BSc/MEng Materials Science with an Integrated Foundation Year

A course introducing conventional academic style and rhetorical patterns, and encouraging a critical approach to reading and writing. The course will promote both autonomy and collaboration in learning and prepare you for the academic requirements of study at tertiary level.
 

The aim is to introduce conventional academic style and rhetorical patterns and encourage a critical approach to reading and writing. It will help to promote both autonomy and collaboration in learning and prepare a student for the academic requirements of study at tertiary level.

By the end of the course, students should be able to: 

• Synthesise these academic texts into a piece of critical writing, incorporating all the necessary academic conventions
• Work effectively both individually and in a group
• Plan and deliver engaging presentations using presentation software e.g. Powerpoint 
• Use appropriate referencing conventions e.g Harvard, and be aware of other types
• Reflect and act upon feedback given by tutors and peers
• Search for and critically examine a range of academic source texts related to their progression disciplines
• Have an awareness of academic malpractice and the appropriate use of AI in their studies

• lectures
• tutorials
• weekly support drop-insnepednini 

• Employ strategies for critical reading of academic texts 

• Analyse text structures and use appropriate organisational structures in written work  

• Produce accurate and clear written English 

• Employ appropriate academic conventions in writing 

• Prepare and deliver an academic oral presentation – individually and as a group 

• Critically analyse a range of academic text-types in your field 

• Present ideas and facts clearly and logically; using the necessary academic conventions 

• Search for academic sources using a variety of online search tools 

• Evaluate key academic sources from your field 

• Synthesise information from academic sources 

• Produce a piece of academic writing which incorporates the necessary academic conventions 

• Employ effective presentation skills using various media 

• All skills learned in this course are directly transferrable to future academic courses and workplace environments

Written assignment (academic essay): 40% 

Written assignment (draft academic essay outline): 10% 

Oral assessment/presentations: 30% 

Group online Journals: 10% 

Online Quiz: 10% 

• Students are given oral and written feedback on individual and group presentations

• Students receive written feedback on Writing Assignment: Reference list

• Students receive peer feedback and tutor in-text feedback with comments for Writing Assignment: Academic Essay

• Students receive written feedback on the Group Journals 

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Shikazono, Naotatsu. (2012). Introduction to Earth and Planetary System Science: New View of Earth, Planets and Humans. Springer Japan. ISBN: 9784431540588

Burrows, Andrew. (2021). Chemistry³: introducing inorganic, organic and physical chemistry. Oxford University Press. ISBN: 9780198829980

Ohring, Milton. (1995). Engineering materials science. Academic Press. ISBN: 0585470499

Young, Hugh D. (2020). Sears and Zemansky's university physics: with modern physics. Pearson Education Limited. ISBN: 9781292314815

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Yadin, Aharon. (2016). Computer Systems Architecture. CRC Press. ISBN: 9781315355924

Filippone, Antonio. (2012). Advanced aircraft flight performance. Cambridge University Press. ISBN: 9781139161893

Gudmundsson, Snorri. (2021). General aviation aircraft design applied methods and procedures. Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN: 0128226471

Smith, Robin. (2016). Chemical process design and integration. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN: 9781118699089

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Halliday, David, 1916-. (2014). Fundamentals of physics. Wiley. ISBN: 9781118230718 

Tuition fees for home students commencing their studies in September 2027 will be £10,050 per annum. Tuition fees for international students will be £29,200 per annum.

For general information please see the undergraduate finance pages.

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).

The Foundation Year Bursary is available to UK students who are registered on an undergraduate Foundation Year here and who has had a full financial assessment carried out by Student Finance.

Details of country-specific funding available to international students can be found within our International country profiles .

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

For information about scholarships please visit our undergraduate student finance pages and the Department funding pages that you intend to progress to after successfully completing the Foundation Year.