Undergraduate Study

Materials Science

Undergraduate

Materials Science

Materials Science is an interdisciplinary subject, spanning the physics and chemistry of matter, engineering applications and industrial manufacturing processes.

Modern society is heavily dependent on advanced materials, for example:

  • lightweight composites for more efficient vehicles
  • optical fibres for telecommunications
  • and silicon microchips for the continuing revolution in digital technology.

Materials scientists study the relationships between the structure and properties of a material and how it is made. They also develop new materials and devise advanced processes for manufacturing them. Materials Science is vital for developments in nanotechnology, quantum computing, energy storage and nuclear energy, as well as medical technologies such as bone replacement materials and drug delivery.