
Everything we use is made of materials, yet only a handful of these materials occur naturally. All the rest have been microscopically engineered originally by nature, but increasingly by materials engineers/scientists. Materials Science and Engineering is the foundation for creating high-performance components and devices from metals, ceramics, polymers and composites for use in society. This degree program provides the theoretical and practical skills that will put you at the forefront of innovation in developing materials that are lighter, greener and stronger. Your studies begin with a strong foundation in mathematics, chemistry and physics before delving deeper through courses in fundamental properties, structures of materials, aspects of engineering design, application and selection of materials. You will become more specialised in the later stages of the degree through electives, practicals and the Honours research project. We have a selection of electives in ceramic engineering, materials engineering, functional materials, physical metallurgy and process metallurgy.
More information at the UNSW Handbook.
Program outline:
- Term 1 entry
- Term 2 entry
- Term 3 entry
Year 1
Term 1
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
MATS1192, opens in a new window | Design and Application of Materials in Science and Engineering |
CHEM1811 | Engineering Chemistry 1A |
ENGG1811 OR COMP1911, opens in a new window | Computing for Engineers OR Computing 1A |
Term 2
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
MATH1131 | Mathematics 1A |
PHYS1121 | Physics 1A |
Term 3
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
DESN1000 | Introduction to Engineering Design and Innovation |
MATH1231 | Mathematics 1B |
First year Engineering elective | First year Engineering elective |
Year 2
Term 1
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
MATS2001, opens in a new window | Physical Properties of Materials |
MATS2003, opens in a new window | Materials Characterisation |
MATH2019 | Engineering Mathematics 2E |
Term 2
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
MATS2004 | Mechanical Behaviour of Materials |
MATS2005 | Introduction to Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer |
MATS2008, opens in a new window | Thermodynamics and Phase Equilibria |
Term 3
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
MATS2006, opens in a new window | Diffusion and Kinetics |
MATS2007 | Sustainable Materials Processing |
Year 3
Term 1
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
MATS3001 | Micromechanisms of Mechanical Behaviour of Metals |
MATS3002 | Fundamentals of Ceramic Processing |
MATH2089, opens in a new window | Numerical Methods and Statistics |
Term 2
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
MATS3004 | Polymer Science and Engineering 1 |
MATS3006 | Design and Application of Materials in Science and Engineering 3 |
MATS3007 | Materials Industry Management |
Term 3
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
Professional elective | Any professional elective |
Year 4
Term 1
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
MATS4100, opens in a new window | Materials Engineering Project |
Stream prof. elec | Stream professional elective |
Any prof. elective | Any professional elective |
Term 2
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
MATS4100, opens in a new window | Materials Engineering Project |
Stream Prof. Elec | Stream professional elective |
Term 3
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
MATS4100 | Materials Engineering Project |
Professional elective | Any professional elective |
- COURSE CODE
- MATS1192, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
- Design and Application of Materials in Science and Engineering
- COURSE CODE
- CHEM1811
- COURSE NAME
- Engineering Chemistry 1A
- COURSE CODE
- ENGG1811 OR COMP1911, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
- Computing for Engineers OR Computing 1A
- COURSE CODE
- DESN1000
- COURSE NAME
- Introduction to Engineering Design and Innovation
- COURSE CODE
- MATH1231
- COURSE NAME
- Mathematics 1B
- COURSE CODE
- First year Engineering elective
- COURSE NAME
- First year Engineering elective
- COURSE CODE
- MATS2001, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
- Physical Properties of Materials
- COURSE CODE
- MATS2003, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
- Materials Characterisation
- COURSE CODE
- MATH2019
- COURSE NAME
- Engineering Mathematics 2E
- COURSE CODE
- MATS2004
- COURSE NAME
- Mechanical Behaviour of Materials
- COURSE CODE
- MATS2005
- COURSE NAME
- Introduction to Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer
- COURSE CODE
- MATS2008, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
- Thermodynamics and Phase Equilibria
- COURSE CODE
- MATS2006, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
- Diffusion and Kinetics
- COURSE CODE
- MATS2007
- COURSE NAME
- Sustainable Materials Processing
- COURSE CODE
- MATS3001
- COURSE NAME
- Micromechanisms of Mechanical Behaviour of Metals
- COURSE CODE
- MATS3002
- COURSE NAME
- Fundamentals of Ceramic Processing
- COURSE CODE
- MATH2089, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
- Numerical Methods and Statistics
- COURSE CODE
- MATS3004
- COURSE NAME
- Polymer Science and Engineering 1
- COURSE CODE
- MATS3006
- COURSE NAME
- Design and Application of Materials in Science and Engineering 3
- COURSE CODE
- MATS3007
- COURSE NAME
- Materials Industry Management
- COURSE CODE
- Professional elective
- COURSE NAME
- Any professional elective
- COURSE CODE
- MATS4100, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
- Materials Engineering Project
- COURSE CODE
- Stream prof. elec
- COURSE NAME
- Stream professional elective
- COURSE CODE
- Any prof. elective
- COURSE NAME
- Any professional elective
- COURSE CODE
- MATS4100, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
