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Master's Degree Programmes


Automobile Roads

Don State Technical University
HIGHER EDUCATION STUDY PROGRAMME SYLLUBUS 

1.1Name of the study programme (in the original language): Автомобильные дороги
1.2.Name of the  study programme  in English: Automobile roads
1.3.Qualification (degree): Master
1.4.Mode of education: Full-time, extramural
1.5.Educational department: Road transport engineering Faculty,  
Motor Roads Chair  
1.6.Workload (ECTS): 120
1.7.Duration of education: 2 years
1.8.Field: Construction
1.9.Profile: Automobile roads
1.10.Code of the field: 08.04.01
1.11.Teaching languages: Russian
1.12.Other necessary languages: –
1.13.Approved by the educational department (date): 31.08.2016
1.14.Admission requirements
• Certificate of Secondary (full) or Secondary Vocational Education of nationally recognized standard; 
• Unified State Exams in:  1) Mathematics, 2) Russian language; 3)  Physics,  Chemistry or Computer Science;
• Enrollment is made in accordance with Don State Technical University admission rules.

2.Aim of the programme
The study programme aims at:
  • preparing students for in-depth professional activities, including research work and pedagogical activity;
  • developing general (universal) and professional competencies as defined in the Russian Federal State Educational Standard of Higher Education  for the field of study:  Construction (code 08.04.01) 
3.Characteristics of the programme

3.1.Main disciplines/modules

Methodology of scientific research,
Math modeling,
Information technologies in construction,
Modern methods of road pavement calculation and construction, 
Modern methods of predicting road structures strain accumulation, 
New composite road-building materials,
Pavement stress-strain condition modeling.

4.Employment and further education opportunities

4.1 Job opportunities
For programme graduates employment in the following fields is possible:
- research activities: collection, analysis of scientific and technical information, domestic and foreign experience on the subject of research; development and study of theoretical and experimental models within the scope of professional activity in various fields; 
- conducting research, development and implementation of new road building technologies and systems at research institutes, educational institutions, industrial enterprises and institutions involved in the design and / or construction of highways.
4.2 Further studies
- Second-cycle (Master) programme: «Highways Design, Construction and Condition Control» (in the field of study 08.04.01 Construction) taught at the «Information technology» faculty. 
- Third-cycle (PhD) Programmes: «Engineering and technology of construction» (specialization «Design and construction of roads, subways, aerodromes, bridges and transport tunnels») under the scientific leadership of the Head of the Chair - Ph. D., Professor Evgenia V. Uglova.

5. Programme learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of the Programme, graduates will be able to:
- collect, analyze scientific and technical information, domestic and foreign experience on the subject of research;
- develop and study theoretical and experimental models within the scope of professional activity in various fields;
- carry out experimental and theoretical research in the field of construction and in other branches related to construction;
- carry out modeling of processes and objects on the basis of standard packages of computer-aided design and researches;
- formulate and conduct experiments by means of a given technique and analyse the results;
- analyze the results of experiments, select the best solutions, prepare reviews, reports and scientific publications;

6.Education style (Teaching, learning, assessment) 

6.1.Learning and teaching approaches
The following educational technologies are used in the learning process: 
- student centered learning ensures disclosure of student’s  individuality in the learning process. By creating a system of psychological and pedagogical conditions for each student it becomes possible to take into account student’s individual cognitive capabilities, needs and interestss; 
- interactive and digital learning implies collective interaction of all educational process participants based on problem, search and research activities; 
- research learning allows students to enrich their knowledge independently, immerse deep into the studied problem and suggest ways of solving it - highly valuable for formation of one’s worldview; 
- information and communication technologies enrich training by media content and facilitates implementation of network form of the Study Programme.

  6.2. Assessment methods
In accordance with the Russian Federal State Educational Standard of Higher Education  3+ the assessment tools for students progress running control and interim assessment are developed. They include: 
- control questions and model tasks for solving practical works, laboratory and control works, colloquia, tests and exams; 
- tests and computer testing programs;
- approximate topics of course works/projects, abstracts, etc., as well as other forms of control that allow to assess the degree of formation of students ' competencies.

7. Contact information (responsible chair, head of the programme)
Motor Roads Chair, 
Programme leader, doctor of engineering. PhD, Professor Evgenia V. Uglova

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