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Railway Infrastructure Technology – (B.Sc.)
University of Applied Sciences St.Pölten
Technology| Application Deadline: | August 19 | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 726 - | ||
| Location: | Sankt Pölten / Austria / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Start Date: | September | ||
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| Credits (ECTS): | 180 | ||
| Languages: | German | ||
Location of University of Applied Sciences St.Pölten
The problem of traffic represents one of the largest challenges for the coming decades, both in terms of traffic volume and with regard to the associated impact on the environment. Key words: Kyoto Protocol, eastern European expansion of the EU, globalization. Shifting of transport, especially goods transport, from road to rail is a central demand of governments and a challenge for management and technology.
At present there is a lack of specialists, in Austria and in Europe as a whole, who have the specific know-how in the combination of individual skills required for the railway system. These range from an understanding of rail/track systems through the special demands of planning, building and maintenance of railway networks, the technical line equipment, the organization of rail companies, the managerial procedures and the network technologies to the possibilities of IT applications in transport planning, traffic control, traffic simulation and mobility. Methods of planning and assessment that are ecological and sustainable supplement these topics.
Overview of the course
Graduation: Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSc)
Length of course: 6 semesters
Places/year: 40
Tuition fees/semester: EUR 363,36 + ÖH contribution
Organization: Full-time study or in parallel to employment
Date of registration: Only reserve places from withdrawal of places already offered
Deadline for applications: 19 August 2011
Start of course: September 2011
Further study: Master study of Railway Infrastructure Technology
Contents
The AUS Bachelor course Railway Infrastructure Technology provides transport engineers with interdisciplinary technical, economic and ecological knowledge, enabling them to meet the mid- to long-term requirements of the relevant Austrian and international businesses and of management. Graduates will be greatly in demand as experts for modern railway technologies in combination with corresponding managerial abilities.
The focus lies on equipping students with the necessary skills in the analysis, planning and implementation of efficient and environmentally friendly transport systems for people and goods on rails.
Scientific and technical skills
* Basic knowledge of mathematics and statistics, of physics, of electrical engineering and of informatics and information management
* Methods and theories of scientific and technical research
Skills relating to rail transport
* Railway operation
* Organization of rail companies
* Automotive engineering
* Planning, construction and maintenance of railway lines (structural engineering and technical line equipment)
* Management of railway projects
* Planning of rail networks
Skills relating to the environment
* Landscaping and land-use planning
* Emission and pollution control, water management, waste management, sustainability, environmental impact
Basic economic, legal and managerial skills
* Commercial law, public procurement law, environmental law, labour law, EU law and railway law
* Accounting, marketing, controlling
* Quality management and quality assurance
* Resource planning and human resources management
* Project and process management
* Scientific methods
Language skills
* Knowledge of English to the level of international certificates
* Individual courses in English; it is recommended to write one of the two Bachelor essays in English
* Ability to handle communications and working situations in a foreign language, particularly specific terminology in English to be able to undertake consultancy and lecturing work, to continue to study and to publish and give lectures.
In addition, the acquisition of practical skills is especially important in this course. Practical exercise, including with the driver’s cabin simulator, as well as outings and practical work in railway companies ensure that students are able to make use of their theoretical knowledge in practice.
Work experienceThe course foresees an internship of at least eight weeks in a company working in the railway system, rail transportation logistics, rail transport planning, in a public transportation company, in relevant public service or by a relevant industrial company or a research and development institution.
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