- Materials Engineering Project
- COURSE CODE
- Stream Prof. Elec
- COURSE NAME
- Stream professional elective
- COURSE CODE
- MATS4100
- COURSE NAME
- Materials Engineering Project
- COURSE CODE
- Professional elective
- COURSE NAME
- Any professional elective
Year 1, opens in a new window
Term 2
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
MATH1131 | Mathematics 1A |
PHYS1121, opens in a new window | Physics 1A |
Term 3
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
ENGG1000 | Introduction to Engineering Design and Innovation |
MATH1231 | Mathematics 1B |
First year Engineering elective, opens in a new window | First Year Engineering Elective |
Year 2
Term 1
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
MATS1192 | Design and Application of Materials in Science and Engineering |
CHEM1811 | Engineering Chemistry 1A |
ENGG1811 OR COMP1911 | Computing for Engineers OR Computing 1A |
Term 2
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
MATS2004 | Mechanical Behaviour of Materials |
MATS2005 | Introduction to Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer |
MATS2008 | Thermodynamics and Phase Equilibria |
Term 3
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
MATS2006 | Diffusion and Kinetics |
MATS2007 | Sustainable Materials Processing |
General education | General education |
Year 3
Term 1
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
MATS2001 | Physical Properties of Materials |
MATS2003 | Materials Characterisation |
MATH2019 | Engineering Mathematics 2E |
Term 2
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
MATS3004, opens in a new window | Polymer Science and Engineering 1 |
MATS3006, opens in a new window | Design and Application of Materials in Science and Engineering 3 |
MATS3007, opens in a new window | Materials Industry Management |
Term 3
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
Professional elective | Any professional elective |
General education, opens in a new window | General education |
Year 4
Term 1
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
MATS3001 | Micromechanisms of Mechanical Behaviour of Metals |
MATS3002 | Fundamentals of Ceramic Processing |
MATH2089 | Numerical Methods and Statistics |
Term 2
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
MATS4100, opens in a new window | Materials Engineering Project |
Stream Prof. Elec | Stream professional elective |
General education, opens in a new window | General education |
Term 3
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
MATS4100 | Materials Engineering Project |
Professional Elective | Any professional elective |
Year 5
Term 1
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
MATS4100, opens in a new window | Materials Engineering Project |
Stream Prof. Elec | Stream professional elective |
Any Prof. Elective | Any professional elective |
- COURSE CODE
- MATH1131
- COURSE NAME
- Mathematics 1A
- COURSE CODE
- PHYS1121, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
- Physics 1A
- COURSE CODE
- ENGG1000
- COURSE NAME
- Introduction to Engineering Design and Innovation
- COURSE CODE
- MATH1231
- COURSE NAME
- Mathematics 1B
- COURSE NAME
- First Year Engineering Elective
- COURSE CODE
- MATS1192
- COURSE NAME
- Design and Application of Materials in Science and Engineering
- COURSE CODE
- CHEM1811
- COURSE NAME
- Engineering Chemistry 1A
- COURSE CODE
- MATS2004
- COURSE NAME
- Mechanical Behaviour of Materials
- COURSE CODE
- MATS2005
- COURSE NAME
- Introduction to Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer
- COURSE CODE
- MATS2008
- COURSE NAME
- Thermodynamics and Phase Equilibria
- COURSE CODE
- MATS2006
- COURSE NAME
- Diffusion and Kinetics
- COURSE CODE
- MATS2007
- COURSE NAME
- Sustainable Materials Processing
- COURSE CODE
- General education
- COURSE NAME
- General education
- COURSE CODE
- MATS2001
- COURSE NAME
- Physical Properties of Materials
- COURSE CODE
- MATS2003
- COURSE NAME
- Materials Characterisation
- COURSE CODE
- MATH2019
- COURSE NAME
- Engineering Mathematics 2E
- COURSE CODE
- MATS3004, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
- Polymer Science and Engineering 1
- COURSE CODE
- MATS3006, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
- Design and Application of Materials in Science and Engineering 3
- COURSE CODE
- MATS3007, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
- Materials Industry Management
- COURSE CODE
- Professional elective
- COURSE NAME
- Any professional elective
- COURSE CODE
- General education, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
- General education
- COURSE CODE
- MATS3001
- COURSE NAME
- Micromechanisms of Mechanical Behaviour of Metals
- COURSE CODE
- MATS3002
- COURSE NAME
- Fundamentals of Ceramic Processing
- COURSE CODE
- MATH2089
- COURSE NAME
- Numerical Methods and Statistics
- COURSE CODE
- MATS4100, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
- Materials Engineering Project
- COURSE CODE
- Stream Prof. Elec
- COURSE NAME
- Stream professional elective
- COURSE CODE
- General education, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
- General education
- COURSE CODE
- MATS4100
- COURSE NAME
- Materials Engineering Project
- COURSE CODE
- Professional Elective
- COURSE NAME
- Any professional elective
- COURSE CODE
- MATS4100, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
- Materials Engineering Project
- COURSE CODE
- Stream Prof. Elec
- COURSE NAME
- Stream professional elective
- COURSE CODE
- Any Prof. Elective
- COURSE NAME
- Any professional elective
Year 1
Term 3
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
ENGG1000, opens in a new window | Introduction to Engineering Design and Innovation |
MATH1231, opens in a new window | Mathematics 1B |
First year Engineering elective, opens in a new window | First year Engineering elective |
Year 2
Term 1
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
