The programme provides an opportunity for applied scientists and engineers to pursue an in-depth study in various aspects of materials engineering and nanotechnology. Courses in this programme can also be used to fulfil the "top up courses" requirement for joining the Materials Discipline of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE).

Designed to benefit students from a broad spectrum of backgrounds, the programme aims to enable students to acquire:

• a thorough understanding of the behaviour of materials under stress, the various mechanisms of environmental degradation of materials and the knowledge of various techniques of analysing and testing materials;
• a well developed understanding of how to manage the selection for the most appropriate material for a particular application, taking into account factors such as economics, functional requirements, environment, processability, reliability, etc;
• the skills to manage the determination process for the cause of failure engineering components, and to provide suitable strategies to prevent future failure; and
• the skills to design and fabricate new, novel and high performance nanostructured materials.

To be eligible for admission, you must satisfy the General Entrance Requirements and the following programme specific entrance requirement:

• have a degree in a relevant physical science or engineering discipline such as Physics, Chemistry, Civil / Electrical / Electronic / Manufacturing / Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science / Technology and Building, or equivalent.

Persons with the following qualifications may also apply:

• a graduate member or a non-member qualified for graduate membership of a relevant professional institution, for example, the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE), member institutions of the Engineering Council (UK) and other relevant recognized professional institutions.

Applicants whose entrance qualification is obtained from an institution where the medium of instruction is not English should also fulfill the following minimum English proficiency requirement:

• TOEFL score 550 (paper-based test) or 79 (internet-based test); or
• Overall band 6.5 in International English Language Testing System (IELTS); or
• Score 450 in the new College English Test (CET6) of Chinese mainland or a pass in the old CET-6 test; or
• Other equivalent qualifications.

Students must complete 3 required courses (9 credit units) and 21 credit units of elective courses.

Required courses:

• Instrumental Methods of Analysis and Laboratory
• Nanomaterials
• Structure and Deformation of Materials

Electives courses:

• Advanced Optics Laboratory
• Advanced Research
• Advanced Technology in Biomedical Devices
• Biomedical Materials: From Engineering To Clinical Applications
• Building Materials
• Composite Materials - with An Introduction to Nanocomposites
• Corrosion and Surface Engineering
• Dissertation
• Electroceramics
• Electronic Packaging and Materials
• Energy - Materials for Solar and Fuel Cells
• Failure Analysis and Case Studies
• Microelectronic Materials and Processing
• Modern Scattering Methods in Materials Science
• Nanostructures and Nanotechnology
• Nanotechnology for Biological and Medical Applications
• Semiconductor Physics and Devices
• Simulation and Modelling in Multidisciplinary Sciences
• Smart and Functional Materials: Selection and Application
• Thin Film Technology and Nanocrystalline Coatings

Intermediate Awards

For PGD award, students are required to complete three required courses and five electives from the Department of Physics. For PGC award, students are required to complete three required courses and one elective from the Department. For Certificate of Completion, students have to complete all coursework, pass all examinations and with an attendance rate of at least 75% in a course offered by the Department. For Certificate of Attendance, students have to achieve an attendance rate of at least 75% in a course offered by the Department.

Students graduated from this programme and fulfilling the requirements of HKIE are eligible for the Graduate Basis of Registration.

• This is the only programme of its kind in Hong Kong.
• Graduates from this programme have been successful to become PhD students at CityU, or other universities in and outside Hong Kong.
• Graduates from this programme have good career opportunities in nanotechnology related jobs in and outside Hong Kong.
• Our faculty members are leading material scientists with excellent research and publication records in world-renowned journals.
• The "Advanced Research" elective course enables qualified students to contact world-class research with our staff and research students; this gives the student valuable research experience and opportunities to publish research papers.
• The department has sophisticated instruments for materials engineering and nanotechnology research. These include PHI 5802 scanning Auger & XPS, JEOL JSM 2001F, Philips CM-20 and CM-200 transmission electron microscopes, JEOL JSM 7001F and 6335 field emission scanning electron microscopes, T64000 Raman micropobe spectrometer, X-ray diffractometers, thin-film processing facilities, plasma immersion ion implantation equipment, etc.

Course Descriptions
Department of Physics
College of Science and Engineering