Material engineering is a progressive engineering field that educates engineers to understand the connections between chemical composition, structure, properties and material manufacturing technology. Within the study, attention is paid to metal, ceramic, polymer and composite materials, with the aim of preparing students for designing materials that optimally meet the prescribed construction requirements.

Material engineering gives its graduates a unique opportunity to master not only the relationships between material properties and production technology, but also the links between technology, material characteristics, material physics, reliability and functionality of components and structures.
The general theoretical basis is based on the knowledge of material sciences using physics and chemistry so that the student can solve theoretical problems in the field of materials engineering and has the basic knowledge necessary to understand ongoing material processes and methods of their study.
The general basis subjects are followed by specialized teaching, in which the graduate is introduced to the relationship between the technological and useful properties of materials and also to their structure, taking into account the changes caused mainly by their production and use. Attention is paid in particular to degradation processes, limit states of bodies and structures, lifetime prediction, materials for special use, etc. The student gets to know progressive technological processes. The specialized study also includes methods of non-destructive testing of materials and experimental methods of material study in micro and macro volume.
When solving diploma theses, students are directed either to the area of metal materials, ceramics, or plastics according to their interest or expected future practice. On this occasion, students will learn the basic principles of scientific work in the field of physical metallurgy and physics of non-metallic materials.

Field goals

The goal of the field is to educate highly qualified creative experts, using basic and applied scientific knowledge, for the requirements of the design and technological areas of engineering production.

Material specialists in design teams solve the issues of choosing optimal materials Material engineers design production procedures in all processing technologies (casting, forming, welding, heat treatment) in order to achieve the best useful properties of products.
Materials engineers measure and test material properties and characteristics in test facilities and laboratories (mechanical properties, chemical and phase composition, metallographic study of structure, defectoscopic tests, etc.). The programme graduates can work in research and development of new materials. Their task is to ensure a set of knowledge for material applications, the lack of which would severely limit the possibilities of further development of the technology.

Employment options

• material specialist in design teams,
• heat treatment technologist,
• worker in basic and applied research of materials and technologies,
• manager in the field of material testing and quality control,
• manager of technology departments,
• teacher of specialized subjects in secondary schools.

Possibilities of internships or stays abroad, foreign cooperation

Students can take advantage of study stays at cooperating universities and institutions, especially within the European Union.

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