Programme objectives

Last edit: 02/05/2012
Approved: 02/05/2012

Beyond those objectives that are specified in the Higher Education Ordinance, a graduate of Master of Science in Materials Engineering at KTH will…

Knowledge and understanding

• Have a broad knowledge in Materials Engineering in order to be able to develop and  manufacture future materials based on metals, ceramics, polymers and cellulose materials

• Have deep knowledge within the area, through a knowledge built on a material scientific  foundation which consists of the relation between the materials’ description, structure, properties and usage. The scientific point-of-view should contain all length scales from the nano-meter level to the micrometer level to the component levels in the final product.

Skills and abilities

• have experimental skills which are trained in material synthesis and analysis, analytic abilities and  system thinking which are trained in material selection, and in design of new materials and processes

• have a full view with respect to material selection, development and usage based on an industrial  and ecological approach. It includes a system of thinking where function, performance, reliability and economy are weaved together with ecological aspects such as environmental stress, environmental cycle considerations, and availability.

• Have individual and professional skills such as language, leadership, project-management and  communication for work as an engineer in a leadership position or as a leader in a technically intensive company.

Ability to make judgments and adopt a standpoint

• have a good understanding that engineering-related problems, seen from a system perspective, are often complex, incompletely defined and sometimes contain contradictions

• Show an understanding of responsibility and ethics in relation to technical, ecological and societal activities.

The local degree ordinance of the Royal Institute of Technology can be found in the KTH Regulations intra.kth.se/regelverk