MEngSc Materials Science and Engineering

Program Overview

The program prepares graduates for a wide range of industries, including aerospace, biomedical, and energy. Through a combination of classroom learning, hands-on laboratory experience, and a research project, students develop the knowledge and skills to identify, analyze, and solve complex engineering problems.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

Materials Science and Engineering is an interdisciplinary field that investigates the relationship between the structure of materials at atomic or molecular scales and their macroscopic properties. The program is delivered by a School with a long history of innovation, establishing its first spin-out company more than 40 years ago, attracting more than €5 million in research funding annually, and leading SFI’s national centre for advanced manufacturing.

Objectives:

• To provide students with advanced knowledge and understanding of the mathematics, sciences, engineering sciences, and technologies underpinning their branch of engineering.
• To equip students with the ability to identify, formulate, analyze, and solve complex engineering problems.
• To enable students to perform the detailed design of a novel system, component, or process using analysis and interpretation of relevant data.
• To cultivate students' ability to work effectively as an individual, in teams, and in multidisciplinary settings, together with the capacity to undertake lifelong learning.

Assessment:

• Individual and team assignments
• Technical presentations
• Supervised research project
• Continuous assessment
• End-of-semester assessment

Teaching:

• A variety of teaching, learning, and assessment strategies are used to achieve the desired outcomes.
• The program includes a hands-on laboratory experience.

Careers:

• Graduates of the MEngSc Materials Science & Engineering program can look forward to limitless employment opportunities in a substantive array of industries.
• Most companies worldwide employ materials professionals.
• Examples of companies where UCD materials graduates now work include:
• General Electric or Rolls Royce (Aerospace)
• Astrium (Space)
• Stryker or Boston Scientific (Biomedical)
• Siemens (Energy)

Other:

• The program is aimed at students with a primary degree in engineering or cognate physical science who wish to develop a career or engage with further studies in materials science and engineering.
• The program encourages students to be engaged, autonomous learners who have a critical and problem-solving approach to materials as they are used in both common and advanced engineering applications.
• Students should not lose sight of the ethical, environmental, or human perspectives within which they work.
• The program provides a stimulating learning environment with a wide-ranging and relevant taught curriculum.
• The program requires both module and research credits, which allows students to gain a specialization in the materials field of mechanical engineering, as well as jumpstart their desired research career.

MEngSc Materials Science and Engineering (T286)

Full Time

EU

fee per year - € 9300

nonEU

fee per year - € 29100