Engineering - Materials Science & Engineering

Materials Science and Engineering is an interdisciplinary field investigating the relationship between the structure of materials at atomic or molecular scales and their macroscopic properties. ME Materials Science and Engineering Programme assists manufacturing-based engineering by training students for work in industry sectors as diverse as biomedical, energy, electronic, automotive and aerospace. This programme will provide advanced engineering education in subject areas related to design and application of materials such as metals, ceramics, polymers, composites and semi-conductors. The core knowledge in this field is essential in currently evolving advanced technologies such as additive manufacturing (also known as 3D-Printing) and nanotechnology.



Graduates from this programme will be fully qualified professional engineers, capable of working anywhere in the world at an advanced technical level.



- Focus on real-world materials used for the manufacture of advanced engineered components and systems such as biomedical implants.



- Integrated theoretical, conceptual and practical knowledge.



- Technical research project in collaboration with world leading research groups and researchers.





Who Should Apply



Full Time option suitable for:



Domestic(EEA) applicants: Yes

International (Non EEA) applicants currently residing outside of the EEA Region. Yes

Stage 1 Option

Advanced Characterisation TechCHEN40510

Applied Chemistry: Selected Frontier areasCHEN40610

Bio-material InteractionsCHEN40790

NanomaterialsCHEN40810

Solid State DevicesEEEN20070

Materials Science and Engineering IIMEEN30090

Professional Engineering (Finance)MEEN30140

Manufacturing Engineering IIMEEN40030

Computational Continuum Mechanics IMEEN40050

Fracture MechanicsMEEN40060

Technical CeramicsMEEN40080

Energy Systems and Climate ChangeMEEN40090

Advanced Polymer EngineeringMEEN40110

Materials Thermodynamics and KineticsMEEN40160

Professional Engineering (Management)MEEN40430

Medical Device DesignMEEN40600

BiomaterialsMEEN40630

ME MSE PWE (Short)MEEN40750

ME MSE PWE (Long)MEEN40760

Advanced Metals ProcessingMEEN41150

Data Analytics for EngineersMEEN41330



Stage 2 - Core

Research Skills and Techniques MEEN40560

ME MSE Project MEEN40740



Stage 2 - Option

Advanced Characterisation TechCHEN40510

Applied Chemistry: Selected Frontier areasCHEN40610

Bio-material InteractionsCHEN40790

NanomaterialsCHEN40810

Solid State DevicesEEEN20070

Materials Science and Engineering IIMEEN30090

Professional Engineering (Finance)MEEN30140

Manufacturing Engineering IIMEEN40030

Computational Continuum Mechanics IMEEN40050

Fracture MechanicsMEEN40060

Technical CeramicsMEEN40080

Energy Systems and Climate ChangeMEEN40090

Advanced Polymer EngineeringMEEN40110

Materials Thermodynamics and KineticsMEEN40160

Professional Engineering (Management)MEEN40430

Medical Device DesignMEEN40600

BiomaterialsMEEN40630

Advanced Metals ProcessingMEEN41150

Data Analytics for EngineersMEEN41330

An honours undergraduate degree (NFQ Level 8) with a minimum upper second class honours or international equivalence in an Engineering or cognate Physical Sciences degree programme.



Applicants whose first language is not English must also demonstrate English language proficiency of IELTS 6.5 (no band less than 6.0 in each element), or equivalent.



Students meeting the programme’s academic entry requirements but not the English language requirements, may enter the programme upon successful completion of UCD’s Pre-Sessional or International Pre-Master’s Pathway programmes. Please see the following link for further information http://www.ucd.ie/alc/programmes/pathways/



These are the minimum entry requirements – additional criteria may be requested for some programmes

The following entry routes are available:



ME Materials Science & Engineering FT (T275)

Duration 2 Years

Attend Full Time

Deadline Rolling*



* Courses will remain open until such time as all places have been filled, therefore early application is advised

2 years full-time.

Next Intake: 2024/2025 September.

Career & Graduate Study Opportunity

If you are a graduate of the ME Materials Science and Engineering programme you can look forward to limitless employment opportunities in leading companies of the manufacturing, biomedical, aerospace, energy and electronic sectors. Manufacturing accounts for 24% of Irish economic output and employs 20% of the Irish workforce directly or indirectly. Ireland’s aerospace and aviation industry is worth over €4.1 billion to the Irish economy, and there are more than 250 companies involved in the aerospace, aviation and space sectors in Ireland, providing employment for around 42,000 full-time workers. Moreover, Ireland hosts 18 of the world’s top 25 medtech companies and a multi-national semi-conductor manufacturing company (Intel Leixlip), overall employing over 40,000 people. UCD materials graduates have taken up roles such as data scientist, manufacturing engineer, development engineer, and research engineer, in different industrial sectors including aerospace (General Electric, Rolls Royce, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics), electronics (Intel), biomedical (Boston Scientific, Stryker, DePuy Synthes) and energy (Siemens).