The University of Sheffield
Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Materials Science and Engineering: Second Year Modules

The information given here is for guidance only; courses may be modified at any time.

Core modules

The following level 2 modules are taken by second year Single Honours students:

Autumn Semester

MAT2110 Structure of Solid Materials (10 Credits)
MAT2210 Deformation and Failure of Materials (10 Credits)
MAT2310 Industrial Materials Processing (20 Credits)
MAS250 Mathematics II (Materials) (10 Credits)

Spring Semester

MAT2220 Functional Materials (10 Credits)
MAT2320 Microstructure and Thermodynamics of Materials (20 Credits)
MAT2340 Advanced Mechanics and Selection of Materials (10 Credits)
MAT2820 Computational Methods for Materials (10 Credits)

Options

Units to the value of 20 credits from the following
MAT2410 MAT2410 Biomaterials II (10 Credits) Spring Semester
MAT2920 MAT2920 Materials and Energy (10 Credits) Autumn Semester

or 20 credits of unrestricted modules taught by other Departments (subject to timetabling constraints, the student having the necessary pre-requisites for the module in question and the agreement of the Department who teach the module). These include Modern Language modules (French, Spanish, German or Italian) offered by the Modern language Teaching Centre (MLT).