ATAS for Taught Programmes in Science and Engineering

Course title:

MEng Aerospace Engineering 

CAH code:

CAH10-01-04

Type of course:

Taught programme

Course start date:

21 September 2026

Course end date:

Academic lead:

30 June 2030

Dr Nicholas Bojdo

List of course units:

When submitting your ATAS application please include all of the units listed here – you are not required to choose or predict the courses/optional units you intend to take.

The list of course units on your ATAS certificate must match this list. If they do not match this list then your ATAS clearance will not be valid and you will need to re‐apply.

List of course units:

• Data-driven Methods for Engineers 

• Aerospace Group Design Project 

• Launch and Re-entry Gas Dynamics 

• Advanced Heat Transfer 

• Composites and Polymers 

• Advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics 

• Advanced Power 

• Helicopters 

• Structural Integrity 

• Autonomous Mobile Robots 

• Experimental Methods 

• Advanced Research Project 

• Climate Data Application 

• Space and Sustainability 

• Fundamentals of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) 

• Environmental Remote Sensing 

• Antennas and RF Systems 

• Digital Image Processing 

• Advanced Space Systems Engineering 

• Engineering and society 

• Engineering Foresight 

• Space Systems 

• Respect & Dignity at Manchester

• Health & Safety E-learning 

• Academic Malpractice (Aero) 

Course title:

MEng Aerospace Engineering with Industrial Experience

CAH code:

CAH10‐01‐04

Type of course:

Taught programme

Course start date:

21 September 2026

Course end date:

Academic lead:

30 June 2031

Dr Nicholas Bojdo

List of course units:

When submitting your ATAS application please include all of the units listed here – you are not required to choose or predict the courses/optional units you intend to take.

The list of course units on your ATAS certificate must match this list. If they do not match this list then your ATAS clearance will not be valid and you will need to re‐apply.

List of course units:

• Data-driven Methods for Engineers
• Aerospace Group Design Project
• Launch and Re-entry Gas Dynamics
• Advanced Heat Transfer
• Composites and Polymers
• Advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics
• Advanced Power
• Helicopters
• Structural Integrity
• Autonomous Mobile Robots
• Experimental Methods
• Advanced Research Project
• Climate Data Application
• Space and Sustainability
• Fundamentals of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)
• Environmental Remote Sensing
• Antennas and RF Systems
• Digital Image Processing
• Advanced Space Systems Engineering
• Engineering and Society
• Engineering Foresight
• Space Systems
• Respect and Dignity at Manchester
• Health & Safety E-learning
• Academic Malpractice (Aero)

Course title:

MEng Aerospace Engineering with Management

CAH code:

CAH10‐01‐04

Type of course:

Taught programme

Course start date:

21 September 2026

Course end date:

Academic lead:

30 June 2030

Dr Nicholas Bojdo

List of course units:

When submitting your ATAS application please include all of the units listed here – you are not required to choose or predict the courses/optional units you intend to take.

The list of course units on your ATAS certificate must match this list. If they do not match this list then your ATAS clearance will not be valid and you will need to re‐apply.

List of course units:

• Data Driven Methods for Engineering 
• Composites and Polymers
• Engineering Foresight 
• Helicopters
• Risk Management
• Aerospace Group Design Project
• Advanced Research Project
• Autonomous Mobile Robots
• Experimental Methods
• Engineering and Society
• Respect and Dignity at Manchester
• Health & Safety E-learning
• Academic Malpractice (Aero)

Course title:

MEng Chemical Engineering 

CAH code:

CAH10‐01‐09

Type of course:

Taught programme

Course start date:

21 September 2026

Course end date:

Academic lead:

30 June 2030

Dr Mauro Luberti 

List of course units:

When submitting your ATAS application please include all of the units listed here – you are not required to choose or predict the courses/optional units you intend to take.

The list of course units on your ATAS certificate must match this list. If they do not match this list then your ATAS clearance will not be valid and you will need to re‐apply.

List of course units:

• Dissertation: Semester 1 Report & Individual Performance
• Fundamentals of Numerical Modelling & Simulation
• Process Fluid Dynamics
• Utility System Design
• Chemical Engineering Molecular Simulation
• The Nuclear Fuel Cycle
• Sustainable Resources and Processing
• Sustainable Energy Systems
• Chemical Separations for a Cleaner World
• Science of Formulation
• Chemical Product Design
• Machine Learning and AI in Chemical Engineering
• Dissertation – Poster Presentation
• Dissertation
• Respect and Dignity at Manchester
• Health and Safety Induction
• Academic Practice UG

Course title:

MEng Chemical Engineering with Energy and Environment

CAH code:

CAH10‐01‐09

Type of course:

Taught programme

Course start date:

21 September 2026

Course end date:

Academic lead:

30 June 2030

Dr Mauro Luberti 

List of course units:

When submitting your ATAS application please include all of the units listed here – you are not required to choose or predict the courses/optional units you intend to take.

