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Quick Facts

Medium Of Instructions	Mode Of Learning	Mode Of Delivery
English	Self Study	Video and Text Based

Course Overview

The Cement Chemistry and Sustainable Cementitious Materials by edX is a six-week program created by the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne to educate students about cement chemistry and sustainability. This course is designed for students with prior knowledge of chemistry, physics, crystallography, or all three or a bachelor’s degree in material science. This course comes under physics.

Moreover, the Cement Chemistry and Sustainable Cementitious Materials certification syllabus covers topics like the hydration of cement, procedures to measure cement characteristics, etc. Furthermore, the course will be instructed online, and video transcripts of the lessons will be provided to the students.

Also, the lectures for Cement Chemistry and Sustainable Cementitious Materials online course will be self-paced, and individuals will be able to learn according to their schedule, comfort, and time. Besides, this is an intermediate-level course that requires a prior understanding of the subject matter at hand. Verified certificates for the course can be availed of by the students after course completion by paying the fee. Without the fee, the students can also audit the programme for a limited period.

The Highlights

Six-week training program
Physics program
Certification course
Video transcripts available
Intermediate course
Offered by EPFL
Self-paced learning
Online lessons

Programme Offerings

Video transcripts available
Premium course
Physics program
Short-term program
Intermediate course
Certificate of achievement
Six weeks duration
online learning
Self-paced learning

Courses and Certificate Fees

Fees Informations	Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
INR 20702	yes	Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Cement Chemistry and Sustainable Cementitious Materials fees only comprise the certification charges as the program is free to study.
You’ll be required to pay Rs. 20,702 as certification charges to receive a verified accreditation after effectively concluding the course.
You can opt from various online payment modes to pay for the certificate.

Cement Chemistry and Sustainable Cementitious Materials fee structure

Course Option	Fee
Cement Chemistry and Sustainable Cementitious Materials (Audit only)	Free
Cement Chemistry and Sustainable Cementitious Materials (with Certificate)	Rs. 20,702

Eligibility Criteria

Students who want to study the Cement Chemistry and Sustainable Cementitious Materials training can register for this certification course only if they have chemistry, physics, and crystallography background, or a bachelor’s degree in Materials Science.

What you will learn

Knowledge of ChemistryKnowledge of physics

The Cement Chemistry and Sustainable Cementitious Materials certification course make you proficient in the areas mentioned below:

The hydration of cement.
The science and its use behind Supplementary Cementitious Materials in concrete technology
Optimum practices for examining samples through different procedures like Scanning Electron Microscopy, X-Rays diffractometry, and Isothermal calorimetry

Who it is for

Students from the following backgrounds will benefit from the Cement Chemistry and Sustainable Cementitious Materials certification course:

Bachelor’s in Materials and Science
Knowledge in Chemistry
Knowledge in Physics
Knowledge in Crystallography
Knowledge in Chemistry, Physics, and Crystallography

Admission Details

Step I: Understand in-depth about the Cement Chemistry and Sustainable Cementitious Materials online course by browsing the programme page: https://www.edx.org/course/cement-chemistry-and-sustainable-cementitious-mate.

Step II: Finish reading the course’s information, and click on the ‘Enrol’ button to proceed further.

Step III: Get redirected to the registration page, create an account on the site by filling in the different fields, and submit it.

Step IV: Get informed by edX about the login details and registration via correspondence and start learning.

Application Details

Register yourself for the Cement Chemistry and Sustainable Cementitious Materials program by signing-up on edX as you don’t need to fill an application form for the certificate program. Fill in the multiple fields such as email address, name, surname, country, etc. Create a password for your account and submit the online application form.

The Syllabus

Set up the context of sustainability while researching cementitious materials

Introduction to hydration mechanism and cement chemistry

How to utilize SEM-EDX to characterize cement
Learn the best practices as well as LMC tips.

Learn in-depth about cement hydration as well as the kinetics of the reaction.
Learn how to utilize iso calorimetry to follow the reaction: Optimum practices and LMC tips.