Master of Science in Sustainable Materials Engineering
In this Master's programme you acquire thorough knowledge about the production and recycling processes and the structure-performance relationships of materials. The programme covers a spectrum of materials, ranging from metals and polymers, to textiles and composites. Sustainability aspects are incorporated throughout the programme, for example through developing circular production processing, increasing energy efficiency and material innovation. Graduates are in high demand in the industry, public service and scientific research
EUR-ACE® Master (EURopean ACcredited Engineering Master)
The EUR-ACE label was accredited to this programme by the Commission des titres d’ingénieur (CTI), under the auspices of the European Network for Accreditation of Engineering Education (ENAEE).
EUR-ACE® is a framework and accreditation system that provides a set of standards that identifies high-quality engineering degree programmes in Europe and abroad.
Open Days
Each spring there is a Graduation Fair. It consists of a job fair (with more than 200 different companies) and a postgrad/master fair.
For some programmes, there is a specific Open Day. If this is the case, you will find the date here (at the latest Feb 15th).
Admission for students holding a Flemish degree
- Immediate Admission
- programme new structure
- Bachelor in de ingenieurswetenschappen, afstudeerrichting: chemie en materialen
- Bachelor in de ingenieurswetenschappen, afstudeerrichting: chemische technologie
- Bachelor in de ingenieurswetenschappen, afstudeerrichting: chemische technologie en materiaalkunde
- Bachelor in de ingenieurswetenschappen, afstudeerrichting: materiaalkunde
- Bachelor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: chemische technologie en materiaalkunde
- Master in de ingenieurswetenschappen: bouwkunde
- Master in de ingenieurswetenschappen: chemische technologie
- Master in de ingenieurswetenschappen: toegepaste natuurkunde
- Master in de ingenieurswetenschappen: werktuigkunde-elektrotechniek, afstudeerrichting: mechanische constructie
- Master in de ingenieurswetenschappen: werktuigkunde-elektrotechniek, afstudeerrichting: mechanische energietechniek
- Master of Chemical Engineering
- Master of Civil Engineering
- Master of Electromechanical Engineering, afstudeerrichting: Mechanical Construction
- Master of Electromechanical Engineering, afstudeerrichting: Mechanical Energy Engineering
- Master of Engineering Physics
- programme old structure
- Burgerlijk bouwkundig ingenieur
- Burgerlijk natuurkundig ingenieur
- Burgerlijk scheikundig ingenieur
- programme new structure
- Upon Approval by the Faculty: Immediate Admission
- programme new structure
- Bachelor in de ingenieurswetenschappen, afstudeerrichting: elektrotechniek nevenrichting: materiaalkunde
- Bachelor in de ingenieurswetenschappen, afstudeerrichting: geotechniek en mijnbouwkunde nevenrichting: materiaalkunde
- programme old structure
- Burgerlijk werktuigkundig-elektrotechnisch ingenieur op voorwaarde dat uit het diplomasupplement blijkt dat de student een zwaartepunt mechanica gevolgd heeft.
- programme new structure
- Admission Subject to Passing a Preparatory Course
- MIN 39 SP - MAX 90 SP
- Bachelor in de bio-industriële wetenschappen (Voorbereidingsprogramma tot Master of Science in de ingenieurswetenschappen: materiaalkunde en tot Master of Science in Sustainable Materials Engineering)
- Bachelor in de bio-ingenieurswetenschappen (Voorbereidingsprogramma tot Master of Science in de ingenieurswetenschappen: materiaalkunde en tot Master of Science in Sustainable Materials Engineering)
- Bachelor in de biochemie en de biotechnologie (Voorbereidingsprogramma tot Master of Science in de ingenieurswetenschappen: materiaalkunde en tot Master of Science in Sustainable Materials Engineering)
- Bachelor in de chemie (Voorbereidingsprogramma tot Master of Science in de ingenieurswetenschappen: materiaalkunde en tot Master of Science in Sustainable Materials Engineering)
- Bachelor in de fysica (Voorbereidingsprogramma tot Master of Science in de ingenieurswetenschappen: materiaalkunde en tot Master of Science in Sustainable Materials Engineering)
- Bachelor in de fysica en de sterrenkunde (Voorbereidingsprogramma tot Master of Science in de ingenieurswetenschappen: materiaalkunde en tot Master of Science in Sustainable Materials Engineering)
- Bachelor in de industriële wetenschappen, afstudeerrichting: chemie (Voorbereidingsprogramma tot Master of Science in de ingenieurswetenschappen: materiaalkunde en tot Master of Science in Sustainable Materials Engineering)
- Bachelor in de industriële wetenschappen, afstudeerrichting: elektromechanica (Voorbereidingsprogramma tot Master of Science in de ingenieurswetenschappen: materiaalkunde en tot Master of Science in Sustainable Materials Engineering)
- Bachelor in de industriële wetenschappen: chemie (Voorbereidingsprogramma tot Master of Science in de ingenieurswetenschappen: materiaalkunde en tot Master of Science in Sustainable Materials Engineering)
