Master's degree in Advanced Materials Science and Engineering
Barcelona East School of Engineering (EEBE)
The master’s degree in Advanced Materials Science and Engineering (master's degree website) provides an in-depth education in the field of materials science and engineering, an interdisciplinary area of knowledge that includes the study of structures, properties, processing and applications of metallic, ceramic, polymeric and biological materials. It covers traditional structural materials, functional materials, nanomaterials and biomaterials.
- Duration and start date
- Two academic years, 120 ECTS credits. Starting September
- Timetable and delivery
- Afternoons. Face-to-face
- Fees and grants
- Approximate fees for the master’s degree, excluding other costs (does not include non-teaching academic fees and issuing of the degree certificate):
€3,320 (€12,662 for non-EU residents).
More information about fees and payment options
More information about grants and loans - Language of instruction
Check the language of instruction for each subject in the course guide in the curriculum.
Information on language use in the classroom and students’ language rights.
- Location
- Official degree
- Recorded in the Ministry of Education's degree register
- General requirements
- Academic requirements for admission to master's degrees
- Specific requirements
The most appropriate educational profile for successful completion of this master's degree is to have a scientific or technical university qualification equivalent to 180 credits and more than 60 credits in the following subject areas: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Physics and Chemistry, Mechanics, Materials Science and English.
English level B2 and Spanish level B2 are required (foreign students). Documents to submit for enrolment- Places
- 30
- Pre-enrolment
- Pre-enrolment period open.
Expected deadline: 24/06/2024.
How to pre-enrol - Enrolment
- How to enrol
- Legalisation of foreign documents
- All documents issued in non-EU countries must be legalised and bear the corresponding apostille.
First semester
Second semester
- Biomedical Materials 6
- Composite Technology 6
- Material Bonding Technology 6
- Materials with Applications in Transport and Energy 6
- Modern Manufacture of Metallic Materials 6
- New Challenges in Additivation and Degradation of Plastic Materials 6
- Structural Integrity and Failure Analysis 6
- Technology Innovation 1 6
Third semester
Fourth semester
- Master's Thesis 30
- CompulsoryECTS
- OptionalECTS
- ProjectECTS
Professional opportunities
- Professional opportunities
Graduates of this master’s degree course will be experts who are able to:
- Work in their professional area in companies in various industrial sectors (transport industries, mechanics, chemistry, manufacturing, paper, textiles, electronics, food and beverages, pharmaceuticals, healthcare and construction), in areas related to materials design, production, transformation and control, in addition to management and services related to materials, the environment and the sustainable use of materials (professional profile).
- Complete a doctorate in Materials Science and Engineering (research profile).
- Competencies
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Generic competencies
Generic competencies are the skills that graduates acquire regardless of the specific course or field of study. The generic competencies established by the UPC are 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
On completion of the course, students will be able to:- Design, develop and select materials.
- Create and develop production and transformation processes.
- Carry out inspections and quality control of materials and production, and 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.
- Bachelor's degree EEBE (Biomedical, Electrial, Industrial Electronic and Automatic Control, Energy, Mechanical, Materials, Chemical) / Bs. C. Ecole Centrale + Master's degree EEBE (Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, Master in Interdisciplinary and Innovative Engineering, Chemical Engineering) (Ecole Centrale Lille - Centrale de Lyon - Ecole Centrale Marseille - Ecole Centrale de Nantes - CentraleSupélec - Francia).
Further information
- UPC school
- Barcelona East School of Engineering (EEBE)
- Academic coordinator
- Jéssica Calvo Muñoz
- Academic calendar
- General academic calendar for bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees courses
- Academic regulations
- Academic regulations for master's degree courses at the UPC
Pre-enrolment
Pre-enrolment for this master’s degree is currently closed.
Use the “Request information” form to ask for information on upcoming pre-enrolment periods.