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Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Engineering

Award Attendance Study Duration Start Domestic fees International fees
PhD On-Campus Full-time find out September 4802 per $8436 per year

About Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Engineering, PhD - at The University of British Columbia (UBC)

Program Overview

The department has a strong research record, and is particularly proud of its mix of fundamental research coupled with industrial relevance and interaction. The department offers opportunities for study in the fields of casting and solidification of metals, ceramic processes and properties, corrosion, composite material processing and properties, hydrometallurgy and electrorefining, physical metallurgy, pyrometallurgy, remelting processes, thermomechanical processing and environmental processing.

What sets the UBC program apart?

The Department of Materials Engineering at UBC (MTRL) is one of the top-rated materials programs in North America with activities spanning our internationally-leading program in hydrometallurgy to our leading edge research and teaching in sustainability, nanomaterials, biomaterials and composites.


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