Materials Science
visiting students
The Department of Materials at Oxford is regularly graded as one of the best materials departments in the UK. Visiting Students at St Edmund Hall join our large and active community of Material Scientists. Our tutors have wide range of research interests from study of interface and grain boundaries, to advanced electron microscopy and computational prediction of material properties. Together we provide tutorials in all aspects of the course.
We have found that most Visiting Students spending their third (“junior”) year at Oxford and slot into our second-year course. Students can either join for the full academic year, or for the final two terns (“Hilary” and “Trinity”).
The division of courses between terms is shown below. Note that some courses span two terms. Full details of the course contents can be found on the Materials Department website (look for MS Finals Core Course Synopses).
- Selection and Production of Engineering Materials
- Electronic Structure of Materials
- Elastic Deformation of Materials
- Statistical Mechanics and Thermal Properties of Materials
- Phase Transformations
- Maths – Partial Differential Equations
- Fourier Series and Tensors
- Semiconductor Materials and Devices
- Materials End-of-Life
- Plastic Deformation of Materials
- Structural and Compositional Characterisation of Materials
- Processing for Control of Materials
- Properties and Performance
- Magnetic Properties of Materials
- Electrical and Optical Properties of Materials
- Selection and Production of Engineering Materials
- Structural Failure of Materials
Visiting Students in Materials do not take part in the laboratory (“practical”) courses whilst they are in Oxford. However, it is sometimes possible to undertake a research internship within one of the research groups in the department.
Potential applicants are encouraged to contact Prof. Jonathan Yates (jonathan.yates@materials.ox.ac.uk) to discuss their suitability for the course.
Visiting Students
More information about becoming a Visiting Student at St Edmund Hall – including finance, accommodation and how to apply