Department of Materials University of Oxford DEPARTMENT OF MATERIALS FRESHERS INDUCTION COURSE Dr Adrian Taylor Director of Studies

Department of Materials University of Oxford

Department of Materials University of Oxford First Year:Materials Science (MS) and Materials, Economics & Management (MEM) Directly examined:Structure of materials Properties of materials Transforming materials Maths for materials and earth sciences Optional foreign language training (MS only) Continual assessment:Practical work Crystallography classes Engineering drawing classes Additional elements:IT skills Industrial visits Career planning Assessment: First University examinations (preliminary) Four written papers (plus, continual assessment components equivalent to a fifth paper)

Department of Materials University of Oxford OUTLINE OF MS & MEM PROGRAMME & ASSESSMENT

Department of Materials University of Oxford MS, Year 2 Directly examined:Structure and transformation of materials Electronic properties of materials Mechanical properties Engineering applications of materials Foreign language training (optional) Supplementary subject (optional) Continual assessment:Practical work Industrial visits Report assessed:Entrepreneurship course (assessed by business plan) Assessment: Continual assessment components equivalent to 1 paper

Department of Materials University of Oxford MEM, Year 2 Directly examined:Structure and transformation of materials Mechanical properties Engineering applications of materials Electronic properties of materials Introductory Economics Continual assessment:Practical work (continues into Y3) Industrial visits Assessment: One written paper (Introductory Economics), which contributes to Final University Examinations, Part I. Continual assessment components equivalent to 0.7 papers

Department of Materials University of Oxford Summary of marks for MS Final Examination ComponentMark Part I General Paper 1100 General Paper 2100 General Paper 3100 General Paper 4100 Options Paper 1100 Options Paper 2100 Practicals & Industrial visits 80 Engineering and Society coursework 20 Team Design Project 50 Characterisation or Modelling module 50 Part I Total800 Part II Thesis400 Overall Total 1200 (of which 50% is coursework/project work)

Department of Materials University of Oxford Summary of marks for MEM Final Examination ComponentMark Part I General Paper 1100 General Paper 2100 General Paper 3100 General Paper 4100 Paper Ec1(Intro to Economics)100 Microeconomics Paper100 Paper M1(Intro to Management)100 Practicals & Industrial visits 70 Team Design Project 50 Part I Total820 Part II Management Project200 Materials Options Paper 1100 Econ or Mgt Options Paper100 Part II Total400 Overall Total 1220 (of which 51% is Materials)

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