DURATION
1 up to 3 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
01 Jul 2025*
EARLIEST START DATE
Oct 2025
TUITION FEES
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STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* Although there are no set application deadlines, we recommend that you apply as early as possible to secure your place
Key Summary
Introduction
Overview
The discovery, development and application of advanced materials is at the heart of engineering innovation. Informed by our close research collaborations with industry we are developing the next generation of talented materials scientists and engineers. With a fundamental interest in materials science, the MSc in Advanced Materials: Engineering and Industrial Applications course will develop your understanding of materials’ properties, selection, processing and advanced design procedures.
Ideal Students
Who is it for?
This course is suitable for graduates with science, applied science, maths, engineering or related degrees keen to pursue careers in the development or exploitation of materials; graduates currently working in industry keen to extend their qualifications; individuals wishing to start/progress their career; or individuals with other qualifications who possess considerable relevant experience.
Admissions
Curriculum
Why this course?
There are numerous benefits associated with undertaking a postgraduate programme of study at Cranfield University, including:
- Study in a postgraduate-only environment where Masters' graduates can secure positions in full-time employment in their chosen field, or undertake academic research.
- Teaching by leading academics as well as industrial practitioners.
- Working alongside a strong research team.
- Dedicated support including extensive information resources managed by Cranfield University's library.
- Consultancy to companies supporting their employees on part-time programmes in relation to individual projects.
Informed by Industry
Our courses are designed to meet the training needs of industry and have a strong input from experts in their sector. Our advisory panel has members from well-known companies as Bentley, NCC, Micro Materials, Rolls-Royce. Students who have excelled have their performances recognised through course awards. The awards are provided by high profile organisations and individuals and are often sponsored by our industrial partners. Awards are presented on Graduation Day.
For the latest module information, please visit the Cranfield University website.
Career Opportunities
Your career
On completion of this MSc, graduates have a broader network of global contacts, increased opportunities for individual specialism and a wide range of careers options involving materials with responsibilities in research, development, design, engineering, consultancy and management.
Our graduates find careers with global industries alongside innovative start-ups and SMEs which have included:
- Airbus,
- Cytec Industries,
- Marshalls Aerospace,
- National Composites Centre,
- Nippon Sheet Glass Co. Ltd,
- Rolls-Royce,
- Solvay.
Some graduates prefer to stay in academia and enter into research at universities across Europe. Most continue in a career associated with engineering and materials, seeking solutions to industries' challenges across the whole spectrum of civil, electrical, energy, industrial, manufacturing and transportation activities.