COURSE OVERVIEW
The MSc in Materials Engineering provides you with a deep understanding of the field, and a range of abilities required to meet the demands of the international materials industry.Accredited by the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3), this MSc course is informed by world class Swansea University research expertise in materials for aerospace applications and steel technology.
WHY MATERIALS ENGINEERING AT SWANSEA?
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Swansea is one of the UK’s leading centres for materials teaching and research. The internationally leading materials research conducted at Swansea is funded by prestigious organisations including Rolls-Royce, Airbus, The European Space Agency and Tata Steel.
- Top 150 in the World (QS World University Rankings 2023)
- 1st in the UK for Overall Satisfaction (NSS 2022)
- 3rd in the UK for Course Satisfaction (The Guardian University Guide 2022)
- 4th in the UK for Graduate Prospects (The Guardian University Guide 2022)
- 4th in the UK for Student Experience and Teaching Satisfaction (The Times Good University Guide 2022)
- 5th in the UK for Research Quality (The Times Good University Guide 2022)
- 100% world-leading and internationally excellent environment – Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021
- Within six months of graduating, 97% of Materials Science and Engineering graduates are employed or in further study (16/17 DLHE)
MATERIALS ENGINEERING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Graduates of the Materials Engineering MSc degree at Swansea are well placed for rewarding employment.
Your future could lie in any of the following roles:
- Materials engineer
- Metallurgist
- Product development scientist
- Research scientist
- Biomedical engineer
- Manufacturing systems engineer
- Process development scientist
Modules
The first year of the MSc offers a selection of compulsory and optional 10-credit modules on subjects including polymer processing, additive manufacturing, aerospace materials engineering, physical metallurgy of steels, and power generation systems, as well as an optional 30-credit group project.
Your second year is entirely dedicated to a materials engineering dissertation project, worth 60 credits.
FHEQ 7 Taught Masters / PGDip / PGCert
Students choose 120 credits from the following:
Compulsory Modules
- Polymer Processing
- Strategic Project Planning
- Aerospace Materials Engineering
- Environmental Analysis and Legislation
- Additive Manufacturing
- Simulation Based Product Design
- Structural Integrity of Aerospace Metals
* Scholarships available for international students.
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