Note! No new admissions are made to this graduate school.
Director of Graduate Studies: Peter Krajnik
Web administration: Marcus Folino
Syllabus
(approved by the Pro-Vice-President on May 17, 2005. Ref. nr. C2005/604)
(revised November 15, 2008)
(revised January 7, 2013)
1 Description of the Subject and the Aims of Education
At Chalmers University of Technology, the subject of manufacturing
technology is defined as the mental and physical activities of planning
and execution of the manufacturing process in the engineering industry.
The development in materials technology, computer technology and
economics, coupled with knowledge about the requirements and demands of
manufacturing, are the cornerstones of the activities.
Research in manufacturing technology includes the fundaments of
plastic and cutting machining, functional surfaces and the automation of
the physical as well as the informational and the coordinating
functions.
The graduate education in manufacturing technology aims at
providing qualifications for research positions in the manufacturing
industry as well as in universities and research institutes. This
education is also appropriate for other positions in the development and
management of industry and education.
2 Stipulations of Competence and Requirements of Previous Knowledge
2.1 Stipulations of Competence
Masters of engineering, preferably from the Schools of Applied
Mechanics, Automatisation and Mechatronics, Electrical and Computer
Science, or Technology Management and Economics, fulfil the competence
requirements. Other masters of engineering, from domestic or foreign
universities, or persons with the equivalent previous knowledge, will be
examined individually, if needed.
2.2 Previous Knowledge
Depending on the educational background of the graduate student,
the previous knowledge is examined in order to determine if any
supplementary examination in relevant subjects may be necessary.
3 The Arrangement and Direction of the Education
The education is divided in two stages; the first one concludes
with the degree of licentiate, and the second terminates with the degree
of doctor. For more information, please refer to the Handbook for
graduate students , the general part.
4 Courses
The graduate student selects an appropriate combination of courses,
in consultation with the examiner. This selection will provide both
breadth and depth in the education.. Breadth is mainly achieved by the
participation in courses and seminars arranged by national research
schools or by the department. Depth is achieved by the specialisation in
a narrow field of study, such as machining, automation, simulation, or
functional surfaces. The practical direction of the subject accentuates
the importance of the graduate student's own research.
4.1 Compulsory Courses
Doctoral students admitted after September 1 2012 are required to
take 15 credit points from the area of Generic and Transferable Skills
during their post-graduate studies. Of these, 9 credit points are
mandatory for the licentiate degree and another 6 credit points for the
PhD degree.
In addition to the courses within Generic and Transferable
Skills, the student is also required to participate in an introduction
day for doctoral students (before the licentiate examination at the
latest). Further requirements are an oral popular science presentation
to be performed prior to the PhD thesis defence and a written popular
science presentation to be published on the back of the PhD thesis.
Additional
Common courses for graduate students of a national research schools or similar.
4.2 Optional courses
4.2.1 Guided Courses
- Finite element method in plastic machining, 7,5 higher education credits
(in Swedish; Finita elementmetoden inom plastisk bearbetning)
- Industrial engineering, 7,5 higher education credits
- Robot systems, 6 higher education credits
(in Swedish; Robotsystem)
- Short Course in Surface Roughness, 3 higher education credits
- Elementary course in work organization, 5 higher education credits
(in Swedish; Grundkurs i arbetsorganisation)
4.2.2 Literature Courses
- Trent: Metal Cutting, 7,5 higher education credits
- Hosford-Cad
- dell: Metal Forming, 7,5 higher education credits
- Whitehouse: Surface Methodology Handbook, 7,5 higher education credits
5 Research Work
Please refer to the Handbook for graduate students , the general part.
6 Demands for Degree
For the degree of licentiate, at least 120 higher education credits
are required. Of these, 30 higher education credits refer to courses,
and 90 higher education credits refer to the research project, to be
presented in a licentiate thesis.
For the degree of doctor, another 120 higher education credits are
required (i.e., in total 240 higher education credits). Of these, 30
higher education credits refer to courses and 90 higher education
credits refer to the research project, to be presented in a doctoral
dissertation.
7 Supervision
Please refer to the Handbook for graduate students , the general part.
8 Proficiency Test
The plan of the proficiency test is determined by the examiner.
Often, the proficiency test is an examination, which may or may not be
oral, or it may be a presentation at a seminar.