DEPARTMENT OF MATERIALS UNDERGRADUATE BROCHURE

What we look for in you

The University of Oxford Department of Materials has high academic standards and seeks to maintain these standards by recruiting high calibre students.

In deciding which candidates should be offered a place, we look for evidence of academic knowledge and ability in those aspects of Maths, Physics and Chemistry that are relevant to materials science and engineering, and an enthusiasm for, and interest in, the subject of Materials.

Candidates should be taking Maths and at least one of Physics and Chemistry at A2 or equivalent, and expect to achieve the equivalent of grades AAA at A2. We strongly advise you to offer the third of the subjects named above to AS level if not to A2. We also encourage applicants with International Baccalaureate or other equivalent international qualifications.

Detailed admissions selection criteria are given at the end of this brochure and on our web-site. We compare candidates against these criteria using the information available to us from the UCAS form, the Oxford University application form and the interview.

Entry is competitive, and we do our best to make offers to the applicants who are the closest match to our selection criteria on the basis of all the information available to us. This includes mitigating circumstances relating to exam results (e.g. illness during GSCE exams), educational history (e.g. a move from one country to another with a different language) and any other factors affecting a candidate’s performance.