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A sustainable future depends on transformative solutions enabled by nanoengineering – and you could become one of the next generation of experts in this field.
This MSc blends technical knowledge with practical skills, enabling you to design and manufacture materials and structures with unique applications at the nanoscale. Taught at UCL East, a global centre of innovation, you will graduate from this programme ready to develop solutions for emerging and established industries with global reach.
This programme will train you on the design, characterization, testing, and applications of nanoengineered materials, and their manufacturing techniques, enabling you to be leaders in this growing field. It will provide you with demonstrable, hands-on experience in all the above fields.
Nano-engineered materials in the context of this programme refer to solid-state materials that are engineered in the nano and micro scale to have unique mechanical, optical, or thermal properties.
The session will be on Tuesday 31 January at 10:00am with Dr Eral Bele.
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Modules
Students undertake modules to the value of 180 credits. Upon successful completion of 180 credits, you will be awarded an MSc in Future Manufacturing and Nanoscale Engineering.
Compulsory modules
- Advanced Characterisation & Laboratory Techniques
- Micro/Nano Architected Composite Materials
- Material Design for Manufacturing
- Precision Manufacturing
- Group Manufacturing Challenges
- Advanced Research Project
- Fundamentals of Nanoengineering
Optional modules
- East London Lab
- Sustainability and Decision-Making
- Sustainability Analysis of Engineering Systems
- Applications of Digital Materials Manufacturing
- High-Throughput Materials Chemistry
- Nature-Inspired Solutions
- Nature-Inspired Materials Engineering
- Inclusive Design and Environments
- Innovation for a Fairer World
- Find your Future
- Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice
- Exploring Power, Inclusion and Exclusion with Local Communities
Please note that the list of modules given here is indicative. This information is published a long time in advance of enrolment and module content and availability are subject to change.
Entry requirements
- A minimum of an upper second-class Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard.
- This programme is for students with a background in chemistry, materials, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering or civil engineering. Those with an interest in materials – particularly from a design, engineering and manufacturing angle – are well suited to apply for this programme.
Employability
When you graduate from the Future Manufacturing and Nanoscale Engineering MSc, you will bring a breadth of in-demand and transferable skills to future employers.
You will have the knowledge and skills to design materials at the micro and nano scale. You will also be able to use nanoscale manufacturing technologies from the bottom-up, e.g. additive manufacturing (3D printing), and from the top-down, e.g. precision manufacturing. In addition to obtaining demonstrated experience with manufacturing, characterising and testing materials, you will be well-trained in applying your knowledge to real world problems. Together with an understanding of commercialisation, sustainability, and the scaling-up of processes, you will bring an important skillset to the future of manufacturing.
Career Destinations
As a graduate of this programme, you will have the skills needed to work in any industry that uses, designs, or manufactures materials. Your expertise in manufacturing at the small scale – as well as testing designs on a large scale – will be invaluable to a range of employers.
In particular, your skills will be well suited to the automotive, aerospace and additive manufacturing (3D printing) industries, in roles such as design engineers, structural analysts, and innovation consultants. Start-ups are increasingly working with materials innovation specialists too, in order to research and develop materials for new products. Numerous companies also require experts in product or component testing and design, as well as in manufacturing operations.
Register for a Virtual Graduate Open Event at the UCL Department of Mechanical Engineering
Join our programme director and admissions tutor, Dr Eral Bele to find out more about studying a Future Manufacturing and Nanoscale Engineering MSc at UCL Mechanical Engineering.