Program Overview

Course Overview

The course MH1030, Materials Design I, is a 7.5 credit course that introduces students to the field of materials and provides insight into their upcoming professional role. The course covers material design, choice of materials, and the relationships between structure and properties of different material groups, including metals, ceramics, polymers, and fiber-based materials.

Course Contents

The course is divided into two parts:

• Part 1: Introduction
  • Introduction to material design
  • Introduction to performance-characteristics-structure-production for engineering materials and functional materials
  • Lab exercise in material design
  • Introduction to choice of material
  • Lab exercise in choice of material
  • Introduction to material from an environmental and sustainability perspective
  • Lab exercise in materials from an environmental and sustainability perspective
• Part 2: Project Work
  • Information retrieval and referencing
  • Introduction to written and oral technical reporting
  • Project planning
  • Materials science project work in groups
  • Oral presentation of materials science project
  • Written reporting of materials science project

Intended Learning Outcomes

After passing the course, the student should be able to:

• Define, give an account of, and describe basic concepts in material design
• Define, give an account of, and describe basic concepts in choice of material
• Describe relationships between performance-characteristics-structure-production for engineering materials and functional materials
• Describe and discuss sustainable development in material design
• Search, retrieve, refer, and evaluate information from different sources
• Plan and carry out a project in groups and present it written and oral
• Apply and justify choices of material for simple applications/final products

Information per Course Offering

For the Autumn 2026 course offering, the following information applies:

• Course Location: KTH Campus
• Duration: 24 August 2026 - 11 January 2027
• Periods: Autumn 2026: P2 (3 hp), P1 (4.5 hp)
• Pace of Study: 25%
• Application Code: 10862
• Form of Study: Normal Daytime
• Language of Instruction: Swedish
• Target Group: Open for application for CMATD1. Elective for all programs, provided that the course can be included in the program.

Examination and Completion

• Grading Scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
• Examination:
  • LAB1 - Laboratory work, 3.0 credits, grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
  • PRO1 - Project, 4.5 credits, grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
• Examiner: Mikael Ersson

Literature and Preparations

• Specific Prerequisites: General entry requirements to higher education in Sweden
• Literature: Information about course literature can be found in the course memo for the course offering or in the course room in Canvas.

Further Information

• Course Room in Canvas: Registered students find further information about the implementation of the course in the course room in Canvas.
• Offered by: ITM/Materials Science and Engineering
• Main Field of Study: Technology
• Education Cycle: First cycle