Bachelor of Materials Engineering with Honours
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Bachelor of Materials Engineering with Honours
(N/0714/6/0012) (04/26) (MQA/FA11225)
Introduction
Materials Engineering involves investigating the relationships that exist between the structures and properties of materials. Based on these structure-property correlations, a Materials Engineer will be able to design or engineer the structure of a material to produce a predetermined set of properties. Ultimately the role of a Materials Engineer is called upon to create new products or systems using existing materials and/or to develop techniques for processing materials.
Materials Engineering is a broad-based engineering programme that emphasizes strong fundamentals in Mathematics and Engineering principles.
This programme prepares graduates for industry specific needs through specialization elective packages offered in the final year, as well as lifelong learning and independent study skills through design courses, final year projects and adjunct lecture series.
Students will be exposed to team-based and practical problem solving through Engineering Team Project (ETP), Final Year Projects (FYP I & II), Engineering Design Projects (MECP I & II) and our unique 7-month Student Industrial Internship Programme (SIT & SIP).
Students of this programme will also be aware of environmental, social, political, ethical and economic constraints through humanities, management and social science electives.
In addition to the above courses, students may further develop their engineering knowledge through one of the Core Specialisations as follows:\
- Advanced Computational and Modelling of Materials
- Degradation and Failure of Materials
- Materials Innovation in Electric Vehicles
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Career Prospects
| Industrial Sector | Decsription |
| Oil & Gas | Materials Integrity, Failure Analysis, Corrosion |
| Production and Manufacturing | Quality Assurance, Quality Control & Product Design - Review new product plans and make recommendations for material selection based on design objectives, such as strength, weight, heat resistance, electrical conductivity, and cost. - Quality Assurance and Quality Control in following industries: - Petrochemical - Pharmaceutical - Food |
| Medical | Biomedical materials/equipment - design appropriate methods for fabricating and joining materials |
| Renewable Energy | Renewable materials |
| Sector | Description |
| Plantation | Production and Maintanence Engineers in palm oil mills plantation: - Sime Darby - TAIKO - Guthrie |
| Government | Developing material and fabrication procedures that meet cost, product specification, and performance standards in government agencies such as: - Hospital - MARDI - FELDA |
| R&D Scientific bodies | - SIRIM - PRSB - LGM - IKM - MPOB - FRIM |
| Education | - Universities (Public and Private) - University Colleges |
Programme Educational Objectives
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To produce technically qualified Materials Engineers with the potential to become leaders in Materials Engineering industries.
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To produce Materials Engineers who are committed to sustainable development of Materials Engineering industries for the betterment of society.\
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Programme Outcomes
Materials Engineering programme has twelve (12) Programme Outcomes (POs) with the aims to produce graduates with the following abilities:
- Apply knowledge of mathematics, natural science, engineering fundamentals and engineering specialisation to the solution of complex engineering problems.
- Identify, formulate, conduct research literature and analyse complex engineering problems reaching substantiated conclusions using first principles of mathematics, natural sciences and engineering sciences.
- Design solutions for complex engineering problems and design systems, components or processes that meet specified needs with appropriate consideration for public health and safety, cultural, societal, and environmental considerations.
- Conduct investigation of complex engineering problems using research-based knowledge and research methods including design of experiments, analysis and interpretation of data, and synthesis of information to provide valid conclusions.
- Select and apply appropriate techniques, resources, and modern engineering and IT tools, including prediction and modelling, to evaluate complex engineering problems, with an understanding of the limitations
- Apply reasoning informed by contextual knowledge to assess societal, health, safety, legal and cultural issues and the consequent responsibilities relevant to professional engineering practice and solutions to complex engineering problems.
- Evaluate sustainability and impact of professional engineering work in the solutions of complex engineering problems in societal and environmental contexts.
- Apply ethical principles and commit to professional ethics and responsibilities and norms of engineering practice.
- Function effectively as an individual, and as a member or leader in diverse teams and in multi-disciplinary settings.
- Communicate effectively on complex engineering activities with the engineering community and society.
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of engineering management principles, economic decision making and entrepreneurial skills to manage projects in multidisciplinary environments.
- Recognise the need for, and have the preparation and ability to engage in independent and life-long learning in the broadest context of technological change.
