📖Program Curriculum
The first year of the MSc offers a selection of compulsory and optional 10-credit modules on subjects including polymer processing, additive manufacturing, aerospace materials engineering, physical metallurgy of steels, and power generation systems, as well as an optional 30-credit group project.
Year 1 (Level 7T)
FHEQ 7 Taught Masters / PGDip / PGCert
Students choose 120 credits from the following:
Compulsory Modules
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code
Polymer Processing September-January 10 EG-M106
MSc Industrial Experience Preparation Academic Year 0 EG-M194
Strategic Project Planning September-January 10 EG-M85
Structural Integrity of Aerospace Metals September-January 10 EGSM00
Environmental Analysis and Legislation September-January 10 EGTM79
Additive Manufacturing January-June 10 EG-M37
Simulation Based Product Design January-June 10 EG-M83
Aerospace Materials Engineering January-June 10 EGTM60
Optional Modules
Choose Exactly 50 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : The following modules must be chosen by graduates without Swansea Materials degree
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Communication Skills for Research Engineers September-January 10 EGIM16
Physical Metallurgy of Steels September-January 10 EGTM92
Composite Materials January-June 10 EG-M73
Ceramics January-June 10 EGTM88
Polymers: Properties and Design January-June 10 EGTM89
OR
Choose Exactly 50 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : The following modules must be chosen by Swansea Materials graduates
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Group Project (Mechanical & Materials) September-June 30 EG-M122
Power Generation Systems September-January 10 EGTM71
Business Leadership for Engineers January-June 10 EG-M47
Year 2 (Level 7D)
FHEQ 7 Taught Masters Dissertation
Compulsory Modules
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code
MSc Industrial Experience Academic Year 60 EG-M39
MSc Dissertation - Materials Engineering June-September 60 EG-D06