MEng Materials Science and Engineering with Industrial Management
ObjectivesOur Materials Science and Engineering courses are all about giving you the ability to tackle situations that materials scientists and engineers encounter on an everyday basis. You will learn how to tailor the properties of materials to meet design requirements, using an understanding of their structure, composition and processing. Our Materials with Industrial Management course aims to meet the increasing demand for graduates who are highly-trained and experienced in both materials and management issues. We provide you with a solid basis in the underlying science and we use a hands-on approach and exposure to real situations to give you a good understanding of practical applications. The course incorporates business modules at each year of study, as well as case studies, design projects, group industrial projects, laboratory work, manufacturing plant visits, tutorials and the five-month MEng paid placement in industry. These are all designed to aid your development as a scientist and engineer and to give you the management skills needed in the organisation of a production or processing plant or the running of research and development projects. A key feature of our degrees is their flexibility. We offer courses leading to either BEng or MEng qualifications, involving three or four years of study respectively. You do not need to decide between a BEng or MEng until the end of Year Two, when you will have enough knowledge and experience to make an informed decision. Our high level of research funding provides excellent resources that are used by undergraduate students as well as postgraduate students and staff. Financial assistance: The Department offers first-year Entrance Bursaries to students on this course with high entry qualifications.
Entry requirementsEntry requirements GCE/VCE A Levels - typically ABB BTEC National Diploma - 2 Distinctions and 1 Merit Two GCE A Levels plus two GCE AS Levels - Typically AB+BB Scottish Highers - AAAB-ABBB + AB-BB in Advanced Highers Irish Leaving Cert. - AABBB-ABBBB International Baccalaureate - 30-33 points Core Requirements - GCE A Level in two of Maths, Physics and Chemistry, or one at A Level and two at AS Level. Applications from students with A or AS Level Design & Technology or A Level Biology are encouraged. We consider each application on its merits and may tailor our offer to suit your achievements, experience and potential.
Academic titleMEng Materials Science and Engineering with Industrial Management
Course descriptionOur students usually select from a range of compulsory and optional modules to add up to 120 credits.
Some departments offer courses that don't feature optional modules whereas other courses are fully flexible.
Important notice :
This is a list of modules that have been offered in the past. We expect similar modules to be offered for courses starting in 2009.
This information is provided for illustration only and you should check with the department directly when applying to confirm module options.
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Typical First Year Modules
Module/Unit Credits
Microstructure and Mechanical Properties 20
Professional and Transferable Skills 20
Enterprise and Technology 10
Functional Materials 1 10
Functional Materials II 10
Introduction to Materials Technology 10
Material Science: Where To/How Fast? I 10
Mathematics 1a (Materials) 10
Mathematics 1b (Materials) 10
Structure and Bonding of Materials 10
Typical Second Year Modules
Module/Unit Credits
Business Skills for the Engineer 10
Deformation of Materials 10
Functional Materials III 10
Introduction to Behaviour at Work 10
Materials Science: Where to/How fast? - II 10
Materials Selection, Design and Reverse Engineering 10
Mathematics II (Materials) 10
Microstructural Design and Control 10
Practicals in Processing and Analysis 10
Principles of Materials Processing 10
Structural Characterisation 10
Structural Chemistry and Crystallography 10
Typical Third Year Modules
Module/Unit Credits
Industrial Placement 30
Advanced Glasses and Ceramics 10
Advanced Thermodynamics and Kinectics 10
Enterprise, Creativity and Innovation 10
Extended Practicals 10
Failures and Case Study 10
Fracture Mechanics and Heat Transfer 10
Functional Polymers and Surface analysis 10
Solidification and Thermomechanical Processing 10
Surface Degradation and Protection 10
Typical Fourth Year Modules
Module/Unit Credits
Literature Survey and Project 40
Further Engineering Applications 20
Marketing Management 10
Technology Strategy and Business Planning 10
Advanced Materials and Manufacturing 10
Advanced Structural and Chemical Analysis 10
Aerospace Structural Metallic Materials 10
Bioimaging 10
Chemistry of Silicate Materials 10
Composite Micromechanics and Strong Reinforcing Fibres 10