Master of Engineering (MEng)

MEng Materials Science and Engineering with Nanomaterials

Explore nanomaterials, with a direct impact on all aspects of modern life.
  • Duration: 4 Years Full Time
  • Year of entry: 2025
  • UCAS course code: F206 / Institution code: M20
  • Key features:
  • Scholarships available
  • Accredited course

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Fees and funding

Fees

Tuition fees for home students commencing their studies in September 2025 will be £9,535 per annum (subject to Parliamentary approval). Tuition fees for international students will be £38,000 per annum. For general information please see the undergraduate finance pages.

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 .

Course unit details:
Stem Cell & Tissue Engineering

Course unit fact file
Unit code MATS32302
Credit rating 10
Unit level Level 6
Teaching period(s) Semester 2
Available as a free choice unit? No

Overview

The unit will demonstrate various types of stem cells: adult, embryonic, induced pluripotent and their specialised culture methods.

Aims

The unit aims to:

  • Introduce students to various types of stem cells, their differentiation capabilities and their potential applications.
  • Discuss how we can use stem cells combined with biomaterials for in vitro and in vivo applications.
  • Develop an understanding of the principles of tissue engineering, the biomaterials commonly used and discuss some specific examples of engineered tissues.

Learning outcomes

A greater depth of the learning outcomes will be covered in the following sections:

  • Knowledge and understanding
  • Intellectual skills
  • Practical skills
  • Transferable skills and personal qualities

Teaching and learning methods

Lectures, group tutorials (problem sessions), recommended textbooks, web resources, past exam papers, electronic supporting information (Blackboard).

 

Knowledge and understanding

  • Recognise the differences between stem cell types.
  • Describe how to engineer materials to support directed differentiation.
  • Define the various material properties that can be exploited to control stem cell differentiation.
  • Recognise the principles of tissue engineering.
  • Explain how biomaterials can be used to fabricate 3D scaffolds.
  • Be able to give specific tissue and organ examples.
  • Discuss the importance of mimicking structures of tissues and organs.

Intellectual skills

  • Ability to understand, digest and reproduce information in a concise format.
  • Be able to design a scaffold to direct differentiation.
  • Be able to apply the correct (stem) cell type for a particular application.

Practical skills

  • Team work.
  • Ability to reproduce work in a suitable format for a lay audience.

Transferable skills and personal qualities

  • Presentation and communication skills.
  • Team working.

Assessment methods

Method Weight
Written exam 70%
Written assignment (inc essay) 30%

Feedback methods

Written and verbal

Recommended reading

 

Study hours

Scheduled activity hours
Lectures 22
Practical classes & workshops 6
Tutorials 3
Independent study hours
Independent study 69

Teaching staff

Staff member Role
Julie Gough Unit coordinator

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