Material Science and Engineering

1. Program Introduction

Editor Notes: The program pays great attention to the cultivation of students’ professional knowledge and engineering ability.

Materials Science (metallic, ceramic and polymer materials) to investigate the relationship between chemical composition- structure-processing and properties;
Materials Engineering (casting, plastic forming and welding technologies) to shape the desired materials into parts or components with acceptable performance/cost ratio;
Materials Physics and Chemistry to research the chemical methods for synthesizing new materials or physical properties of functional materials; materials design and computational materials science are also available in this field;
Materials Packaging to investigate the packaging design, manufacture and mechanical test of industrial products. This is an inter-disciplinary research field combining art design, materials processing and computer simulation.
Year One courses provide the fundamental knowledge of materials science and engineering.
Year Two is for project research and paper writing.
Year Three is for ending project and thesis writing.

2. Program Structure

This program includes 5 core courses and 18 optional courses.

Program Structure
Core Courses	Optional Courses
Essentials of Materials Science and Engineering	Research fields: Materials Science, Materials Physics and Chemistry	Research fields: Materials Engineering, Packaging Materials and Containers
Thermodynamic and Kinetic Principles of Materials	Access to Multivariate Data Analysis	Thermo-welding of Physics
Introduction to Structure and Properties of Materials	High Performance Composite Materials	Principles and Technologies of Welding
Phase Transformation in Materials	Advanced Ceramics	Welding Inspection and Controlling
Serials Lectures of Advanced Materials and Technologies	Advanced Polymer Science and Technology	Theories and Technologies of Surface Engineering
	New Methods for Polymer Synthesis	Sheet Metal Forming: Theory and Technology
	Test and Analysis Methods for Materials	Fundamentals of Solidification
	Functional Materials	Mechanical Properties of Materials
	Engineering Materials	Advanced Manufacturing Technologies
	Materials Chemistry	Metal Matrix Composites
Credit Requirements	The total credits for the program are no less than 30, in which no less than 18 credits are for compulsory (core) courses.
Master’s Thesis	In the third year, students should finish their master’s thesis, which is no less than 20,000 words in total, and defend it in the fourth term (in mid-May). The students should work closely with their advisor to define a focused topic and conduct the research. Students should also be bold and actively engaged in research activities, and strive to publish papers in academic journals.
Graduation Requirements	Before graduate students can be officially admitted to degree candidacy, they must fulfill at least one of the following requirements: a. publish an academic paper in relevant journals or academic conferences b. participate in and complete an engineering project and submit a summary report c. complete a phase of a development project and submit a summary report

Discipline of Material Science and Engineering ranked 112nd in 2014 among top 1% of ESI（Essential Science Indicators) Int’l Discipline Ranking.
Faculty: 9, Staff: 153, Professor: 51, Associate Professor:34, Ph.D. supervisor: 40
Subjects: 1 First-level national key subject, 3 Second-level national key subjects, and 4 Key subjects of Shandong province
Labs: 1 Key laboratory of the Ministry of Education, 3 Key laboratories of Shandong province, and 4 Engineering technology research centers of Shandong province

Applicants should have a bachelor's degree in materials science and engineering as well as good English communication ability.
Applicants may also be accepted (1) who have a bachelor's degree in physics or chemistry and have research experience related to materials science; or (2) who have a Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering and research experience related to materials processing.

1. Photo page of passport

Passport must be valid and of ordinary type.

2. Passport photo

A recent passport-sized photo of the applicant

3. Bachelor's degree diploma

Graduation certificate in languages other than Chinese or English should be translated into Chinese or English and be certified by notarization.

4. Official university/collegetranscript

5. Two letters of recommendation

From professor or associate professor.

6. Research plan(in Chinese or English)

7. Proof of Employment (if applicable)

8. Other attachments (if needed)

9. Abstract or list of articles or papers written or published (if applicable)

10. Proof of language proficiency (if applicable)

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