Overview

The programme is designed to equip scientists, engineers and technologists with the necessary skills to actively contribute to the development of the field of advanced materials.

CONTACT

Department: Civil Engineering Materials Science
Course Director: Michael Pomeroy
Tel : 353-61-202200
Fax : 353-61-338172
Email : michael.pomeroy@ul.ie
Web : www.cems.ul.ie

Graduate Profile

Graduates typically pursue careers in R&D, Product Development, Process Development, QC/QA and manufacturing in a diverse range of fields including Medical Devices, Aeronautical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Metallurgy, Composites and Polymer and related industries.

Programme Content

Entry Requirements

Normally a first or second class honours primary degree (Level 8 - National Qualifications Authority of Ireland) in Engineering, Science or Technology. Students attaining a 2.1 honours standard at the end of the second semester will be considered for transfer to a Master of Science degree, by research.

WHAT TO INCLUDE WITH YOUR APPLICATION:

• Qualification transcripts and certificates
• English language qualification if English is not your first language
• Certified English translations of your transcripts/certificates where the originals are in a language other than English.
• A copy of your birth certificate (long document)

English Language Requirements

Applicants whose first language is not English must provide evidence of either prior successful completion of a degree qualification taught through the medium of English or meet one of the criteria below (no longer than  two years prior to application):

Acceptable English Language qualifications include the following:
 
Matriculation examinations from European countries where English is presented as a subject and an acceptable level is achieved

• Irish Leaving Certificate English –Ordinary Level Grade D or above
• TOEFL – 550 (paper based), 213 (computer based), 80 (internet based)
• IELTS – Minimum score of 6.5* for Business, Arts, Humanities or Education programmes. Minimum score of 6.0* for Science, Engineering, Informatics or Electronics programmes *with no less than 6 in any one component.
• English Test for English and Academic Purposes (ETAPP) – Grade C1
• GCE ‘O’ level English Language/GCSE English Language – Grade C or above
• University of Cambridge ESOL –Certificate of Proficiency in English - Grade C / Certificate in Advanced English - Grade A
• GCE Examination Boards – Oxford Delegacy of Local Examinations – Grade C / Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate – School Certificate Pass 1-6 / University of London Entrance and School Examinations Council – School Certificate Pass 1-6

Results in examinations other than those listed above may also be accepted as meeting our English language requirements. Contact the International Education Division for advice.