MEng Metallurgy

Institution University of Sheffield
Method At the institution
Location Sheffield
Type Undergraduate
Course fee By request

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MEng Metallurgy

Objectives Our Metallurgy course is all about giving you the ability to tackle situations that metallurgists and engineers encounter on an everyday basis. You will learn how to tailor the properties of metals and other materials to meet design requirements, using an understanding of their structure, composition and processing. 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. Case studies, design projects, group industrial projects, laboratory work, manufacturing plant visits, tutorial and the five-month paid placement in a metals-using or producing industry are all designed to aid your development as a metallurgist and engineer. 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 requirements Entry 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 title MEng Metallurgy
Course description

Our 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.

Typical First Year Modules

Module/Unit Credits
Microstructure and Mechanical Properties 20

Professional and Transferable Skills 20

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

Balancing Chemistry 10

Balancing Physics 10

French 1A 10

French 2A 10

French 3A 10

German 1A 10

German 3A 10

Italian 1A 10

Italian 1A 10

Italian 2A 10

Materials in Medicine and Dentistry 10

Spanish 1A 10

Spanish 1A 10

Spanish 2A 10

Spanish 3A 10

Typical Second Year Modules

Module/Unit Credits
Deformation of Materials 10

Functional Materials III 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

Polymers and Composites 10

Practicals in Processing and Analysis 10

Principles of Materials Processing 10

Structural Characterisation 10

Structural Chemistry and Crystallography 10

French 1B 10

French 2B 10

French 3B 10

German 1B 10

German 2B 10

German 3B 10

Italian 1B 10

Italian 2B 10

Materials in Medicine and Dentistry 10

Numerical Methods 10

Solid State Materials Chemistry 10

Spanish 1B 10

Spanish 2B 10

Spanish 3B 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

Advanced Materials and Manufacturing 10

Aerospace Structural Metallic Materials 10

High Temperature Materials for Aerospace 10

Advanced Structural and Chemical Analysis 10

Bioimaging 10

Chemistry of Silicate Materials 10

Composite Micromechanics and Strong Reinforcing Fibres 10

Composites Manufacturing 10

Glass Processing and Durability 10

Introduction to Materials Modelling 10

Materials Relating to Energy 10

Materials for Biological Applications 10

Photonic and Magnetic Materials 10

Special Ceramics I 10

Structures and Properties of Glasses 10