10th Edition
Master of Continuing Education
Polymeric Materials and Composites Technology
Course 2024/2025
More than 70% of our students FIND A JOBLEARN BY DOING in our laboratories and pilot plantsOur teachers are EXPERTS in the subjects they teachComplement your training with COMPANY INTERNSHIPS
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The Master's Degree in Polymer and Composite Materials Technology (MTMPC) is a university-accredited qualification taught by the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV).
The master's degree provides the most comprehensive training in polymer and composite materials, processing technologies, property modification mechanisms for the design of new materials, and recyclability.
Our goal is to produce specialists who are capable of working in the plastics industry and to boost companies’ competitiveness and innovation.
Our goal is to produce specialists who are capable of working in the plastics industry and to boost companies’ competitiveness and innovation.
Basic information about the Master's Degree
Modality
Face to face
Location
AIMPLAS - Valencia, España
UPV - Valencia España
UPV - Valencia España
Credits
90 Credits
Dates
September 26, 2024 - June 27, 2025
Schedule
Thursday mornings and afternoons, and Friday mornings. Scheduled company visits are usually held on Wednesdays.
Call
10th Edition
Language
Spanish
Price
The CATHEDRA AIMPLAS-UPV awards 12 grants to cover half of the tuition fees for this MASTER’S DEGREE.
Price: €3,450General / €3,100*Reduced
These prices reflect the amount to be paid by the student, since the grant from the CATHEDRA AIMPLAS-UV has already been deducted.
Price €6,900 General / €6,200* Reduced
* Applicable to students and graduates of the UPV, staff of companies associated with AIMPLAS and professional associations with an agreement signed with AIMPLAS
Price: €3,450General / €3,100*Reduced
These prices reflect the amount to be paid by the student, since the grant from the CATHEDRA AIMPLAS-UV has already been deducted.
Price €6,900 General / €6,200* Reduced
* Applicable to students and graduates of the UPV, staff of companies associated with AIMPLAS and professional associations with an agreement signed with AIMPLAS
Pre-registration
Until September 25, 2024 or until full capacity.
Objectives
- Selection of polymeric materials and additives based on the application.
- Understand the properties of polymeric and composite materials related to their structure and composition.
- Determining the properties of polymeric and composite materials.
- Testing of plastic materials and products.
- Learning different processing technologies and how to optimize them.
- Becoming familiar with applications and trends in polymeric materials and products.
- Acquire an objective, comprehensive view of plastics in terms of sustainability and the circular economy.
- Acquiring practical experience with operations in companies in the plastics industry in terms of production, quality control and innovation by participating in internships.
Who is it addressed to?
- Upper- and mid-level graduates in science and engineering.
- Professionals who are working at industrial, commercial or service companies, have at least three years’ professional experience and can prove that they fulfil the legal requirements for accessing university postgraduate studies.
Program
The MASTER'S DEGREE IN POLYMER AND COMPOSITE MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY is made up of six parts. The 80 ECTS credits are divided into 330 face-to-face class hours and 110 distance-learning hours, as well as 750 hours spent on an internship at a company and a Master's Thesis Project.
To obtain the degree, it is necessary to pass all corresponding modules.
1. Plastic materials
115h
Industrial Plastics and advanced materials: 55h
Composite Materials and Design: 52,5h
Adhesion and adhesives: 7,5h
Composite Materials and Design: 52,5h
Adhesion and adhesives: 7,5h
2. Quality control and characterization of plastic materials
85h
Characterization of Plastics and Composites: 52,5h
In-Service Behaviour of Plastics and Composites: 32,5h
In-Service Behaviour of Plastics and Composites: 32,5h
3. Sustainability and the circular economy
62,5h
Biodegradable and/or bio-based materials: 17,5h
Environmental impact assessment tools: 7,5h
Waste recovery: 32,5h
Decarbonization: 5h
Environmental impact assessment tools: 7,5h
Waste recovery: 32,5h
Decarbonization: 5h
4. Processes
142,5h
Compounding: 15h
Extrusion: 35h
Injection: 37,5h
Composite Manufacturing: 30h
Surface modification: aesthetic and functional finishes: 25h
Extrusion: 35h
Injection: 37,5h
Composite Manufacturing: 30h
Surface modification: aesthetic and functional finishes: 25h
5. Product development
55h
Moulds, Dies and Tools: 30h
Industry 4.0 in the plastics industry. Additive manufacturing: 15h
Production Management and Control: 10h
Industry 4.0 in the plastics industry. Additive manufacturing: 15h
Production Management and Control: 10h
6. Sector Applications: Industry
30h
Packaging, construction, automotive, nautical, aeronautical, health, agriculture and others.
7. Internships
875h (35 ECTS)
8. Master's thesis project
(6 ECTS)
Teaching staff
- Teaching staff from the Universitat Politècnica de València.
- Research and teaching staff from AIMPLAS, the Technological Institute of Plastics.
- Professional experts from the sector
Methodology
Our methodology combines theoretical classes with learning based on real cases and practical work in laboratories and companies.
Enrollment
General
6.900€
Price reduced
6.200€
*These prices reflect the amount to be paid by the student, since the grant from the CATHEDRA AIMPLAS-UV has already been deducted.
Grants to complete the master’s degree
The CATHEDRA AIMPLAS-UPV awards 12 grants to cover half of the tuition fees for this MASTER’S DEGREE
General
3.450€
Price reduced
3.100€
Internships at companies and high employment rate
At AIMPLAS, we are committed to the labor insertion of our students. That's why the master's degree requires you to spend 750 hours on an internship at a company between January 2022 and June 2023
Once you have completed the master's degree, your details will be entered in the AIMPLAS Job Offers platform, which specializes in the plastics industry. You may also include your profile on our talent website.
Our students work in companies such as
