Materials Science and Technology | Master of Science in Technology

The programme provides you with solid knowledge about materials from the viewpoint of present-day research and practice. You can apply what you learn to other related areas in mechanical engineering, such as sustainable manufacturing technologies and construction engineering.

The studies consist of materials science and its sub-areas, such as advanced metallic materials, ceramics, carbon-based materials, polymers and biopolymers and minerals. The size effect of the materials on structure (macro/micro/nano) is taken into consideration.

Resource- and energy-efficient ways of processing materials are also in focus in different study modules. Special attention is paid to mixed materials manufactured with processes such as composite manufacturing, additive manufacturing and welding.

This Master's programme is a unique in Finland, combining knowledge of and working methods in materials science and production engineering. It emphasises a combination of material knowledge and engineering qualifications through project courses in which you apply your knowledge to practice. Projects are carried out in close cooperation with Finnish and global industries.

What will you learn in the programme? 

As a graduate of this programme, you will understand the importance of material selection and the solutions that production technology requires in the multi-disciplinary design process of products. You will understand how to analyse and integrate the aspects of reliability, manufacturability and material selection of structures or machine elements dealing with metallic, composite, nano, hybrid and adaptive materials.

You will:

• learn to model metallic and composite materials;
• learn to use modelling tools to predict process–microstructure–properties–performance relations of metallic and composite materials in different engineering applications;
• understand how material selection influences product design;
• be able to define concepts and entities related to high-performance products and use nano and hybrid materials to their best advantage.
• understand the basic concepts of the circular economy, materials flow (raw materials, processing, manufacturing until end-of-life recycling and re-usage), and drivers for change.