Materials and Sustainable Development
Course, Master's level, 1TM115
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Spring 2026 Spring 2026, Uppsala, 33%, On-campus, English Only available as part of a programme
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 33%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 23 March 2026–7 June 2026
- Language of instruction
- English
- Entry requirements
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Bachelor degree of at least 180 credits, including 70 credits in physics, chemistry, material science, mechanical engineering, and/or materials engineering and 15 credits in mathematics. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6. (A Swedish Bachelor's degree fulfils the requirement in English.)
- Application deadline
- 15 October 2025
- Application code
- UU-64063
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 23 February 2026–23 March 2026
- Information on registration from the department
About the course
The concept of sustainable development. Materials engineering and the environment. Life-cycle analysis. Materials, energy and sustainability. Materials use and economic growth. Life cycle design, recycling of electric vehicles batteries. Rare earth elements. Plastic recycling, microplastics. Industrial Waste and Municipal Solid Waste Treatment and Disposal.
Reading list
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Contact
- Mikael Karlsson
- mikael.karlsson@angstrom.uu.se
- +46 18 471 72 37