In your final year, a set of core subjects is combined with a wide selection of optional subjects. This will enable you to specialise in a particular area of Materials Engineering, e.g. polymers, or materials design. You will also carry out a project. If doing Honours, you will also write a thesis on your project topic. Materials Engineering is an exciting profession for men and women that offers a tremendous potential for applying one's knowledge, creativity and energy to solve materials-related problems encountered in various industrial fields.
Materials engineers are in demand all around the world, as well as here in Western Australia.
They find employment in a wide range of industries including manufacturing and process industries dealing with metals, plastics, rubbers and ceramics as well as electronic industries concerned with development of new solid state device technology. Both the Federal and the WA governments have recognised the Materials field as a priority area, and employment opportunities in this field should continue to grow. Over the years, our engineering graduates from UWA have developed an excellent reputation, and are in great demand by employers across the world, not just in Australia. Many companies interview engineering students on campus and offer jobs up to seven months before the end of final year because students from UWA are so highly sought after.