Master of Advanced Study - MASt (Materials Science)
This new Master's level course is integrated with the existing Part III (4th year) course in Materials Science. It is suitable for students who have already studied Materials Science, or a cognate discipline, to at least Bachelor level. It can also be taken by students who have already started, or completed, a Masters level course elsewhere.
The course is largely focussed on highlighting the latest developments in the subject. Many of the lecture courses concern cutting-edge topics and provide a natural springboard for future research, which could be undertaken in industry, research institutes or academia. While the course is certainly not exclusively for those planning a research career, it provides a valuable insight into advanced study of the subject. There are 3 compulsory lecture courses, concerned with experimental techniques, and there is then a choice of 10 from 16 module courses, covering a wide range of advanced topics. Further choice between foreign language and management options is available. A major component of the course is the individual research project, undertaken within one of the research groups in the Department.
Further details on the course are found on the dedicated course website and informal enquiries may be made to mast-applications@msm.cam.ac.uk.