Materials Engineering

Materials engineering is increasing in popularity largely due to its non-traditional status and industrial links. However, there arc comparatively few universities offering the course as it remains a specialist interest area and is an expensive course to run.

It's really at the junction of chemistry, physics and engineering and parts of the course can often he hidden away in other degrees as it takes in such a wide, multi-disciplinary approach. It's all about what everything is made of - the properties of materials, how to make them lighter, stronger, more heat-resistant and cheaper than before - spanning a huge range from metallurgy to textiles and working from the atomic level upwards. It's currently big on recycling.