The list of course units on your ATAS certificate must match this list. If they do not match this list then your ATAS clearance will not be valid and you will need to re‐apply.

List of course units:

• Dissertation: Semester 1 Report & Individual Performance
• The Nuclear Fuel Cycle
• Utility System Design
• Sustainable Resources and Processing
• Sustainable Energy Systems
• Dissertation – Poster Presentation
• Dissertation
• Respect and Dignity at Manchester
• Health and Safety Induction
• Academic Practice UG

Course title:

MEng Chemical Engineering with Industrial Experience

CAH code:

CAH10‐01‐09

Type of course:

Taught programme

Course start date:

21 September 2026

Course end date:

Academic lead:

30 June 2030

Dr Christopher Parlett

List of course units:

When submitting your ATAS application please include all of the units listed here – you are not required to choose or predict the courses/optional units you intend to take.

The list of course units on your ATAS certificate must match this list. If they do not match this list then your ATAS clearance will not be valid and you will need to re‐apply.

List of course units:

• Process Synthesis
• Process Control
• Sustainable Development & Industry
• Process Fluid Dynamics
• The Nuclear Fuel Cycle
• Chemical Separations for a Cleaner World
• Science of Formulation
• Utility System Design
• Fundamentals of Numerical Modelling and Simulation
• Sustainable Resources and Processing
• Process Design
• Design Project 1
• Design Project 2
• Design Project 3
• Respect and Dignity at Manchester
• Health and Safety Induction
• Academic Practice UG

Course title:

MEng Chemical Engineering with Study in Europe

CAH code:

CAH10‐01‐09

Type of course:

Taught programme

Course start date:

21 September 2026

Course end date:

Academic lead:

30 June 2030

Dr Mauro Luberti

List of course units:

When submitting your ATAS application please include all of the units listed here – you are not required to choose or predict the courses/optional units you intend to take.

The list of course units on your ATAS certificate must match this list. If they do not match this list then your ATAS clearance will not be valid and you will need to re‐apply.

List of course units:

• Process Synthesis
• Process Control
• Sustainable Development & Industry
• Process Fluid Dynamics
• The Nuclear Fuel Cycle
• Chemical Separations for a Cleaner World
• Science of Formulation
• Utility System Design
• Fundamentals of Numerical Modelling and Simulation
• Sustainable Resources and Processing   
• Process Design
• Design Project 1
• Design Project 2
• Design Project 3
• Respect and Dignity at Manchester
• Health and Safety Induction
• Academic Practice UG

Course title:

MEng Materials Science and Engineering 

CAH code:

CAH10‐03‐07

Type of course:

Taught programme

Course start date:

21 September 2026

Course end date:

Academic lead:

30 June 2030

Dr Lee Fielding 

List of course units:

When submitting your ATAS application please include all of the units listed here – you are not required to choose or predict the courses/optional units you intend to take.

The list of course units on your ATAS certificate must match this list. If they do not match this list then your ATAS clearance will not be valid and you will need to re‐apply.

List of course units:

• Individual Research Project or Industrial Project
• Team Business Project
• Natural Materials & Biological Matrices
• Lab to Clinic
• Soft Matter
• Control & Design of Polymerisation Reactions
• Polymer Physics & Physical Properties
• Advanced Metals Processing
• Superalloys & High-Performance Materials
• Corrosion Management for Sustainability
• Corrosion Control for Industrial Practice
• Corrosion Control for Oilfield & Renewable Energy
• Advanced Textile Technology
• Textiles Evaluation & Clothing
• Technical & Biomedical Textiles
• Advanced Composites
• Graphene & Nanomaterials
• Applied Functional Materials & Devices
• Respect and Dignity at Manchester
• Health and Safety Induction
• UG Academic Malpractice Awareness

Course title:

MEng Materials Science and Engineering with Biomaterials

CAH code:

CAH10‐03‐07

Type of course:

Taught programme

Course start date:

21 September 2026

Course end date:

Academic lead:

30 June 2030

Dr Lee Fielding 

List of course units:

When submitting your ATAS application please include all of the units listed here – you are not required to choose or predict the courses/optional units you intend to take.

