PROD211-26S2 (C) Semester Two 2026

Materials Engineering and Selection

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 13 July 2026
End Date: Sunday, 8 November 2026
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 26 July 2026
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 27 September 2026

Description

Performance of metallic, ceramic, polymeric, composite and electronic materials in a wide variety applications. The influence of materials processing on properties. Mechanical properties and strengthening. Solidification processing of metals and plastics. Corrosion. Application of the Granta CES Materials Selector software package to explore materials properties and select suitable materials for given design applications.

Prerequisites

Timetable 2026

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 12:00 - 13:00 Ernest Rutherford 140
13 Jul - 23 Aug
7 Sep - 18 Oct
Lecture B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 10:00 - 11:00 Rehua 102
13 Jul - 23 Aug
7 Sep - 18 Oct
Computer Lab A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 09:00 - 11:00 Rata 342 CAD Lab
13 Jul - 23 Aug
7 Sep - 18 Oct
Workshop A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 10:00 - 13:00 West 301 (22/7-19/8, 9/9-14/10)
West 235 (22/7-29/7)
West 230 Formulation Lab (22/7-19/8, 9/9-14/10)
20 Jul - 23 Aug
7 Sep - 18 Oct
02 Friday 09:00 - 12:00 West 301 (24/7-21/8, 11/9-16/10)
West 235 (24/7-31/7)
West 230 Formulation Lab (24/7-21/8, 11/9-16/10)
20 Jul - 23 Aug
7 Sep - 18 Oct
03 Wednesday 14:00 - 17:00 West 301 (22/7-19/8, 9/9-14/10)
West 235 (22/7-29/7)
West 230 Formulation Lab (22/7-19/8, 9/9-14/10)
20 Jul - 23 Aug
7 Sep - 18 Oct
04 Friday 13:00 - 16:00 West 301 (24/7-21/8, 11/9-16/10)
West 235 (24/7-31/7)
West 230 Formulation Lab (24/7-21/8, 11/9-16/10)
20 Jul - 23 Aug
7 Sep - 18 Oct

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,190.00

International fee $6,488.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see School of Product Design on the departments and faculties page .

All PROD211 Occurrences

  • PROD211-26S2 (C) Semester Two 2026