To understand the main principles of materials science and engineering: relationship between structure, chemical bonding, properties, processing and applications. To know the general properties of the main groups of materials: ceramics, metal, polymers and composites During the course students will work on the following capabilities: - Capability to solve complex problems - Capability to find, understand and discriminate the relevant information to make a proper decission - Capability to apply multidisciplinary knowledge to solve a given problem - Capability for team work: to accept tasks and to distribute tasks among classmates to face complex problems A collaborative attitude will be developed along the course to obtain from other agents skills and knowledge necessary for specific objectives.