About Materials Engineering, Msc in Swansea University

The MSc in Materials Engineering provides you with a deep understanding of the field, and a range of abilities required to meet the demands of the international materials industry.

Accredited by the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3), this MSc course is informed by world class Swansea University research expertise in materials for aerospace applications and steel technology.

Swansea is one of the UK’s leading centres for materials teaching and research. The internationally leading materials research conducted at Swansea is funded by prestigious organisations including Rolls-Royce, Airbus, The European Space Agency and Tata Steel.

Our Materials Science and Engineering departments was recently ranked 4th in the UK for its Research Quality by The Complete University Guide 2020.

Your experience of the Materials Engineering MSc is defined by expert training across a range of subject areas.

These include metallurgy and materials selection, modern methods for engineering design and analysis, polymers, and modern business management issues and techniques.

Your studies will be nourished by an international community of over 500 postgraduate students and 120 research staff at the College of Engineering.

Further study support comes in the form of 24 hour access to our on-site library, advanced laboratories, a year-round programme of guest lectures, and dedicated postgraduate work rooms.

Graduates of the Materials Engineering MSc degree at Swansea are well placed for rewarding employment.

Your future could lie in any of the following roles:

• Materials engineer
• Metallurgist
• Product development scientist
• Research scientist
• Biomedical engineer
• Manufacturing systems engineer
• Process development scientist

Usually the entry requirements for the MSc Materials Engineering course is a first or second class honours degree in Engineering, or a similar related discipline.

We welcome applications by prospective students from around the world and look for evidence of previous study that is equivalent to the entry requirements stated above. The Postgraduate Admissions Office are happy to advise you on whether your qualifications are suitable for entry to the course you would like to study. Please email admissions@swansea.ac.uk for further information.

If English is not your first language you will need an acceptable pass in an approved English Language qualification to make sure you get the full benefit from studying at Swansea. We consider a wide range of qualifications, including the Swansea University English Test, the British Council IELTS test (with a score of at least 6.5 and 5.5 in each component). 

Swansea University Highlights

Swansea University Average Tuition Fees And Other Expenses

An estimated budget for aspirants consisting of expenses like accommodation, travel and stay required to study in the UK is as compiled below. Note that an annual budget for undergraduates and graduates of the university is approximately 7500 GBP and 9500 GBP, respectively.

Swansea University Tuition Fee

The tuition fees vary from course to course for both graduate and undergraduate degrees. Fee for some of the course is: 

• Social Work & Graduate Entry in Medicine (GEM): 9,000 GBP.
• Nursing, Midwifery, Paramedic Science and Healthcare courses: 9,000 GBP.
• Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL): 7950 GBP.

Swansea University Cost of living

Other expenses apart from the tuition fee are as mentioned below.

Private Residence Costs

Swansea University Course Costs