After the success of previous editions, the Department of Industrial Chemistry “Toso Montanari” (CHIMIND) of the Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna is launching again the Ma.Co.F, Master in Composite Materials in Faenza, for the 2025/2026 academic year.
BUCCI COMPOSITES is once again acting as the main promoter of the program, organized by the Department of Industrial Chemistry “Toso Montanari” of the University of Bologna, in collaboration with the Fondazione Flaminia, the Municipality of Faenza, and the Fondazione del Monte, with the support of the many companies that have long backed Ma.Co.F.
Why Ma.Co.F
Companies in the composite materials sector increasingly seek new professional profiles with an interdisciplinary background connecting chemistry and mechanical engineering. Such professionals act as the crucial link between structural analysts and materials technologists within project teams.
Ma.Co.F aims to fill this gap in advanced training, preparing participants to be attractive to any company that operates directly in the composites sector, or uses these materials and requires designers capable of fully exploiting their properties. This Master provides graduates with highly valuable and relevant opportunities to enter this growing and innovative industrial field.
The Master’s Educational Structure
The Master begins with an initial phase of two parallel tracks, each worth 10 ECTS credits (1 ECTS corresponds to eight hours of classroom instruction). This phase addresses knowledge gaps: engineering skills (mainly mechanical engineering) for chemistry graduates, and chemistry knowledge (organic chemistry / polymers) for engineering graduates.
The first track includes General Chemistry (2 ECTS), Basic Organic Chemistry (4 ECTS), and Fundamentals of Polymer Science (4 ECTS); the second track includes Mechanical Behavior of Materials (6 ECTS) and Advanced Topics in Mechanical Behavior of Materials (4 ECTS). Both tracks consist of classroom lessons and take place during the first four weeks of the Master’s calendar.
After this initial phase, the program becomes unified. The remaining 50 ECTS are split into 30 ECTS of specialized courses (approximately three months) and 20 ECTS dedicated to a company internship (500 hours, equivalent to about three to four months).
