Theory and Simulation of Materials

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

The MSc draws upon the unique breadth and depth of the expertise at Imperial, which involves seven departments across the Faculties of Natural Sciences and Engineering. You will be able to participate fully in the exciting research seminars and workshops of the Thomas Young Centre, the London Centre for Theory and Simulation of Materials.

The course comprises eight core and two advanced modules, after which there is a five-month research project.

Teaching involves a mix of lectures, directed reading, problem classes, group and individual projects, computational exercises and seminars.

Assessment of the taught modules is by a combination of coursework, written examinations and oral examination; the research project is assessed through an oral presentation and a thesis.

• Mathematics for theory of materials
• Equilibrium in materials
• Transformations of materials
• Electronic structure of materials
• Classical field theory of materials
• Methods of simulating materials
• Computational methods of materials
• Group software development project or group research frontiers project

• Advanced equilibrium in materials
• Advanced transformations of materials
• Advanced electronic structure of materials
• Advanced classical field theory of materials

Fully funded four-year studentships are available for UK and EU students ordinarily resident in the UK for at least three years prior to the start of the grant. This funding is for students intending to stay on for the four-year PhD only.