Materials Engineering, MSc

Top 131 in the World

QS World University Rankings 2025

Student working in industry

Course Overview

The MSc in Materials Engineering provides you with a deep understanding of the field, and a range of abilities required to meet the demands of the international materials industry.

This course offers you the opportunity to do an additional year for an Industry Placement or project, giving you valuable work experience and the opportunity to improve technical plus interpersonal skills.

Support and guidance is provided to help secure your placement however it is not guaranteed. The second Industry Placement Year course fees are £3600 for International students and £1800 for Home students. See more details on How To Apply for the MSc with Industry option below.

Why Materials Engineering at Swansea?

Did you know?

Swansea is one of the UK’s leading centres for materials teaching and research. The internationally leading materials research conducted at Swansea is funded by prestigious organisations including Rolls-Royce, Airbus, The European Space Agency and Tata Steel.

  • Top 131 in the World (QS World University Rankings 2025)
  • 100% world-leading and internationally excellent environment – Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021

Your Materials Engineering Experience

Your experience of the Materials Engineering MSc is defined by expert training across a range of subject areas.

These include metallurgy and materials selection, modern methods for engineering design and analysis, polymers, and modern business management issues and techniques.

Your studies will be nourished by an international community of over 500 postgraduate students and 120 research staff within Engineering.

Further study support comes in the form of 24 hour access to our on-site library, advanced laboratories, a year-round programme of guest lectures, and dedicated postgraduate work rooms.

Materials Engineering Employment Opportunities

Graduates of the Materials Engineering MSc degree at Swansea are well placed for rewarding employment.

Your future could lie in any of the following roles:

  • Materials engineer
  • Metallurgist
  • Product development scientist
  • Research scientist
  • Biomedical engineer
  • Manufacturing systems engineer
  • Process development scientist

Modules

The first part 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. The second part is entirely dedicated to a materials engineering dissertation project, worth 60 credits.