International Students

Welcome to the School of Metallurgy and Materials. Our School offers undergraduate courses in Materials Science and Engineering and Aerospace Engineering.

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Employability
2019/2020 Graduate Outcomes Survey

Top 100

QS World University Ranking 2024 - Materials Sciences

7th

for Materials Technology. The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024.


The School of Metallurgy and Materials at Birmingham is a major research centre with world class facilities and academics that provide an outstanding learning environment for our students. This is reflected in our rankings, where Birmingham stands 7th in the UK (The Times 2024), and Top-10 UK for Aerospace Engineering (CUG 2024).

Dr Mark Ward

UG Admissions Tutor

“Our School welcomes many UG international students from countries across the world including China, Indonesia, the Middle East and many more. Below we have provided some useful information for 2024 applicants, including what to expect during your first year, and some first-hand experiences from our current students. If you have any further questions, myself and the team look forward to hearing from you.”

 

Your first year at Birmingham

The first year is carefully tailored to provide students with the most relevant fundamental knowledge for their end degree. Regardless of your chosen discipline, here are a few of the highlights you can expect from your first year:

  • Hands-on activities - Our students spend time in laboratories doing experiments and refining their laboratory skills. These range from tensile testing to measure the strength of different materials, to x-ray diffraction to probe the inner structure of materials. Aerospace Engineering students have access to flight simulators to develop their flying skills.
  • A broad skill-set - You will start to develop a broad range of skills that will make you more employable once you graduate. You will learn programming, writing and presentation skills and build up your confidence in these areas.
  • Active student societies - We have student societies dedicated to your discipline and they organise both social and professional events including career events, talks, quiz nights, projects and social evenings.
  • Research-led teaching - Our academics are world leading in a broad range of Materials Science and Engineering topics, including advanced materials used in the Aerospace and Nuclear industries.

Hear from our international students

One of the best ways to find out what life is really like as an international student is to hear from them! Here, they talk about their experiences and give real insight into student-life at Birmingham. To see full student profiles, as well as, student videos, please see our International Students Information pages. 

aerospace student in front of clock tower“The course content is challenging but very well conveyed by lecturers. I enjoy that lecturers and academics engage with students. Students also have access to a wealth of resources such as labs, equipment, literature and much more.”

Rumaanah, BEng Aerospace Engineering

materials science student in high visibility jacket on site

“The course has a more practical focus, which can help you decide what career path you’re interested in. Our personal tutor, who meets us once a week, also helps with career guidance, as well as any other problems.”

Yijie, BEng Materials Science and Engineering

Key Dates - 2024 UG admission

 

  • September 2023 - UCAS applications open
  • 16th October 2023 (6pm UK time) - Deadlines for applications if your options include Oxford or Cambridge
  • 31st January 2023 (6pm UK time) - Deadline for applications - First places*
  • 28th February 2024 - UCAS Extra opens (see here)
  • 6th June 2024 -  All applicants who received their decisions by 16 May must make their Firm and Insurance choices by this date otherwise all offers will be declined by default.
  • 30th June 2024 - All applications made after this date are entered in to UCAS Clearing
  • 4th July 2024 - Last date to make a UCAS Extra application
  • 5th July 2024 - UCAS Clearing opens. Birmingham Clearing programmes will confirmed in due course - Please note, limited programmes and places will be available in Clearing
  • 5th July 2024 - IB results date
  • 31st July 2024 - Birmingham accommodation application deadline (for Accommodation Guarantee scheme)
  • 15th August 2024 - A level results day. If you're not an A level student, you must send us your results directly
  • 31st August 2024 - Last date to meet any offer condition
  • 21st - 22nd September 2024 - Arrivals weekend
  • 23rd - 27th September 2024 - Welcome Week
  • 30th September 2024 - Semester One teaching begins

For more information on Birmingham term dates, please see here.

*All applications received by this date are given equal consideration. If you apply after this date then we cannot guarantee that we will be able to consider your application depending on the number and quality of applications we received before this UCAS deadline.

** If you apply after this date, your application is automatically entered into Clearing.

For further information on the UCAS process, please visit https://www.ucas.com/undergraduate/applying-university/ucas-undergraduate-when-apply

Contact Us

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Please view our School's UG contact page.


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