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Master's Programme in Product and Process Development - Production and Logistics
fiber_manual_recordEducation level CreditsSecond cycle 120 credits
access_timeTime2 years full time
location_onStudy locationEskilstuna
This programme helps you develop knowledge of the most important issues in modern production and logistics systems. You learn to analyse, evaluate and optimise solutions that will enable you to develop the systems successfully and competitively.
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Credits
120 credits
Education level
Second cycle
Study pace
full time
Study location
Eskilstuna
Start
2024-09-02
Length
2 years
Teaching form
Normal teaching
Tutoring language
English
Application code
MDU-44953
Selection
University credits
Specific requirements
A completed Bachelor's degree from an institution of higher education of three years or more, equivalent to 180 credits, within the fields of Technology of which at least 15 credits in Mathematics/Applied Mathematics. A TOEFL test result, with a minimum score of 575 with a TWE score of at least 4.5 (PBT) or 90 with a TWE score of at least 20 (iBT) or an IELTS test result with an overall band score of at least 6.5 and no band score below 5.5 or equivalent is required.
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For students outside EU/EEAPer installment prior to each semester: 67500 SEKAnnual tuition fee: 135000 SEKTotal programme fee: 270000 SEK
Apply for autumn semester 2024, Eskilstuna
The programme
You acquire an advanced base in the planning and optimising of production and logistics, including the use of advanced ICT tools, e.g. Internet of things, cloud computing, and Cyber Physical Systems. During the programme there will be numerous contacts with industry, in the form of guest lectures and applied project assignments. You will also test your new skills in our modern digital manufacturing lab.
This programme is a part of the research profile of Innovation and Product Realisation. Several of the courses in the programme are developed in co-production between researchers at Mälardalen University and the industry. This makes the programme very competitive from an industrial, as well as an academic perspective. As a student you can be invited to do your degree project within the frame of one of the University’s ongoing research projects. This provides a very good basis for future doctoral studies. Still, former students have proven to be highly appreciated in industry as well.
Employment and Future Prospects
On completion of the programme you are very competitive in the national and international labour market. You can work in industry as a highly-qualified expert, or pursue a research career in academia. At Mälardalen University there are a number of research teams, in product and process development, who are developing processes for competitive product realisation.
Programme structure and content
If you study full-time, you study 30 higher education credits (hp) per semester. Courses can run at different paces and be of different lengths. As a program student, you have a guaranteed place for courses in your program and you study the courses in a specific order. Some courses within a program are mandatory and some are optional.
- PPU323 Simulation of Production Systems 5 credits
- PPU465 Introduction to Industrial Production and Logistics 5 credits
- PPU322 Introduction to Internet of Things for Manufacturing Industry 2 credits
- PPU415 Scientific theory and method 7.5 credits
- PPU485 Big Data and Machine Learning on Cloud Platform for Industrial Applications 7.5 credits
- PPU475 Product Development in Global and Virtual Settings 7.5 credits
- PPU447 Visualization for Industry 4.0 7.5 credits
- PPU477 Smart Factories 7.5 credits
- PPU486 Supply Chain Management 7.5 credits
- PPU486 Supply Chain Management 7.5 credits
- PPU487 Optimization of Products and Production Systems 7.5 credits
- PPU468 Production System Development 7.5 credits
- PPU489 Industrial Excellence 7.5 credits
- PPU466 Maintenance and Dependability 7.5 credits
- PPU504 Thesis for the Degree of Master of Science (120 credits) in Product and Process Development 30 credits
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If you have any questions about the studies or the student life at MDU, don't hesitate to contact us! We will help you with your questions and give you the information you need.
Can answer questions about prior knowledge, entry requirements and the application procedure.
phonePhone number +4616153445 mailE-mail address helen.lundblad@mdu.se
Can answer questions about the set-up and content of the programme.
phonePhone number +4616153606 mailE-mail address antti.salonen@mdu.se