The list of course units on your ATAS certificate must match this list. If they do not match this list then your ATAS clearance will not be valid and you will need to re‐apply.

List of course units: 

• Individual Research Project or Industrial Project
• Team Business Project
• Natural Materials & Biological Matrices
• Lab to Clinic
• Soft Matter
• Technical & Biomedical Textiles
• Control & Design of Polymerisation Reactions
• Polymer Physics & Physical Properties
• Advanced Metals Processing
• Superalloys & High-Performance Materials
• Corrosion Management for Sustainability
• Corrosion Control for Industrial Practice
• Corrosion Control for Oilfield and Renewable Energy
• Advanced Textile Technology
• Textiles Evaluation & Clothing
• Advanced Composites
• Graphene & Nanomaterials
• Applied Functional Materials & Devices
• Respect and Dignity at Manchester
• Health and Safety Induction
• UG Academic Malpractice Awareness

Course title:

MEng Materials Science and Engineering with Metallurgy

CAH code:

CAH10‐03‐07

Type of course:

Taught programme

Course start date:

21 September 2026

Course end date:

Academic lead:

30 June 2030

Dr Lee Fielding 

List of course units:

When submitting your ATAS application please include all of the units listed here – you are not required to choose or predict the courses/optional units you intend to take.

The list of course units on your ATAS certificate must match this list. If they do not match this list then your ATAS clearance will not be valid and you will need to re‐apply.

List of course units: 

• Individual Research Project or Industrial Project
• Team Business Project
• Advanced Metals Processing
• Superalloys & High-Performance Materials
• Corrosion Management for Sustainability
• Corrosion Control for Industrial Practice
• Corrosion Control for Oilfield and Renewable Energy
• Advanced Composites
• Soft Matter
• Control & Design of Polymerisation Reactions
• Polymer Physics & Physical Properties
• Natural Materials & Biological Matrices
• Lab to Clinic
• Technical & Biomedical Textiles
• Graphene & Nanomaterials
• Applied Functional Materials & Devices
• Advanced Textile Technology
• Textiles Evaluation & Clothing 
• Respect and Dignity at Manchester
• Health and Safety Induction
• UG Academic Malpractice Awareness

Course title:

MEng Materials Science and Engineering with Nanomaterials

CAH code:

CAH10‐03‐07

Type of course:

Taught programme

Course start date:

21 September 2026

Course end date:

Academic lead:

30 June 2030

Dr Lee Fielding 

List of course units:

When submitting your ATAS application please include all of the units listed here – you are not required to choose or predict the courses/optional units you intend to take.

The list of course units on your ATAS certificate must match this list. If they do not match this list then your ATAS clearance will not be valid and you will need to re‐apply.

List of course units:

• Individual Research Project or Industrial Project
• Team Business Project
• Advanced Composites
• Graphene & Nanomaterials
• Applied Functional Materials & Devices
• Superalloys & High Performance Materials
• Corrosion Management for Sustainability
• Corrosion Control for Industrial Practice
• Corrosion Control for Oilfield and Renewable Energy
• Soft Matter
• Advanced Metals Processing
• Control & Design of Polymerisation Reactions
• Natural Materials & Biological Matrices
• Lab to Clinic
• Polymer Physics & Physical Properties
• Advanced Textile Technology
• Textiles Evaluation & Clothing
• Technical & Biomedical Textiles
• Respect and Dignity at Manchester
• Health and Safety Induction
• UG Academic Malpractice Awareness

Course title:

MEng Materials Science and Engineering with Polymers

CAH code:

CAH10‐03‐07

Type of course:

Taught programme

Course start date:

21 September 2026

Course end date:

Academic lead:

30 June 2030

Dr Lee Fielding 

List of course units:

When submitting your ATAS application please include all of the units listed here – you are not required to choose or predict the courses/optional units you intend to take.

The list of course units on your ATAS certificate must match this list. If they do not match this list then your ATAS clearance will not be valid and you will need to re‐apply.

List of course units: 

• Individual Research Project or Industrial Project
• Team Business Project
• Soft Matter
• Control & Design of Polymerisation Reactions
• Polymer Physics & Physical Properties
• Advanced Composites
• Natural Materials & Biological Matrices
• Lab to Clinic
• Advanced Metals Processing
• Superalloys & High-Performance Materials
• Corrosion Management for Sustainability
• Corrosion Control for Industrial Practice
• Corrosion Control for Oilfield and Renewable Energy
• Technical & Biomedical Textiles
• Graphene & Nanomaterials
• Applied Functional Materials & Devices
• Advanced Textile Technology
• Textiles Evaluation & Clothing
• Respect and Dignity at Manchester
• Health and Safety Induction
• UG Academic Malpractice Awareness

Course title:

MEng Materials Science and Engineering with Textiles Technology

CAH code:

CAH10‐03‐07

Type of course:

Taught programme

Course start date:

21 September 2026

Course end date:

Academic lead:

30 June 2030

Dr Lee Fielding 

List of course units:

When submitting your ATAS application please include all of the units listed here – you are not required to choose or predict the courses/optional units you intend to take.

