Start Dates
Online distance learning - postgraduate qualifications
As an online distance learning student, you can start your studies in September or February each year. As all of our taught units are tutored, we make each available once a year.
Campus based learning - postgraduate qualifications
If you choose to study full-time campus based, you will begin your studies in September. If you choose to study part-time campus based, you can start your studies in September or February each year.
Individual units
The tables below give the start dates for each of the units of the MMM courses, depending on which study format you choose.
Advanced Engineering Materials
| Unit | Unit title |
Online distance learning | Part-time campus based |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering | Sept | TBC |
| 2 | Industrial Processing of Materials | Feb | TBC |
| 3 | Advanced Composite Materials | Sept | TBC |
| 4a | Materials Performance Life Cycle Design (option) | Feb* | TBC |
| 4b | Advanced Analytical Techniques (option) | Feb | TBC |
| 5 | Engineering Design and Communication | Sept* | TBC |
| 6a | Materials Performance Life Cycle Design (option) | Feb* | TBC |
| 6b | Advanced Analytical Techniques (option) | Feb* | TBC |
*if you are studying individual units rather than a postgraduate qualification, please note that the online distance learning units for this course are in development, and therefore the units marked with * will be available as follows – Unit 4a (Feb 2011); Unit 5 (Sept 2010); Unit 6a (Feb 2011); Unit 6b (Feb 2011). Development will not affect students starting on or after Sept 09 and progressing through the full course at the standard rate of completion.
Corrosion Control Engineering
| Unit | Unit title |
Online distance learning | Part-time campus based |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corrosion and Materials | Sept | TBC |
| 2 | Principles of Corrosion | Feb | TBC |
| 3 | Environments, Testing and Localised Corrosion | Sept | TBC |
| 4 | Corrosion Control | Feb | TBC |
| 5 | Corrosion Control in the Oil and Gas Industries | Sept | TBC |
| 6 | Corrosion Mechanisms and Control in the Process and Power Industries | Feb | TBC |
Polymer Materials Science and Engineering
| Unit | Unit title |
Online distance learning | Part-time campus based |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Control and Design of Polymerisations | Sept | TBC |
| 2 | Structure and Mechanical Properties of Polymers | Feb | TBC |
| 3 | Polymer Characterisation | Sept | TBC |
| 4 | Polymer Processing | Feb | TBC |
| 5 | Engineering Design and Communications | Sept* | TBC |
| 6a | Soft Matter and Nanotechnology (option) | Feb* | TBC |
| 6b | New Directions in Polymerisation (option) | Feb* | TBC |
*if you are studying individual units rather than a postgraduate qualification, please note that the online distance learning units for this course are in development, and therefore the units marked with * will be available as follows – Unit 5 (Sept 2010); Unit 6a (Feb 2011); Unit 6b (Feb 2011). Development will not affect students progressing through the full course at the standard rate of completion.
Textile Technology
| Unit | Unit title |
Online distance learning | Part-time campus based |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Textile Materials and Performance Evaluation | Sept | TBC |
| 2 | Weaving and Weave CAD | Feb | TBC |
| 3 | Knitting and Knit CAD | Sept | TBC |
| 4 | Yarn Production and Texturing | Feb | TBC |
| 5 | Technical Textiles | Sept* | TBC |
| 6 | Colouration Technology | Feb* | TBC |
*if you are studying individual units rather than a postgraduate qualification, please note that the online distance learning units for this course are in development, and therefore the units marked with * will be available as follows – Unit 5 (Sept 2010); Unit 6 (Feb 2011). Development will not affect students progressing through the full course at the standard rate of completion.