Program Overview

Erasmus Mundus Master's Degree in Advanced Materials Science and Engineering (AMASE)

Introduction

The Erasmus Mundus master's degree in Advanced Materials Science and Engineering (AMASE) provides an in-depth education in the field of materials science and engineering. This interdisciplinary area of knowledge includes the study of structures, properties, processing, and applications of metallic, ceramic, polymeric, and biological materials.

General Details

• Duration and start date: 2 academic years, 120 ECTS credits, starting in September
• Timetable and delivery: Mornings and afternoons, face-to-face
• Language of instruction: Check the language of instruction for each subject in the course guide in the curriculum
• Location: Barcelona East School of Engineering (EEBE)
• Official degree: Recorded in the Ministry of Education's degree register

Admission

• General requirements: Academic requirements for admission to master's degrees
• Places: 15
• Pre-enrolment: To enrol for an interuniversity master's degree coordinated by a university other than the UPC, you must enrol through the coordinating university: Universität des Saarlandes (Germany)

Curriculum

• The curriculum details are not available

Professional Opportunities

• Graduates of the Erasmus Mundus Master in Advanced Materials Science and Engineering (AMASE) will be internationally recognised experts in materials science and engineering
• Competencies:
  • Generic competencies: capacity for innovation and entrepreneurship, sustainability and social commitment, knowledge of a foreign language (preferably English), teamwork, and proper use of information resources
  • Specific competencies:
    • Design, develop, and select materials
    • Create and develop production and transformation processes
    • Carry out inspections and quality control of materials and production, transformation, and utilization processes
    • Evaluate the security, durability, and functional life of materials
    • Design, develop, and control recovery, re-use, and recycling processes for materials
    • Issue all kinds of expert reports on materials and processes
    • Carry out research and teaching in the areas mentioned

Quality Accreditation

• Check the degree's main quality indicators in the University Studies in Catalonia portal of the Catalan University Quality Assurance Agency

Organisation: Academic Calendar and Regulations

• European programme: Erasmus Mundus
• UPC school: Barcelona East School of Engineering (EEBE)
• Participating institutions:
  • Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
  • Institut Nationale Polytechnique de Lorraine (France)
  • Luleå Tekniska Universitet (Sweden)
  • Montanuniversität Leoben
  • Università degli Studi di Padova (Italy)
  • Universität des Saarlandes (Germany) - coordinating university
• Academic coordinator: Gemma Fargas