MEng/BEng Materials Science and Engineering (Industrial Management) (UCAS codes FH21/FHF1)
Materials underpin most of the technology upon which society depends. Metals have applications in the aerospace industry, construction, sports goods, electronics and communications. Ceramics have essential everyday uses such as tableware and building materials, but are also crucial to gas turbines and many electrical, electronic and optical components. Glasses have many uses ranging from car windscreens to lasers, dental materials and optical fibres. Polymers are used in furniture, clothing, packaging, buildings, transport, electronics and even pharmaceuticals.
Our programmes link the knowledge developed by disciplines like physics, chemistry and mathematics and apply them to the engineering applications that form the core of industry and manufacture. During our courses you will investigate the relationships between the atomic structures of materials and their properties. You will learn how to develop new materials and understand how they can be processed into usable components.
Our 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.