Materials Science Courses and Certifications

Materials Science: 10 Things Every Engineer Should Know

4535 ratings at Coursera

Structure leads to properties: explore point defects, dislocations, the "Big Four" mechanical properties, creep, fracture toughness, fatigue, phase diagrams, and semiconductors.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

NPTEL;  IIT Delhi

Materials Science

5 ratings

This course covers lessons in internal energy enthalpy, crystal geometry and structure, non-crystalline solids, phase diagrams and transformation, plastic deformation, conductors, resistors, superconductors and semiconductors.

• YouTube
• 1 day 9 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Introduction to Materials Science

241 ratings at Coursera

Explore how bonding and structure set material properties: materials selection, materials families, atomic structure, the periodic table, crystal structures, and directions in unit cells.

• Coursera
• 6 weeks, 5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Career Certificate

Materials Science for Technological Application

306 ratings at Coursera

Explore materials science at the concept level: atomic bonding, crystal structures of metals, shape and property control, and phase diagrams, with minimal mathematics.

• Coursera
• 8 weeks, 10 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course
• 4 courses

Career Certificate

Materials Science for Advanced Technological Applications

217 ratings at Coursera

Study phase diagrams, metal hardening, polymers, electrical properties and semiconductors, ceramics and composites at a conceptual level, without heavy mathematics.

• Coursera
• 8 weeks, 10 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course
• 4 courses

Fundamentals of Materials Science

204 ratings at Coursera

Trace how composition, microstructure and processing set the properties of metals, ceramics and polymers: crystal structures, dislocations, strengthening, diffusion, phase diagrams and phase transformations.

• Coursera
• 16 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Structure of Ceramics: Materials Science Fundamentals

Trace ceramic performance to atomic structure: analyze close-packed lattices, write Kröger-Vink defect notation, build Brouwer diagrams, and qualify a solid oxide fuel cell electrolyte.

• Coursera
• 8 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Fundamentals of Inorganic Materials Science

Explore how crystal defects, phase diagrams, diffusion, solid-state reactions, and sintering connect material composition and structure to properties and manufacturing.

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

University of Bayreuth

Trial Lessons: DSMSE – Digitalization and Sustainability in Materials Science and Engineering (M.Sc.)

These Trial Lessons provide a peek into our Masters Programme "Digitalization & Sustainability in Materials Science & Engineering, Master of Science (M.Sc.)".

• edX
• 1 week, 1-6 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

The Royal Institution

How Materials Science Can Help Create a Greener Future - with Saiful Islam

See how atomic-scale modelling and structural chemistry guide the development of batteries and solar cells for a low-carbon future.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 2 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Royal Institution

Materials Science in Everyday Life - From Glass to Sugar

Through craft and live demonstrations, explore how the properties of everyday materials shape what we can make.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 29 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Material Behavior

1311 ratings at Coursera

Properties follow from microstructure: study atomic bonding, Bravais lattices, point and line defects, diffusion, and noncrystalline materials such as glasses, rubbers, and polymers.

• Coursera
• 6 weeks, 4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Materials Cloud

Forces in Computational Materials Science

Shobhana Narasimhan gives a short lecture on forces.

• YouTube
• 46 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Introduction to High-Throughput Materials Development

180 ratings at Coursera

Learn high-throughput experimental methods for materials discovery: prepare discrete and gradient material libraries, characterize composition and structure, and screen optical, electronic, mechanical, chemical, and thermal properties.

• Coursera
• 6 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Hardening, Polymers, Properties

98 ratings at Coursera

Learn age hardening of alloys with phase diagrams, nucleation and crystal growth, then polymer synthesis, processing, cross-linking, and glass transition temperature effects on properties.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course