Materials Science and Engineering
Every aspect of our technological world relies on materials - from computers and racing cars through to bridges, power stations and even the humble ball point pen.
This makes Materials Science and Engineering an exciting and inspiring subject to study, and one which plays an essential role across a range of employment sectors.
As a Materials graduate your skills will be in demand. Our graduate destinations include major employers such as BT, Corus, Jaguar, Rolls-Royce and the Royal Air Force. Read about Graduate Prospects (external link, opens in new window).Practical learning
Our new £32 million Active Learning Laboratory will support your studies through a focus on hands-on practical learning. We have the highest research rating, and laboratory and workshops with state-of-the-art processing equipment and analytical instruments. Watch a fly-through our new Learning Lab.
Your studies will benefit from the internationally-recognised research expertise of our academic staff. In addition, our multi-disciplinary engineering group projects allow you to be your team's materials specialist - which is great preparation for the workplace, giving you insight into how materials relates to the wider engineering sector. More about our research projects
Our weekly personal tutorial system means that you will have individual attention in groups of up to five students.
We advocate teamwork during projects and lab activities, and interactive systems are in place to gauge your understanding in lectures. A staff - student committee with elected representatives from each year of study also makes sure that your welfare is actively promoted.
Accredited teaching
You will be taught by leading materials scientists and engineers who are also involved in the UK Centre for Materials Education, which is hosted by the University of Liverpool. All our programmes are accredited by the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3). In the final year we offer a range of unique optional modules taught by specialists in their field. For wider reading, go to the IOM3 website (external link, opens in new window).
Postgraduate
- Advanced Engineering Materials MSc
For full details of modules and further information please download the course leaflet (PDF) - Research Degrees
We offer Materials research degrees in both Structural Materials and Functional Materials
Online library of materials resources
You can access the online collection of many types of teaching and learning resources, including highly interactive animations, to complement your studies. The CORE-Materials resource repository contains a large number of open educational resources (OERs) in Materials Science and Engineering freely available under a range of Creative Commons licenses.
