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Materials Science
 Materials Science

Description

Materials Science is the underlying science of high performance materials including metals, ceramics, plastics, composites, electronic materials and biomaterials. It is about the science of developing high performance materials, making things from them and predicting their performance. Everything we use is made of materials and Materials Science is about developing the best materials for different applications.

Graduates of this discipline work in metals, ceramics, and plastic producing companies, the manufacturing industry, research and development, the utilities (power, water, gas, etc.), the service industries (airlines, railways, etc.), the government, consultancy, management and various areas of the sciences.

Studying Materials Science at UNSW

The study of Materials Science at UNSW is primarily through the School of Materials Science and Engineering (www.materials.unsw.edu.au) within the Faculty of Science.

At an undergraduate level, specialisation in Material Science is offered within the Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science (Advanced Science), the Bachelor of Engineering (Ceramic, Materials, Metallurgical) and several combined degree programs.

Postgraduate research and coursework programs are also available.



Ceramic Engineering can be studied in the following Programs 

Program Code & Name At the Level of Plan
3030 Ceramics Major MATSJ13030
3135 Materials Science and Eng Major MATSJ13135
3136 Materials Science/Commerce Major MATSJ13136
3137 Materials Sc / Chemical Eng Major MATSJ13137
3138 Materials Science/Biomed Eng Major MATSJ13138
   

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Materials Engineering can be studied in the following Programs 

Program Code & Name At the Level of Plan
3135 Materials Science and Eng Major MATSH13135
3136 Materials Science/Commerce Major MATSH13136
3137 Materials Sc / Chemical Eng Major
Major
MATSAS3137
MATSH13137
3138 Materials Science/Biomed Eng Major MATSH13138
   

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Materials Science can be studied in the following Programs 

Program Code & Name At the Level of Plan
3448 Music/Science Major
Honours
MATSB13448
MATSBH3448
3529 Commerce/Science Major MATSB13529
3651 Software Engineering/Science Major MATSB13651
3658 Renewable Energy/Science Major MATSB13658
3711 Mechanical & Manf Eng/Science Major MATSB13711
3930 Science/Arts Major MATSB13930
3935 Science/Social Science Major MATSB13935
3970 Science Major
Minor
MATSB13970
MATSB23970
3987 Science (International) Major MATSB13987
4770 Science / Law Major MATSB14770
   

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Metallurgy can be studied in the following Programs 

Program Code & Name At the Level of Plan
3130 Metallurgy Major MATSD13130
   

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Physical Metallurgy can be studied in the following Programs 

Program Code & Name At the Level of Plan
3125 Metallurgical Engineering Major MATSE13125
3135 Materials Science and Eng Major MATSE13135
3136 Materials Science/Commerce Major MATSE13136
3137 Materials Sc / Chemical Eng Major MATSE13137
3138 Materials Science/Biomed Eng Major MATSE13138
   

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Process Metallurgy can be studied in the following Programs 

Program Code & Name At the Level of Plan
3125 Metallurgical Engineering Major MATSG13125
3135 Materials Science and Eng Major MATSG13135
3136 Materials Science/Commerce Major MATSG13136
3137 Materials Sc / Chemical Eng Major MATSG13137
3138 Materials Science/Biomed Eng Major MATSG13138
   

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