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Master's Programme in Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering
Curriculum 2024–2026
About the programme
Programme director: Ville Alopaeus
A graduate is able to:
- Apply engineering, natural sciences, and mathematics to solve complex problems in
a chemical engineering or metallurgical engineering context - Design sustainable industrial-scale processes
- Select and design unit operations and unit processes for industrial applications
- Aid the transition towards use and production of renewable and recyclable resources
- Make decisions based on raw materials’ criticality and availability
- Demonstrate critical thinking skills in multidisciplinary groups to design economically feasible, safe, and ecological industrial processes
- Use computer-aided tools for process modelling, simulation, and control
- Follow development of field, acquire and process new scientific, technological, and
societal information - Devise and communicate strategic outcomes that meet academic, industrial, and societal requirements
Degree structure
Major studies 95 ECTS
A graduate is able to:
Work in groups of experts on chemical reaction engineering, polymer engineering, catalysis, unit operations, separation techniques, plant and process design, and process control
Apply knowledge on kinetics, thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, and transport phenomena (heat and mass transfer) to model, simulate and design conversion and separation processes of single and multiphase systems
Design and integrate process systems using knowhow from control theory, process monitoring, data analytics, and mathematical optimization for more sustainable process automation
Code: CHEM3093
Scope: 65 op
Professor responsible for the major: Ville Alopaeus
Pääaine suomeksi: Kemiallinen prosessitekniikka
Huvudämne på svenska: Kemisk processteknik
Code | Course name | ECTS | Period / year |
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Common compulsory studies (20 ECTS) |
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CHEM-E0112 | Scientific Article Exercise D | 1 | I / 1st, 2nd * |
CHEM-E0113 | Introduction to MATLAB and Python | 2 | I / 1st |
CHEM-E7122 | Statistical Data Treatment D | 2 | I / 1st |
CHEM-E6111 | Engineering Principles for Metallurgical Processes | 5 | I / 1st |
CHEM-E7121 | Separation Processes 1 D | 5 | I / 1st (CPE) 2nd (SME) |
CHEM-E6230 | Recycling Technologies D | 5 | II / 2nd |
* Recommended 1st year for students from master's admissions and 2nd year for students continuing from Aalto BSc. | |||
Compulsory studies (30 ECTS) |
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CHEM-E7130 | Process Modeling | 5 | I-II / 1st |
CHEM-E7190 | Process Dynamics and Control D | 5 | II / 1st |
CHEM-E7150 | Reaction Engineering | 5 | II / 1st |
CHEM-E7126 | Separation Processes 2 D | 5 | III / 1st |
CHEM-E7127 | Principles of Plant and Process Design D | 5 | IV-V / 1st |
CHEM-E7210 | Capstone Project for Plant Design D | 5 | I-II / 2nd |
Choose 15 ECTS from the following courses |
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Laboratory courses (one or both courses recommended) | |||
CHEM-E7125 | Experimental Assignments in Chemical Engineering | 2-5 | I-V / 1st III-V, 2nd I-II |
CHEM-E7120 | Laboratory Project in Chemical Engineering | 5 | III-V / 1st |
Other optional courses | |||
CHEM-E1130 | Catalysis | 5 | III / 1st |
CHEM-E2130 | Polymer Properties D | 5 | II / 2nd |
CHEM-E2145 | Polymer Reaction Engineering D | 5 | III-V / 1st |
CHEM-E7135 | Reactor Design | 5 | III-IV / 1st |
CHEM-E7151 | Production Planning and Optimization D | 5 | I / 2nd |
CHEM-E7160 | Fluid Flow in Process Units | 5 | IV-V / 1st |
CHEM-E7220 | Process Safety and Risk Management D | 5 | I-II / 2nd |
CHEM-E7215 | Special Course in Process Systems Engineering D | 5 | IV / 1st |
CHEM-E7225 | Advanced Process Control D | 5 | III / 1st |
CHEM-E7128 | Plant Design Business Game | 5 | III-V / 1st or 2nd |
A graduate is able to:
- Apply knowledge on mineral processing, pyrometallurgy and hydrometallurgy phenomena to develop and design metals extraction and recycling processes
- Evaluate the design and performance of metallurgical processes along with their impacts on environment, economy and society
- Act as a metallurgical engineering expert in multidisciplinary groups in industry, academic and public sectors
Code: CHEM3095
Scope: 65 op
Professor responsible for the major: Michael Gasik
Pääaine suomeksi: Kestävä metallurgia
Huvudämne på svenska: Hållbar metallurgi
Code | Course name | ECTS | Period / year |
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Common compulsory studies (20 ECTS) |
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CHEM-E0112 | Scientific Article Exercise D | 1 | I / 1st, 2nd * |
CHEM-E0113 | Introduction to MATLAB and Python | 2 | I / 1st |
CHEM-E7122 | Statistical Data Treatment D | 2 | I / 1st |
CHEM-E6111 | Engineering Principles for Metallurgical Processes | 5 | I / 1st |
CHEM-E7121 | Separation Processes 1 D | 5 | I / 1st (CPE) 2nd (SME) |
CHEM-E6230 | Recycling Technologies D | 5 | II / 2nd |
* Recommended 1st year for students from master's admissions and 2nd year for students continuing from Aalto BSc. | |||
Compulsory studies (30 ECTS) |
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CHEM-E6140 | Fundamentals of Minerals Engineering and Recycling D | 5 | I / 1st |
CHEM-E6180 | Fundamentals of Hydrometallurgy | 5 | II / 1st |
CHEM-E6160 | Fundamentals of Pyrometallurgy | 5 | II / 1st |
CHEM-E6100 | Fundamentals of Chemical Thermodynamics | 5 | II / 1st |
CHEM-E6225 | Technical Innovation Project D | 10 | I-II / 2nd |
Choose 15 ECTS from the following courses |
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CHEM-E6105 | Thermodynamics of Solutions D | 5 | III / 1st |
CHEM-E6145 | Unit Operations in Mineral Processing and Recycling D | 5 | III / 1st |
CHEM-E6165 | Unit Processes in Pyrometallurgy | 5 | III-IV / 1st |
CHEM-E6185 | Applied Electrochemistry and Corrosion D | 5 | III-IV / 1st |
CHEM-E6215 | Circular Economy Design Forum D | 5 | IV-V / 1st |
CHEM-E6235 | Circular Economy for Materials Processing D | 5 | IV / 1st |
CHEM-E5105 | Powder Metallurgy and Composites D | 5 | I / 2nd |
Code | Course name | ECTS |
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CHEM.thes | Master's thesis | 30 |
Elective studies 25 ECTS
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Language studies
Language studies are mandatory according 91ÇàÇà²Ý degree regulation. If you have taken equivalent language studies in your bachelor’s degree, you do not have to take them in your master’s degree. This means 3 ECTS credits including both oral and written part. You can select courses that have letters O (for oral) and W (for written) in their name. Also basic Finnish courses can be applied here.
Professonal training
Students can include training in their studies. One of the training courses below can be included in elective studies.
- Professional Training (3–5 cr)
- International Professional Training (3–5 cr)
Minor
Students can also include a minor in their studies as part of the elective studies. All minors offered in Aalto can be found here.