Entry requirements

Applicants are required to have a 2:1 degree in Physics, Natural Science, Engineering, Materials Science, Maths or Chemistry (with a significant component of Physical Chemistry).

Applications will also be considered from candidates with a 2:2 in these subject areas or if they have additional industrial experience. In these instances, applicants should refer to the programme director.

Prerequisite experience needed

Assumed knowledge for the core courses in this degree include:

Basic mathematics for physics: single and multi-variable calculus (differentiation and integration), trigonometry, complex numbers, vectors, vector calculus, Taylor and Fourier series, Fourier transforms.
Introductory scientific computing: data handling, simple statistics (computing means and variances), plotting functions and histograms, writing simple programs in a general-purpose programming language e.g. Python or C++.
International students may require an ATAS certificate.

Months of entry

September

Course content

Join the next generation of materials scientists and engineers with our MSc in Advanced Materials.

Enhance your knowledge of the physical principles of advanced materials and metamaterials and apply cutting-edge analytical and numerical methodologies to design and fabricate them.
Gain practical insights into contemporary real-world problems and how innovative solutions can be facilitated through novel material properties.
Benefit from Exeter’s interdisciplinary research expertise, our industrial partners and connections with the wider metamaterials community.

Course Content

Our MSc has been designed to equip you with the skills for success in the field of advanced materials innovation. The programme draws on the disciplines of Engineering and Physics, providing you with the skill set needed to model, simulate, design and experimentally characterise novel materials with unique properties.

You will develop a well-balanced understanding of the physics of such materials, across a variety of regimes including electromagnetism, acoustics, elasticity and quantum, whilst attaining an engineering perspective on their applications.

You will gain the technical skills to solve problems that currently can’t be solved with conventional material properties whilst having the opportunity to gain insight into the innovation and entrepreneurship required to take such developments outside of academia.

Information for international students

International students need to show they have the required level of English language to study this course. The required test scores for this course fall under Profile B2. Please visit our English language requirements page to view the required test scores and equivalencies from your country.

Fees and funding

UK students

£12,600 full-time

International students

£28,600 full-time

The University of Exeter has many different scholarships available to support your education, including £5 million in scholarships for international students applying to study with us in the 2025/26 academic year, such as our Exeter Excellence Scholarships*.

For more information on scholarships and other financial support, please visit our scholarships and bursaries page.

Please also see our guidance on essential documentation required for an initial decision on taught programme applications.

Qualification, course duration and attendance options

MSc
full time
12 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification

Course contact details

Name: Professor Alastair Hibbins and Dr Maciej Dabrowski

Phone: +44 (0)1392 72 72 72

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