Specialisations / Electives

CoSEM students choose 10 EC of Track Electives and 15 EC of Free Electives.

For the Track Electives, see the list of Recommended Track Electives. Sample sets of Free Electives can be found below, under Model Packages. You can enter your choices via My Study Planning. The relevant track coordinator checks the Track Electives.

Track coordinators:

• Energy (E): Lydia Stougie
• Information & Communication (I&C): Sepinoud Azimi Rashti
• Transport & Logistics (T&L): Jan Anne Annema

After approval by the track coordinator your application will be sent to the Board of Examiners for approval. Please note that your the application process may take 40 working days. The approved form is then sent to the student administration for processing in OSIRIS. 

TPM offers many electives you can choose from, but there are also many opportunities outside our faculty. Some faculties require enrolment in courses; check the digital study guide in time. For more information see: registration for courses.

For students who started the programme in 2023:

EPA and MOT students choose 20 ec of elective courses.

You can select the Electives via My Study Planning. Your application will be sent to the Board of Examiners for approval. Please note that the application process may take 40 working days. The approved form is then sent to the student administration for processing in OSIRIS. TPM offers many electives you can choose from, but there are also many opportunities outside our faculty. Some faculties require enrolment in courses; check the digital study guide in time. For more information see: registration for courses.

For students who started the programme in 2022 or earlier:

EPA and MOT students choose a Specialisation of 15 EC and 10 EC of Elective courses.

You can select the EPA or MOT Specialisation Package and Electives via My Study Planning. Your application will be sent to the Board of Examiners for approval. Please note that the application process may take 40 working days. The approved form is then sent to the student administration for processing in OSIRIS. TPM offers many electives you can choose from, but there are also many opportunities outside our faculty. Some faculties require enrolment in courses; check the digital study guide in time. For more information see: registration for courses.

For February-starters in most cases it is not possible to schedule a model master specialisation/electives packages. These students have to compose a free master specialisation/electives package, which has to be approved of by the Board of Examiners. Here you find an overview of the electives (BSc and MSc) offered by our faculty.

• no Bachelor courses
• no language courses
• no skill courses
• no significant overlap (in terms of content with any other unit already included in your study programme)

NOTE: In case your already approved set of courses changes you'll have to fill out a new application in My Study Planning and have it approved again!

In most cases it is not possible to schedule a model master specialisation/electives packages. These students have to compose a free master specialisation/electives package, which has to be approved of by the Board of Examiners. 

For a first impression of doing a graduation project abroad, have a look at the Study Abroad pages on the TPM Student Portal.