The Masters course compulsory subjects, which correspond to 18 ECTS credits are found in the fundamental module. The optional subjects, 27 ECTS credits, can be found both in the fundamental and the specialization module.
The fundamental module is organized in subjects of 6 ECTS credits (5 Theory + 1 Experimental). It is formed by 5 subjects out of which 3 are compulsory.
The subjects in the fundamental module are: Solid State Chemistry (Com.), Solid State Physics (Com.), Physical Chemistry of Surfaces (Com.), Characterization Techniques I: X-Ray neutron and electron scattering, microscopy (Opt.), and Characterization Techniques II: Surface techniques and spectroscopies (Opt.).
The specialization module is organized in 7 subjects, related to the research areas of the groups involved in the Masters course. These subjects are:
Each one of these subjects is developed throughout different optional subjects, each one of them with a duration of 3 ECTS. It must be highlighted that are subjects which are akin to more than one area.
The first module:
Fundamental Module
- Solid state chemistry.
- Solid state physics.
- Physical chemistry of surfaces.
- Characterization Techniques I: X-Ray neutron and electron scattering, microscopy.
- Characterization Techniques II: Surface techniques and spectroscopies.
Specialization Module
- Introduction to carbon materials science and technology.
- Applications of carbon materials.
- Fundamentals of adsorption and catalysis.
- Heterogeneous catalysis.
- Transient techniques applied to the study of solid-gas interactions.
- Thermal analysis.
- In situ vibrational spectroscopies for the characterization of interphases.
- Magnetic and superconductor materials: phenomenology and fundamentals.
- Materials with applications in photonics.
- Semiconductors: fundamentals and devices.
- Composite materials.
- Conducting polymers: Fundamentals and applications.
- Materials for environmental and energy applications.
- Polymer science.
- Polymer materials analysis methods.
- Surface electrochemistry.
- Semiconductor materials electrochemistry.
- Electrocatalysis, electrocatalytic materials and applications in electrochemical processes.
- Corrosion and protection.
- Modeling in materials science: Introduction to atomic simulations and Monte Carlo methods.
- Computational calculus of molecular structures.
- Introduction to the Density Functional Theory.
- Numerical calculus techniques applied to physics and chemistry.
Material Science Master