Graduation Requirements
In order to graduate with the Bachelor of Materials Engineering with Honours, students are required to obtain a minimum of 143 credit hours and a minimum CGPA of 2.00/4.00.
| Summary of Courses Required for Graduation | |
| Course Group (G) | Number of Credit Hours |
| NR - National Requirement | 10 |
| UR - University Requirement | 14 |
| CC- Core Common | 26 |
| CD - Core Discipline | 70 |
| CI - Core Industrial Internship | 14 |
| CSp - Core Specialisation | 9 |
| TOTAL | 143 |
Curriculum Structure
Bachelor of Materials Engineering with Honours
Semester 1
| SEMESTER 1 | ||||
| No | Code | Course Name | Cr | G |
| 1 | MPU3182 / MPU3142 | Penghayatan Etika & Peradaban (PEP) (Local) / BM Komunikasi 2 (International) | 2 | NR |
| 2 | PEB1012 | Introduction to Oil & Gas Industry & Sustainable Development | 2 | UR |
| 3 | FEM1013 | Engineering Mathematics I | 3 | CC |
| 4 | AAB1013 | Physical Chemistry for Materials | 3 | CD |
| 5 | AAB1022 | Engineering Drawing | 2 | CD |
| | Credit Hours | 12 |
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Semester 2
| SEMESTER 2 | ||||
| No | Code | Course Name | Cr | G |
| 1 | MPU3192 / | Falsafah dan Isu Semasa (Local & International) | 2 | NR |
| 2 | CEB1032 | Health, Safety and Environment | 2 | CC |
| 3 | FEM1023 | Engineering Mathematics II | 3 | CC |
| 4 | AAB1032 | Statics and Dynamics | 2 | CD |
| 5 | AAB1043 | Metals and Alloys | 3 | CD |
| | Credit Hours | 12 |
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Semester 3
| SEMESTER 3 | ||||
| No | Code | Course Name | Cr | G |
| 1 | MPU 2 | One (1) MPU2 Course | 2 | NR |
| 2 | LEB1042 | Academic Writing | 2 | UR |
| 3 | FEM1063 | Statistics and Application | 3 | CC |
| 4 | AAB1052 | Strength of Materials | 2 | CD |
| 5 | AAB1063 | Materials Processing I | 3 | CD |
| 6 | AAB1072 | Materials Lab I (Physical and Mechanics) | 2 | CD |
| | Credit Hours | 14 |
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Semester 4
| SEMESTER 4 | ||||
| No | Code | Course Name | Cr | G |
| 1 | MPU 3 | One (1) MPU3 Course | 2 | NR |
| 2 | HEB1023 | Scientific Inquiry | 3 | UR |
| 3 | KXXxxx1 | Co Curriculum I | 1 | UR |
| 4 | AAB2012 | Materials Characterization & Analytical Technique | 2 | CD |
| 5 | AAB2022 | Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer for Materials | 2 | CD |
| 6 | AAB2033 | Materials Processing II | 3 | CD |
| | Credit Hours | 13 |
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Semester 5
| SEMESTER 5 | ||||
| No | Code | Course Name | Cr | G |
| 1 | HEB2033 | Professional Communication Skills | 3 | UR |
| 2 | TEB2132 | Structured Programming & Database System | 2 | CC |
| 3 | AAB2043 | Engineering Polymers | 3 | CD |
| 4 | AAB2053 | Materials Computational and Modelling | 3 | CD |
| 5 | AAB2063 | Engineering Ceramics | 3 | CD |
| | Credit Hours | 14 |
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Semester 6
| SEMESTER 6 | ||||
| No | Code | Course Name | Cr | G |
| 1 | GEB2102 | Entrepreneurship | 2 | UR |
| 2 | KXXxxx1 | Co Curriculum II | 1 | UR |
| 3 | MEB2063 | Engineering Team Project | 3 | CC |
| 4 | AAB2073 | Failure Analysis & NDE | 3 | CD |
| 5 | AAB2083 | Engineering Composites | 3 | CD |
| 6 | AAB2092 | Phase Transformations in Metallic Materials | 2 | CD |
| | Credit Hours | 14 |
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Semester 7
| SEMESTER 7 | ||||
| No | Code | Course Name | Cr | G |
| 1 | MPU 4 / HEB1012 | Community Engagement Project | 2 | NR |
| 2 | FEM2063 | Data Analytics | 3 | CC |
| 3 | AAB3013 | Joining of Metals and Non Metals | 3 | CD |
| 4 | AAB3022 | Quality Control | 2 | CD |
| 5 | AAB3033 | Corrosion and Degradation of Materials | 3 | CD |
| | Credit Hours | 13 |
