Master of Science in Materials Science The Australian National University (ANU), Australia

The Master of Science in Materials Science is a two year full-time (or equivalent part-time) degree that can equip you with the knowledge and skills in materials chemistry.

Materials science is a rapidly growing interdisciplinary field that aims to understand the fundamental properties of materials. Materials science has broad applications across technology, healthcare, engineering and environmental science.

At Australia’s top-ranking university, you will gain a broad understanding in the fundamentals and specialist knowledge to face the key challenges in the development of new materials including nanomaterials. You can apply this knowledge to address current global challenges, such as producing materials for renewable energies, battery storage, energy efficiency, tissue engineering, and environmentally conscious and biocompatible materials such as biodegradable plastics.  

As an interdisciplinary science, materials science draws on the cognate disciplines of chemistry, physics and engineering to equip you with a broad skillset. This program includes a mix of coursework and research projects, equipping you with the required skills and knowledge of the scientific, technical, and societal aspects of materials to be highly competitive in the rapidly expanding materials science industry of the present day and of the future.

Learning Outcomes

• Demonstrate high level knowledge in the area of materials science concepts
• Apply their knowledge of materials science to new problems;
• Interpret, synthesize and critically analyse published literature of relevance to the materials science;
• Demonstrate theoretical and/or practical skills relevant to techniques and research methodology in materials science;
• Critically analyse data from interdisciplinary materials science technologies to reach independent conclusions;
• Demonstrate a critical understanding of science in society;
• Clearly communicate theory and results in both written and oral formats.