Program Educational Objectives
Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Science and Engineering has the following objectives:
Develop students' expertise in materials science and engineering. The expertise includes knowledge about chemistry, physics, and mathematics, as well as the knowledge about material structures, material properties, material processing, and material characterization.
Develop students' ability in material design and preparation, and the ability is about material selection, preparation methods, and technological process design.
Develop students' ability to test and characterize material properties, including the mechanical, thermal, optical, electrical and magnetic properties of materials.
Develop students' practical ability in materials application and engineering, including the ability of utilizing materials, optimizing and preparing materials, and improving the technological process of the materials.
Develop students' innovative ability and teamwork spirit, including the ability for scientific research, engineering design and project management of materials science.
Program Outcomes
At graduation, a Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Science and Engineering degree graduate at MUST should achieve the following capabilities.
Professional theories and methods related to materials science and engineering: Through the program, the students can fully grasp the research methods and the related professional knowledge of materials science, and have a solid theoretical foundation to contribute to the development of materials science and economy. The study of materials science and engineering enables students to understand the basic properties and features of materials, and enables them to master the knowledge about material composition, material structure, mechanical properties, electrical properties, thermal properties and other properties of materials.
Experimental skills in the field of materials science and related fields: the study of materials science and engineering involves a large number of experimental operations, and the students are required to carry out a variety of experiments on materials preparation and characterization, which will help students to develop their experimental skills and practical abilities.
Skills in materials application: The study of materials science and engineering do not only focus on the basic properties of materials, but also pay attention to the understanding of how materials behave and perform in various practical applications. The students acquire skills in materials application by understanding how materials are used in the field of manufacturing, construction, energy, and the environment.
Ability to solve practical problems and innovative ability: the study of materials science and engineering will develop students' ability to solve practical problems. In the learning process, the students need to understand the advantages and disadvantages of various materials, choose the appropriate materials according to the actual needs, and carry out material design and improvement, so as to master the ability to solve practical problems in the field of materials science and the ability for innovation.
Ability for writing research papers and ability for comprehensive analysis and processing: after the learning, the students will have the ability to collect, read, organize and cite the literature, and will have the ability to collect and analyze data, so as to be able to independently write and delivery papers.
Ability for academic and social service: through systematic and in-depth mastery of the basic knowledge and professional knowledge of the discipline, the students can independently carry out scientific research, or participate in social work for social development.
Ability for continuous learning and adaptive development: develop students' awareness of independent and lifelong learning, and make them able to conduct research on complex problems in the field of materials science and engineering, and able to obtain reasonable and effective conclusions based on scientific principles and adopting scientific methods.
Ability for innovative research: through the design, development and completion of a subject, as well as the writing, revision and publication of the relevant papers, the innovative thinking of students will be developed. As a result, the students will be able to design original research projects in response to the problems and challenges in the relevant fields, and will complete them with high quality.
The new programs are planned to be launched in the 2024/2025 academic year, and to be registered with Education and Youth Development Bureau and published in the "Macao Special Administrative Region Official Gazette".
