2014/15 Taught Postgraduate Programme Catalogue

PhD, MSc Advanced Particulate Materials

Total credits: 180

Entry requirements:

Class I or II(i) Honours degree (or equivalent) in a numerate engineering or physical science discpline. This Masters degree is part of a 4 year Integrated PhD and Masters Programme and is not available as a stand alone MSc

School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:

School of Process, Environmental and Materials Engineering

Examination board through which the programme will be considered:

School of Process, Environmental and Materials Engineering

Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:

Engineering

Programme specification:

At the end of the programme students should:
- Demonstrate in-depth, specialist knowledge and mastery of techniques relevant to the areas of advanced particulate materials;
- Demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of, and an ability to critically analyse, concepts, information and subject-specific intellectual abilities such as the use of particle synthesis, reaction engineering, data collection and analysis, safety;
- Exhibit mastery in the exercise of generic and subject-specific intellectual abilities;
- Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of techniques applicable to research based on individual and team working;
- Take a proactive and self-reflective role in working and develop professional relationships with others;
- Formulate ideas and hypotheses and to develop, implement and execute plans to evaluate these;
- Evaluate current issues, research and advanced scholarship in advanced particulate materials.

The distinctiveness of the programme lies in the integration of cutting-edge PhD research based across two Research Institutes (IMR & IPSE) with a taught MSc component that will give students a broader and more round education in the area of advanced particulate materials, thus augmenting their skills and employability. Both the taught and research elements of the programme will be highly interdisciplinary with students having supervisors, and being expected to integrate elements of research, from both Research Institutes. Strong industrial links will be encouraged and where appropriate to the research programme arrangements will be made for students to undertake short industrially based placements.

The MSc is integrated into a 4 year PhD programme via the 'Integrated PhD & MSc' route also monitored through the standard processes for research degree candidatures. The taught components consist of a compulsory core with options that broadly follow either an experimental or a modelling strand, with students selecting, in discussion with their supervisor and the CDT leaders, based upon their interests and main topic of research.

Year1 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment, Learning Context]

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

Optional modules:

Candidates will be required to study 30 credits from the following optional modules:

Year2 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment, Learning Context]

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

Optional modules:

Candidates will be required to study 15 credits from the following optional modules:

Last updated: 11/09/2014

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