Students develop a profound understanding of math, basic sciences, mechanical and electrical engineering (essential to automotive research and development), with which they are encourage to proactively seek multidisciplinary solutions. They also cover CAD, CAE, controls, digital logic, operating systems, and embedded systems required for developing core technologies behind future green and smart cars. Furthermore they take courses on self driven robots, software, communications, microprocessors, and automobile sensors to foster creative problem solving skills. Courses pertaining to their major have both lecture and lab components.