Materials Science and Engineering

Entry requirements

Graduates of Bachelor of Engineering or Science with Upper Second Class (or equivalent) or above.

Relevant disciplines include Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Materials, Aeronautical Engineering, Chemical Engineering and other related engineering backgrounds, subject to completion of suitable modules.

Months of entry

February, September

Course content

This MRes programme aims to provide students with the necessary advanced, technical, professional and specialised study skills within the fields of Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering, and to develop a critical awareness of the advanced techniques and technological advances available to conduct state of the art research in this area.

Students have the opportunity to explore these in experiments and modelling oriented projects, and complete the course by analysis and interpretation of research results and writing up a dissertation for examination according to the established procedure at the University of Nottingham.

By taking a multi-disciplinary approach to teaching and learning the subject, the course aims to provide a more robust understanding of the subject and the ability to apply it in industrial practices or further studies.

The specific objectives are as follows:

• to encourage integration between the separate disciplinary areas
• to propel the development of new ideas and techniques in Mechanical, Manufacturing and Composite Materials commercially-based engineering
• to develop the students' transferable skills in research methods at the postgraduate level
• to facilitate an in-depth investigation of a relevant topic through independent research