Master's programme in Macromolecular Materials
Master programme Macromolecular Materials provides you with the tools to develop future materials for advanced health care, energy production, green packaging, surface coatings and many other applications.
Career prospects
Carrier opportunities for students from this program are broad and international. The programme is closely related to for Sweden important industries such as paper and forest industry, plastic industry, medical technical industry and packaging industry. Material expertise is also needed in plenty of other sectors from transport industry to coatings industry and electronics. The program provides an excellent base for wide range of position in industry, small businesses, consulting firms, government agencies, research institutes and universities as well as for further studies as PhD student. The need for engineers with material knowledge is expected to be large in the future.
Programme outline
During the programme you will learn of design, synthesis, characterization, production and development of polymer and fiber-based materials. The material group includes plastics, rubber, composites, paper, wood and other biological materials. You will learn to handle questions like the choice of raw materials (renewable versus fossil) and the choice of production processes, material combinations and manufacturing methods to achieve the desired characteristics in the finished product. Great emphasis is placed on environmental issues, such as environmentally friendly material production and development of sustainable materials.
The program provides a solid base in the chemistry and physics of the organic materials at the same time as the connection to real-life applications is emphasized. A broad range of courses allows you to customize your own direction. The program gives you excellent laboratory skills and is closely linked to the research at the Department of Fibre and Polymer Technology. Skills such as problem solving and project work are trained in many of the courses, as well as oral and written presentations.
Master thesis is usually done at KTH or in a company, in collaboration with KTH. Good opportunities are also available to read part of the programme or to do the master thesis abroad.
Degree project
The Degree project is worth 30 ECTS. The thesis topic may be chosen from a list of available thesis projects at the School of Chemical Science and Engineering .
