Relevance: The growing interest in this specialty is driven by:

• the opportunity for students to acquire modern knowledge in a specialty characteristic of developed countries at significantly lower costs;
• state requirements for training drivers of motor vehicles at various levels and European integration processes.
• Graduates of the specialty acquire two professional qualifications - "mechanical engineer" and "teacher". Graduates with a "master's" degree acquire the professional qualification "master engineer".

The admission of students for state-funded places in the "Automotive Engineering" specialization, at the "Master" level of educational and qualification degree (EQD), is based on documents, requiring completion of a "Bachelor" EQD in the following specializations: "Automotive Engineering" (AE), "Transport Engineering and Technologies" (TET), as well as a "Professional Bachelor" EQD in the specialization "Repair and Operation of Automotive Engineering" after additional training. Candidates may also include students who have graduated from other universities.

The engineering preparation of the master's degree in the specialty is based on the principle of sequential study of several groups of disciplines:

· Fundamental disciplines – higher mathematics; physics; chemistry; computer science;

· General engineering disciplines – fundamentals of design and CAD; mechanics; materials science; strength of materials; fluid mechanics; machine elements; electrical engineering and electronics; theory of machines and mechanisms; thermal engineering;

· Special engineering disciplines

• mandatory – theory of internal combustion engines; logistics technology; hydraulic and pneumatic drives; theory of the automobile; electrical equipment and electronics in the car; design of internal combustion engines; car design; organization and traffic safety on roads; technology and organization of road transport; reliability and technical diagnostics of automotive equipment; internal combustion engine installations; car transmissions; modern electronic systems in automotive equipment; automotive structural and operational materials; automotive technical expertise; ecology of automotive equipment; maintenance and repair of the car; technical safety;
• elective - towed vehicles to AT; testing of internal combustion engines; design engineering; technology of production of automotive parts; testing of automotive equipment; design of wheeled vehicles.

· Economic and humanitarian disciplines - psychology, pedagogy, audio-visual and information technologies in education, teaching methodology, communication psychology, pedagogical rhetoric, pedagogical ethics, pedagogical sociology, management and marketing of automotive equipment.

An integral part of the education is related to acquiring pedagogical skills and habits for implementation as a teacher in the system of vocational education.

The master's program in the specialty "Automotive Equipment" expands the fundamental preparation with an applied focus and deepens knowledge in the specialty.