The list of course units on your ATAS certificate must match this list. If they do not match this list then your ATAS clearance will not be valid and you will need to re‐apply.

List of course units:

• Individual Research Project or Industrial Project
• Team Business Project
• Advanced Textile Technology
• Textiles Evaluation & Clothing
• Technical & Biomedical Textiles
• Superalloys & High Performance Materials
• Corrosion Management for Sustainability
• Corrosion Control for Industrial Practice
• Corrosion Control for Oilfield and Renewable Energy
• Soft Matter
• Advanced Metals Processing
• Control & Design of Polymerisation Reactions
• Natural Materials & Biological Matrices
• Lab to Clinic
• Polymer Physics & Physical Properties
• Advanced Composites
• Graphene & Nanomaterials
• Applied Functional Materials & Devices
• Respect and Dignity at Manchester
• Health and Safety Induction
• UG Academic Malpractice Awareness

Course title:

MEng Mechanical Engineering

CAH code:

CAH10‐01‐02

Type of course:

Taught programme

Course start date:

21 September 2026

Course end date:

Academic lead:

30 June 2030

Paul Mummery

List of course units:

When submitting your ATAS application please include all of the units listed here – you are not required to choose or predict the courses/optional units you intend to take.

The list of course units on your ATAS certificate must match this list. If they do not match this list then your ATAS clearance will not be valid and you will need to re‐apply.

List of course units:

• Advanced Heat Transfer
• Composites and Polymers
• Advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics
• Advanced Manufacturing Processes
• Additive Manufacturing & 3D Product Modelling
• Engineering Foresight
• Robotics, Metrology and Bioengineering
• Manufacturing Systems
• Structural Integrity
• Mechanical Group Design Project
• Engineering and Society
• Data Driven Methods for Engineers
• Advanced Nuclear Systems
• Nuclear Engineering Science
• Respect and Dignity at Manchester
• Health and Safety E-learning
• Academic Malpractice (Mech)

Course title:

MEng Mechanical Engineering with Industrial Experience

CAH code:

CAH10‐01‐02

Type of course:

Taught programme

Course start date:

21 September 2026

Course end date:

Academic lead:

30 June 2031

Paul Mummery

List of course units:

When submitting your ATAS application please include all of the units listed here – you are not required to choose or predict the courses/optional units you intend to take.

The list of course units on your ATAS certificate must match this list. If they do not match this list then your ATAS clearance will not be valid and you will need to re‐apply.

List of course units:

• Advanced Heat Transfer
• Composites and Polymers
• Advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics
• Advanced Manufacturing Processes
• Additive Manufacturing & 3D Product Modelling
• Robotics, Metrology and Bioengineering
• Manufacturing Systems
• Structural Integrity
• Mechanical Group Design Project
• Engineering and Society
• Data Driven Methods for Engineers
• Advanced Nuclear Systems
• Nuclear Engineering Science
• Respect and Dignity at Manchester
• Health and Safety e-learning
• Academic Malpractice (Mech)

Course title:

MEng Mechanical Engineering with Management

CAH code:

CAH10‐01‐02

Type of course:

Taught programme

Course start date:

21 September 2026

Course end date:

Academic lead:

30 June 2030

Paul Mummery

List of course units:

When submitting your ATAS application please include all of the units listed here – you are not required to choose or predict the courses/optional units you intend to take.

The list of course units on your ATAS certificate must match this list. If they do not match this list then your ATAS clearance will not be valid and you will need to re‐apply.

List of course units:

• Advanced Heat Transfer
• Composites and Polymers
• Advanced Manufacturing Processes
• Additive Manufacturing & 3D Product Modelling
• Engineering Foresight
• Robotics, Metrology and Bioengineering
• Manufacturing Systems
• Structural Integrity
• Engineering and Society
• Mechanical Group Design Project
• Respect and Dignity at Manchester
• Health and Safety E-learning
• Academic Malpractice (Mech)

Course title:

MMath&Phys(Hons) Mathematics and Physics

CAH code:

CAH07‐01‐01

Type of course:

Taught programme

Course start date:

21 September 2026

Course end date:

Academic lead:

30 June 2030

Dr Judith McGovern

List of course units:

When submitting your ATAS application please include all of the units listed here – you are not required to choose or predict the courses/optional units you intend to take.

