Syllabus Content

Teaching is divided into modules and courses according to their training objectives in connection with the development of disciplinary skills (knowing) and professional (skills), in line with the objectives of the master's degree.

a) First semester (common)

A series of compulsory subjects are taught whose aim is to deepen in several aspects associated with materials engineering: to know, design, build, operate and manage materials. A total of 30 ECTS credits must be completed. These modules place the student in touch with the latest technologies and knowledge in the field of materials, facilitating application to real engineering situations. The content is as follows:

• Technical analysis and materials characterisation (microscopy, diffraction, spectroscopy, and mechanical testing techniques among others).
• Design, modelling and manufacture of the materials (numerical methods of calculation, modelling properties, macro -micro modelling, and modelling manufacturing processes).

This content is developed through subjects entailing between 3 and 6 ECTS credits.

Depending on their Bachelor's degree at the enrollement, students may be compelled to take an additional pre-requisite subject (3 ECTS) to ensure an homogeneous level of knowledge.

The following table provides more details about first semester subjects.

SUBJECTS OFFERED DURING THE FIRST (FALL) SEMESTER Compulsory subjets for all the itineraries						Top of page
Code	Subject	Details	ECTS	Coordinator	Type / Language	Itinerary
43000603	Microstructural Characterization		6	Raquel Gonzalez Arrabal raquel.gonzalez.arrabal@upm.es	Compulsory English	All
43000604	Properties of Materials		4.5	Elena Tejado Garrido relena.tejado@upm.es	Compulsory English	All
43000600	Advanced Manufacturing of Structural Materials		3	Andres Diaz Lantada andres.diazupm.es/td>	Compulsory English	All
43000601	Advanced Manufacturing of Functional Materials		3	Jimena Olivares Roza jimena.olivares@upm.es	Compulsory English	All
43000602	Modelling and Simulation in Materials Engineering		6	Javier Segurado javier.segurado@upm.es	Compulsory English	All
43000606	Materials for Energy		3	Javier Martinez Rodrigo javier.martinez@upm.es	Compulsory English	All
43000605	Biological Materials		4.5	Gustavo Plaza Baonza gustavo.plaza@upm.es	Compulsory English	All
PRE-REQUISITE SUBJECTS (FALL SEMESTER) Compulsory only for some students, depending on their access profile
43000644	Physics and Chemistry of Materials		3	Raquel Gonzalez Arrabal raquel.gonzalez@upm.es	Pre-requisite English	All
43000645	Mechanics of Materials		3	Alvaro Ridruejo Rodriguez alvaro.ridruejo@upm.es	Pre-requisite English	All

b) Second semester

Study of materials engineering requires a multidisciplinary and multi-purpose training, so that students may grasp the fundamentals and applications of materials in their major fields of action. Consequently, the master's degree is divided into two itineraries, which are relevant to specialisation.

In each itinerary, students must take a total of 27 ECTS compulsory credits.

However, to achieve the 30 ECTS required during the second semester, the students have to chose one subject (3 ECTS) among the compulsory subjects from the other itinerary. Students are recommended to check the timetables of the second semester for choosing such subject, since timetables do not guarantee that every subject from the other itinerary is compatible with the chosen itinerary.

• Itinerary A: Master in Materials Engineering, Structural Materials
• Itinerary B: Master in Materials Engineering, Functional Materials

SUBJECTS OFFERED DURING THE SECOND (SPRING) SEMESTER. These subjects depend on the itinerary.						Top of page
STRUCTURAL MATERIALS ITINERARY Compulsory for all students chosing this itinerary Students from the 'Functional Materials' itinerary must chose at least one of these subjects
Code	Subject	Details	ECTS	Coordinator	Type / Language	Itinerary
43000607	Structural Design		3	Carlos Daniel Gonzalez Martinez c.gonzalez@upm.es	Itinerary-compulsory English	STR
43000608	Impact Mechanics		3	Francisco Diaz-Rubio f.galvez@upm.es	Itinerary-compulsory English	STR
43000609	Structural Integrity		3	David A. Cendon Franco david.cendon.franco@upm.es	Itinerary-compulsory English	STR
43000610	Forensic Engineering		3	Nuria Martín Piris nuria.mpiris@upm.es	Itinerary-compulsory English	STR
43000611	Alloy Design and Advanced Physical Metallurgy		3	Daniel Barba Cancho daniel.barba@upm.es	Itinerary-compulsory English	STR
43000612	Nanocomposites and Nanostructured Hybrid Materials		3	Fco. Javier Llorca Martinez javier.llorca@upm.es	Itinerary-compulsory English	STR
43000613	Materials for Extreme Conditions		3	Elena Tejado Garrido elena.tejado@upm.es	Itinerary-compulsory English	STR
43000614	Polymers		3	Maria Victoria Alcazar Montero mariavictoria.alcazar@upm.es	Itinerary-compulsory English	STR
43000615	Introduction to Research in Materials Science and Engineering – Structural Materials		3	Jose Ygnacio Pastor jy.pastor@upm.es	Itinerary-compulsory English	STR

FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS ITINERARY Compulsory for all students chosing this itinerary Students from the 'Structural Materials' itinerary must chose at least one of these subjects
Code	Subject	Details	ECTS	Coordinator	Type / Language	Itinerary
43000616	Electrochemistry for Energy-related Applications		3	Fco. Javier Llorca Martinez javier.llorca@upm.es	Itinerary-compulsory English	FUNCT
43000617	Photovoltaic Materials and Devices		3	Alejandro Datas Medina a.datas@upm.es	Itinerary-compulsory English	FUNCT
43000618	Materials for Photonic Devices		3	Morten Andreas Geday morten.geday@upm.es	Itinerary-compulsory English	FUNCT
43000619	Nanoelectronics		3	Fernando Calle Gomez fernando.calle@upm.es	Itinerary-compulsory English	FUNCT
43000620	Solid-state Lighting		3	Miguel Angel Sanchez Garcia miguelangel.sanchez@upm.es	Itinerary-compulsory English	FUNCT
43000621	Metamaterials and Plasmonics		3	Adrian Hierro Cano adrian.hierro@upm.es	Itinerary-compulsory English	FUNCT
43000622	Future Magnetic Materials		3	Jose Luis Prieto joseluis.prieto@upm.es	Itinerary-compulsory English	FUNCT
43000623	Laboratory of Nanoelectronics		3	Jorge Pedros Ayala j.pedros@upm.es	Itinerary-compulsory English	FUNCT
43000624	Introduction to Research in Materials Science and Engineering – Functional Materials		3	Fernando Calle Gomez fernando.calle@upm.es	Itinerary-compulsory English	FUNCT

c) Master's thesis

The master's thesis will be done during the third semester, after completing the two modules of studies and will have 30 ECTS credits. It will seek the implementation and practice of the knowledge obtained throughout the drgree to solve a specific practical case, where the student makes full use of the skills (scientific, technological, and social) acquired. It can be done in companies or research centres either in Spain or in another country, and be written and presented in English or Spanish.

That work entails professional specialisation, targeting a product or service, science and technology, or the initiation in science, under the supervision of supervisor.

It will have the following objectives:

• Place the student in contact with real problems associated with materials engineering
• Plan and implement the skills set included in the objectives of the degree
• Show evidence of decision-making when facing a real problem

In order to do this, students will be required to develop a capacity to integrate their knowledge creatively, acquire skills in reporting, and show understanding to the organisation of an industrial process in relation to materials that respect the environment.