The Advanced Materials Science: Sustainability MSc relates scientific theories to research and applications of advanced materials, encourages original and creative thinking, and contextualises scientific innovation within the global market and entrepreneurship. The degree delivers innovative teaching, from the group design projects where you are challenged to design the next advanced material to learning how to apply research in the commercial world.
This degree equips you with a solid foundation in materials sciences and related technologies, so you can confidently play your part in developing new materials that are good for industry and better for the planet.
We will explore the structure, properties and applications of the main groups of materials, delivered through seven core disciplines.
As well as developing your skills and knowledge in materials science, you will go away with transferable skills in areas such as literature survey, designing experiments, materials research, critical data analysis, teamwork and effective communication, using real-life case scenarios and student-led group projects.
Many of the skills you gain will be highly valued by employers and beneficial to further academic study or research, such as analytical thinking and innovation, active learning and learning strategies, complex problem-solving, critical thinking, creativity, originality, taking initiative, leadership and social influence.
Graduates from this degree progress into a wide range of sectors, including aerospace, biomedical research, advanced manufacturing and other multidisciplinary industries
Alumni have taken roles at companies such as Shell, Johnson Matthey, Rolls-Royce, Merck, Oxford Instruments, Huawei, Bytedance, Procter & Gamble and Coca-Cola. These employer examples are illustrative and drawn from a internal records, alumni feedback and the Graduate Outcomes Survey.
The course also provides an excellent foundation for further academic study. Past graduates have progressed to another postgraduate degree or doctoral research, some of whom have been awarded full PhD studentships. They have gone on to study at institutions including Purdue University in the USA, Universities of Oxford, Bristol, Queen Mary, Nottingham, Bath, St Andrews, Imperial College London, and UCL in the UK, as well as other top universities in Australia and Hong Kong.