Student Industrial Internship Programme
| STUDENT INDUSTRIAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME | ||||
| No | Code | Course Name | Cr | G |
| 1 | IEB3037 | Student Industrial Training (SIT) | 7 | CI |
| | Credit Hours | 7 |
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| STUDENT INDUSTRIAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME | ||||
| No | Code | Course Name | Cr | G |
| 1 | IEB3047 | Student Industrial Project (SIP) | 7 | CI |
| | Credit Hours | 7 |
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Semester 8
| SEMESTER 8 | ||||
| No | Code | Course Name | Cr | G |
| 1 | VEB3102 | Project Management | 2 | CC |
| 2 | PEB4012 | Engineering Economics | 2 | CC |
| 3 | AAB4013 | Materials Selection | 3 | CD |
| 4 | AAB4022 | Life Cycle Assessment of Engineering Materials | 2 | CD |
| 5 | AAB4033 | Smart and Functional Materials | 3 | CD |
| | Credit Hours | 12 |
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Semester 9
| SEMESTER 9 | ||||
| No | Code | Course Name | Cr | G |
| 1 | AAB4042 | Materials Engineering Capstone Project I | 2 | CD |
| 2 | AAB4052 | Final Year Project I | 2 | CD |
| 3 | AAB4062 | Green Composites | 2 | CD |
| 4 | AAB4XX3 | Major Electives I | 3 | CSp |
| 5 | AAB4XX3 | Major Electives II | 3 | CSp |
| | Credit Hours | 12 |
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Semester 10
| SEMESTER 10 | ||||
| No | Code | Course Name | Cr | G |
| 1 | EEB4073 | Engineers in Society | 3 | CC |
| 2 | AAB4073 | Materials Engineering Capstone Project II | 3 | CD |
| 3 | AAB4084 | Final Year Project II | 4 | CD |
| 4 | AAB4XX3 | Major Electives III | 3 | CSp |
| | Credit Hours | 13 |
| Total Credit Hours : 143 |
Core Specialisation (CSp) Courses
Complete all three (3) courses under the same group of A, B, or C to be eligible for a Core Specialisation.
| A. Advanced Computational and Modelling of Materials | ||||
| No | Code | Course Name | Cr | G |
| 1 | AAB4113 | Molecular Dynamics Simulation | 3 | CSp |
| 2 | AAB4123 | Structural Modeling for Materials (Ansys, Abaqus) | 3 | CSp |
| 3 | AAB4133 | Materials Processing Simulation | 3 | CSp |
| | Credit Hours | 9 |
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| B.Degradation and Failure of Materials | ||||
| No | Code | Course Name | Cr | G |
| 1 | AAB4213 | Corrosion Control and Management System | 3 | CSp |
| 2 | AAB4223 | Degradation Mechanism and Prevention | 3 | CSp |
| 3 | AAB4233 | Advanced Surface Coating | 3 | CSp |
| | Credit Hours | 9 |
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| C. Materials Innovation in Electric Vehicles | ||||
| No | Code | Course Name | Cr | G |
| 1 | AAB4313 | EV Battery Materials Design and Development | 3 | CSp |
| 2 | AAB4323 | Electric Vehicle Materials and Technology | 3 | CSp |
| 3 | AAB4333 | Electric Vehicle Safety and Compliance: Materials Perspective | 3 | CSp |
| | Credit Hours | 9 |
Minor (EM) Courses
Engineering students who are interested to enhance their knowledge in management and business will have the option to complete courses offered under Minor. There are four Minor packages available to Engineering students as follows:
- Minor in Entrepreneurship\
- Minor in International Relations\
- Minor in Project Management\
- Minor in Big Data Analytics\
In order to be eligible for Minor, students are required to pass and complete all the courses under the same package (15 credits). Results obtained from courses under Minor will be counted into GPA/CGPA calculation. Students are reminded that the option to complete Minor courses are at the students' discretion and are not compulsory. The total credit hours accumulated under Minor courses will be over and above the graduation requirements of 143 credit hours.