- Bachelor in de industriële wetenschappen: elektromechanica (Voorbereidingsprogramma tot Master of Science in de ingenieurswetenschappen: materiaalkunde en tot Master of Science in Sustainable Materials Engineering)
- Bachelor in de industriële wetenschappen: kunststofverwerking (Voorbereidingsprogramma tot Master of Science in de ingenieurswetenschappen: materiaalkunde en tot Master of Science in Sustainable Materials Engineering)
- Bachelor in de industriële wetenschappen: textieltechnologie (Voorbereidingsprogramma tot Master of Science in de ingenieurswetenschappen: materiaalkunde en tot Master of Science in Sustainable Materials Engineering)
- Bachelor in de ingenieurswetenschappen (KMS) (Voorbereidingsprogramma tot Master of Science in de ingenieurswetenschappen: materiaalkunde en tot Master of Science in Sustainable Materials Engineering)
- Bachelor in de wiskunde (Voorbereidingsprogramma tot Master of Science in de ingenieurswetenschappen: materiaalkunde en tot Master of Science in Sustainable Materials Engineering)
- Bachelor of Engineering Technology, afstudeerrichting: Chemical Engineering (Voorbereidingsprogramma tot Master of Science in de ingenieurswetenschappen: materiaalkunde en tot Master of Science in Sustainable Materials Engineering)
- Bachelor of Engineering Technology, afstudeerrichting: Electromechanical Engineering (Voorbereidingsprogramma tot Master of Science in de ingenieurswetenschappen: materiaalkunde en tot Master of Science in Sustainable Materials Engineering)
- Een diploma van een opleiding 'Bachelor of Science in de ingenieurswetenschappen' (met inbegrip van 'architectuur') (Voorbereidingsprogramma tot Master of Science in de ingenieurswetenschappen: materiaalkunde en tot Master of Science in Sustainable Materials Engineering)
- Master in de industriële wetenschappen: industrieel ontwerpen (Voorbereidingsprogramma tot Master of Science in de ingenieurswetenschappen: materiaalkunde en tot Master of Science in Sustainable Materials Engineering)
- MIN 39 SP - MAX 90 SP
- Admission to Adapted 'Bridging Programmes' for Holders of a Related Master's Degree
- programme new structure
- Master in de chemie
- Master in de fysica
- Master in de fysica en de sterrenkunde
- Master in de industriële wetenschappen: chemie
- Master in de industriële wetenschappen: elektromechanica
- Master in de industriële wetenschappen: textieltechnologie
- Master in de nanowetenschappen en de nanotechnologie
- Master in de nanowetenschappen, nanotechnologie en nano-engineering
- Master in de welding engineering
- Master of Chemical Engineering Technology
- Master of Chemistry
- Master of Electromechanical Engineering Technology
- Master of Nuclear Engineering
- Master of Physics
- Master of Welding Engineering
- programme old structure
- Industrieel ingenieur in chemie
- Industrieel ingenieur in elektromechanica
- Industrieel ingenieur in textiel
- Licentiaat in de natuurkunde
- Licentiaat in de scheikunde
- programme new structure
Admission for Students holding a Non-Flemish Degree
Students who wish to enrol for the Master of Science in Sustainable Materials Engineering can enter the programme without any prerequisites if they hold the following diploma: an academic diploma of Bachelor (or Master) of Science in Engineering (university level, minimum of three years), with the main subject in Chemical Engineering and/or Materials Science and/or Civil Engineering and/or Engineering Physics and/or Electromechanical Engineering, or an equivalent to this.
Admission can only be granted after an individual application procedure. The Study Programme Committee will make the final decision whether to accept the application or not. The Study Programme Committee can decide that students need to follow a preparatory course or an individual master’s programme, for instance for students who hold another diploma of Bachelor or Master.
Important: Students who wish to enrol must add the result of a GRE test to their application, more specifically the result of the Quantitative Reasoning of the General Test. The GRE test result will be assessed using the faculty’s grading scale.
Information on admission requirements and the administrative procedure for admission on the basis of a diploma obtained abroad, can be found on the following page: www.ugent.be/prospect/en/administration/enrolment-or-registration.
Language requirements
The language requirements for this study programme can be found on: www.ugent.be/languagerequirements
Flexible trajectories
Flexible trajectories refers to alternative ways of following our courses. It might mean that a course can be spread in time as to allow the combination of work and studying, or that students with special needs get the support they need to allow a successful study career.
An international experience
Going abroad with Erasmus is wide-spread and well-known. But getting an international experience is possible in many different ways.