University of Parma

The University of Parma is one of the oldest public universities: the origins of its Studium date back to the year 1000.

It currently boasts 25,000 students and around 1,800 professors, researchers and administrative technical staff. It provides for a complete teaching offer, which includes over 80 degree programmes, master’s degree programmes, and single-cycle master’s degree programmes, as well as specialisation, advanced and master courses.

Activities are carried out in 9 Departments: Department of Social Sciences, Humanities and Cultural Enterprises; Department of Law, Political and International Studies; Department of Engineering and Architecture; Department of Medicines and Surgery; Department of Chemical Sciences, of Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability; Department of Food and Drug Sciences; Department of Economics and Business Sciences; Department of Physics, Information Technology and Mathematics; Department of Medical and Veterinary Sciences.

Offered Master’s Degrees

ADVANCED AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING

The Program aims to educate electronic engineers with a solid knowledge of the methods and tools that make electronics the foundation of all the systems that collect, process, transmit and store information, with a particular emphasis on the electronic subsystems that are embedded in vehicles and future vehicles. The Master’s Degree Course in Advanced Automotive Electronic …

ADVANCED POWERTRAIN

The Program features two different specializations that provide an in-depth knowledge of powertrain design, production, planning and control of advanced powertrains both electric and endothermic. First specialization focuses on design and modelling of high performance combustion systems with particular emphasis on FEM and CFD calculations, and …

ADVANCED SPORTSCAR MANUFACTURING

The Program aims to train professionals in the development of production systems in the automotive field, from the design of new industrial plants to the new technologies of the industry 4.0. The Master’s Degree Course in Advanced Sportcars Manufacturing lasts two academic years. It covers topics such as process engineering, the design of industrial plants and systems…

HIGH PERFORMANCE CAR DESIGN

The Program aims to train professionals able to design high performance road vehicles, with strong skills in vehicle design, dynamics and NVH, aerodynamics and electronics. The Master’s Degree Course in High Performance Car Design lasts two academic years and covers the main aspects of vehicle design and manufacturing, dynamics and NVH (Noise Vibration Harshness)…

RACING CAR DESIGN

The Program provides a high level of training on the dynamics of the vehicle and on the most innovative materials related to the design of racing cars. The Master’s Degree Course in Racing car Design lasts two academic years and covers the main aspects of vehicle frame system and racing vehicle architecture, with particular attention to the use of special materials and…