Materials Engineering

Materials engineers design processes and develop technology to create new materials, like super-strong titanium alloys for spacecrafts and artificial bone implants for medical patients. The recycling industry also relies heavily on materials engineers to discover new ways of using recycled materials.

With creativity and ingenuity, you’ll test the boundaries of all types of materials: metals, ceramics, polymers and composites. In our program, we use these materials to make coatings for airplanes, prosthetics for bone replacement, nano-sized sensors, and much more.

The Materials Engineering degree at McGill is a co-op program that includes three paid internship terms in the industry. You can gain hands-on work experience with leading companies before you graduate.

Accepted international credentials

Applicants are reviewed on their high school transcript with particular emphasis on yearly averages and results in prerequisite subjects (prerequisite subjects must have been completed during the last two years of high school).

Bologna-signatory countries

A degree in Materials Engineering opens doors in many fields. You can work in the resource and manufacturing sectors, designing and implementing processes in a factory or plant. You can also work in material research and development, creating new nanomaterials for biomedical, automotive or aerospace industries. Materials engineers are constantly designing new processes, and in turn, building strong skills in project management—many engineers move into management and executive roles.

You could become a professional:

• Materials Engineer
• Metallurgical Engineer
• Material and Process Specialist
• Aerospace Engineer