Modern Materials Design and Application

Modern Materials Design and Application (MMDA) master’s degree program is an educational offer dedicated to graduate students with general background in materials science including materials physics, chemistry, and engineering. The coursework program of MMDA allows students to grow adept in the knowledge and skills of advanced materials and processing technologies. The programme encompasses lecture, seminar, project, and laboratory classes focused on the designing processes and materials, application of modern synthesis and processing techniques including plastic working, heat treatment, powder metallurgy and other advanced technologies featured for modern materials science. Courses and activities are aimed into better understanding structure-property-performance-application relationship and to give students an expertise in evaluating, designing, improving and fabrication of unique materials based on non-ferrous metals and alloys. Curriculum of MMDA introduces also courses allowing students to develop communication and presentation skills, entrepreneurial initiatives, teamwork, and leadership skills as well as socio-economic competencies.

Mentor of the field of study: dr hab. inż. Anna Kula, prof. AGH

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Study programme determined by Resolution No. 41/2022 of the AGH UST Senate of 30 March 2022

Summer semester, 2022/2023

First semester allows for students to acquire fundamental and advanced knowledge in the field of materials science and engineering of non-ferrous metals, alloys, and composites. In-depth knowledge on materials characterization and process automation is available for students within the framework of elective courses.

Subject	Number of hours	ECTS points	Form of verification
Innovative sintered materials and composites	Lecture: 30 Laboratory classes: 30 Seminars: 15	5	Exam	O
Product Quality Management	Lecture: 30 Project classes: 30	4	Exam	O
Advances in non-ferrous metals science	Lecture: 30 Conversation seminar: 15 Seminars: 30	5	Exam	O
Fundamentals on non-ferrous metals engineering	Lecture: 30 Laboratory classes: 15 Project classes: 30	5	Exam	O
I Elective courses - Characterization of materials and process automation, semester I	Total number of contact hours: 90	6	Assessment	O
The student chooses 2 courses for 6 ECTS points from the group of elective courses: Characterization of materials and process automation
Chemistry for materials science	Lecture: 15 Project classes: 30	3	Assessment	W
Physicochemistry of nano-structural surface layers	Lecture: 15 Project classes: 30	3	Assessment	W
Texture development in metals	Lecture: 15 Laboratory classes: 30	3	Assessment	W
Automation of experiments and analysis of results in materials science	Lecture: 15 Project classes: 30	3	Assessment	W
II Elective courses - subjects in the areas of humanities and social sciences (second-cycle studies)	Total number of contact hours: 75	5	Assessment	O
The student chooses courses for 5 ECTS points from the University's Elective Courses Base
Subjects in the areas of humanities and social sciences	Total number of contact hours: 75	5	Assessment	W
Sum	450	30

Winter semester, 2023/2024

Second semester allows for students to acquire knowledge about the processing and technology innovations as well as modern materials for the medical, automotive, aerospace and energy applications.

Subject	Number of hours	ECTS points	Form of verification
Light metals and alloys	Lecture: 30 Laboratory classes: 15 Seminars: 30	5	Exam	O
High pressures in material technologies	Lecture: 30 Seminars: 30	4	Exam	O
Modern methods for the separation and purification of metals	Lecture: 30 Laboratory classes: 15 Project classes: 30	5	Exam	O
Modern processing of non-ferrous metals	Lecture: 30 Laboratory classes: 15 Project classes: 15	4	Exam	O
Modern techniques for metal analysis	Lecture: 15 Laboratory classes: 30 Project classes: 15	4	Exam	O
III Elective courses - Materials and processing innovations, semester II	Total number of contact hours: 90	6	Assessment	O
The student chooses 2 courses for 6 ECTS points from the group of elective courses: Materials and processing innovations
Welding and joining processes	Lecture: 15 Laboratory classes: 15 Project classes: 15	3	Assessment	W
Materials and technologies in the automotive and aviation industry	Lecture: 15 Project classes: 15 Conversation seminar: 15	3	Assessment	W
Technologies in the cable industry	Lecture: 15 Project classes: 30	3	Assessment	W
Materials for medical applications	Lecture: 15 Conversation seminar: 15 Seminars: 15	3	Assessment	W
IV Elective courses - Technical Foreign Language (level B2+), semester II	Foreign language classes: 30	2	Exam	O
The student chooses one module - a Technical Foreign Language (level B2+) course for 2 ECTS points
Technical Foreign Language B2+	Foreign language classes: 30	2	Exam	W
Sum	450	30

Summer semester, 2023/2024

Third semester provides to students with the knowledge related to functional and structural materials including nanomaterials, advanced composites, materials inspired by nature and surface coatings. Students are also involved in the research work leading to master thesis and diploma.

Subject	Number of hours	ECTS points	Form of verification
Diploma Thesis	Diploma Thesis: 0	20	Assessment	O
Diploma Seminar	Seminars: 30	2	Assessment	O
V Elective courses - Advanced functional materials, semester III	Total number of contact hours: 120	8	Assessment	O
The student chooses 2 courses for 8 ECTS points from the group of elective courses: Advanced functional materials
Nanomaterials	Lecture: 15 Conversation seminar: 15 Seminars: 30	4	Assessment	W
Modern surface engineering	Lecture: 15 Laboratory classes: 15 Project classes: 30	4	Assessment	W
Modeling of structure and strength evolution during plastic deformation of metals	Lecture: 30 Laboratory classes: 15 Project classes: 15	4	Assessment	W
Materials inspired by nature	Lecture: 15 Project classes: 30 Conversation seminar: 15	4	Assessment	W
Micromechanics of composite materials	Lecture: 30 Conversation seminar: 15 Seminars: 15	4	Assessment	W
Sum	150	30