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 within the Faculty of Science.

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

Postgraduate research and coursework programs are also available.



Ceramic Engineering can be studied in the following Programs 

Program Code & Name Stream Type Stream
3131 Mat Sci and Eng Hons Major MATSJ13131
3132 Mat Sci and Eng Hons/Eng Sci Major MATSJ13132
3133 Mat Sci and Eng Hons/BiomedEng Major MATSJ13133
3134 Mat Sci and Eng Hons/Commerce Major MATSJ13134
   

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Functional Materials can be studied in the following Programs 

Program Code & Name Stream Type Stream
3131 Mat Sci and Eng Hons Major MATSF13131
3132 Mat Sci and Eng Hons/Eng Sci Major MATSF13132
3133 Mat Sci and Eng Hons/BiomedEng Major MATSF13133
3134 Mat Sci and Eng Hons/Commerce Major MATSF13134
   

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Materials Engineering can be studied in the following Programs 

Program Code & Name Stream Type Stream
3131 Mat Sci and Eng Hons Major MATSH13131
3132 Mat Sci and Eng Hons/Eng Sci Major MATSH13132
3133 Mat Sci and Eng Hons/BiomedEng Major MATSH13133
3134 Mat Sci and Eng Hons/Commerce Major MATSH13134
   

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Materials Science can be studied in the following Programs 

Program Code & Name Stream Type Stream
3154 Actuarial Studies / Science Major MATSB13154
3457 Music / Science Major MATSB13457
3458 Music/Advanced Science (Hons) Major
Honours
MATSB13458
MATSCH3458
3471 Music (Honours) / Science Major MATSB13471
3472 Music(Hons)/Adv Science(Hons) Major
Honours
MATSB13472
MATSCH3472
3529 Commerce/Science Major MATSB13529
3563 Economics / Science Major MATSB13563
3566 Economics/Adv Science (Hons) Major
Honours
MATSB13566
MATSCH3566
3593 Commerce/Adv Science (Hons) Major
Honours
MATSB13593
MATSCH3593
3762 AdvSci(Hons)/Engineering(Hons) Major
Honours
MATSB13762
MATSCH3762
3767 Engineering (Hons) / Science Major MATSB13767
3782 Adv Science (Hons) / Comp Sci Major
Honours
MATSB13782
MATSCH3782
3789 Science / Computer Science Major MATSB13789
3925 Science and Business Major MATSB13925
3926 Science / Fine Arts Major MATSB13926
3937 Science/Social Rsch & Policy Major MATSB13937
3938 AdvSci (Hons)/SocRschandPolicy Major
Honours
MATSB13938
MATSCH3938
3944 Adv Science (Hons)/Fine Arts Major
Honours
MATSB13944
MATSCH3944
3947 Science / Arts Major MATSB13947
3948 Adv Science (Honours) / Arts Major
Honours
MATSB13948
MATSCH3948
3962 Advanced Science (Honours) Major
Honours
MATSB13962
MATSCH3962
3970 Science Major MATSB13970
3983 Science/Computer Science Major MATSB13983
3987 Science (International) Major MATSB13987
3997 Advanced Science (Honours)/Law Major
Honours
MATSB13997
MATSCH3997
4500 Science (Honours) Honours MATSCH4500
4770 Science / Law Major MATSB14770
4772 Science and Business / Law Major MATSB14772
   

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Physical Metallurgy can be studied in the following Programs 

Program Code & Name Stream Type Stream
3131 Mat Sci and Eng Hons Major MATSE13131
3132 Mat Sci and Eng Hons/Eng Sci Major MATSE13132
3133 Mat Sci and Eng Hons/BiomedEng Major MATSE13133
3134 Mat Sci and Eng Hons/Commerce Major MATSE13134
   

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Process Metallurgy can be studied in the following Programs 

Program Code & Name Stream Type Stream
3131 Mat Sci and Eng Hons Major MATSG13131
3132 Mat Sci and Eng Hons/Eng Sci Major MATSG13132
3133 Mat Sci and Eng Hons/BiomedEng Major MATSG13133
3134 Mat Sci and Eng Hons/Commerce Major MATSG13134
   

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