Course Structure

Formal teaching extends from October through to the end of March with examinations taking place during the summer term. At the start of the autumn term, students will select a research project and then write a research project plan during the remainder of the term. The research will be carried out after the exams.

This course aims to equip students with knowledge and understanding of the key structural properties of materials of different classes of materials. You will gain skills in characterisation of materials, in particular their structural, thermal, morphological and chemical properties.

You will use the principles and underlying theory of a range of characterisation methods, including:

• X-ray diffraction
• Focussed Ion Beam
• Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry
• Atomic Force Microscopy
• Electron Microscopy
• Scanning Probe Microscopies

As well as a range of modelling tools, applicable to a broad spectrum of materials types at different length scales.

View our MSc Advanced Materials Science and Engineering Programme Specification to find out more.

Learning tools and provision

You will have access to state-of-the-art facilities, and the unique opportunity to participate in world-leading research through your expected contribution to existing research groups projects, which may lead to being published yourself thus putting your research career on the best possible track. You will be able to use the extensive high-performance computing resources available, along with the latest software. We have a comprehensive library making available the latest publications related to our research areas.

A 2:1 honours BEng or MEng degree or equivalent international qualification in an engineering or science discipline (Materials, Mechanical, Civil, Chemical Engineering or Physics or Chemistry). Applicants with relevant industrial experience would also be considered.

• For international qualifications equivalences, please visit the Postgraduate Academic Requirements - Country Index webpage.

An English qualification is also required except for applicants with a first degree awarded from universities in: Australia, Canada, Guyana, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States of America, and West Indies.

• For English Language requirements, please visit the English Language Requirement and accepted qualifications webpage. 

Project

The course has a strong focus on independent research and a substantial research project is embedded in the course.  In the Autumn term, students will select a research project (worth approximately half of the total mark). Following the development of a research plan in the Autumn Term, students will be able to do full time research after the exams.

During the project, students will work in an established research group alongside renowned academics and experienced research staff and have access to state-of-the-art facilities and support. Students are expected to make a genuine contribution to live projects and to produce original research of a standard sufficient for peer-reviewed publications.

Applications to the MSc Advanced Materials Science and Engineering for 2021/22 will open on Monday 5 October 2020 and close on Friday 9 April 2021.

• FInd out how to apply

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• Tuition fees
• Academic eligibility
• English language requirements
• Visas and immigration

Departmental MSc scholarships 2021-22
 

Next steps

We strongly recommend that potential candidates apply early in the academic year (from November to February). If you are successful in securing the scholarship candidates will be notified by the end of August 2021. 

Other scholarships and funding support