MSc Advanced Materials Engineering

Take your knowledge of materials engineering to an advanced level on this masters course. In addition to developing your technical abilities you also develop your managerial skills with modules aimed at helping you develop your career in roles with increased responsibility.

This course is for practising engineers or graduates who want to become technical specialists or managers in industrial and manufacturing companies.

It increases your career potential by improving your
• knowledge and experience of materials engineering
• technical and problem solving skills
• management skills
• ability to take on greater responsibility

You also develop your understanding of current best practice in the theory and application of leading edge technologies, processes and systems in materials engineering.

You study
• two management modules
• five technical modules
• one optional module

Option modules include:

• advanced manufacturing technology

• CAD/CAM

• engineering for sustainability

• equipment engineering and design

• finite element / finite difference analysis

The international product development module involves working in multidisciplinary teams to develop a new product within a global market. This develops much sought after advanced technical and business skills. The project provides a supported environment to develop your ability in an area of your interest.

Professional recognition

Accredited by the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3), on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of partly meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer; graduates who have a BEng (Hons) accredited for CEng will be able to show that they have satisfied the further learning requirement for CEng accreditation.

2016 entry requirements

UK students
Normally one from
• an honours degree (2.2 or above) in a science or engineering subject
• suitable professional qualifications in an engineering field
• a degree in any discipline plus at least one year of relevant experience
• a diploma in a technological area plus at least three years of relevant experience

Overseas students
Overseas applicants from countries whose first language is not English must normally produce evidence of competence in English. An IELTS score of 6.0 with 5.5 in all skills (or equivalent) is the standard for non-native speakers of English. If your English language skill is currently below an IELTS score of 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in all skills we recommend you consider a Sheffield Hallam University Pre-sessional English course which will enable you to achieve an equivalent English level.

India
• a first class BE in an relevant discipline, or a good second class BE with a strong performance in mechanical and manufacturing subjects

China
• a four year Bachelors degree in an relevant discipline, with an overall average of at least 80 per cent or equivalent

Other countries
• a good honours degree or equivalent in an relevant subject