The list of course units on your ATAS certificate must match this list. If they do not match this list then your ATAS clearance will not be valid and you will need to re‐apply.

List of course units:

• Quantum Field Theory
• Radio Astronomy  
• Gauge Theories  
• Computational Finance
• Differentiable Manifolds
• Lie Algebras
• Dynamical Systems
• Galois Theory
• Introduction to Uncertainty Quantification
• Algebraic Number Theory
• Continuum Mechanics
• Numerical Linear Algebra
• Transport Phenomena and Conservation Laws
• Scientific Computing
• Stability Theory
• Approximation Theory and Finite Element Analysis
• Numerical Optimisation & Inverse Problems
• Algebraic Topology
• Computation and Complexity
• Category Theory
• Mathematical Methods for PDEs
• Research Project
• Frontiers of Condensed Matter
• Advanced Quantum Matter
• Frontiers of Particle Physics
• Physics of Particle Accelerators and Plasmas
• Physical Biology and Medicine
• Nuclear Fuel Cycle
• Launch and Re-entry Gas Dynamics
• Riemann Surfaces
• Representation Theory
• Frontiers of Astrophysics
• Gravitation and Advanced Cosmology
• Fluids and Interfaces
• Quantum Optics and Photonics
• Nuclear Structure and Reaction
• Graph Theory
• Advanced Uncertainty Quantification
• Respect and Dignity at Manchester
• Health and Safety Induction
• UG Academic Malpractice Awareness

Course title:

MPhys(Hons) Physics

CAH code:

CAH07‐01‐01

Type of course:

Taught programme

Course start date:

21 September 2026

Course end date:

Academic lead:

30 June 2030

Prof Tim O'Brien

List of course units:

When submitting your ATAS application please include all of the units listed here – you are not required to choose or predict the courses/optional units you intend to take.

The list of course units on your ATAS certificate must match this list. If they do not match this list then your ATAS clearance will not be valid and you will need to re‐apply.

List of course units:

• Quantum Field Theory 

• Radio Astronomy 

• Gauge Theories 

• Research Project 

• Frontiers of Condensed Matter 

• Advanced Quantum Matter 

• Frontiers of Particle Physics  

• Physics of Particle Accelerators and Plasmas 

• Physical Biology and Medicine 

• Nuclear Fuel Cycle 

• Launch and Re-entry Gas Dynamics 

• Frontiers of Astrophysics 

• Gravitation and Advanced Cosmology 

• Fluids and Interfaces 

• Quantum Optics and Photonics 

• Nuclear Structure and Reactions 

• Computational Finance 

• Respect and Dignity at Manchester 

• Health and Safety Induction 

• UG Academic Malpractice Awareness 

Course title:

MPhys(Hons) Physics with Astrophysics

CAH code:

CAH07‐01‐01

Type of course:

Taught programme

Course start date:

21 September 2026

Course end date:

Academic lead:

30 June 2030

Dr Patrick Weltevrede 

List of course units:

When submitting your ATAS application please include all of the units listed here – you are not required to choose or predict the courses/optional units you intend to take.

The list of course units on your ATAS certificate must match this list. If they do not match this list then your ATAS clearance will not be valid and you will need to re‐apply.

List of course units:

• Quantum Field Theory
• Radio Astronomy
• Gauge Theories
• Research Project
• Frontiers of Condensed Matter
• Advanced Quantum Matter
• Frontiers of Particle Physics
• Physics of Particle Accelerators and Plasmas
• Physical Biology and Medicine
• Nuclear Fuel Cycle
• Launch and Re-entry Gas Dynamics
• Frontiers of Astrophysics
• Gravitation and Advanced Cosmology
• Fluids and Interfaces
• Quantum Optics and Photonics
• Nuclear Structure and Reaction
• Computational Finance
• Respect and Dignity at Manchester
• Health and Safety Induction
• UG Academic Malpractice Awareness 

Course title:

MPhys(Hons) Physics with Study in Europe

CAH code:

CAH07‐01‐01

Type of course:

Taught programme

Course start date:

21 September 2026

Course end date:

Academic lead:

30 June 2030

Dr Alessandro Principi 

List of course units:

When submitting your ATAS application please include all of the units listed here – you are not required to choose or predict the courses/optional units you intend to take.

The list of course units on your ATAS certificate must match this list. If they do not match this list then your ATAS clearance will not be valid and you will need to re‐apply.

