Year 1: Biology and chemistry of living systems; functional materials 1; industrial awareness and computing skills; introduction to human anatomy and physiology; material science: where to/how fast? 1; materials in medicine and dentistry; mathematics 1a and 1b (materials); microstructure and mechanical properties; structure and bonding of materials. Year 2: cell and molecular biology; deformation of materials; materials and biomaterials practicals; materials for biological applications; materials selection, design and reverse engineering; mathematics ii (materials); physics of living systems 2; principles of materials processing; structural characterisation; structural chemistry and crystallography; the physiology of the musculoskeletal system; the physiology of the neural and endocrine systems. Year 3: advanced structural and chemical analysis; chemistry of silicate materials; composite micromechanics and strong reinforcing fibres; functional polymers and surface analysis; literature survey and project; management for bioengineers; materials science: where to/how fast? 2; metals; research seminars in bioengineering; solidification and thermomechanical processing; structures and properties of glasses; surface modification for biomaterials; tissue engineering approaches to failure in living systems.
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The University of Sheffield has a fantastic reputation
for research. It is part of the elite Russell Group of
universities*
and makes a significant contribution
across many fields every year
The latest Research Excellence
Framework (REF 2014) placed the
University of Sheffield in the top
10 per cent of all UK universities.
86 per cent of the research
submitted was rigorously
judged as world leading or
internationally excellent.
Located in the heart of the UK just 11 km from the Peak District National Park, and two-and-a-half hours from London by train.
Sheffield is well served by national road and rail networks and has excellent local transport. The university campus is on the western edge of the city centre and is easy to get to by car, bus and tram.
England’s fourth city is famously friendly, excellent for student social life and entertainment.
Greenest city in England, with 150 woodlands and 50 parks.
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