Composites Manufacture

Programme structure

The taught component comprises nine units to provide an intellectually stimulating and inspiring educational framework that encourages innovation. In first year you will study the fundamentals of composite materials, manufacturing and mechanics, including design for manufacture and non-destructive evaluation techniques. The units are designed to engage you and provide aninterdisciplinary view of composites from materials chemistry, to physics of imaging and evaluation, combining analytical techniques with modelling and practical application in a manufacturing context. The assessments are designed to encourage independent work, to make you inquisitive about the topics and to encourage your personal development as a research student.

Year 2 units build on the personal development aspects, including a unit on strategic business management. Sustainability is included to encourage a holistic examination of the impact of the industry and future strategies for adopting composite materials in a framework of NetZero. In Year 2 or Year 3 you choose a topic specifically aligned to your research. The final activity is focused on personal development and is a secondment to another sector related to your research to offers an opportunity to reflect on your research experience and its wider ranging impact on society.

Visit our programme catalogue for full details of the structure and unit content for our EngD in Composites Manufacture.

Entry requirements

Applicants must hold/achieve a minimum a 2:1 MEng or merit at Masters level or equivalent in engineering, physics or chemistry. Applicants without a master’s qualification may be considered on an exceptional basis, provided they hold a first-class undergraduate degree. Please note, acceptance will also depend on evidence of readiness to pursue a research degree.

See international equivalent qualifications on the International Office website.

Career prospects