Cranfield University’s new MSc in Metal Additive Manufacturing will develop your skills to help launch your engineering career in this fast paced and growing sector. Available to study full-time and part-time from October 2019.
To help meet the rising demand for professionals with the right background, you will need a unique blend of skills. Cranfield’s MSc in Metal Additive Manufacturing will develop your competences in the latest AM processes, capabilities, design, qualification, modelling and materials.
This course has been developed with input from industrial partners, alongside Cranfield’s expertise in the development of AM technologies.
Course details
Subject to final university approval, the course will include ten taught compulsory modules, which are generally delivered from October to March. Planned module titles include:
- Additive Manufacturing Metallurgy (will provide an understanding of micro-structures and metallurgical characteristics of various alloy systems deposited by AM).
- Economics of Additive Manufacturing
- Finite Element Analysis (theory and hands-on experience on FEA)
- Management of Additive Manufacturing Quality (defects, standards, procedures, statistical control)
- Metal Additive Manufacturing Processes (an overview of the technologies used in metal AM)
- Net-shape Manufacturing (a closer look at the net-shape AM processes ,plus others)
- Post-processing for AM (understanding and selecting the most appropriate post-processing techniques)
The modules include lectures and tutorials, and are assessed through practical work, written examinations, case studies, essays, presentations and tests. These provide the 'tools' required for the group and individual projects.
Start date: Full-time - October / Part-time - throughout the year
Duration: MSc: Full-time one year / Part-time up to three years
