The Masterprogramme IEM consists of 75 ECTS compulsory elements divided in:
- 20 ECTS core modules
- 25 ECTS Design Project IEM
- 30 ECTS Research Project IEM
and 45 ECTS trackspecific elements divided in:
- 25 ECTS trackspecific modules in either PTL (Production Technology Logistics) or PPT (Product and Process Technology)
- 20 ECTS optional modules; for more information how to choose these optional modules, see lists below.
Personal programmes deviating from this general structure are only possible upon approval of the Board of Examiners.

- Before you may start your Design or Research Project you must have completed 45 ECTS of your 1st year Master's IEM programme (excluding Research Methodology for 5 ECTS).
- You have to start and pass Research Methodology, before you may start your Design or Research Project. The order of the Design and Research Project might be decided by yourself.
- Research Methodology will be offered two times a year at the start of each semester. RM is a four weeks full time course. The first course will start September 2020. The second course in February 2021.
- Scientific integrity is mo longer a seperate module, but will be scheduled as a part of Research Methodology. presence at the Scientific Integrity lecture (see timetable) is mandatory. Not attending the lecture will result in a Fail for this module, and consequently a Fail for the course Research Methodology.
- If you have passed Research Methodology, but still need to pass Scientific Integrity, please enroll in the Scientific Integrity Module of the programme Mechanical Engineering: WMME004-00