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Materials Engineering, MPhil

Swansea University

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  • Qualification

    MPhil - Master of Philosophy

  • Location

    Bay Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    OCT

  • Duration

    2 years

Course summary

COURSE OVERVIEW

With our main research strengths of aerospace materials, environmental materials and steel technology, Swansea University provides an excellent base for your research as a PhD or MPhil student in Materials Engineering.

To find out more about the world-leading research that we do visit the Materials Research Centre website.

Recent PhD theses supervised in the area of Materials Engineering at Swansea University include:

  • Bioinspired investigation via x-ray computed micromography
  • Characterisation of Compressor Abradable Systems
  • Validation of a high integrity/repair process for aerospace materials
  • Constitutive behaviour in turbine disc alloys
  • Investigating the dwell crack growth and creep resistance behaviour of next generation nickel disc alloys
  • Addressing the scale up challenges of solid state mesoscopic solar cells
  • Low cost dye sensitized solar cells on metal substrates
  • Role of environment and its effects on high temperature corrosion-fatigue life in nickel based superalloys

Tuition fees

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£ 22,000per year

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University information

Swansea University

Swansea University

  • University League Table

    37th

  • Campus address

    Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea, Swansea, SA2 8PP, Wales

Swansea University is proud of its diverse student community, with students and staff from over 130 countries.
Swansea's dedicated international recruitment, admissions and student support teams will help to guide you from application to arrival and beyond.
Swansea offers highly rated teaching and is ranked in the top 40 UK universities (Complete University Guide 2024).

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    9th out of 12

  • Entry standards

    / Max 230
    129 56%

    9th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    78.0 78%

    8th

    1
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.36 84%

    3rd

    2

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