About Automotive Engineering

associate degree

Automotive Engineering provides students with a wide knowledge of Automobile Engineering and specific skills to enable them to function as technicians, or to pursue higher education qualifications in Engineering.

The programme covers automobile design, development and manufacture. It sensitizes students to the changing principles and processes employed in the construction and functioning of vehicles and fuel propelled engines.

Learning Outcomes

  • Learners will be able to apply the fundamentals of Physics, Mathematics, and Mechanics in the brainstorming of solutions to automotive challenges.
  • Students are acquainted with the different types of automotive propulsion systems, such as internal combustion engines, electric motors, and hybrid systems.
  • Students leverage their understanding of Computer Aided Design (CAD) software for the designing and prototyping of automotive components.
  • Students learn to consider safety and regulations when approaching automotive design, most notably consumer welfare and the environmental impacts associated with specific techniques and components.

Course Breakdown

Automotive Engineering takes 2 years to complete and rewards students with an Associate Degree.

Year One

Semester One

General Education Courses
  • Critical Reading & Writing I (4 Credits)
  • College Algebra (3 Credits)
  • Physics (3 Credits)
  • Computer Applications (3 Credits)
Programme Courses
  • Engineering Drawing I & CAD (3 Credits)
  • Workshop Theory and Practice I (3 Credits)
  • Electrical and Electronics Principles (3 Credits)

Semester Two

General Education Courses
  • Trigonometry & Complex Numbers (3 Credits)
  • Speech, Self and Society (3 Credits)
Programme Courses
  • Automobile Practice I (3 Credits)
  • Applied Engineering Science I (3 Credits)
  • Automobile Technology I (3 Credits)
  • Elective — Introduction to Sociology (3 Credits)
  • Elective — Introduction to Psychology (3 Credits)
Course Options - Select any two
  • Refrigeration Theory and Practice (3 Credits)
  • Fluid Mechanics (3 Credits)
  • Welding Theory and Practice II (3 Credits)

Year Two

Semester Three

General Education Courses
  • A Survey of Saint Lucian History and Heritage (3 Credits)
  • Calculus I (3 Credits)
  • Computer Applications (3 Credits)
Programme Courses
  • Applied Mechanics I (3 Credits)
  • Automobile Technology II (4 Credits)
  • Automobile Practice II (2 Credits)

Semester Four

General Education Courses
  • Calculus IIA (3 Credits)
Programme Courses
  • Strength of Materials (3 Credits)
  • Auto Theory and Practice (3 Credits)
  • Internship (3 Credits)
  • Course Option 1 (3 Credits)
  • Course Option 2 (3 Credits)
  • Elective — Introduction to Sociology (3 Credits)
  • Elective — Introduction to Psychology (3 Credits)

Entry Requirements

You can visit our Admissions Page to read our general entry requirements.

  1. Required passes (Grades 1, 2; or Grade 3 from June 1998) in Mathematics, English A and Physics.
  2. In addition, at least TWO of the following:
    • Building Technology
    • Chemistry
    • Construction
    • Electricity
    • Information Technology
    • Mechanical Studies
    • Technical Drawing
    • Visual Arts

Fees & Tuition

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Breakdown of Academic Fees
Fee Year One Year Two
Semester One Semester Two Semester One Semester Two
Tuition for Saint Lucian & OECS Students $ 1,055 $ 1,110 $ 1,080 per semester
Tuition for CARICOM Students $ 1,503 $ 1,558 $ 1,528 per semester
Tuition for International Students $ 3,201 $ 3,256 $ 3,226 per semester
Audit - $ 30
Registration $ 30
Students’ Council $ 12 - $ 12 -
Digital Technology $ 110
Insurance $ 18 - $ 18 -
ID Card $ 25 -
Total Cost of Academic Fees
Total Fees Year One Year Two
Semester One Semester Two Semester Three Semester Four
Saint Lucian Nationals & OECS Students $ 1,250 per semester
CARICOM Students $ 1,698 per semester
International Students $ 3,396 per semester