Overview
- Educational areaMechanical Engineering
- DegreeMaster of Science, MSc
- LanguageEnglish
- Duration2 years
- Rate of studyFull-time, 100 %
- Instructional timeDaytime
Important dates
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Summary
As manufacturing becomes more digitised and automated, production engineers have a vital role to play in ensuring these processes contribute to a more sustainable future. Develop the technical and organisational skills to analyse and improve complex, modern production systems and embrace the potential of new technologies within them. You will be prepared for roles across the full spectrum of production engineering, manufacturing and industrial digitalisation in many high-tech industries.
Specialisations
Programme description
Production engineering is a rapidly evolving field, with innovative new technological possibilities and growing societal demands for sustainability and resilience.
Therefore, there is a growing need for new production engineers who can combine technical depth with systems-level thinking, to create efficient, sustainable, and competitive manufacturing operations. This programme will prepare you to lead that work.
The education is heavily project-based, giving you the chance to apply your technical knowledge to real practical contexts, as well as develop skills in communication, project management, and collaboration. The programme also emphasises the importance of people within manufacturing, including leadership and change management.
You will explore how AI, automation, robotics, and simulation are changing industries, and investigate how humans and technology can work seamlessly together. Additional themes throughout include engineering ethics, professional responsibility, sustainability and circularity.
The early stages of the master’s in Production Engineering are focused on the fundamentals in systems, management, quality and reliability, and sustainability. You will understand how these are applied across the entire production process. Later, you will have the chance to branch into more specialised areas, allowing you to follow the path that most interests you. If you would like to choose your own courses without choosing a specialisation, the study structure is designed with flexibility in mind, with various combinations of courses available.
Chalmers has extensive connections with external partners in the Gothenburg region including firms like Volvo, SKF, ABB, GKN Aerospace and many more. This ensures courses are informed by genuine, current industrial challenges, like digitalisation, automation, and the transition to more sustainable production. These are all addressed through projects, guest lectures, study visits, and collaboration with external companies and organisations.
Job opportunities
Graduates will be prepared for a wide range of roles across manufacturing and industrial development. The programme's broad foundation creates opportunities across many industries, from energy and food, to the automotive and aviation sectors. Depending on where your interests lie, you could pursue roles in production and process development, quality and operations management, maintenance, as well as strategy or consulting.
Chalmers has strong historical links with industry partners and the diverse manufacturing ecosystem in Gothenburg and Sweden. This includes companies such as the Volvo group, Siemens Energy, GKN Aerospace and many more. Through projects, guest lectures, and master's thesis collaborations, you will have ample opportunity to collaborate and make connections with companies like these throughout your studies.
The programme also provides a strong foundation for further studies at doctoral level.
Research
The programme is closely connected to active research areas at Chalmers within production engineering and manufacturing, digitalisation, quality management, sustainability, additive manufacturing and more.
Relevant research and laboratory environments include the Stena Industry Innovation Laboratory, the Additive Manufacturing at Chalmers research lab, as well as the Production Systems lab and Manufacturing Processes lab. Another relevant initiative is the Circular Velocity Excellence Cluster, a collaboration between Chalmers and KTH looking at strengthening Swedish expertise in industrial innovation.
There are also links to two of ‘Areas of Advance’ in Materials and Production. The Areas of Advance are Chalmers’ largest research frameworks, bringing together expertise from multiple disciplines to address broad, pressing challenges for society. All these environments ensure that current research is well integrated throughout the programme, in courses, projects, and the master's thesis. The education also serves as a natural stepping stone to further research at doctoral level.
Requirements
Bachelor's degree in: Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Industrial Engineering
Prerequisites: Mathematics (at least 24 cr. including Linear Algebra, Mathematical Statistics), Manufacturing Processes, Materials Engineering, Control Theory or Automatic Control or Automation or Virtual production, Industrial Economics, Programming
English language requirements: Prove your English proficiency
How to apply
From application to admission
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