MENG Materials Science & Engineering (Biomaterials) with a Year in Industry (MATU45) IS

2017 - 2018

Year 1

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (120 credits)

A student will take

Semester 1
FCE1001	Global Engineering Challenge Week	AUT SEM	0 credits
MAT1410 + A Level or equivalent in at least one of the following: Physics, Chemistry, Biology.	Biomaterials I	AUT SEM	10 credits
MAT1510 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: MAT209 (when the module is running) XCannot be taken with: MAT2510 MAT6306	Tissue Structure and Function	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
MAT1520	Biology and Chemistry of Living Systems	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

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 (120 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
MAT2310 XCannot be taken with: MAT375	Industrial Materials Processing	AUT SEM	20 credits
MAT2530 CCo-requisites: MAT209	Biology and Chemistry of Living Systems II	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
MAT205	The Physiology of the Musculoskeletal System	SPR SEM	10 credits
MAT209 ⇐PPre-requisites: MAT1510 CCo-requisites: MAT2530	Cell and Molecular Biology	SPR SEM	10 credits
MAT2210 CCo-requisites: MAT2320 XCannot be taken with: MAT376	Deformation and Failure of Materials	SPR SEM	10 credits
MAT2350 XCannot be taken with: AER2350 GEE206	Materials Selection and Fracture Mechanics	SPR SEM	10 credits
MAT2410 XCannot be taken with: MAT6241	Biomaterials II	SPR SEM	10 credits
MAT2840	Heat Transfer and Diffusion	SPR SEM	10 credits
MPY101	Physics of Living Systems 2	SPR SEM	10 credits

Before proceeding to Level 3, a student for the Degree of MEng in Materials Science and Engineering (Biomaterials) with a Year in Industry (MATU45) 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 (Biomaterials) (MATU37).

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 (120 credits)

A student will take

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
MAT372 XCannot be taken with: MAT6305 + Cannot be taken with MAT6305.	Group Projects in Bioengineering	AUT SEM	20 credits
MAT373	Surface Degradation and Protection	AUT SEM	10 credits
MGT388	Finance and Law for Engineers	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
BIE308	Research Seminars in Bioengineering	SPR SEM	10 credits
BIE3411	Design of Medical Devices and Implants	SPR SEM	10 credits
MAT300 XCannot be taken with: MAT407 + Cannot be taken with MAT407..	Tissue Engineering Approaches to Failure in Living Systems	SPR SEM	20 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

A student must normally achieve a weighted mean grade of 55 or above at Level 3 in order to proceed to the Year in Industry, progression being at the discretion of the Head of Department. A student who fails to progress may be permitted to become instead a student for the Degree of MEng Materials Science & Engineering (Biomaterials) (MATU36).

Year 4

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (120 credits)

A student will take

Full academic year
MAT395	Year in Industry	ACAD YR	120 credits

A student will be responsible for securing a suitable industrial placement in order to take MAT395 Year in Industry. The appropriateness of the placement will be determined by the Head of Department. A student who fails to obtain a placement will instead be required to become a student for the Degree of MEng Materials Science & Engineering (Biomaterials) (MATU36).

MAT395 requires that a student will spend a minimum of 38 weeks working in an industrial establishment, the arrangements being subject to the approval of the Head of Department. A student who fails to satisfy these requirements may be permitted by the Faculty to become instead a student for the Degree of MEng Materials Science & Engineering (Biomaterials) (MATU36).

Year 5

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (75 credits)

A student will take

Semester 1
MAT405 XCannot be taken with: MAT320 MAT6668 MAT6670 MAT6678 MAT6678 + Cannot be taken with MAT320 or MAT6670.	Scientific Writing	AUT SEM	10 credits
MAT4610 XCannot be taken with: MAT460 MAT4620 + MAS250 or equivalent level in Mathematics; computer literacy. Cannot be taken with MAT460, MAT4620.	Materials Modelling	AUT SEM	15 credits
Full academic year
MAT4404 + Available to MEng Materials Science and Engineering (Biomaterials).	Bioengineering Research Project	ACAD YR	50 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 (45 credits)

A student will take 45 credits from this group.

Semester 2
MAT4111 XCannot be taken with: MAT3332 MAT6390	Functional and Structural Ceramics	SPR SEM	15 credits
MAT4442 XCannot be taken with: MAT3442	Glasses and Cements	SPR SEM	15 credits
MAT4443 XCannot be taken with: AER4443 MAT420	Metallurgical Processing	SPR SEM	15 credits
MAT6104 CCo-requisites: MAT6430 XCannot be taken with: AER476	Design and Manufacture of Composites	SPR SEM	15 credits
MAT6106	Polymer Processing	SPR SEM	15 credits
MAT6720	Nanostructures and Nano-structuring	SPR SEM	15 credits

Any other fifteen credit F7 level option subject to timetabling considerations.

A student must pass MAT4404 (Bioengineering Research Project) at the first attempt in order to be eligible for the award of the Degree of MEng in Materials Science and Engineering (Biomaterials). A student who fails to satisfy this requirement may be awarded the Degree of BEng in Materials Science and Engineering (Biomaterials) (MATU37).

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 to become instead a student for the Degree of BEng in Materials Science and Engineering (Biomaterials) (MATU37).

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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.