Student funding available*

Advanced
Materials
MSc, PgDip, PgCert
Full and part-time

Materials experts are leading the development of many new products in high-tech
industries. Developments in the design of aircraft, cars, electronic equipment,
domestic appliances, sports equipment etc., depend critically upon the availability
of novel materials and an understanding of both advanced processing techniques
and the latest computer based design procedures, essential for product
commercialisation from the concept phase.

The MSc Advanced Materials provides graduate scientists and engineers with a
fundamental understanding of materials' properties and their processing,
developing highly skilled materials engineers that can truly shape the future.

Focus on your career Benefit from our expertise

Successful students go on to a range of careers
involving materials, with responsibilities for
research, development, design, engineering,
consultancy and management in sectors such as
aerospace, automotive and motorsport, medical,
food processing, chemical processing and power
generation. The course also aims to develop
personal skills in problem solving, research
methods, teamwork and management techniques.
Benefit from our close links with
employers
Companies supporting the course include BAE
Systems, ESI Group, Goodrich, Hyundai, Land
Rover, Nissan, Rolls-Royce and Volkswagen.
The Materials Department has strong links with
the aerospace, automotive, motorsport, offshore
and sports industries. Companies such as Airbus,
BASF, Caterham, Rexham and WilliamsF1 have
supported student projects. On successful
completion of this course students gain automatic
recognition that they meet the required educational
standards for registration with the UK Engineering
Council and the Institute of Materials, Minerals
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and Mining (IOM ) for Chartered Engineer status.
Industry practitioners teach alongside a wide
range of subject specialists from the academic
community at Cranfield. The Materials Department
boasts a wide range of research facilities, many
of which are unique to Cranfield, including over
100m2 of clean rooms and state-of-the-art
composite, impact and motorsport laboratories.
Benefit from practical experience in
work-based projects
Work-based project work enables you to assimilate
the knowledge and skills gained from the taught
element of the course and put them into real-
world practise while gaining transferable skills in
project management, team-work and independent
research. Future employers value this experience.
Industrially orientated projects have support from
industry and other external organisations.
Part-time students benefit from addressing their
employer’s real business problems supported
by academic supervision.
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Course details Entry requirements: Candidates
must possess, or be expected to
Duration: Full-time: 1 year.
achieve, a 1st or 2nd class UK
Part-time: 2-3 years.
honours degree or equivalent in a
Start date: Full-time: October. numerate, scientific or engineering
Part-time: Throughout the year. discipline. Other relevant
qualifications together with
*Funding: Funding opportunities
considerable industrial experience
exist, such as industrial sponsorship
may be considered.
and School bursaries. For the
majority of part-time students
sponsorship is organised by their
employers. For information on
funding opportunities please visit:
www.cranfield.ac.uk/sas/funding

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For further information, please contact
Alternatively, qualifications of Postgraduate
School of Applied Sciences
Diploma (PgDip), comprising the eight taught
modules and the group projects, and the T: +44 (0) 1234 754086
Postgraduate Certificate (PgCert), comprising E: appliedsciences@cranfield.ac.uk
five taught modules and a design project,
are available.
Structure
• Taught modules 40%
• Group projects* 20%
• Individual research project 40%
*dissertation for part-time students.

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