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TPK4940

Manufacturing Technology, Master's Thesis

Assessments and mandatory activities may be changed until September 20th.

Credits 30
Level Second degree level
Course start Spring 2026
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction English
Location Trondheim
Examination arrangement Master thesis

About

About the course

Course content

Additive manufacturing, machine tools, machining operations, vibration analysis and vibration damping in machining, manufacturing metrology and quality engineering, computer-aided design manufacturing (CAD/CAM), modelling and simulation of manufacturing systems.

Learning outcome

Knowledge:

The student should have theoretical and practical knowledge of selected areas within the areas of engineering design and manufacturing technology for applications in various industries. The student should have knowledge of advanced programming tools and computational methods that can be used to develop modern manufacturing systems.

Skills:

The student should be able to work structured with a research- and development project. The student should be able to work analytically, and apply theoretical knowledge to find solutions to complex problems. One should be able to obtain the necessary information through literature studies and from other sources, and be able to plan and carry out experiments in the laboratory. One should be able to describe project work and results in a clear report, and be able to contribute to scientific publication.

General competences:

The students should have the competence to plan and accomplish larger tasks. One should be able to analyze results, make assessments and draw relevant conclusions. One should have the competence to assess technological, ethical and social consequences of one's own work.

Learning methods and activities

Independent research work.

The language of supervision depends on what has been agreed on with the supervisor. The master's thesis can be written in Norwegian or English.

Incoming exchange students who want to write a master's thesis at MTP can contact studier@mtp.ntnu.no to receive the MTP agreement. The agreement must be signed by all parties before the student arrives in Trondheim.

Further on evaluation

Information about writing and submitting your master's thesis is found in Academic writing. Especially note the information given under Writing and submitting your master's thesis. Your area of study is Engineering/Technology. If the project is performed as group work, the students and supervisor shall make an agreement (preferably at start-up) about individual or joint assessment of the final project report.

The master's thesis has to be submitted in NTNU's examination system Inspera Assessment. The deadline for submitting the master's thesis is 20 weeks from the starting date (the students have additional 6 weeks if they are writing a master thesis abroad.) + 7 days for Easter/Christmas holidays.

Applications for an extended deadline must be submitted to the Faculty of Engineering. Students who fail the master's thesis, can submit a new or revised thesis once. It is not possible to improve an awarded grade by submitting a new thesis. The deadline for the assessment of the master's thesis is 3 months.

Specific conditions

Required previous knowledge

TPK4540 Manufacturing Technology, Specialization Project

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
TPK4900 30 sp Autumn 2014
This course has academic overlap with the course in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

Subject areas

  • Production Engineering
  • Technological subjects

Contact information

Course coordinator

Lecturers

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

Examination

Examination

Examination arrangement: Master thesis
Grade: Letter grades

Ordinary examination - Spring 2026

Master thesis
Weighting 100/100 Examination aids Code A Duration 20 weeks Exam system Inspera Assessment