List of course units:

• Quantum Field Theory
• Radio Astronomy
• Gauge Theories
• Research Project
• Frontiers of Condensed Matter
• Advanced Quantum Matter
• Frontiers of Particle Physics
• Physics of Particle Accelerators and Plasmas
• Physical Biology and Medicine
• Nuclear Fuel Cycle
• Launch and Re-entry Gas Dynamics
• Frontiers of Astrophysics
• Gravitation and Advanced Cosmology
• Fluids and Interfaces
• Quantum Optics and Photonics
• Nuclear Structure and Reaction
• Computational Finance
• Respect and Dignity at Manchester
• Health and Safety Induction
• UG Academic Malpractice Awareness

Course title:

MPhys(Hons) Physics with Theoretical Physics

CAH code:

CAH07‐01‐01

Type of course:

Taught programme

Course start date:

21 September 2026

Course end date:

Academic lead:

30 June 2030

Dr Yang Jian

List of course units:

When submitting your ATAS application please include all of the units listed here – you are not required to choose or predict the courses/optional units you intend to take.

The list of course units on your ATAS certificate must match this list. If they do not match this list then your ATAS clearance will not be valid and you will need to re‐apply.

List of course units:

• Quantum Field Theory
• Radio Astronomy
• Gauge Theories
• Research Project
• Frontiers of Condensed Matter
• Advanced Quantum Matter
• Frontiers of Particle Physics
• Physics of Particle Accelerators and Plasmas
• Physical Biology and Medicine
• Nuclear Fuel Cycle
• Launch and Re-entry Gas Dynamics
• Frontiers of Astrophysics
• Gravitation and Advanced Cosmology
• Fluids and Interfaces
• Quantum Optics and Photonics
• Nuclear Structure and Reaction
• Computational Finance
• Respect and Dignity at Manchester
• Health and Safety Induction
• UG Academic Malpractice Awareness  

Course title:

MSc Advanced Chemical Engineering 

CAH code:

CAH10‐01‐09

Type of course:

Taught Master’s course

Course start date:

21 September 2026

Course end date:

Academic lead:

30 September 2027

Dr Hosam Aleem

List of course units:

When submitting your ATAS application please include all of the units listed here – you are not required to choose or predict the courses/optional units you intend to take.

The list of course units on your ATAS certificate must match this list. If they do not match this list then your ATAS clearance will not be valid and you will need to re‐apply.

List of course units:

• Computer Aided Process Design
• Energy Systems
• Nuclear Fuel Cycle
• Process Fluid Dynamics
• Utility System Design
• Chemical Separations for a Cleaner World
• Science of Formulation
• Sustainable Resources and Processing
• Research Techniques & Methods (Proposal)       
• Waste Management and Treatment
• Oil and Gas Processing
• Chemical Engineering Molecular Simulation
• Sustainable Energy Systems 
• Chemical Product Design 
• Machine Learning and AI in Chemical Engineering    
• Dissertation
• Respect and Dignity at Manchester
• Health and Safety Induction
• PGT Academic Practice 

Course title:

MSc Advanced Engineering Materials

CAH code:

CAH10‐03-02

Type of course:

Taught Master’s course

Course start date:

21 September 2026

Course end date:

Academic lead:

30 September 2027

Dr Philipp Frankel

List of course units:

When submitting your ATAS application please include all of the units listed here – you are not required to choose or predict the courses/optional units you intend to take.

The list of course units on your ATAS certificate must match this list. If they do not match this list then your ATAS clearance will not be valid and you will need to re‐apply.

List of course units:

• Introduction to Materials Science
• Research Methods
• Principles of Advanced Engineering Materials
• Advanced Metals Processing
• Superalloys & High-Performance Materials
• PGT Dissertation
• Graphene & Nanomaterials
• Advanced Composites
• Respect and Dignity at Manchester
• Health and Safety Induction 
• PG Academic Malpractice Awareness

Course title:

MSc Advanced Process Integration & Design 

CAH code:

CAH10-01-09

Type of course:

Taught Master’s course

Course start date:

21 September 2026

Course end date:

Academic lead:

30 September 2027

Dr Hosam Aleem

List of course units:

When submitting your ATAS application please include all of the units listed here – you are not required to choose or predict the courses/optional units you intend to take.

The list of course units on your ATAS certificate must match this list. If they do not match this list then your ATAS clearance will not be valid and you will need to re‐apply.

