MENG Materials Science and Engineering Research (Modern Language) (MATU40) FT

2017 - 2018

Year 1

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (100 credits)

A student will take

Semester 1
FCE1001	Global Engineering Challenge Week	AUT SEM	0 credits
MAT1411	Biomaterials I	AUT SEM	10 credits
MAT1633 CCo-requisites: MAT1820	Kinetics, Thermodynamics and Phase Diagrams	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
MAT1220 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: MAT2220 MAT3821 (when the module is running) XCannot be taken with: GEE206	Introduction to Materials Properties	SPR SEM	10 credits
Full academic year
MAS153 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: MAT1620 (when the module is running) CCo-requisites: MAT1640 MAT1642 + Unrestricted - subject to availability. This module is for students in the Materials Department..	Mathematics (Materials)	ACAD YR	20 credits
MAT1610	Introduction to Materials Chemistry	ACAD YR	20 credits
MAT1643 XCannot be taken with: AER11004 BIE2643	Introduction to Mechanical Properties and Structural Materials	ACAD YR	20 credits
MAT1820 CCo-requisites: MAT1633 + Can only be taken by Level 1 UG students on MATU programmes..	Digital Skills for Materials	ACAD YR	10 credits

A student will take French, German, Spanish or Italian language units to the value of 20 credits.

Students commencing Level 1 of a programme of study from session 2016-17 onwards must take FCE1001 Faculty Global Engineering Challenge Week as a core module. A student will be expected to pass the module in order to progress to Level 3. A student must pass the module in order to graduate.

Year 2

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (100 credits)

A student will take

Semester 1
FCE2001 + Yes. Restricted to second year Faculty of Engineering students.	Engineering - You're Hired	AUT SEM	0 credits
MAS250 + This module is compulsory for students in Materials..	Mathematics II (Materials)	AUT SEM	10 credits
MAT2110 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: MAT2320 MAT3810 (when the module is running) XCannot be taken with: MAT374	Structure of Solid Materials	AUT SEM	10 credits
MAT2220 XCannot be taken with: MAT377	Functional Materials	AUT SEM	10 credits
MAT2310 XCannot be taken with: MAT375	Industrial Materials Processing	AUT SEM	20 credits
Semester 2
MAT2210 CCo-requisites: MAT2320 XCannot be taken with: MAT376	Deformation and Failure of Materials	SPR SEM	10 credits
MAT2320 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: MAT3810 (when the module is running)	Microstructure and Thermodynamics of Materials	SPR SEM	20 credits
MAT2350 XCannot be taken with: AER2350 GEE206	Materials Selection and Fracture Mechanics	SPR SEM	10 credits
MAT2840	Heat Transfer and Diffusion	SPR SEM	10 credits

A student will take language units to the value of 20 credits in the same language as that chosen at Level 1.

Before proceeding to Level 3, a student for the Degree of MEng in Materials Science and Engineering Research (Modern Language) (MATU40) must achieve a weighted mean grade of 60 at Level 2. A student who fails to meet this requirement may be permitted by the Faculty to become instead a student for the Degree of BEng in Materials Science and Engineering (MATU05).

Students commencing Level 2 of a programme of study from session 2012-13 onwards must take FCE2001 Interdisciplinary Project Week/Achieve More Project as a core module. A student will be expected to pass the module in order to progress to Level 3. A student must pass the module in order to graduate.

Year 3

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (50 credits)

A student will take

Semester 1
MAT320 CCo-requisites: MAT404 XCannot be taken with: MAT405 MAT405 MAT6668 MAT6678	Scientific Writing	AUT SEM	10 credits
MGT388	Finance and Law for Engineers	AUT SEM	10 credits
Full academic year
MAT360	Mini Guided Project	ACAD YR	30 credits

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (40 credits)

A student will take 40 credits from this group.

Semester 1
MAT306 XCannot be taken with: MAT6430 MAT6461 MAT6462 + Cannot be taken with MAT6430, MAT6461 or MAT6462.	Composite Micromechanics and Strong Reinforcing Fibres	AUT SEM	10 credits
MAT333 XCannot be taken with: AER330 MAT3332 MAT3333 MAT414 MAT630 MAT630 MAT6331 MAT6331 MAT6361 MAT6362 MAT6373	Metals	AUT SEM	10 credits
MAT3430 XCannot be taken with: MAT6309	Materials for Biological Applications	AUT SEM	10 credits
MAT373	Surface Degradation and Protection	AUT SEM	10 credits
MAT3910 CCo-requisites: MAT3920 XCannot be taken with: MAT4910	Nuclear Science, Engineering and Technology	AUT SEM	10 credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (30 credits)

A student will take 30 credits from this group.

Semester 2
MAT3210	Advanced Functional Materials	SPR SEM	10 credits
MAT3332 XCannot be taken with: MAT4111	Advanced Ceramics	SPR SEM	10 credits
MAT339 + None.	Failures and Case Study	SPR SEM	10 credits
MAT3444	Advanced Materials Manufacturing: Part I	SPR SEM	10 credits
Full academic year
MAT3821 XCannot be taken with: MAT4821 + At least one A level of Mathematics or Physics. None. Cannot be taken with MAT4821..	Introduction to Materials Modelling	ACAD YR	10 credits

Year 4

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (100 credits)

A student will take

Semester 1
MAT460 XCannot be taken with: MAT4610 MAT4620 + Cannot be taken with MAT4610, MAT4620.	Introduction to Materials Modelling	AUT SEM	10 credits
Full academic year
MAT4445	Materials Outreach	ACAD YR	10 credits
MAT4581 XCannot be taken with: MAT356	Extended Research Project	ACAD YR	80 credits

A student will take language units to the value of 20 credits in the same language as that chosen at Levels 1 and 2.

A student must pass MAT4581 (Extended Research Project) at the first attempt in order to be eligible for the award of the Degree of MEng in Materials Science and Engineering Research (Modern Language). A student who fails to satisfy this requirement may be awarded the Degree of BEng in Materials Science and Engineering (MATU05).

The Head of Department may, on the basis of a student's examination performance and in accordance with procedures approved by the Faculty, require a student who has taken the programme of study prescribed at 1 and 2 above to become instead a student for the Degree of BEng in Materials Science and Engineering (MATU05).

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P⇒	-	This module is a pre-requisite for other modules.
C	-	This module has co-requisite(s).
X	-	Some modules cannot be studied in combination with this module.
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Please note that the regulations displayed on this page reflect provision in 2017/18 and may not reflect study undertaken in other academic sessions. To see regulations that applied in another academic session, please return to the Programme Regulations Finder home screen and select the appropriate session.