Electric and Automatic Equipment

Access to Professional activity:
Graduates of the Electrical and Automation Equipment study programme will be able to work in various power plants, substations or electricity grid enterprises, industrial plants, public and private limited companies of Lithuania and other European countries. They can arrange installation and repair work of electrical and automation equipment, select the appropriate methods of execution of work, calculate and evaluate material and technical resources, moreover, identify the causes of failures and eliminate them, check the quality of the work performed, use the design and estimate documentation, technical standards and drawings, will be able to collect and interpret data which are necessary for making decisions, forward information, ideas, problems and solutions in communication, therefore, this profession is demanded and promising in the modern market.

Objective(s) of the study programme:
The Electric and Automatic Equipment Study Programme aim is to train electrical engineering professionals who are able to creatively design, install, operate and modernize electric and automatic equipment, automatic systems, and organise professional activities in the global market.

Learning outcomes:

1. Ability to understand the general concepts of natural and social sciences, mathematics, laws and regularities, necessary to understand the relevant fundamentals of the study programme in the field of electrical engineering.
2. Ability to attain fundamental knowledge of electrical engineering that is relevant in practice and ap-ply the abilities in identifying and solving complex specific or abstract problems in the field of activities.
3. Ability to apply the knowledge and understanding in engineering analysis, selecting appropriate methods, experimental and production equipment, and estimating the norms and standards for safe industrial work.
4. Ability to attain the knowledge and skills necessary for the fulfilment of design work in accordance with the principles of electrical engineering, structure, functioning and parameters of electrical systems.
5. Ability to independent search for professional information, analyse sources of information, conducting applied research in the field of electrical engineering.
6. Ability to conduct electrical engineering experiments and process the outcomes applying mathematical methods and computer equipment. Ability to provide practical conclusions for the outcomes.
7. Ability to understand the basic requirements for electrical engineering activities, the principles of organization, ethical, environmental and commercial considerations.
8. Ability to organize the operation of the electricity economy, plan the activities of the unit and manage employees, selecting and applying advanced technological and organizational tools and production equipment.
9. Ability to install, operate and modernize electric and automatic equipment, detecting and eliminating faults.
10. Ability to deal with engineering challenges independently or in the team, cooperate with the engineering community and general public.
11. Ability to understand the impact of decisions on the society and environment, comply with the rules of professional ethics and engineering activities, and be aware of the responsibility for the outcomes of the performance of electrical engineering.
12. Ability to understand the basic aspects of project management and business at engineering level and be aware of the importance of individualized lifelong learning.