List of course units:

• Computer Aided Process Design
• Utility System Design
• Energy Systems
• Research Techniques & Methods (Proposal)
• Oil and Gas Processing
• Sustainable Energy Systems
• Nuclear Fuel Cycle
• Chemical Separations for a Cleaner World
• Sustainable Resources and Processing
• Machine Learning and AI in Chemical Engineering
• Dissertation
• Respect and Dignity at Manchester
• Health and Safety Induction
• PGT Academic Practice

Course title:

MSc Aerospace Engineering

CAH code:

CAH10-01-04

Type of course:

Taught Master’s course

Course start date:

21 September 2026

Course end date:

Academic lead:

30 September 2027

Prof Antonio Filippone

List of course units:

When submitting your ATAS application please include all of the units listed here – you are not required to choose or predict the courses/optional units you intend to take.

The list of course units on your ATAS certificate must match this list. If they do not match this list then your ATAS clearance will not be valid and you will need to re‐apply.

List of course units:

• Aerospace Group Design Project
• Space Systems
• Experimental Methods
• Computational Fluid Dynamics
• Launch and Gas Re-entry Dynamics
• Advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics
• Composites and Polymers
• Helicopters
• Structural Integrity
• Advanced Power
• Dissertation
• Autonomous Mobile Robots
• Engineering and Society
• Respect and Dignity at Manchester
• Health and Safety for E-learning
• Academic Malpractice MSc Aero

Course title:

MSc Materials Engineering for Sustainability in Demanding Environments

CAH code:

CAH10-03-02

Type of course:

Taught Master’s course

Course start date:

21 September 2026

Course end date:

Academic lead:

30 September 2027

Dr Beatriz Mingo

List of course units:

When submitting your ATAS application please include all of the units listed here – you are not required to choose or predict the courses/optional units you intend to take.

The list of course units on your ATAS certificate must match this list. If they do not match this list then your ATAS clearance will not be valid and you will need to re‐apply.

List of course units:

• Introduction to Materials Science 
• Research Methods
• Corrosion Management for Sustainability
• Corrosion Control for Industrial Practice
• Dissertation
• Corrosion Control for Oilfield and Renewable Energy
• Superalloys & High-Performance Materials
• Materials Degradation
• Respect and Dignity at Manchester
• Health and Safety Induction
• PG Academic Malpractice Awareness 

Course title:

MSc Mechanical Engineering Design

CAH code:

CAH10-01-02

Type of course:

Taught Master’s course

Course start date:

21 September 2026

Course end date:

Academic lead:

30 September 2027

Dr Glen Cooper

List of course units:

When submitting your ATAS application please include all of the units listed here – you are not required to choose or predict the courses/optional units you intend to take.

The list of course units on your ATAS certificate must match this list. If they do not match this list then your ATAS clearance will not be valid and you will need to re‐apply.

List of course units:

• Mechanical Engineering Group Design
• Experimental Methods
• Finite Elements
• Robotics, Metrology and Bioengineering
• Structural Integrity
• Composites and Polymers
• Engineering and Society
• Dissertation
• Respect and Dignity at Manchester
• Health and Safety E-Learning
• Academic Malpractice MED

Course title:

MSc Nanomaterials

CAH code:

CAH10-03-07

Type of course:

Taught Master’s course

Course start date:

21 September 2026

Course end date:

Academic lead:

30 September 2027

Dr Andrey Kretinin 

List of course units:

When submitting your ATAS application please include all of the units listed here – you are not required to choose or predict the courses/optional units you intend to take.

The list of course units on your ATAS certificate must match this list. If they do not match this list then your ATAS clearance will not be valid and you will need to re‐apply.

List of course units:

• Introduction to Materials Science       
• Research Methods
• Principles of Nanomaterials
• Advanced Composites
• Graphene & Nanomaterials
• PGT Dissertation
• Applied Functional Materials & Devices
• Soft Matter
• Respect and Dignity at Manchester
• Health and Safety Induction 
• PG Academic Malpractice Awareness

Course title:

MSc Nuclear Science and Technology

CAH code:

CAH10-01-09

Type of course:

Taught Master’s course

Course start date:

11 September 2026

Course end date:

Academic lead:

30 September 2027

Professor Gavin Smith 

List of course units:

When submitting your ATAS application please include all of the units listed here – you are not required to choose or predict the courses/optional units you intend to take.

The list of course units on your ATAS certificate must match this list. If they do not match this list then your ATAS clearance will not be valid and you will need to re‐apply.

YOU MUST INCLUDE THE STATEMENT BELOW IN ADDITION TO ALL BULLET POINT MODULES IN YOUR ATAS APPLICATION: 

This course is taught in conjunction with the universities of Liverpool, Leeds, Birmingham, Sheffield & The Nuclear Department, Navy Command.