MATS1192, opens in a new window | Design and Application of Materials in Science and Engineering |
CHEM1811, opens in a new window | Engineering Chemistry 1A |
ENGG1811, opens in a new window OR COMP1911, opens in a new window | Computing for Engineers OR Computing 1A |
Term 2
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
MATH1131, opens in a new window | Mathematics 1A |
PHYS1121, opens in a new window | Physics 1A |
Term 3
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
MATS2006 | Diffusion and Kinetics |
MATS2007 | Sustainable Materials Processing |
General education, opens in a new window | General education |
Year 3
Term 1
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
MATS2001, opens in a new window | Physical Properties of Materials |
MATS2003, opens in a new window | Materials Characterisation |
MATH2019, opens in a new window | Engineering Mathematics 2E |
Term 2
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
MATS2004, opens in a new window | Mechanical Behaviour of Materials |
MATS2005, opens in a new window | Introduction to Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer |
MATS2008, opens in a new window | Thermodynamics and Phase Equilibria |
Term 3
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
Professional elective | Any professional elective |
General education | General education |
Year 4
Term 1
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
MATS3001, opens in a new window | Micromechanisms of Mechanical Behaviour of Metals |
MATS3002, opens in a new window | Fundamentals of Ceramic Processing |
MATH2089, opens in a new window | Numerical Methods and Statistics |
Term 2
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
MATS3004, opens in a new window | Polymer Science and Engineering 1 |
MATS3006, opens in a new window | Design and Application of Materials in Science and Engineering 3 |
MATS3007, opens in a new window | Materials Industry Management |
Term 3
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
MATS4100, opens in a new window | Materials Engineering Project |
Professional elective | Any professional rlective |
Year 5
Term 1
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
MATS4100, opens in a new window | Materials Engineering Project |
Stream Prof. Elec | Stream Professional Elective |
Any Prof. Elective | Any Professional Elective |
Term 2
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
MATS4100, opens in a new window | Materials Engineering Project |
Stream Prof. Elec | Stream Professional Elective |
General education, opens in a new window | General education |
- COURSE CODE
- ENGG1000, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
- Introduction to Engineering Design and Innovation
- COURSE CODE
- MATH1231, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
- Mathematics 1B
- COURSE NAME
- First year Engineering elective
- COURSE CODE
- MATS1192, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
- Design and Application of Materials in Science and Engineering
- COURSE CODE
- CHEM1811, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
- Engineering Chemistry 1A
- COURSE NAME
- Computing for Engineers OR Computing 1A
- COURSE CODE
- MATH1131, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
- Mathematics 1A
- COURSE CODE
- PHYS1121, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
- Physics 1A
- COURSE CODE
- MATS2006
- COURSE NAME
- Diffusion and Kinetics
- COURSE CODE
- MATS2007
- COURSE NAME
- Sustainable Materials Processing
- COURSE CODE
- General education, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
- General education
- COURSE CODE
- MATS2001, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
- Physical Properties of Materials
- COURSE CODE
- MATS2003, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
- Materials Characterisation
- COURSE CODE
- MATH2019, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
- Engineering Mathematics 2E
- COURSE CODE
- MATS2004, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
- Mechanical Behaviour of Materials
- COURSE CODE
- MATS2005, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
- Introduction to Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer
- COURSE CODE
- MATS2008, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
- Thermodynamics and Phase Equilibria
- COURSE CODE
- Professional elective
- COURSE NAME
- Any professional elective
- COURSE CODE
- General education
- COURSE NAME
- General education
- COURSE CODE
- MATS3001, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
- Micromechanisms of Mechanical Behaviour of Metals
- COURSE CODE
- MATS3002, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
- Fundamentals of Ceramic Processing
- COURSE CODE
- MATH2089, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
- Numerical Methods and Statistics
- COURSE CODE
- MATS3004, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
- Polymer Science and Engineering 1
- COURSE CODE
- MATS3006, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
- Design and Application of Materials in Science and Engineering 3
- COURSE CODE
- MATS3007, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
- Materials Industry Management
- COURSE CODE
- MATS4100, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
- Materials Engineering Project
- COURSE CODE
- Professional elective
- COURSE NAME
- Any professional rlective
- COURSE CODE
- MATS4100, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
- Materials Engineering Project
- COURSE CODE
- Stream Prof. Elec
- COURSE NAME
- Stream Professional Elective
- COURSE CODE
- Any Prof. Elective
- COURSE NAME
- Any Professional Elective
- COURSE CODE
- MATS4100, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
- Materials Engineering Project
- COURSE CODE
- Stream Prof. Elec
- COURSE NAME
- Stream Professional Elective
- COURSE CODE
- General education, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
- General education