Materials with Nuclear Engineering

Modules shown are for the current academic year, and are subject to change depending on your year of entry.

In the first two years, the course content is the same for all the materials courses. The final years include a common section taken together with a very wide range of optional modules to choose from.

You will be able to choose from specialist options in materials production and processing, structural materials, and electrical materials.

To progress to the next academic year, you must achieve a mark of at least 40% in each element of the previous academic year.

In order to complete the fourth year, you must achieve a mark of at least 50% in that year.

Your first year consists of six core modules:

• Materials Chemistry and Biology
• Materials Engineering
• Materials Physics
• Mathematics and Computing
• Mechanical Behaviour
• Microstructure and Properties of Materials

In your second year you will continue to follow a pathway of six core modules.

As the course advances you perform more individual and group project work. These involve literature searches, exploration of new ideas and concepts and writing technical reports.

• Electronic Properties of Materials
• Materials Chemistry and Polymer Sciences
• Materials Engineering 2
• Mathematics and Computing
• Mechanical Behaviour
• Microstructure

In the third year you select three optional modules on top of the four core modules, allowing you to focus on the areas that interest you most.

• Integrated Materials Engineering
• Introduction to Nuclear Engineering
• Materials Characterisation
• Nuclear Chemical Engineering

• Biomaterials
• Ceramics and Glass
• Electronic Structures & Opto Electronic Properties
• Engineering Alloys
• Materials Modelling
• Metal Processing
• Nanomaterials I
• Polymers and Composites

You have the opportunity to complete a four-month placement in the break between your third and fourth year.

Placements can take place in the UK or overseas – we have strong links with organisations organisations in Europe, the USA, Australia, New Zealand and East Asia. The placement will be relevant to the degree specialisation.

You take all the core modules and choose one module from each of the optional module groups below.

You will complete an advanced research project relevant to your chosen degree, personal or professional interest.

• Comprehensive Paper
• Strategic Management

• Nuclear Materials I
• Nuclear Materials II

• Advanced Biomaterials
• Advanced Thin Films Manufacturing
• Advanced Tissue Engineering
• Biomaterials
• Biomechanics
• Design-led Innovation and New Venture Creation
• Electroceramics
• High Performance Alloys
• Nanomaterials I
• Nanomaterials II