Advanced Materials Innovative Recycling
Education objectives
The AMIR Master program was designed to attract high-level students, preferably in engineering sciences. The departments of Materials Sciences, Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Chemistry and Earth Sciences of NOVA FCT and their research centres, comprising more than 150 Ph.D. teachers/researchers, constitute the essential support of this master´s degree in academic terms and thesis framework.
It aims to provide knowledge on concepts and tools needed to evaluate the sustainability of products and processes and give them innovative capacities that will lead to sustainable production. It intends to harmonize learning at the level of advanced materials to develop intelligent production systems of goods and equipment, with the knowledge of complex engineering systems at the macro scale, which encompasses the evaluation of impact of decision making on environmental, economic and social dimensions. It is structured in order to:
a) provide specific skills and knowledge essential to the exercise of a profession;
b) provide the indispensable articulation between acquired knowledge and the needs of the labour market;
c) ensure the development of a critical posture and creative autonomy;
d) foster the skills of teamwork, leadership and entrepreneurship.
Career opportunities
The AMIR Master Program, being an innovative and pioneering program, where the vision that the graduates will have at the level of advanced materials and innovative recycling, will be especially suitable for employment in companies that value the recycling and sustainability component. The functions of the AMIR graduate are necessarily comprehensive and specialized, which include important social and economic dimensions, in the activities that advocate process optimization, materials design, plant administration, project management, etc., whether in the industrial field or public and governmental organizations. Possible sectors include information and communication technologies, building construction, energy, machinery and mobility. Graduates also obtain the necessary skills and knowledge to set up their own company. Further doctoral studies are another possibility and students may apply for Ph.D. programs in Europe.
General characterization
DGES code
1026
Cicle
Master (2nd Cycle)
Degree
Mestre
Access to other programs
Access to a 3rd cycle
Coordinator
Alexandre José da Costa Velhinho
Opening date
September
Vacancies
20
Fees
Portuguese students: 2000 €/year
Foreign students: 7000 €/year
Schedule
Daytime
Teaching language
Available soon
Degree pre-requisites
Duration: 2 years
Credits: 120 ECTS
Scientific Area | Acronym | ECTS | |
Mandatory | Optional | ||
Materials Engineering | EMt | 57 | 0 |
Chemical Engineering | EQ | 6 | 0 |
Environmental Engineering | EA | 9 | 0 |
Industrial Engineering | EI | 3 | 0 |
Biotechnology | Bt | 6 | 0 |
Transferable Skills | CC | 3 | 0 |
Chemical Engineering or Geological Engineering | EQ/EG | 0 | 6 |
Materials Engineering or Chemical Engineering or Geological Engineering |
EMt/EQ/EG | 0 | 12 |
Materials Engineering or Environmental Engineering |
EMt/EA | 0 | 18 |
TOTAL | 84 | 36 |
Conditions of admittance
Available soon
Evaluation rules
The evaluation of all UCs is continuous for all the components that integrate it, and it must be completed by the last day of the school term of the academic semester.
The continuous evaluation of a UC must include a minimum of three elements in the set of evaluation components, on dates adequately spaced throughout the period of classes.
All UCs with a theoretical-practical evaluation component must provide, in addition, a form of evaluation of this component by exam, to be carried out after the period of classes (Examination of Appeal).
All requirements and conditions related to the evaluation of the UC, namely the minimum weights and classifications, if any, of each component, as well as the Frequency conditions, are defined a priori and, mandatorily, published in the Discipline Form.
For each UC, combinations of three evaluation components are allowed: (i) Theoretical-practical evaluation; (ii) Laboratory or project evaluation; (iii) Summative assessment.
The final Dissertation (or Project) involves a public discussion with a Jury.
Regulamento de Avaliação de Conhecimentos (Licenciaturas, Mestrados Integrados e Mestrados.)
Structure
1.º Semester | ||
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Code | Name | ECTS |
10617 | Finance for Entrepreneurs | 3.0 |
11508 | Sustainability and Materials Selection | 3.0 |
10138 | Characterization, Monitoring and Recovery Techniques | 6.0 |
7268 | Clean Technologies and Green Chemistry | 6.0 |
1.º Semester - Opção I | ||
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Code | Name | ECTS |
Options | ||
7289 | Transport Phenomena I | 6.0 |
12335 | Nanomaterials and Energy | 6.0 |
10822 | Chemical Reactors I | 6.0 |
12334 | Mineral Resources to Circular Economy | 6.0 | O aluno deverá obter 6.0 créditos nesta opção. |
1.º Semester - Opção II | ||
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Code | Name | ECTS |
Options | ||
7289 | Transport Phenomena I | 6.0 |
12335 | Nanomaterials and Energy | 6.0 |
10822 | Chemical Reactors I | 6.0 |
12334 | Mineral Resources to Circular Economy | 6.0 | O aluno deverá obter 6.0 créditos nesta opção. |
2.º Semester | ||
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Code | Name | ECTS |
10826 | Biocatalysis and Bioremediation | 6.0 |
10380 | Entrepreneurship | 3.0 |
12339 | Project in Innovative Materials Recycling and Sustainability | 6.0 |
12338 | Industrial and Entrepreneurial Seminars | 3.0 |
12336 | Advanced Topics in Materials Science and Engineering | 3.0 |
12337 | Waste Treatment and Recycling Technologies | 3.0 |
2.º Semester - Opção III | ||
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Code | Name | ECTS |
Options | ||
12340 | Mineral Processing and Sustainable Exploration and Mining | 6.0 |
7319 | Separation Processes I | 6.0 | O aluno deverá obter 6.0 créditos nesta opção. |
3.º Semester | ||
---|---|---|
Code | Name | ECTS |
12341 | Dissertation Project | 12.0 |
3.º Semester - Opção IV | ||
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Code | Name | ECTS |
Options | ||
10144 | Composites - Materials and Applications | 6.0 |
10375 | Waste Management | 6.0 |
10200 | Polymer Processing and Recycling | 6.0 |
10401 | Waste Treatment Systems | 6.0 |
7494 | Surfaces and Interfaces | 6.0 | O aluno deverá obter 6.0 créditos nesta opção. |
3.º Semester - Opção V | ||
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Code | Name | ECTS |
Options | ||
10144 | Composites - Materials and Applications | 6.0 |
10375 | Waste Management | 6.0 |
10200 | Polymer Processing and Recycling | 6.0 |
10401 | Waste Treatment Systems | 6.0 |
7494 | Surfaces and Interfaces | 6.0 | O aluno deverá obter 6.0 créditos nesta opção. |
3.º Semester - Opção VI | ||
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Code | Name | ECTS |
Options | ||
10144 | Composites - Materials and Applications | 6.0 |
10375 | Waste Management | 6.0 |
10200 | Polymer Processing and Recycling | 6.0 |
10401 | Waste Treatment Systems | 6.0 |
7494 | Surfaces and Interfaces | 6.0 | O aluno deverá obter 6.0 créditos nesta opção. |
4.º Semester | ||
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Code | Name | ECTS |
12342 | Dissertation in Advanced Materials Innovative Recycling | 30.0 |