesis describing research of publishable quality. The thesis must be defended before a committee consisting of the advisor and at least two other faculty members in the Department of Automotive Engineering. The research area may be one of the following:
• Automotive Passive and Active Safety
• Vehicle Dynamics and NVH
• Electric Vehicle and New Powertrain
• Electronic Engine and Emission Control
• Automotive Green Design and Manufacturing
Applicants should have a Bachelor degree or equivalent academic background
(1) The completed Foreigner’s Application Form for Admission to Graduate Programs of Tsinghua University, signed by the applicant (original and duplicated)
(2) Personal Statement
(3) The Original or the notarized degree certificate or proof of education in academic institution, and academic transcript (original and duplicated)
(4) Two academic recommendation letters from scholars of associate professorship or higher (original and duplicated)
(5) Two copies of the page with personal information in the passport (personal and ordinary passport)
(6) Two copies of applicant’s recent photo (cap-free, 2 inches, stick on the application form)
(7) The completed Application Form for Tsinghua University Scholarship (if applicable, original and duplicated)
The application fee is RMB 600 (non-refundable).
Application Fee Payment as follows: Application Fee Payment
The certificates provided should be the original documents in Chinese or in English, otherwise notarized translations in Chinese or English are required. None of the above application documents will be returned.
November 1, 2009 – February 28, 2010.
Online Application should be completed and the package be received by February 28, 2010.
Complete Online Application on the website of Foreign Student Affairs Office, Tsinghua University (http://intlstudent.cic.tsinghua.edu.cn). Print and sign two hard copies of the Application Form produced by the system after the application status changes to “verified”. Download and complete the Application Form for Tsinghua University Scholarship for future students (if you intend to apply).
Submit the application documents listed above to the address indicated below by post mail or in person.
Tuition: RMB 39,000/year.
Accidental Injury and Hospitalization Insurance: RMB 600/year.
Applicants are encouraged to apply for Chinese Government Scholarship, Beijing Government Scholarship, and Tsinghua University Scholarship.
The information about Scholarships is available at http://intlstudent. cic.tsinghua.edu.cn
Tsinghua University offers full scholarships to excellent students. For those who wish to apply for this scholarship, the hardcopies of application documents should be received by Feb. 1, 2010. Due to the limited number of this scholarship, we encourage applicants to apply for other kinds of scholarships at the same time. Please visit our scholarship website for more details.
Graduate Director: Dr. WANG Zhi
Program Officer: Mr. Tian Guanyu, Ms. WANG Yuan
Tel: 86-10-62795045/ 86-10-62794876
Email: tian_gy@tsinghua.edu.cn / wangzhi@tsinghua.edu.cn
Mailing Address:
Department of Automotive Engineering
Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China