M.Sc. in Advanced Materials

University of Bolton, Centre for Materials Research and Innovation (CMRI)

University of Bolton

This is a one year full-time or two/three year part-time programme. The course is offered in modular format where the taught element of each module lasts no more than a week (5 days). Followed by an integrated learning package (ILP) that needs to be completed within three months after the taught elements.

The ILP can be completed in or away from the University whilst maintaining contact and liaison over the phone, e-mails or post. Once the ILP is completed, it also needs to be presented orally. The oral element can take place by attending the university or through other arrangements e.g. video conferencing. Each module is worth 30 credits and to obtain the M.Sc. qualification a total of 180 credits are required i.e. 4 modules plus a project worth 60 credits.

The project could be university-based where the student spends a lot of time at the university planning, designing and executing the project or it could be work-based and therefore require no physical presence at the university. However, monitoring and guidance will be provided through the said medium and allocation of an industrial supervisor as well as a university supervisor who would work with the student and report on progress. In either case the submitted thesis will be assessed and examined through normal routes.

As a full-time student, the course is designed such that the student is fully engaged in the full 12 months period working on ILPs and the project. As a part-time student, typically the student would spend a total of two weeks at the university in the first year and a further two weeks in the second year whilst continuing to attend work as normal and working on his/her work-based project.

The course
The M.Sc. in Advanced Materials offers you the possibility of engaging with modern and functional materials where novelty and applied engineering in the modern world are its strength. You can specialise in any of the five possible pathways:

M.Sc. Advanced Materials (Medical Textiles)
Research Methods
Physiology & Management of Wounds
Medical Textiles
Textile Fundamentals
Project

M.Sc. Advanced Materials (Technical Textiles)
Research Methods
Technical Textiles
Geotextiles
Textile Fundamentals
Project

M.Sc. Advanced Materials (Fire Retardancy)
Research Methods
Fundamentals of Fire Behaviour
Flammability and Techniques for Measurements
Fire Retardancy Strategies
Project

M.Sc. Advanced Materials (Intelligent Materials)
Research Methods
Materials Physics
Structure and Property Modeling of Materials
Smart Materials
Project

M.Sc. Advanced Materials (Smart Microsystems)
Research Methods
Microsystems Design
Functional materials for Microsystems
Advanced materials processing
Project

You can either follow a specific pathway or you can pick and mix. Research Method module is mandatory to all pathways.

Study information:
Qualification: M.Sc. Advanced Materials
Study mode: Full-time, 1 year or up to 3 years Part-time
Start date: September, January and May
Entry requirements: Engineering/science degree 2.1 and above or equivalent
Fees: Home students full time: £4,755, Part-time: £580 per 30 credit module
Overseas: £7800

Application Form and Contacts:
For further information and to receive an application form, please contact Mrs Donna Zarei, the M.Sc. Advanced Materials administrator on ++44 (+1204) 903101 or email here at d.zarei@bolton.ac.uk. For additional information visit our main site at www.bolton.ac.uk.