Materials Science and Engineering involves the study and application of materials and their properties to enable technologies by controlling the structure through systematic synthesis and subsequent processing routes.
Building strategically on our diverse expertise in materials, in collaboration with local and global partners, the Department of Materials Science and Engineering here at McMaster University is internationally recognized as a destination of choice, wher students, scholars, alumni and employers partner in a journey of learning, discovery and innovation.
McMaster is engaged in leading edge material science and engineering research and has concentrated research groups that collaborate with international industrial sponsors including:
Canadian Centre for Electron Microscopy
Steel Research Centre
Centre for Automotive Materials and Corrosion
Thesis based: Research programme requiring the completion of the equivalent of 4 half graduate level courses ( 12 units) plus presentation and defence of a thesis embodying results of an original investigation is required.