The course consists of six lectures, a 120h project, one seminar at KTH and the seminar at NTNU in Norway.
MH2450 International Seminar in Material Processes 6.0 credits
This course provides an overview of scientific communication skills and project management. Students will get the chance to practice their new communication and project management skills in a short project that runs throughout the autumn semester. Students will present the outcomes of their project at an international seminar together with students from NTNU in Trondheim, Norway and University of Oulu, Finland. The project will be communicated in an oral presentation, a poster and a written report.
In 2025, the semianr shall be held in Trondheim, Norway on 19-20 November. Final details about location shall be sent out later. If participating in the seminar is likely to pose a problem for you, please contact the course leader before registering for the course (or as early as possible during the course, if teh problem arises after the course start)
Information per course offering
Information for Autumn 2025 Start 25 Aug 2025 programme students
- Course location
KTH Campus
- Duration
- 25 Aug 2025 - 12 Jan 2026
- Periods
Autumn 2025: P2 (4 hp), P1 (2 hp)
- Pace of study
17%
- Application code
50026
- Form of study
Normal Daytime
- Language of instruction
English
- Course memo
- Number of places
Min: 10
- Target group
- Open for application for TTMVM2. Elective for all programs as long as it can be included in your programme.
- Planned modular schedule
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Contact
Course syllabus as PDF
Please note: all information from the Course syllabus is available on this page in an accessible format.
Course syllabus MH2450 (Autumn 2019–)Headings with content from the Course syllabus MH2450 (Autumn 2019–) are denoted with an asterisk ( )
Content and learning outcomes
Course disposition
Course contents
The course consists of a major project aiming to provide a deepened understanding of Materials Science and Process Design together with training in general engineering abilities.
The different projects should deal with problems within Science and Process Design, integrating technical aspects and society’s demands as to laws and regulations, ethics, economy and environment.
The course responsible provides suitable projects and a special supervisor is assigned to each project. It is possible to suggest projects, but a KTH supervisor is always assigned.
The work is done individually or in groups of 2-3 participants.
The project should contain the following parts
- Project planning
- Project meetings, possibly with the supervisor (about 1 h/week)
- A literature survey
- Performing experiments, calculations and similar
- Analysis and conclusions
- Written report
- Oral presentation
Intended learning outcomes
After the course the student should be able to:
- Plan and manage a technical project
- Writing a scientific report within a specific area of materials and process design
- Present a scientific report writing and orally in national and international seminars
- Oppose on presentations of the corresponding scientific reports
- Relate to and discuss society's expectations concerning ethics, economy and environment
Literature and preparations
Specific prerequisites
A sound knowledge of Materials science and engineering
Recommended prerequisites
None.
Literature
Litteraturstudie.
Examination and completion
Grading scale
A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
Examination
- PROA - Project, 6.0 credits, grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.
The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.
If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.
Other requirements for final grade
The student must:
- Make an oral presentation at the final seminar (in English)
- Orally oppose a project at the final seminar (in English)
And submit:
- A problem formulation report including the results of the literary survey (in English)
- A final report (in English)
Examiner
Ethical approach
- All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
- In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
- In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.
Further information
Course room in Canvas
Registered students find further information about the implementation of the course in the course room in Canvas. A link to the course room can be found under the tab Studies in the Personal menu at the start of the course.
Offered by
Main field of study
Materials Science, Materials Science and Engineering
Education cycle
Second cycle
Supplementary information
None.