Materials Engineering

The study program will enable the graduate to acquire deep professional and methodological knowledge in the specialized area of the study field Mechanical Engineering, dedicated to common and advanced
metallic, non-metallic and hybrid materials intended for structural and functional applications. In the field of knowledge, the graduate is expected to understand the connections between the chemical composition, structure and technically important properties of materials, in connection with processing operations such as forming, thermal and chemical-thermal treatment, welding, surface treatments, and nanotechnologies. He will also acquire knowledge and skills in the methods and procedures of sophisticated structural and phase analyses used in the identification of materials and assessment of their quality in the areas of their development, research and innovation. He will be able to evaluate new information and knowledge with understanding, integrate them and use them in the applications of materials and their processing technologies in mechanical engineering, and especially in the field of materials engineering.

The aim of education within this study program is for the graduate to acquire deep professional and methodological knowledge in the specialized area of the study field Mechanical Engineering dedicated to metallic, non-metallic and hybrid materials intended for structural and functional applications. He will become familiar with the connections between the chemical composition, structure and technically important properties of the aforementioned materials in detail. The graduate will have adequate
knowledge of the materials physics, phase transformations, as well as structural and chemical changes in materials, induced by production and processing operations of both standard and advanced nature, appropriate to his study efforts. According to his own choice, he can also acquire engineering knowledge in the field of selection, design and exploitation of materials, know and understand the theories of mechanical, physical and chemical degradation of the structure and properties of materials and their limit states. He will have knowledge about various advanced materials, products and modern technologies for their production and processing, modern materials for energetics (batteries, nuclear energy) and, if selected, also about nanomaterials and nanotechnologies, modern composite and ceramic materials, various forming  technologies, simulations and modelling of technological processes, but also about the possibilities of quality management and automation of the production and processing of materials and their products. He will have an overview of common and exact methods of structural and phase analysis that are used in the identification of materials in development, science and research. He is expected to actively acquire new information and use it in his material-technological or research-oriented profession. He will be able to creatively solve professional problems related to technical materials in the field of mechanical engineering, but also with materials from other engineering fields. He should be able to design and coordinate extensive material-oriented solutions in the field, as well as to make independent and responsible decisions about them. He will be able to formulate and present information about the procedures and results of solving tasks in professional communication with experts and in a foreign language. He will be prepared to take responsibility for his decisions and activities, while being able to innovatively and effectively perform work tasks as an individual, member or team leader.

The graduate knows and thoroughly understands the connections and relationships between the chemical composition, structure and technically important properties of metallic, non-metallic and hybrid materials for structural and functional applications. He uses the acquired knowledge to solve problems of production and processing of various materials in the field Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgy and other areas of technology. He knows the basic theories of physics and phase transformations in various types of materials and quantifies their impact on the management of production processes of materials and their products. He is familiar with both common and advanced technologies for the production of materials and their products and can manage them professionally. Depending on the chosen focus, he also knows the principles of production of nanomaterials, modern materials for energetics, composite and ceramic materials, simulation and modelling of material phenomena and characteristics, or he also knows the principles of quality management and automation of production and processing of materials and their products. Based on the acquired knowledge, he chooses suitable material solutions and processes for the production of semi-finished products and final products for classical and modern applications in various areas of technology. Using the engineering approach adopted during the studies, the graduate will be able to identify the extent of mechanical and corrosion degradation of materials, their limit states and predict the residual lifetime of material structures. The graduate will be able to carry out sample preparation and their own structural and phase analysis of materials using light and electron microscopy, diffraction and other modern analytical methodologies used in materials research and development. He will be able to quantify various mechanical and functional properties of materials using appropriate diagnostic and analytical tests. He will actively acquire new information and knowledge from available professional and scientific sources and use them in the design and management of extensive material solutions in mechanical engineering and in the field of materials engineering. He will innovatively find and formulate their own solutions to problems and work tasks in the field of mechanical engineering and present them to the professional public, including in a foreign language.

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