Materials Science Subject regulations
Materials Science focuses on understanding the intrinsic structure of a material and the control of its structure through processing. It studies the relationship of the engineering properties of the three main classes of materials (metals, polymers and ceramics) as well as composites and semiconductors.
Materials Science is available as a first major for the Bachelor of Science (BSc) and Bachelor of Science (Technology) (BSc(Tech)). Materials Science may also be included as a second major or minor in other undergraduate degrees, subject to approval of the Division in which the student is enrolled.
To complete Materials Science as a single major for the BSc and the BSc(Tech), students must gain 135 points from papers listed for Materials Science, including CHEMY101, ENGEN112, CHEMY204, ENGME280, ENGMP211, 15 points from either CHEMY201 or CHEMY203, ENGMP311, ENGMP312 and 15 points from either CHEMY301, CHEMY303 or CHEMY304.
To complete Materials Science as part of a double major for the BSc, BSc(Tech) or other undergraduate degree, students must gain 120 points from the papers listed for Materials Science, including CHEMY101, ENGEN112, CHEMY204, ENGME280, ENGMP211, 15 points from either CHEMY201 or CHEMY203 and 30 points from ENGMP311, ENGMP312, CHEMY301, CHEMY303 or CHEMY304.
To complete a minor in Materials Science, students must complete 60 points, consisting of ENGEN112, ENGEN180, ENGMP211 and ENGMP311.
Other qualifications
Prescriptions for:
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GradCert(MatSc) and GradDip(MatSc) A Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma are available to graduates who have not included Materials Science at an advanced level in their first degree.
For further details, contact the Division of STEM.
Materials Science papers
| Code and paper title | Points | |
|---|---|---|
CHEMY101
Chemistry: A Toolkit for Science - Mātai Matū: He taputapu taiao
A theoretical and practical course covering aspects of analytical and inorganic chemistry. This course is required for the chemistry major. |
15 | 26A (Hamilton) |
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ENGEN112
Materials Science and Engineering
Introduction to engineering materials (metals, ceramics, polymers, composites, semiconductors and biomaterials) and their atomic structure and... |
15 | 26B (Hamilton) & 26B (Tauranga) |
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ENGEN180
Foundations of Engineering
Introduction to the engineering design process and computer aided design, fundamental principles of engineering analysis, open ended problem solving... |
15 | 26A (Hamilton) & 26A (Tauranga) |
| Code and paper title | Points | |
|---|---|---|
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CHEMY201
Organic Chemistry
This paper covers aspects of organic chemistry including electrophilic aromatic substitution, reaction mechanisms with carbanion intermediates and... |
15 | 26B (Hamilton) |
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CHEMY203
Inorganic Chemistry
This paper covers aspects of inorganic chemistry including structure, bonding and transition metal chemistry. |
15 | 26A (Hamilton) |
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CHEMY204
Analytical Chemistry
This paper covers aspects of analytical chemistry including high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), mass spectrometry (MS), sample collection... |
15 | 26A (Hamilton) |
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ENGME280
Design and Manufacturing 1
The paper focuses on the principles of fundamental manufacturing processes and engineering design methods. Practical aspects of selected major... |
15 | 26B (Hamilton) |
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ENGMP211
Materials 1
This paper will provide a foundation for understanding the relationship between material structure, processing and behaviour to support engineering... |
15 | 26A (Hamilton) |
| Code and paper title | Points | |
|---|---|---|
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CHEMY301
Advanced Organic Chemistry
This paper covers advanced aspects of organic chemistry including pericyclic reactions, natural product chemistry, medicinal chemistry and organic... |
15 | 26A (Hamilton) |
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CHEMY303
Advanced Inorganic Chemistry
This paper covers advanced aspects of inorganic chemistry including heavy transition elements; f-elements; organometallic chemistry of main group and... |
15 | 26B (Hamilton) |
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CHEMY304
Advanced Analytical Chemistry
This paper covers advanced aspects of analytical chemistry including inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), Mossbauer and Raman... |
15 | 26B (Hamilton) |
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ENGMP311
Materials 2
It will develop understanding of the relationship between material structure, processing and behaviour to support engineering of materials and... |
15 | 26B (Hamilton) |
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ENGMP312
Materials Manufacture
This paper deepens the understanding of students on the relationships between processing conditions, microstructure and properties of materials... |
15 | 26A (Hamilton) |
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CHEMY101 Chemistry: A Toolkit for Science - Mātai Matū: He taputapu taiao
A theoretical and practical course covering aspects of analytical and inorganic chemistry. This course is required for the chemistry major.
He pepa...Points 15Introduction to engineering materials (metals, ceramics, polymers, composites, semiconductors and biomaterials) and their atomic structure and...
Points 15Introduction to the engineering design process and computer aided design, fundamental principles of engineering analysis, open ended problem solving...
Points 15 -
CHEMY201 Organic Chemistry
This paper covers aspects of organic chemistry including electrophilic aromatic substitution, reaction mechanisms with carbanion intermediates and...
Points 15This paper covers aspects of inorganic chemistry including structure, bonding and transition metal chemistry.
Points 15This paper covers aspects of analytical chemistry including high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), mass spectrometry (MS), sample collection...
Points 15The paper focuses on the principles of fundamental manufacturing processes and engineering design methods. Practical aspects of selected major...
Points 15This paper will provide a foundation for understanding the relationship between material structure, processing and behaviour to support engineering...
Points 15 -
CHEMY301 Advanced Organic Chemistry
This paper covers advanced aspects of organic chemistry including pericyclic reactions, natural product chemistry, medicinal chemistry and organic...
Points 15This paper covers advanced aspects of inorganic chemistry including heavy transition elements; f-elements; organometallic chemistry of main group and...
Points 15This paper covers advanced aspects of analytical chemistry including inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), Mossbauer and Raman...
Points 15It will develop understanding of the relationship between material structure, processing and behaviour to support engineering of materials and...
Points 15This paper deepens the understanding of students on the relationships between processing conditions, microstructure and properties of materials...
Points 15
2026 Catalogue of Papers information current as of 16 Aug 2025 01:00am