Compulsory modules

Data Analysis and Modelling

The aims of this module is to introduce the principles of data analysis and modelling relevant to materials and chemical engineering.

Group Design Project

The aims of this module are to:

  • Continue the development of skills within engineering design to be applied to complex designs/systems with interacting parts.
  • Further enhance the skills required to work within a diverse group to manage projects and communicate ideas with different stakeholders.

Structures and Characterisation

The aims of this module are:

  • To develop a fundamental understanding of the structures of materials at different length scales, from the atomic scale upward.
  • To develop understanding and skills in the applicability and use of different characterisation techniques used to determine the structure and properties of materials.

Materials in Action

The aims of this module are to provide students with knowledge of factors which determine how materials may evolve and fail in service, and the implications this has on the lifetime of components.

Materials Processing

The aim of this module is to develop understanding of the underlying principles determining the relationships between composition, processing, structure at different length scales, and properties for a range of materials.

Machine Elements and Automotive Materials

The aim of this module is to provide understanding of the engineering requirements in order to choose appropriate materials and machine elements for designing vehicular subsystems/components.

Vehicle Loading and Suspensions

The aim of this module is for students to understand the engineering requirements necessary to design road vehicles, with particular focus on vehicle loading and suspension design.