Entry requirements

1. MA626E "Introduction to numerical analysis and machine learning", 10 credits
2. MT651E "Advanced Materials Characterisation", 10 credits
3. MT652E "Materials for Global Sustainablde Development", 5 credits

Main field

CTMAV Materials Science

Progression level in relation to degree requirements

The course is included in the main field of Materials Science and may be included in a Master’s degree in Materials Science (120 credits).

Course contents

The student works in project form with a materials science problem linked to a realistic technical or scientific application. The project may be carried out using experimental methods, such as small- and wide-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS/WAXS) or microscopy, and/or using computational modelling and simulation. The project work includes formulation of the problem, selection and justification of methods, analysis and interpretation of results, and establishing links between material structure and properties. Relevant aspects of sustainable development and resource efficiency shall be considered throughout the project work, for example in the choice of materials, methods and applications. The project group is jointly responsible for planning, implementation, documentation and presentation of the project, as well as reflection on the work process and learning.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge and understanding

In order to pass the course, the student must be able to:

1. Describe and explain an in-depth materials science problem, including relationships between material structure and properties, as well as relevant experimental and/or computational methods.

Skills and abilities

In order to pass the course, the student must be able to:

2. plan and carry out a materials science project in a group, in which a materials-related problem is formulated, investigated and analysed using experimental methods, computational modelling or a combination of these.

3. The student shall be able to select, justify and apply appropriate methods and tools and integrate previous and new knowledge in the analysis and interpretation of results, taking relevant aspects of sustainable development into account.

4. The student shall be able to report and discuss the project through a scientifically structured written report and an oral presentation, with clear presentation of method choices, results, uncertainties and conclusions, adapted to different target audiences.

Judgement and approach

In order to pass the course, the student must be able to:

5. critically review and evaluate materials science projects, including assessment of method choices, assumptions, limitations and the reliability of results, and reflect on the need for further knowledge development.

Learning activities

Lectures, project work in groups with supervision.

Assessment

Requirements for a Pass (UG)

• Project description, 1 credit (Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3)
• Project report, including presentation of individual contributions to the project, 3.5 credits (Learning outcomes 2, 3, 4, 5).
• Oral presentation, 0.5 credits (Learning outcomes 4, 5).

Course literature and other study materials

The student is expected to independently, or in consultation with a teacher or supervisor, search for, evaluate, and use relevant subject-specific, project-specific, and application-specific literature.

Course evaluation

Malmö University provides students who participate in, or who have completed a course, with the opportunity to express their opinions and describe their experiences of the course by completing a course evaluation administered by the University. The University will compile and summarise the results of course evaluations. The University will also inform participants of the results and any decisions relating to measures taken in response to the course evaluations. The results will be made available to the students (HF 1:14).

Interim rules

If a course is no longer offered, or has undergone significant changes, the students must be offered two opportunities for re-examination based on the syllabus that applied at the time of registration, for a period of one year after the changes have been implemented. The syllabus is a translation of a Swedish source text.

Additional information

If a student has a Learning support decision, the examiner has the right to provide the student with an adapted test, or to allow the student to take the exam in a different format. The syllabus is a translation of a Swedish source text.