Materials Science and Engineering Masters/Msc

This course consists of 180 credits distributed over 12 months. Two thirds of the content (120 credits) consists of taught modules. One third of the content (60 credits) is the individual research project, which is carried out in the summer.

The core modules will ensure you will gain the adequate background to tackle most aspects of Materials Science and Engineering, and ensure you will develop key professional and research skills. You will learn the fundamentals of materials science, and how materials can be analysed and studied.

• Introduction to Materials * - 10 credits
• Materials Characterisation - 10 credits
• Presentation and Communication Skills/Team Skills development - 10 credits
• Effective Project Management - 10 credits
• Research Project - 60 credits

* module is only compulsory for those students who do not have a materials background from their undergraduate degree.

Select 60-80 credits (dependent on whether you have taken the Intro to Materials module). Example modules:

• Design Against Failure
• Biomaterials
• Electron Microscopy
  
• Functional Materials
• Polymer Science and Soft Matter
• Surface Engineering
• Advanced Casting and Solidification
• Materials for Sustainable Environment Technologies (MSET) - 10 credits
• Materials for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies - 10 credits
• Materials for Energy Generation and Storage - 10 credits
• Physical Metallurgy (Titanium and Nickel) - 10 credits

Please note: The modules listed on the website for this programme are regularly reviewed to ensure they are up-to-date and informed by the latest research and teaching methods.