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Master of Science in Materials Engineering

Master of Science in Materials Engineering is a two years'programme comprising of three semesters of taught courses, followed by one semester devoted to research work leading to a thesis. The courses have been designed to have both a firm theoretical knowledge of materials engineering as well as practical skills which can be transferable and beneficial to the industry so as to address the skills gap in materials engineering sectors.

Code:	MME
Duration:	2 YRS
Study Time:	Day
Faculty:	Faculty of Engineering and Technology ()
Department:	Department of Textile and Ginning Engineering
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A Bachelor’s degree in Engineering of second class lower division and above.
A Bachelor’s degree of second class lower division and above in Natural Sciences or (Chemistry, Industrial Chemistry, Physics, or Mathematics) 3.
A Bachelor’s degree of second class lower division and above in Technology or Science Technology in the relevant disciplines.

Accredited

Date of Accreditation	Date Due for review	Comment
1^st/June/2021	June 2026	Up to date

The development of products demands understanding of the structural elements andcomponents. Expertise in the area of materials sciences is in high demand in nearly every field. The Master of Science in Materials Engineering is aimed at Engineers, Scientists and Technologists working in industry, as well as natural scientists who wish to expand their knowledge in the field of materials science.

Assoc. Prof. Samson Rwahwire @ +256-776-369920

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LH Lecture Hours CH Contact Hours TH Tutorial Hours CU Credit Units

Year 1, Semester I Courses
S/N	CODE	COURSE TITLE	LH	PH	TH	CH	CU
1	MME8101	Product Design and Development	45	45	0	45	4
2	MME8102	Materials Selection and Design	30	0	30	45	3
3	MME8103	Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Materials	45	45	0	45	4
4	MME8104	Advanced CAD and Finite Element Analysis	30	90	0	45	4
5	MME8105	Fatigue Design and Fracture Mechanics	30	0	30	45	3
Sub Total							18

Year 1, Semester II Courses
S/N	CODE	COURSE TITLE	LH	PH	TH	CH	CU
1	MME8201	Computer Programming for Engineering Design	30	30	0	45	3
2	MME8202	Statistics and Research Methods	30	0	30	45	3
3	MME8203	Forensic Materials Engineering	30	30	0	45	3
4	MME8204	Lifecycle Analysis and Sustainability	30	0	30	45	3
5	MME8205	Optimization Driven Design	30	0	30	45	3
Grand Total							34

Year 2, Semester I Courses
S/N	CODE	COURSE TITLE	LH	PH	TH	CH	CU
1	MME9101	Fiber Reinforced Composites and Polymer Processing	30	45	0	45	3
2	MME9102	Materials Joining Technology	30	45	0	45	3
3	MME9103	Nano-structured Materials and Nanotechnology	30	45	0	45	3
4	MME9104	Scholarly Writing and Thesis Proposal	30	0	30	45	3
Electives(select one)
5	MME9105	Ceramics and Powder Technology	30	0	30	45	3
6	MME9106	Computational Fluid Mechanics	30	0	30	45	3
7	MME9107	Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering	30	0	30	45	3
8	MME9108	Cementitious Materials and Concrete	30	0	30	45	3
9	MME9109	Materials for Clean Energy Technologies	30	0	30	45	3
Sub Total							18

Year 2, Semester II Courses
S/N	CODE	COURSE TITLE	LH	PH	TH	CH	CU
1	MME9201	MSc. Thesis	0	315	0	105	7
Sub-Total							7
Grand Total							25

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