入学要求 Requirement：
学术要求：the typical minimum entry requirement is a Bachelors degree (with Honours) at second class (2.2) level or better and in an appropriate field of study.
英语要求：IELTS 6.5 with minimum 5.5 in each component
学费 Tuition Fee：2011/2012 £13,500
课程特征 Course Features：
There is an ever-increasing demand in industry for graduates with interdisciplinary expertise in the science and engineering aspects of materials.
Consequently, this programme has been developed for graduates from almost any of the other physical science or engineering disciplines to convert to Materials Science and Engineering, or for students with an initial qualification equivalent to a three year BEng degree in a materials discipline.
Successful candidates will acquire a good knowledge of the microstructure – property relationships of structural and functional materials and of the methods available for processing, testing, examining and characterising these materials.
课程内容 Course Content ：
Compulsory modules for all students
Advanced Microstructural Optimisation (Non-materials entrants only)
Laser Material Processing (Materials entrants only)
High Temperature Oxidation
Materials Processing and Selection
Materials Characterisation and Reverse Engineering
Aqueous Corrosion
Composite Materials
Smart Materials
Electronic and Optical Device Materials
Options (30 credits in total) from:
Energy and the Environment
Laser Material Processing (Non-materials entrants only)
Advanced Manufacturing Processes
Rapid Prototyping
Research Skills and Project Planning
Nuclear Engineering
Enterprise Studies
Chemical Nanotechnology
Structural Biomaterials
MSc project
教学与评估 Teaching and Assessment：
The programme consists of a taught component and a major research based project.
The taught component is organised in two 12-week semesters with examinations at the end of each semester. The taught part of the programme is assessed in January and May and represents 120 credits from a total of 180. The remaining 60 credits are allocated to the project.
Project work contributes 60 credits, which will be based on a topic of industrial or scientific relevance, and will be carried out in laboratories in the University or at an approved placement in industry.
The project is examined by dissertation, and award of the MSc (Eng) degree will require evidence of in-depth understanding, mastery of research techniques, ability to analyse assembled data, and assessment of outcomes.