Materials Science and Engineering

In our core undergraduate degree, you'll discover the underlying principles of materials science, and how these are applied across materials engineering situations. You can tailor your modules in later years plus you'll have the option of taking an industry placement year and a year abroad. In our core undergraduate degree, you'll discover the underlying principles of materials science, and how these are applied across materials engineering situations.

You can tailor your modules in later years plus you'll have the option of taking an industry placement year and a year abroad. We're ranked number one for teaching on my course, learning opportunities and academic support in materials science, and for student voice in materials technology (National Student Survey 2025). Bridging theory and practice, your artefacts project empowers you to explore the use of different materials in commercial products.

All students will carry out an open-ended individual final-year project where you can explore research level material. Our Industrial Advisory Board provides a link between your studies and the professional world, ensuring we teach you the skills in demand from industry. For example, you’ll be using industry standard equipment – making, testing and characterising different materials in our bespoke labs.