BEng (Hons) Materials Science at University of Wales Trinity Saint David

A part-time BEng (Hons) in Materials Science delivered at the Swansea Waterfront campus over four years. It covers the structure, properties and uses of materials for industries such as aerospace, automotive, biomedical and sustainable manufacturing, with laboratory work in industry-standard facilities.

Duration: 4 years part-time  |  Intake: September 2026, January 2027 (direct entry to Level 5), April 2027 (direct entry to Level 6)  |  Study mode: part-time  |  Location: Carmarthen, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 covers study skills, engineering mathematics, mechanical properties of materials, data analysis and simulation, and laboratory skills. Later years add sustainable manufacturing technology, design for sustainable engineering practices, lifecycle analysis of product materials, ferrous and non-ferrous metallurgy, materials enhancement processes, a group project, material joining processes and design, engineering management and a 40-credit independent project.

Career pathways

Roles include manufacturing engineer, design engineer, maintenance engineer and project engineer; graduates of the school have progressed to senior engineering and management positions at manufacturers such as Ford and Tata.

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