• Reactor Physics & Systems
• Nuclear Fuel Cycle
• Radiation & Radiological Protection
• Decommissioning, Radioactively Contaminated Land & Environmental Management
• Reactor Materials & Lifetime Behaviour
• Nuclear Safety Case Development
• Particle Engineering in the Nuclear Industry
• Nuclear Law, Licensing & Policy
• Processing, Storage & Disposal of Nuclear Waste
• Radiation Shielding
• Reactor Thermal Hydraulics
• Criticality Safety Management
• Severe Accidents
• Chemical Aspects of Nuclear Technology
• Tritium and the Fusion Fuel Cycle
• Control and Instrumentation (C&I) and Functional Safety
• Primary Circuit Materials and Manufacturing
• Management of the Decommissioning Process
• Experimental Reactor Physics
• Dissertation
• Respect and Dignity at Manchester
• Health and Safety Induction
• PG Academic Malpractice Awareness

Course title:

MSc Polymer Materials Science and Engineering

CAH code:

CAH10-03-02

Type of course:

Taught Master’s course

Course start date:

21 September 2026

Course end date:

Academic lead:

30 September 2027

Dr Cristina Valles

List of course units:

When submitting your ATAS application please include all of the units listed here – you are not required to choose or predict the courses/optional units you intend to take.

The list of course units on your ATAS certificate must match this list. If they do not match this list then your ATAS clearance will not be valid and you will need to re‐apply.

List of course units:

• Introduction to Materials Science
• Research Methods
• Principles of Polymers & Composites
• Control & Design of Polymerisation Reactions
• Polymer Physics & Physical Properties
• PGT Dissertation
• Soft Matter
• Advanced Composites
• Respect and Dignity at Manchester
• Health and Safety Induction
• PG Academic Malpractice Awareness

Course title:

MSc Robotics

CAH code:

CAH10‐01‐04

Type of course:

Taught Master’s course

Course start date:

21 September 2026

Course end date:

Academic lead:

30 September 2027

Dr Pawel Ladosz

List of course units:

When submitting your ATAS application please include all of the units listed here – you are not required to choose or predict the courses/optional units you intend to take. There are no optional units on this programme. 

The list of course units on your ATAS certificate must match this list. If they do not match this list then your ATAS clearance will not be valid and you will need to re‐apply.

List of course units:

• Robotic Systems
• Software for Robotics
• Autonomous Mobile Robots
• Robotic Manipulators
• Cognitive Robotics and Computer Vision
• Robotic Systems Design Project
• Reinforcement Learning
• Dissertation
• Respect and Dignity at Manchester
• Health and Safety Induction
• Academic Malpractice

Course title:

MSc Robotics with Extended Research

CAH code:

CAH10‐01‐04

Type of course:

Taught Master’s course

Course start date:

21 September 2026

Course end date:

Academic lead:

30 June 2028

Dr Pawel Ladosz

List of course units:

When submitting your ATAS application please include all of the units listed here – you are not required to choose or predict the courses/optional units you intend to take. There are no optional units on this programme. 

The list of course units on your ATAS certificate must match this list. If they do not match this list then your ATAS clearance will not be valid and you will need to re‐apply.

List of course units:

• Robotic Systems
• Software for Robotics
• Autonomous Mobile Robots
• Robotic Manipulators
• Cognitive Robotics and Computer Vision
• Robotic Systems Design Project
• Reinforcement Learning
• Extended Research Dissertation
• Respect and Dignity at Manchester
• Health and Safety Induction
• Academic Malpractice

Course title:

MSc Subsurface Energy Engineering 

CAH code:

CAH10‐01‐09

Type of course:

Taught Master’s course

Course start date:

21 September 2026

Course end date:

Academic lead:

30 September 2027

Dr Masoud Babaei

List of course units:

When submitting your ATAS application please include all of the units listed here – you are not required to choose or predict the courses/optional units you intend to take.

The list of course units on your ATAS certificate must match this list. If they do not match this list then your ATAS clearance will not be valid and you will need to re‐apply.

List of course units:

• Fundamentals of Numerical Modelling and Simulation of Subsurface
• Key interpretation skills: Formation Evaluation
• Subsurface Physical-Chemical Processes
• Communication Skills
• Properties of Subsurface Fluids
• Advanced Subsurface Modelling
• Subsurface Mechanics and Geoengineering
• Subsurface Engineering Design
• Dissertation
• Respect and Dignity at Manchester
• Health and Safety Induction
• PGT Academic Practice