Materials Science and Engineering MEng
Bachelor's degree
In Sheffield
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Sheffield
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Duration
4 Years
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Start date
Different dates available
We'll give you a solid grounding in the science of materials and show you how to apply your knowledge to problems in the real world. You'll learn how to tailor the structure, composition and processing of materials to meet design requirements.
Our core degree can be kept general or you can choose to specialise by choosing options or one of our more focused courses. The course includes plenty of practical work, allowing you to get hands on experience of widely used processes and the latest in investigative equipment.
In the first year, you'll take the Global Engineering Challenge. Working with students from other engineering courses, you'll have to find creative solutions to problems. The project looks at challenges faced by communities throughout the world. It's designed to develop you as a professional engineer and get you thinking about sustainable solutions.
All MEng courses include a guaranteed five month paid industrial placement, which may be in the UK or abroad. This is a great way of getting additional experience and improving your CV.
In the third and fourth year of the MEng degrees, you'll take part in four Industrial Training Programmes, focusing on the areas of nuclear, glass, aerospace and advanced manufacturing. For each, there are small group seminars with industry experts and engineers, academic lectures and visits to industry sites and technology centres. You'll apply your materials science and engineering knowledge to analyse and solve a real current industrial problem.
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About this course
Prospective employers recognise the value of our courses, and that students are fully equipped to apply their knowledge to industry and further research. Above all else they value graduates with specialist skills and personal experience.
Our graduates work for organisations including Atkins, McLaren, Rolls-Royce and Airbus as materials engineers, metallurgists, manufacturing engineers, and research scientists among many others.
Many of our Biomaterials Science and Engineering graduates work for medical, healthcare and bioengineering organisations, including Philips Healthcare, JRI, Jenx, Ceramisys, Kirkstall, and Smith and Nephew.
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Subjects
- Design
- Global
- Industry
- Systems
- Engineering
- Materials
- Project
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Nanoscience
- Nanomaterials
- Digital
Course programme
Core modules:
- Introduction to Materials Chemistry
- Introduction to Mechanical Properties and Structural Materials
- Mathematics (Materials)
- Biomaterials I
- Digital Skills for Materials
- Introduction to Materials Properties
- Kinetics, Thermodynamics and Phase Diagrams
- Global Engineering Challenge Week
- Biology and Chemistry of Living Systems
- Cradle to ?: Materials and the Environment
- Introduction to Nanoscience and Nanomaterials
- Tissue Structure and Function
Core modules:
- Industrial Materials Processing
- Microstructure and Thermodynamics of Materials
- Deformation and Failure of Materials
- Functional Materials
- Heat Transfer and Diffusion
- Materials Selection and Fracture Mechanics
- Mathematics II (Materials)
- Structure of Solid Materials
- Engineering - You're Hired
- Biology and Chemistry of Living Systems II
- Biomaterials II
- Materials and Energy
- Perspectives in Materials Research
- The Physiology of the Musculoskeletal System
Core modules:
- Industrial Placement: Part 1
- Advanced Materials Manufacturing: Part I
- Engineering Alloys
- Industrial Training Programme: Inorganic Materials
- Industrial Training Programme: Nuclear Materials
- Advanced Ceramics
- Finance and Law for Engineers
- Introduction to Finite Element Modelling
- Surface Degradation and Protection
Core modules:
- Research Project & Literature Review
- Industrial Training Programme: Metals Processing
- Industrial Placement: Part 2
- Advanced Nuclear Systems
- Atomistic and Mesoscale Modelling of Materials
- Composite Materials and Micromechanics
- Design and Manufacture of Composites
- Glasses and Cements
- Materials for Energy Applications
- Metallurgical Processing
- Nanostructures and Nano-structuring
- Nuclear Waste Immobilisation and Disposal
- Polymer Processing
In the event of any change we'll consult and inform students in good time and take reasonable steps to minimise disruption.
Materials Science and Engineering MEng