MEng Materials Science and Engineering with Metallurgy / Overview

Year of entry: 2023

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Degree awarded: MEng Honours
Duration: 4 years
Typical A-level offer: AAA including two from Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. If you are not taking A-level Mathematics, Grade 7/A at GCSE/iGCSE Mathematics is required.
Typical contextual A-level offer: AAB including two from Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. If you are not taking A-level Mathematics, Grade 7/A at GCSE/iGCSE Mathematics is required.

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Refugee/care-experienced offer: Applicants who have been in local authority care for more than three months or have refugee status may be eligible for an offer two grades below the standard requirements.

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Typical International Baccalaureate offer: 36 points overall with 6,6,6 at Higher Level, including two subjects from Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics.

We will accept Mathematics: analysis and approaches only at HL as one of the HL subject specific requirements.; Full entry requirements
Number of places/applicants: 1400 applications for 250 places across all first year courses
How to apply: Apply through UCAS .

Course overview

Be a part of Europe's largest and most diverse activity devoted to Materials Science and Engineering.

Join a community at the forefront of exciting advanced materials research, including nanomaterials such as graphene.

Learn about new developments in advanced alloys for applications such as fuel-efficient jet engines, next generation nuclear reactors, and environment friendly transportation.

Take a course accredited by the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3).

Take advantage of our Faculty's generous scholarship scheme for high-performing students.

Gabriele tells us about why she chose to study Materials Science and Engineering at Manchester

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You can view the recent undergraduate virtual open week recorded sessions here .

Fees

Fees for entry in 2023 have not yet been set. For entry in 2022 the tuition fees were £9,250 per annum for home students, and are expected to increase slightly for 2023 entry.

Policy on additional costs

All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme. Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application. Further information can be found in the University's Policy on additional costs incurred by students on undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes (PDF document, 91KB).

Scholarships/sponsorships

The University of Manchester is committed to attracting and supporting the very best students. We have a focus on nurturing talent and ability and we want to make sure that you have the opportunity to study here, regardless of your financial circumstances.

For information about scholarships and bursaries please see our undergraduate fees pages and check the Department's funding pages .

Contact details

Department: Department of Materials
Contact name: Tracy Bate
Telephone: +44 (0)161 543 4019
Email: ug-materials@manchester.ac.uk
Website: https://www.materials.manchester.ac.uk
School/Faculty overview: Our internationally-renowned expertise across the School of Natural Sciences informs research led teaching with strong collaboration across disciplines, unlocking new and exciting fields and translating science into reality. Our multidisciplinary learning and research activities advance the boundaries of science for the wider benefit of society, inspiring students to promote positive change through educating future leaders in the true fundamentals of science. Find out more about Science and Engineering at Manchester .

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