The Advanced Engineering Materials MSc programme offers engineering, chemistry and physics graduates the opportunity to gain interdisciplinary expertise and specialise in material disciplines. You will develop advanced knowledge and understanding of the fundamental principles of microstructures, semi-conductor materials used for electronic and optoelectronic devices, explore the concepts and criteria of materials selection and smart materials and use a wide range of experimental techniques to identify materials characterisation. There is an ever-increasing demand in industry for graduates with interdisciplinary expertise in the science and engineering aspects of materials. Consequently, this programme has been developed for graduates from almost any of the other physical science or engineering disciplines to convert to Materials Science and Engineering. The programme is also suitable for students with an initial qualification equivalent to a three year BEng degree in a materials discipline. Successful candidates will acquire a good knowledge of the microstructure – property relationships of structural and functional materials and of the methods available for processing, testing, examining and characterising these materials.

We equip our students for rewarding careers and our graduates have found jobs in a wide range of industries and organisations, both in the UK and abroad. Programmes include a strong practical element and incorporate the latest academic and industry research, enabling you to work effectively at the forefront of engineering. When you graduate you can count on the University's Careers and Employability Service to help you plan your future. Employers We've consistently achieved the highest grades in research assessments and many of our research programmes are supported by industrial companies such:- Agusta Westland Airbus BAE Systems QinetiQ Unilever Jaguar Ford National and international bodies such as EPSRC and the European Commission.