| Minor in Entrepreneurship | |||||
| No | Code | Courses | Cr | G | Semester |
| 1 | GEB1023 | Economics | 3 | EM | Students can take these courses in any semester |
| 4 | GEB2043 | Principles of Marketing | 3 | EM | |
| 2 | GEB2053 | Principles of Finance | 3 | EM | |
| 3 | GEB2063 | Business Communication | 3 | EM | |
| 5 | GEB3123 | Technopreneurship | 3 | EM | |
| Total Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Minor in International Relations | |||||
| No | Code | Course Name | Cr | G | Semester |
| 1 | GEB1023 | Economics | 3 | EM | Students can take these courses in any semester |
| 2 | GEB1043 | Cross-Cultural Management | 3 | EM | |
| 3 | GEB2063 | Business Communication | 3 | EM | |
| 4 | GEB3143 | Law in International Business | 3 | EM | |
| 5 | HEB2163 | Global Citizen | 3 | EM | |
| Total Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Minor in Project Management | |||||
| No | Code | Courses | Cr | G | Semester |
| 1 | VEB3113 | Operations Management | 3 | EM | Students can take these courses in any semester |
| 2 | VEB3123 | Project Scheduling and Control | 3 | EM | |
| 3 | VEB3133 | Risk Analysis & Quality Management | 3 | EM | |
| 4 | VEB3143 | Contract Management | 3 | EM | |
| 5 | VEB3153 | Procurement & Estimation | 3 | EM | |
| Total Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Minor in Big Data Analytics | |||||
| No | Code | Courses | Cr | G | Semester |
| 1 | FEM3013 | Artificial Intelligence | 3 | EM | Students can take these courses in any semester |
| 2 | FEM3023 | Simulation and Optimisation | 3 | EM | |
| 3 | FEM3033 | Data Mining | 3 | EM | |
| 4 | FEM3043 | Big Data Analytics | 3 | EM | |
| 5 | FEM3053 | Data Science & Methodology | 3 | EM | |
| Total Credit Hours | 15 | |
Entry Requirements
Local International
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How to Apply
UTP application process for local and international applicants:
Local Applicants \ International Applicants
Tuition Fees
Local Students \ International Students
Students of Materials Engineering programme will earn a Professional Certificate when they study in UTP as below:
Six Sigma White Belt Certification
Introduction
This certification will provide our students a head start toward the subsequent six sigma certifications namely, Yellow Belt, Green Belt, Black Belt and Master Black Belt that are highly recognised in industries.
Area/Discipline: Manufacturing
Certified by: The Council for Six Sigma Certification
Name of Course Embedded:
- AAB3022: Quality Control
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Benefits
- The certification exam is embedded as part of the course work.
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Contact Person
For further details, you may contact:
Chair, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Associate Professor Dr Masdi bin Muhammad
Email: masdimuhammad@utp.edu.my\
FAQs
1. What are the entry requirements for the Bachelor of Materials Engineering program at UTP?
Applicants wishing to enrol at UTP for undergraduate programmes must possess a minimum of 1 (one) of the following qualifications:
- STPM
- A-Level or Equivalent
- International Baccalaureate (IB)
- Matriculation
- Foundation in Relevant Field from Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS
- Foundation in Relevant Field from a recognised institution
- Diploma in Relevant Field from a recognised institution
- UEC - Senior Middle Level (SML)
- Australian Matriculation Programme
- Others
2. What are the career prospects for materials engineers in Malaysia?
Career prospects for graduates of the Bachelor of Materials Engineering programme include roles in industrial sectors such as oil & gas, production and manufacturing, medical, renewable energy, and sectors such as plantation, government, R&D scientific bodies, and education.
3. What is the difference between a materials engineer and a mechanical engineer?
A materials engineer focuses on the properties, elements, design, use of, and the relationship between the structures of materials. A mechanical engineer focuses on the design and manufacturing of objects that involve force and movement. They ensure that designs function effectively, safely, and reliably.
4. Where can I work as a materials engineer in Malaysia?
In Malaysia, there are many companies under sectors relevant to engineering. Such companies include:
- Plantation: Sime Darby, TAIKO, Guthrie
- Government: Hospital, MARDI, FELDA
- R&D Scientific bodies: SIRIM, PRSB, LGM, IKM, MPOB, FRIM
- Education: Universities (Public and Private), University Colleges
5. How much does it cost to study materials engineering in Malaysia?
There are different fees for local and international students.
Fee for local students: RM92,400
Fee for international students: RM115,500