Digital Product Development
Product development is an exciting, fast-paced field that's becoming increasingly multidisciplinary. There is a great need for master-level engineers with a comprehensive understanding of product development, manufacturing processes, and their integration. The programme will give you the knowledge and skills to design and evaluate products with the perfect functions, appearance and manufacturability!
You will learn to design products built to last and have minimal environmental impact throughout their entire lifecycle. By choosing the right materials and production processes and cleverly designing products in line with circular strategies, you can help minimise the negative environmental impact while maintaining product appeal and functionality.
The programme gives you hands-on knowledge and skills in using high-end engineering software while taking a broad perspective on product and production development. You will learn how to systematise and maintain knowledge in product and production platforms, an invaluable skill that will serve you well in your future career! Furthermore, you will gain knowledge, skills, and insights into computer programming for the automation of engineering work and the setup of digital models of product- and production systems.
The programme includes data and information management and analysis, using both traditional software and AI (artificial intelligence) methods. The use of cutting-edge software and programming for automation, virtual modelling, and encoding and maintaining knowledge in digital formats has given rise to the programme's name - Digital Product Development.
- ECTS transcript – If you are still completing your Bachelor’s degree, upload an ECTS transcript showing the subjects you have studied, your grades, and the number of credits awarded. Your Bachelor’s diploma must be uploaded later, as soon as you receive it.
- Bachelor’s diploma – If you have already graduated, upload your Bachelor’s diploma. A separate ECTS transcript is not required.
Note: Your Bachelor’s degree must be in the same or a related field as the Master’s programme you are applying for. The university will check whether you have completed enough relevant subjects and ECTS credits.
Important! View the full requirements on the university’s official website. Requirements may vary depending where you completed your bachelor education.
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- Motivation Letter – A motivation letter is a required document when applying to the programmes at this university. The letter must be no longer than 1,000 words.
- Interview – You may be invited to an interview as part of the admission process.
Applicants have to prove their English language skills either by an internationally recognized language test or upon previous studies. Usually English language skills can be proved by the following documents:
- TOEFL iBT*
- IELTS Academic
- A Cambridge English qualification
- Higher education degree completed in English
- Secondary education completed in English in a country or school qualification accepted by the university
- An English subject and grade on your secondary school leaving certificate that meet the university’s requirements
- Other
Important: Accepted methods and minimum results depend on study programme and the country where you completed your education. Check the official requirements for your chosen study programme.
*Use the Kastu promo code LTU1000102 when registering for TOEFL iBT and receive a 5% discount.
The applicant must hold the minimum of a bachelor’s degree (i.e the equivalent of 180 ECTS credits at an accredited university) with at least 90 credits in mechanical engineering, product development, materials engineering, manufacturing engineering, industrial engineering, civil or construction engineering, or equivalent. The bachelor’s degree should comprise a minimum of 15 credits in mathematics.
Upon graduating, you will have the skills to predict product and production system behaviours and optimise them towards the circular economy using modelling and mathematical methods.
After graduation, you will be eligeble to apply to the PhD programme at JTH, and to other PhD programmes around the world.
