A graduate is able to:

• Apply engineering, natural sciences, and mathematics to solve complex problems in 
  a chemical engineering or metallurgical engineering context
• Design sustainable industrial-scale processes
• Select and design unit operations and unit processes for industrial applications
• Aid the transition towards use and production of renewable and recyclable resources
• Make decisions based on raw materials’ criticality and availability
• Demonstrate critical thinking skills in multidisciplinary groups to design economically feasible, safe, and ecological industrial processes
• Use computer-aided tools for process modelling, simulation, and control
• Follow development of field, acquire and process new scientific, technological, and 
  societal information
• Devise and communicate strategic outcomes that meet academic, industrial, and societal requirements

A graduate is able to:

Work in groups of experts on chemical reaction engineering, polymer engineering, catalysis, unit operations, separation techniques, plant and process design, and process control

Apply knowledge on kinetics, thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, and transport phenomena (heat and mass transfer) to model, simulate and design conversion and separation processes of single and multiphase systems

Design and integrate process systems using knowhow from control theory, process monitoring, data analytics, and mathematical optimization for more sustainable process automation

Code: CHEM3093
Scope: 65 ECTS
Professor responsible for the major: Ville Alopaeus

Pääaine suomeksi: Kemiallinen prosessitekniikka
Huvudämne på svenska: Kemisk processteknik

A graduate is able to:

• Apply knowledge on mineral processing, pyrometallurgy and hydrometallurgy phenomena to develop and design metals extraction and recycling processes
• Evaluate the design and performance of metallurgical processes along with their impacts on environment, economy and society
• Act as a metallurgical engineering expert in multidisciplinary groups in industry, academic and public sectors

Code: CHEM3095
Scope: 65 ECTS
Professor responsible for the major: Michael Gasik

Pääaine suomeksi: Kestävä metallurgia
Huvudämne på svenska: Hållbar metallurgi

The degree contains 25 ECTS of elective studies. As elective studies, you are free to choose various kinds of courses. Some suggested options for elective studies are listed below.

• complete compulsory language studies (see below for details),
• select additional courses from the major,
• select individual courses from other programmes at Aalto University,
• select a minor, if it fits into your degree (see all Aalto minors). For non-Finnish students, the Language Centre minor Finnish as a second language is recommended, enabling them to achieve and demonstrate a wide range of Finnish language skills.
• select individual courses from other Finnish higher education institutions,
• participate in an international student exchange programme,
• take courses at a partner university through an international university network that Aalto is a member of, such as the Unite! Alliance. See International university networks for details,
• complete professional training in Finland or abroad; courses CHEM-E0130 Professional Training or CHEM-E0135 International Professional Training.

Elective studies must be bachelor or master’s level studies that fulfill the degree requirements and, in general, studies that are offered as degree studies at the university in question. Universities also offer courses that are targeted for a larger audience. The suitability of these studies is evaluated taking into consideration the learning outcomes of the degree that the courses are planned to be included in. All studies planned to be taken at another Finnish University or abroad should be approved in the personal study plan before taking the courses.

Elective studies may not overlap with student's other studies. For this reason, the programme may restrict the choices in elective studies.

Detailed information about the contents of courses can be found in SISU. No login needed.

Compulsory language studies

According to Government Decree on University Degrees (794/2004), student shall demonstrate proficiency in Finnish and Swedish language that is required of central government staff in bilingual public organisations under subsection 1 of section 6 of the Act on the Knowledge of Languages Required of Personnel in Public Bodies (424/2003) and that is necessary for their own field; and proficiency in at least one foreign language that enables students to monitor progress in their own field and operate in an international setting.

Students with Bachelor's degree not from Finland

Students who have received their pre-university education in a language other than Finnish or Swedish, or received their education abroad, are required to complete only 3 ECTS in one foreign language, including both oral and written proficiency. Relevant courses (marked with ‘o’ and ‘w’) are offered by the Aalto University Language Center. Basic Finnish and Swedish courses also meet the language requirement.

Language studies are included in students’ elective studies and are agreed in the personal study plan (HOPS).

You can find more information about language courses and language requirements from the Language Centre.