Materials Science and Engineering
Materials Science is the study of everything around us. There are millions of different materials – some natural, many others manufactured – these materials make us who we are. The history of human civilisation is driven by the advances made through material discoveries such as those in the golden age, bronze age, iron age and more recently, the silicon age. Advances in steel and glass have transformed our landscape, and many other materials have modernised our lives, helped extend our lifespan and enabled exploration of space and the deep sea.
Technological developments are made possible because we utilise different processing methods to engineer the structure and properties of materials to enhance their performance. Advances in microscopy enable us to observe what is happening on the micrometre and nanometre-length scales in unprecedented ways. Innovative experimental approaches allow us to construct nanoscale objects with increasing control directly. New modelling techniques bring quantum mechanical and theoretical physics ideas away from single atoms and molecules into the nano-world.
By joining us, you will become part of an academic community focused on finding solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges.
Our undergraduate courses:
Materials Science and Engineering:
BEng - UCAS JF52 - ECTS: 180 - 3 yrs/ MEng - UCAS JFM2 - ECTS: 240 - 4 yrs
Materials with Nuclear Engineering: MEng - UCAS J5H8 - ECTS: 240 - 4 yrs
Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering: MEng - UCAS BJ95 - ECTS: 240 - 4 yrs
World leading in Materials Science
- We are ranked 2nd in the UK for Materials Technology - The Times Good University Guide 2024
- Imperial College London is 2nd in the world and 1st in the UK and Europe - QS World University Rankings for 2025
- Imperial College London is the University of the Year for Graduate Employment - The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024
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