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. Materials Scientists and Engineers are at the centre of virtually every area of technology from optoelectronics to space materials and from automotive and automotive manufacturing to biomedical devices. 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 will gain expertise in fundamental materials science and real-world engineering application of materials, including metals, ceramics, composites and semiconductors.



This programme is delivered by a School with a long history of innovation, establishing its first spin-out company more than 40 years ago, attracting more than €5 million in research funding annually, and leading SFI’s national centre for advanced manufacturing.



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.

Stage 1 Core Modules

MEEN30090 Materials Science and Engineering II Autumn 5

MEEN40080 Technical Ceramics Autumn 5

MEEN40160 Materials Thermodynamics and Kinetics Autumn 5

MEEN40560 Research Skills and Techniques Autumn 5

MEEN40110 Advanced Polymer Engineering Spring 5

MEEN41150 Advanced Metals Processing Spring 5

MEEN40890 Project (MEngSc Materials) Summer 30



Stage 1 Options - A)6 of:

OPTION MODULES: Students must speak to the Programme Director before choosing their Option Modules.

CHEM30090 Chemistry of Materials Autumn 5

CHEN40810 Nanomaterials Autumn 5

EEEN20070 Solid State Devices Autumn 5

MEEN40050 Computational Continuum Mechanics I Autumn 5

MEEN40060 Fracture Mechanics Autumn 5

MEEN40090 Energy Systems and Climate Change Autumn 5

MEEN40150 Computational Continuum Mechanics II Autumn 5

MEEN40600 Medical Device Design Autumn 5

MEEN40630 Biomaterials Autumn 5

PHYC40410 Physics of nanomaterials Autumn 5

BSEN40350 Renewable Energy Systems Analysis Spring 5

CHEN40510 Advanced Characterisation Tech Spring 5

MEEN30140 Professional Engineering (Finance) Spring 5

MEEN40430 Professional Engineering (Management) Spring 5

MEEN40670 Technical Communication Spring 5

- 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



You may be eligible for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), as UCD recognises formal, informal, and/or experiential learning. RPL may be awarded to gain Admission and/or credit exemptions on a programme. Please visit the UCD Registry RPL web page for further information. Any exceptions are also listed on this webpage.

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1 year full-time.

Delivery: On Campus

T286 MEngSc in Materials Science and Engineering Master of Engineering Science Full-Time

Commencing September 2025

Graduate Taught

Career & Graduate Study Opportunity

If you are a graduate of the MEngSc 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).