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2. Where can materials take me?
MODULE FIVE
Where can materials take me?
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3. Where can materials take me?
The aim of this module is to give you an appreciation of the broad range of materials careers available and the routes into them.
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Aims and objectives
The module aims to introduce you to the various different ways that you can get in a career in materials and show you the breadth of options available.
At the end of this module you should be able to:
Appreciate the breadth of the field of materials and give three examples of fields which rely on materials technology.
List 5 universities that offer accredited degree programmes in materials.
Give one example of a company that employs materials specialists at all levels.
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5. Session 3 Where could I work?
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Where could I work?
In addition to working in a wide variety of fields, materials people also work in many different environments.
Some work in offices, some in labs, some in manufacturing plants, some work in industry and others in academia.
Some people that have studied materials end up in other careers such as teaching or constulancy.
Where you work it up to you!
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Activity time
Materials employers in the UK
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8. Materials employers in the UK
Use the internet to research three large companies in the UK that employ materials people.
Look for the different levels of employment that they offer, for example apprenticeships and graduate training schemes.
Think about different applications of materials and any companies that maybe local to you.
To help you get started here are a few examples: Rolls Royce, Tata Steel, Morgan Advanced Ceramics, DePuy, Vascutek, Shin Etsu Handotai, any car manufacturer, any electronics company, spinout companies from university materials departments...
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