卧龙岗大学

Technology can only advance if someone creates the materials needed to turn ideas into reality. Materials engineers play a key role in reducing environmental impact through recycling, redesigning processes to reduce waste, and developing high performance materials for new energy technologies.

Materials engineers apply knowledge of science and engineering to turn raw materials into finished products: everything from construction materials and consumer goods to advanced electronics and biomedical implants such as artificial muscles and bionic eyes. They understand how the structure and properties of materials can be controlled by composition and processing. They design and select materials and processing methods to suit a particular application.

There are countless opportunities in materials engineering, as the field supports every branch of engineering. Graduates work everywhere, from mining, materials processing, and manufacturing to aerospace and biotechnology. Many are researchers, creating new materials like superconductors and nanoparticles.

This degree

You will study a common first year allowing you to learn more about engineering and its different fields before deciding which discipline to study. The common first year provides you with sound fundamentals in mathematics, statistics, physics, chemistry, computing, engineering science and communication, mechanics, materials and fluids. You then focus on your chosen major study from second year.

Your degree includes a 12-week hands-on industry placement. You may gain credit for relevant work experience, either in Australia or overseas, by participating in our Professional Options Program.

Engineers work in a variety of industries, for example: construction, mining, resources, aeronautical, electronics, engineering management, telecommunications, power generation and distribution, renewable energy, aerospace, water resource management, robotics and manufacturing, railroad and shipbuilding.

What you will study

As an engineering student at UOW you will have access to fully-equipped laboratories and the latest computer-aided software that is used in modern industrial workplaces. Our engineering students are trained through practical learning experiences including:

Laboratory experiments
Problem based learning
Computer simulations
Teamwork assignments
Industrial case studies
Project management
Site visits to industry

From second year you also have the option to complete a double major, combining two engineering disciplines. Available double major combinations include:

Mechanical Engineering and Materials Engineering
Mining Engineering and Materials Engineering

In your third and fourth year of the major you will choose electives from more specialised areas including: engineering alloys; fracture, failure and degradation; polymeric materials; ceramics, glasses and refractories; materials processing and transport; materials science and technology; metallurgical processing; materials forming and manufacturing; and sustainability in materials engineering.

Career opportunities

Biomedical Engineer

Computer Architect

Computer Systems Engineer

Civil Engineer

Construction Manager

Electronics Engineer

Electrical Engineer

Environmental Engineer

Geotechnical Engineer

Materials Engineer

Mechanical Engineer

Metallurgist
Mining Engineer

Network Engineer

Production Engineer

Security Engineer

Software Engineer

Structural Engineer

Systems Analyst

Telecommunications Engineer

Transport Engineer

Water Quality Manager