Master of Materials Engineering

Program Overview

The Master of Materials Engineering is a two-year program that equips students with advanced knowledge and practical research skills in emerging materials engineering disciplines. Students can choose between an industry or research pathway, with the latter requiring an extended research project. The program emphasizes practical research skills development through work in state-of-the-art research labs and access to cutting-edge on-campus facilities. Graduates are prepared for careers in various industries, including energy, space, manufacturing, consulting, and entrepreneurship.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

• Overview: The Master of Materials Engineering is a two-year, full-time or part-time equivalent program designed to equip students with advanced knowledge and practical research skills in emerging materials engineering disciplines.
• Objectives:
• Work in the University's state-of-the-art engineering research labs
• Access cutting-edge on-campus research and development facilities
• Be mentored by world-class materials engineering researchers
• Develop specialized knowledge in a chosen major (Energy, Quantum, or Optical)
• Apply and expand learning through a major research project supervised by leading Adelaide engineers and scientists

Outline:

• Program Content and Structure:
• 48-unit program comprising 15 units of core courses and either:
• 21 units of elective courses and a project (12 units)
• 15 units of elective courses and a research project (18 units)
• Core Courses:
• Material Science & Engineering
• Materials Characterisation
• Computation for Materials Engineering
• Fundamentals of Materials
• Research Methods and Statistics
• Elective Courses:
• Process Plant Safety and Risk Assessment
• Engineering of 2D Materials
• Advanced Optical Engineering of Materials
• Materials Engineering for Catalysis
• Materials Engineering for Energy
• Engineering of Semiconductor Materials
• Quantum Materials
• Advanced Engineering of Biomaterials
• Safety and Risk in Materials Engineering
• Engineering Communication & Critical Thinking
• Project Management Fundamentals
• Research Pathway:
• Students completing a research project (18 units) must complete the following courses:
• Materials Engineering Research Project Part A
• Materials Engineering Research Project Part B
• Industry Pathway:
• Students completing an industry project (12 units) must complete the following courses:
• Materials Engineering Industry Project Part A
• Materials Engineering Industry Project Part B
• Extended Research Pathway:
• Students completing an extended research project (18 units) must complete the following courses:
• Materials Engineering Extended Research Project Part A

Teaching:

• Teaching Methods:
• Combination of online and intensive face-to-face learning
• Faculty:
• World-class materials engineering researchers from the University of Adelaide Centre for Materials in Energy and Catalysis, and the ARC Research Hub for Graphene Enabled Industry Transformation
• Unique Approaches:
• Emphasis on practical research skills development through work in state-of-the-art research labs and access to cutting-edge on-campus facilities

Careers:

• Career Paths and Opportunities:
• Energy industry (e.g., development of smaller, more energy dense batteries)
• Space industry (e.g., creation of high-agility suits for spacewalks)
• Manufacturing industry (e.g., conversion of sunlight into transportable fuels)
• Consulting industry (e.g., materials engineering business and financial consulting)
• Entrepreneurship in materials engineering