Engineering

Bachelor's level

European Project semester - 30 ECTS

EPS is a full-semester, project-based programme where international
and multidisciplinary student teams solve real engineering challenges in
collaboration with industry and research partners. At the University of
Borås — the only Swedish institution in the European EPS network —
the programme combines a major interdisciplinary engineering project
with four supporting courses in project management, sustainable
development, popular science communication, and Swedish language
and culture. EPS is open to all engineering students in their 3rd, 4th or 5th year. The EPS is currently offered by 22 universities in 13 countries across Europe and welcomes all engineering students in their 3rd, 4th or 5th year.

More information, icluding course syllabi can be found in the EPS Student Handbook (pdf)

• European Project Semester: Interdisciplinary Engineering Project 20 ECTS
• Project Management, 5 ECTS
• Introduction to Sustainable Development from an Engineering Perspective, 3 ECTS
• Swedish Language and Culture, 2 ECTS

Resource Recovery - Master's level

During the spring semester we offer 4 different course packages  focusing on different aspects of Resource Recovery and Sustainable engineering.  It is not possible to mix courses from different course packages.

Sustainable Energy Processes

Requirements: 180 ECTS in engineering including knowledge in Thermodynamics.

• Heat Transfer in Thermal Applications (pdf)7.5 ECTS
• Thermal Energy Recovery (pdf) 7.5 ECTS
• Process design - Energy Carrier Production (pdf)  15 ECTS

Biotechnology and Bioeconomy

Requirements: 180 ECTS in engineering including knowledge in Chemistry.

• Microbiology and its industrial applications (pdf) 7.5 ECTS
• Biotechnology Processes and Applications (pdf)7.5 ECTS
• Bioprocess Design (pdf) 15 ECTS

Polymer Materials for the Circular Economy

Requirements: 180 ECTS in engineering

• Polymer Technology (pdf)  7.5 ECTS
• Polymers and Textile in Composites (pdf)7.5 ECTS
• Experimental Methods for Polymers and Textiles (pdf)7.5 ECTS
• Polymeric and Textile Materials and the Environment (pdf)7.5 ECTS

Sustainable Civil Engineering

Requirements: 180 ECTS in engineering including 60 ECTS in Civil engineering

• The Building as a System, 7.5 credits
• Robust and circular concrete construction (pdf), 7.5 credits
• Digitalization in construction (pdf), 7.5 credits
• Concrete Technology and Recycling, 7.5 credits

European Project semester - 30 ECTS

EPS is a full-semester, project-based programme where international
and multidisciplinary student teams solve real engineering challenges in
collaboration with industry and research partners. At the University of
Borås — the only Swedish institution in the European EPS network —
the programme combines a major interdisciplinary engineering project
with four supporting courses in project management, sustainable
development, popular science communication, and Swedish language
and culture. EPS is open to all engineering students in their 3rd, 4th or 5th year. The EPS is currently offered by 22 universities in 13 countries across Europe and welcomes all engineering students in their 3rd, 4th or 5th year.

More information, icluding course syllabi can be found in the EPS Student Handbook (pdf)

• European Project Semester: Interdisciplinary Engineering Project 20 ECTS
• Project Management, 5 ECTS
• Introduction to Sustainable Development from an Engineering Perspective, 3 ECTS
• Swedish Language and Culture, 2 ECTS

Business & Engineering - Bachelors level

This course packages focuses on technical aspects of business administration, for example logistics and production planning. The course package welcomes students with a background in engineering or business administration. 

Period 1

• Supply Chain Management (pdf), 7.5 ECTS
• Resource Recovery I (pdf) 7.5 ECTS

Period 2

• Demand Chain Management, 7.5 ECTS syllabus to come 
• Artificial Intelligence for Business administration 7.5 ECTS
  

Mechanical engineering project - Bachelor's level

This course package focuses around a construction project where groups of students will develop a mechatronic product prototype according to given instructions. The project will include use of AI and automation. The course package is suitable for engineering students that have completed 2 years or more  of study at the start of the exchange and have previous knowledge in Mechatronics and programming in Python.  

• Construction project 15 ECTS 
• Artificial Intelligence for Business administration 7.5 ECTS
• Resource Recovery I (pdf) 7.5 ECTS

Resource Recovery - Masters level

These courses are given within the first year of our Masters programmes in Resource Recovery. The courses are open for student with a minimum of 180 ECTS in all fields of engineering.

• Resource Recovery I (pdf) 7.5 ECTS
• Theory of Science and Research Methodology (pdf)5 ECTS
• Life Cycle Assessment (pdf) 5 ECTS
• Resource Recovery II (pdf) 7.5 ECTS 
• Circular Economy (pdf) 5 ECTS

Within the general area of Resource Recovery (Biotechnology, Civil Engineering, Sustainable Energy and Thermal Processes, Polymer Technology and Resource Management) it is possible to do a research semester either as a project work course or as an internship. During the research semester students will work together together with a research group in one of our ongoing research projects. Admission are based on the availability of supervisors and of the projects relevance to ongoing research as well as the students’ previous experience. If you are interested in doing a project work course, contact the International Office at internationalstudent@hb.se

Please note that the processing time for project work courses are longer and we therefor need your application well in advance of nomination deadlines (15 April for the Autumn semester and 15 October for the Spring semester).