Materials Science and Engineering

About this course

Materials science and engineering is the discipline that studies the relationship between the structure of materials at the atomic and molecular scale and the properties they exhibit at the scale of components and products. Understanding why steel is tough, why ceramics are brittle, why some polymers are flexible and others rigid, and how semiconductors can be engineered to control electrical current with extraordinary precision is the foundation for designing the materials that modern technology depends on. Materials scientists and engineers work to develop new materials and to optimise the performance of existing ones, contributing to advances in aerospace, energy, electronics, healthcare, and construction. At the University of Manchester, this programme includes a foundation year that provides the scientific and mathematical grounding needed to enter the materials science curriculum

Where its graduates go

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