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MENG Materials Science and Engineering (MATU46)     FT

2021 - 2022

For students whose initial registration was from the 2021/22 session or after.
 
 

Year 1


units (120 credits)
1A
A student will take

Semester 1
FCE1001  Global Engineering Challenge Week AUT SEM 0 credits
MAT1411  Biomaterials I AUT SEM 10 credits
MAT1633  Kinetics, Thermodynamics and Phase Diagrams AUT SEM 10 credits
MAT1910  Introduction to Nanoscience and Nanomaterials AUT SEM 10 credits

Semester 2
MAT1220  Introduction to Materials Properties SPR SEM 10 credits
MAT1920  Cradle to ?: Materials and the Environment SPR SEM 10 credits

Full academic year
MAS153  Mathematics (Materials) ACAD YR 20 credits
MAT1610  Introduction to Materials Chemistry ACAD YR 20 credits
MAT1643  Introduction to Mechanical Properties and Structural Materials ACAD YR 20 credits
MAT1820  Digital Skills for Materials ACAD YR 10 credits

1B

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


units (100 credits)
2A
A student will take

Semester 1
FCE2001  Engineering - You're Hired AUT SEM 0 credits
MAS250  Mathematics II (Materials) AUT SEM 10 credits
MAT2110  Structure of Solid Materials AUT SEM 10 credits
MAT2220  Functional Materials AUT SEM 10 credits
MAT2310  Industrial Materials Processing AUT SEM 20 credits

Semester 2
MAT2210  Deformation and Failure of Materials SPR SEM 10 credits
MAT2320  Microstructure and Thermodynamics of Materials SPR SEM 20 credits
MAT2350  Materials Selection and Fracture Mechanics SPR SEM 10 credits
MAT2840  Heat Transfer and Diffusion SPR SEM 10 credits

units (20 credits)
2B
A student will take 20 credits from this group.

Semester 1
MAT2530  Biology and Chemistry of Living Systems II AUT SEM 10 credits
MAT2920  Materials and Energy AUT SEM 10 credits

Semester 2
MAT2410  Biomaterials II SPR SEM 10 credits
MAT2930  Perspectives in Materials Research SPR SEM 10 credits
a student can take unrestricted MLT units to the value of 20 credits.

2C

Before proceeding to Level 3, a student for the Degree of MEng in Materials Science and Engineering (MATU46) 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).


2D

Students commencing Level 2 of a programme of study from session 2012-13 onwards must take FCE2001 Interdisciplinary Project 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 3


units (10 credits)
3A
A student will take

Semester 1
MGT388  Finance and Law for Engineers AUT SEM 10 credits

3B

A student will take one of the following streams


units (100 credits)
MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING INDUSTRIAL STREAM
A student will take 100 credits from this group.

Semester 1
MAT3331  Industrial Training Programme: Nuclear Materials AUT SEM 15 credits
MAT3333  Engineering Alloys AUT SEM 15 credits
MAT373  Surface Degradation and Protection AUT SEM 10 credits

Semester 2
MAT3330  Industrial Placement: Part 1 SPR SEM 20 credits
MAT3334  Advanced Materials Manufacturing: Part I SPR SEM 15 credits
MAT3335  Industrial Training Programme: Inorganic Materials SPR SEM 15 credits

Full academic year
MAT3821  Introduction to Finite Element Modelling ACAD YR 10 credits
AND

units (10 credits)
A student will take 10 credits from this group.

Semester 1
MAT3910  Nuclear Science, Engineering and Technology AUT SEM 10 credits

Semester 2
MAT3332  Advanced Ceramics SPR SEM 10 credits
AND

units (40 credits)
MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH STREAM
A student will take 40 credits from this group.

Semester 1
MAT320  Scientific Writing AUT SEM 10 credits

Full academic year
MAT360  Mini Guided Project ACAD YR 30 credits
AND

units (40 credits)
A student will take 40 credits from this group.

Semester 1
MAT306  Composite Materials and Micromechanics AUT SEM 10 credits
MAT333  Metals AUT SEM 10 credits
MAT3430  Materials for Biological Applications AUT SEM 10 credits
MAT373  Surface Degradation and Protection AUT SEM 10 credits
MAT3910  Nuclear Science, Engineering and Technology AUT SEM 10 credits
AND

units (30 credits)
A student will take 30 credits from this group.

Semester 2
MAT3210  Advanced Functional Materials SPR SEM 10 credits
MAT3332  Advanced Ceramics SPR SEM 10 credits
MAT3444  Advanced Materials Manufacturing: Part I SPR SEM 10 credits

Full academic year
MAT3821  Introduction to Finite Element Modelling ACAD YR 10 credits

Year 4


4A

A student will take one of the following streams


units (75 credits)
MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING INDUSTRIAL STREAM
A student will take 75 credits from this group.

Semester 1
MAT4440  Industrial Placement: Part 2 AUT SEM 10 credits
MAT4449  Industrial Training Programme: Metals Processing AUT SEM 20 credits

Full academic year
MAT4356  Research Project & Literature Review ACAD YR 45 credits
AND

units (45 credits)
A student will take 45 credits from this group.

Semester 1
MAT4610  Atomistic and Mesoscale Modelling of Materials AUT SEM 15 credits
MAT6430  Composite Materials and Micromechanics AUT SEM 15 credits

Semester 2
CPE449  Nuclear Reactor Engineering SPR SEM 15 credits
MAT4442  Glasses and Cements SPR SEM 15 credits
MAT4443  Metallurgical Processing SPR SEM 15 credits
MAT6104  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
MAT6900  Advanced Nuclear Systems SPR SEM 15 credits
AND

units (90 credits)
MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH STREAM
A student will take 90 credits from this group.

Full academic year
MAT4445  Materials Outreach ACAD YR 10 credits
MAT4581  Extended Research Project ACAD YR 80 credits
AND

units (30 credits)
A student will take 30 credits from this group.

Semester 1
MAT4610  Atomistic and Mesoscale Modelling of Materials AUT SEM 15 credits

Semester 2
MAT4442  Glasses and Cements SPR SEM 15 credits
MAT4443  Metallurgical Processing SPR SEM 15 credits
MAT6104  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
MAT6900  Advanced Nuclear Systems SPR SEM 15 credits

5

A student must pass MAT4356 Research Project & Literature Review or 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. A student who fails to satisfy this requirement may be awarded the Degree of BEng in Materials Science and Engineering (MATU05).


6

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 Levels 1 and 2 to become instead a student for the Degree of BEng in Materials Science and Engineering (MATU05).


7

The Modern Languages Teaching Centre will assist the student in the selection of appropriate language units based on prior knowledge, language chosen and programme taken.

 
 
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Please note that the regulations displayed on this page reflect provision in 2021/22 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.