Master's Degree in Production Processes and Materials
Bratislava, Slovakia
Master degree
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
Slovak
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
TUITION FEES
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
The Production Processes and Materials programme gives students advanced expertise in modern manufacturing technologies such as forming, casting, machining, welding, and heat treatment. It builds strong practical skills in tool design, materials selection, and optimising production systems—key competencies for high-tech manufacturing and the global automotive industry. With specialised labs and industry-relevant training at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering STU, graduates are well prepared for top engineering and production roles. Tuition fees are free of charge for international students.
Study plan
Time and content order of study programme courses for each individual study path (focus) are determinted by the recommended study plan:
- study programme Production Processes and Materials
The recommended study plan is set up in such a way that by partaking in it, a student is able to fulfill all conditions for a proper study completion within a standard length of study.
Based on the recommended study plan, a student creates his own study plan based on study regulations.
Conditions of proper study completion
In order to properly complete studies of a study programme, each student must:
- complete and pass all compulsory and required amount of compulsory optional courses of a study programme
- gain 120 credits,
- carry out a state examination.
Study programme courses
Information about study programme courses, conditions for passing and methods of evaluation is specified in course information sheets in AIS STU.
Common rules of organization and process of examination are regulated by the Examination Regulations (appendix of Study Regulations).
Final Theses
A compulsory part of studies is the writing and defence of a final thesis, through which a student proves that he is systematically and independently able to work on a level corresponding to II. level Diploma thesis.
Topics, assignments and supervisors fo final these of a study programme are available in AIS STU.
Rules of thesis writing and defence are part of Art. 18 of Study Regulations.
Taking part in mobility or internship
Every STU student can take part in a mobility. In cooperation with a faculty coordinator, he can create a study plan for the relevant academic year in a manner that will fulfill conditions for that specific part of studies.
- Information about conditions of mobility attendance
- International programmes or scholarship schemes available for student mobilities
- Recognition of studies completed at a mobility
Graduate Profile
Knowledge
A graduate of the master’s degree study program Production Processes and Materials in the Mechanical Engineering field of study can characterize the properties and uses of traditional and progressive construction and tool materials.
Skillset
He/she can describe the technology of forming, casting, welding, machining, and heat treatment. He/she can determine the technological process of production. He/she has knowledge of machines and tools for the realization of engineering technologies, with emphasis on the construction of tools and technical equipment of single-purpose and universal production machines, flexible automated production machines and assembly systems, as well as their control.
Competencies
The graduate is able to explain systems and quality standards in mechanical engineering and describe methods for optimizing production processes. He/she can characterize the concepts, methodologies, and forecasts of development in mechanical engineering.
Employability of graduates
All graduates of the master's degree study program Production Processes and Materials in the Mechanical Engineering field of study have achieved 100 % employment in the last period (from 2015 to the present).
Examples of professions the graduate is prepared for
A graduate of the master’s degree study program Production Processes and Materials in the Mechanical Engineering field of study can apply the principles of safety and health at work, occupational hygiene, and environmental protection. He/she can argue the use of selected standards in engineering technical documentation. The graduate is able to search information in standards and technical documentation important for the design of materials and determination of technological procedures. He/she can identify the use of selected measuring tools to determine the properties of materials and parameters for production processes. He/she can apply information and communication technologies in engineering practice. He/she can manage and solve research and development tasks focused on the development of construction materials and optimization of technological parameters. The graduate can be employed in companies in the engineering, electrical and consumer industries, in evaluation and technical management services. He/she can be applied in the field of engineering production management, technical production control and quality management. The graduate can also be employed in materials research and in the development of progressive engineering technologies.