MSc POLYMER MATERIALS & ENGINEERING
Course Description:
The masters course in Polymer Materials Science and Engineering, offered in partnership with the School of Chemistry, is multi-disciplinary: it provides Chemists, Materials Scientists and Engineers with a rich understanding of both traditional commodity plastics and speciality polymers with increasing applications in the biomedical and pharmaceutical fields, and in electronics and nanotechnology. The full range of issues, from fundamental polymer science, through polymer processing, to manufacturing are all covered.
Programme content & delivery:
The programme consists of discrete taught units, in short-course format, followed by a dissertation project (MSc) or short project report (Diploma). Postgraduate qualifications are awarded at Masters, PG Diploma and PG Certificate levels.
The full MSc programme is made up of six taught course units and a five month research project.
Module details:
The full MSc programme is made up of six taught course units and a five month research project. The taught units are:
- Control and Design of Polymerisations
- Polymer Characterisation
- Structure and Mechanical Properties of Polymers
- Polymer Processing and Industrial Case-Study
- Engineering Design and Communication
- Soft Matter and Nanotechnology (option)
- New Directions in Polymerisation (option)
