MSc in Applied Mechanics
Chalmers University of Technology
Key Information
Campus location
Gothenburg, Sweden
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
2 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
SEK 160,000 / per year *
Application deadline
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Earliest start date
Sep 2024
* tuition fees for non-EU/EEA students
Introduction
Learn how to problem-solve and optimize product design within a broad spectrum of different engineering applications. This master’s program will give you an internationally competitive education in modeling, computational and experimental techniques in applied mechanics.
This program will train you to solve solid, structural, and fluid mechanics problems in a broad spectrum of different application areas. You will gain core competencies, preparing you to become a key player for both large and small enterprises, and you will gain the skills required to work with the mechanical design of sustainable and competitive products — all while considering aspects like reliability, robustness, weight, and energy efficiency.
The importance of the program is evidenced by the role that simulation tools play in engineering practice today. New developments in computing and algorithms will continue to increase the accuracy and potential of simulations as a part of design processes, and their importance to the field will only grow.
Alongside normal educational elements such as lectures and project work, you will also benefit greatly from the interconnections and active collaborations we offer with industry partners. Guest lectures, study visits, and collaborative tasks with these organizations form important parts of this course, and most students carry out their master thesis project in connection with an industry partner — though they can also be carried out with research groups at Chalmers, or internationally.
Upon completion of the program, you will have the skills to critically evaluate results from simulations and experiments, analyze and isolate errors and risks in complex engineering problems, and use simplified assumptions to validate results from complex models.
You will study solid mechanics, and fluid and structural dynamics as fundamental areas in this program. A wide range of elective courses will also allow you to look at topics such as mathematical modeling in mechanics, simulation techniques like the finite element method (FEM) and computational fluid dynamics (CFD), and experimental techniques in mechanics.
Career
Professionals with modern education in applied mechanics play an important role in many industrial and engineering activities. Although the focus often can revolve around solving mechanical engineering problems, the program's width will provide you with a solid background within other engineering disciplines as well.
The most common first job for graduates is as a design engineer (using simulations and/or experiments). Later in their career they can, for example, become managers or technical advisors in the private or public sector, or teachers in science and engineering at different levels.
Graduates from this master's program are found in both large and small enterprises working with solid and/or fluid mechanics problems in the design of sustainable and competitive products. Typically, job opportunities can be found, in Sweden and internationally, in research and development within industrial companies and research institutes or with consulting firms. Examples of companies where you can find Applied mechanics graduates are: AFRY, Alten, ANSYS, AVL, Bombardier Transportation, CEVT, Fraunhofer, FS Dynamics, GKN, News, Saab, Sandvik, Scania, Siemens, SKF, Trafikverket, RISE Research Institute, Semcon, Vattenfall, Vetec, Volkswagen, Volvo Cars and Volvo Group.
It is also possible to envision a career outside the traditional engineering field, where the acquired skills to systematically understand and solve problems are highly appreciated. The program will also give you a great start for continued studies toward a Ph.D. in applied mechanics and other related areas.
General entry requirements
A Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, Technology, or Architecture
To fulfill the general entry requirement for a Master's program at Chalmers (at advanced level/the second cycle), the prospective student must hold a degree that is equivalent to a Swedish Bachelor's degree (minimum 3 years, 180 Swedish higher education credits) in either Science, Engineering, Technology or Architecture.
- All applicants must document their formal academic qualifications to prove their eligibility. Only documentation from internationally recognized universities will be approved by the Swedish Council for Higher Education which manages the website universityadmissions.se.
- If an applicant is also a holder of a second degree such as a Master's degree, that may be to fulfill specific (course) requirements, it cannot be used to fulfill the general entry requirement on its own.
In your final year of Bachelor's Studies
Students in their last year of studies who don't yet have documentation of their soon-to-be-completed degree can be accepted.
Restrictions
Degrees that are constructed on one another cannot consist of the same course
Applicants who fulfill the general entry requirements for the second cycle (master’s level) programs and eventually specific entry requirements can be admitted to a master’s program. Applicants cannot be evaluated as unqualified in the qualifying academic merits which include courses from the program’s plan in those programs that they have applied for if that occurs.
Courses included in an earned first cycle degree (bachelor’s level) or professional qualification of at least 180 cr. (180hp) or the equivalent foreign qualification that are prerequisites for master’s qualifications may not be included in the higher qualifications. This also applies to prerequisite courses for master’s programs, regardless of whether they are included in the underlying qualification. *
*) Local Qualifications Framework for Chalmers University of Technology - first and second cycle qualifications.
Restrictions for Citizens from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea)
Chalmers cannot admit applicants with citizenship of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea only to any program or course, due to the Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1509 of 30 August 2017 concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and repealing Regulation (EC) 329/2007.
For applicants with double citizenship of which one is of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the other of another country, the citizenship of the other country has precedence in this respect.