Advanced Manufacturing Technologies
Entry requirements
Minimum 2:1 undergraduate honours degree in a relevant subject with relevant modules.
Subject requirements
We accept degrees in the following subject areas:
- Chemistry
- Manufacturing Automation
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Design
- Mechanical Engineering
- Physics
- Vehicle Engineering
We may also consider other related engineering subjects.
Module requirements
You should have studied at least one module from two of the four areas below:
Area 1 Solid Mechanics
- Design of Machine Elements
- Fracture Mechanics
- Materials Mechanics
- Materials under Stress
- Mechanical Design
- Mechanics/Strength of Deformable Solids
- Mechanics/Strength of Materials
- Solid Mechanics
- Stress/Structural Analysis
- Structural Mechanics/Integrity
Area 2: Dynamics
- Applied/Theoretical/Engineering Mechanics
- Control
- Dynamics
- Mechanics of Machines
- Mechatronics
- Theory of Machines
- Theory of Mechanisms
- Vibration
Area 3: Thermo
- Aero-Engine Theory
- Aero Propulsion
- Air Conditioning
- Automobile Engine
- Diesel Engine
- Internal Combustion Engines
- Reciprocating Engines
- Refrigeration
- Thermodynamics
- Any other module with the words 'Heat', 'Thermal' etc.
Area 4: Fluids
- Aerodynamics
- Fluids
- Gas Dynamics
- Hydraulics
- Pneumatics
NB: Modules containing the words 'Experiment/Experimental' or 'Lab' are unacceptable
Months of entry
September
Course content
Course description
You'll learn about cutting-edge additive, subtractive and hybrid manufacturing technologies, spanning the entire manufacturing process, from supply of materials to final assembly. The taught modules are informed by world-leading research from the Centre for Advanced Additive Manufacturing (AdAM) and the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) and you will have the opportunity to apply what you have learned to an industrially motivated research project. This is an ideal course if you are interested in pursuing a career in advanced manufacturing.
Accreditation
This course is accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
Information for international students
English language requirements
IELTS 6.5 (with 6 in each component) or University equivalent.
Fees and funding
https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/international/fees-and-funding/tuition-fees
Qualification, course duration and attendance options
- MSc(Res)
- full time12 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
Course contact details
- Name
- Postgraduate Admissions Tutor
- study@sheffield.ac.uk