Materials Science MPhil/PhD

Entry requirements

The programme welcomes applications from candidates from across the world and of all ages, including those with academic and professional backgrounds. Applications are considered in terms of quality of proposal, quality of practice (where appropriate), readiness to undertake a research degree at this level and supervisory capacity.

Now accepting applications for the September 2022 intake. Visit the RCA website for entry requirements and the application process.

Months of entry

September

Course content

Materials research for real world challenges. Study at the World's number one ranked art and design university for seven consecutive years (2015-2021) in the QS World University Subject Rankings.

• regenerative and circular materials
• programmable biomaterials
• materials systems, such as bio-mimetic approaches to develop and manufacture materials and structures
• digital materials for new typologies of tangible interfaces
• the human experience of materials to gain a deep understanding of perceptual experience (analogue and digital)

Department specialisms

regenerative and circular materials; programmable biomaterials; materials systems (such as bio-mimetic approaches to develop and manufacture materials and structures); digital materials for new typologies of tangible interfaces; the human experience of materials to gain a deep understanding of perceptual experience (analogue and digital).

Fees and funding

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