Materials

Undergraduate Prospectus

UCAS code	ECTS	Courses	Length
JF52	180	Materials Science and Engineering (BEng)	3 years
J5N2	180	Materials with Management (BEng)	3 years
JFM2	270	Materials Science and Engineering (MEng)	4 years
HJ45	270	Aerospace Materials (MEng)	4 years
BJ95	270	Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering (MEng)	4 years
J5H8	270	Materials with Nuclear Engineering (MEng)	4 years
J526	240	Materials with a Year Abroad (BEng)	4 years

Overview

Total expected intake: 80

Research assessment

Ranked 5th in the UK (based on proportion of world-leading research)

Minimum A-level grades

A in Mathematics
A in Physics
A in a third A-level

Minimum IB score

Materials
35 points overall (BEng);
37 points overall (MEng);
6 in Mathematics and Physics at higher level

Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering
36 points overall;
6 in Mathematics and Physics, plus Chemistry and Biology, at higher level

These are the minimum entry requirements for the Department – actual entry requirements may vary. See Entry requirements.

Further information

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Admissions Tutor

Dr Sandrine Heutz

Enquiries

+44 (0)20 7594 6726
fiona.thomson@imperial.ac.uk

The Department

Arjoon, a second year Materials undergraduate, setting up and monitoring a ‘creep’ test

Materials science and engineering are critical for innovation in fields such as healthcare, energy, environmental sustainability and aerospace. The Department of Materials prepares our students for dynamic and exciting careers in roles as diverse as management, research and development, and teaching, and in sectors ranging from aerospace to high-technology industries and biomedical research and development.

Our teaching is considered to be the finest in the UK. In the most recent HEFCE national teaching quality assessment, we were the only materials department in the country to be awarded the maximum score in each of the areas assessed.

Our facilities include cutting edge equipment and tools for advanced materials imaging and characterisation, and for studying interactions between living cells and biomaterials. A dedicated microscopy team maintains the latest technology in two sample preparation labs, a data processing suite and a new remote microscopy facility, all available to our students.

We maintain extensive contacts and relationships with relevant organisations and industry in London and overseas. This provides exciting opportunities for our students’ final year projects, industrial placements (a core part of the MEng programmes) and for the BEng Materials with a Year Abroad.