Materials, Economics and Management: University of Oxford

What is Materials, Economics and Management MEM?

Materials scientists study the relationships between the structure and properties of a material and how it is made. They also develop new materials to meet engineering specifications, and devise processes for manufacturing them. MEM combines this industrially relevant scientific knowledge base with a thorough grounding in economics and management to provide a degree that is ideally suited to a career in technical management, consultancy, or the financial services sector, especially the financial appraisal of technology.

MEM at Oxford

MEM is taught by the Departments of Materials and Economics and by the Saïd Business School, all of which enjoy outstanding international reputations. The Department of Materials has excellent teaching facilities, including a computer room for students and a well-stocked library.

Application procedure

You may apply to read MEM either on entry to the University or at the end of the first year of the Materials Science programme. Both of the degree programmes have a common first year. Transfer to, or continuation on, MEM will depend on you making good progress in this first year. Typically, around five students study MEM in the second year of the programme.

Careers/graduate destinations

Most MEM students make practical use of their scientific, management and economics knowledge, either in the technology sector or in financial management. A smaller group of graduates go on to further academic study.

General contact details

• Address: University of Oxford
  University Offices
  Wellington Square
  Oxford
  OX1 2JD
  United Kingdom
• Telephone: +44 1865 270000
• Fax: +44 1865 270708