METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERING

DEPARTMENT OF METALLURGICAL AND MATEERIALS ENGINEERING

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering is the discipline that applies the knowledge of engineering to study, develop, design and operate processes that transforms raw materials into useful engineering product intended to improve technological advancement in various industrial applications such as aerospace, automobile and other sectors of the industry. Metallurgical and Materials Engineering is known as the bedrock of engineering discipline and one of the pioneer undergraduate programmes introduced by AFIT in 2018 due to the need to meet up with the challenging materials requirements in the aerospace industry. The Department was established under the Faculty of Air Engineering. On successful completion of the programme and fulfillment of other University requirements, a Bachelors of Engineering Degree in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (B.Eng.) is awarded. The programme is geared towards the practical applications of engineering expertise to solving problems in areas of aerospace materials and these includes courses related to engineering materials and processing, materials selection and testing, composite and nanomaterials, corrosion of materials etc. Moreover, the programme includes, the use of computer aided design associated with software tools to meet up with contemporary materials design analysis in modelling and optimizing techniques. The programme is enriched with topics such as thermodynamics of materials and phase transformation; physical and mechanical metallurgy; engineering materials; microstructural analysis; foundry technology and powder metallurgy.

VISION OF THE DEPARTMENT

The Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department at the Air Force Institute of Technology shall be known nationally and internationally as a centre of excellence in training and producing quality engineers that will effectively cater for the man power requirements of the Metallurgical and Materials Engineering industries and be renowned for its quality teaching, research, professional and community services.

MISSION OF THE DEPARTMENT

The department shall:

  1. provide high quality education to local and international students with high intellectual standing;
  2. engage in cutting edge research and development in support of needs in aerospace industries and to aid and foster metallurgical and materials requirement of Nigerian industries;
  3. expand the departments programmes to include certificate and postgraduate programmes;
  4. enhance the professional engineering practice through active participation in the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Nigerian Metallurgical Society (NMS) and the Nigerian Materials Society (NMS).

Admission Requirements

In order to be eligible for admission into the undergraduate (B.Eng. degree) programme, a candidate, in addition to satisfying the University general entry requirements, must obtain at least credit passes in each of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry as well as any other science subjects at the Senior Secondary School Certificate Examinations or its equivalent. The current minimum requirements for admission into 100 level (UTME entry) and 200 level (Direct entry) of the Department of Metallurgical & Materials Engineering are given below:

Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) Mode

Applicants seeking entry through UTME must have attained the age of sixteen years on the first day of October in the year of their candidature possess the Senior School Certificate of Education (SSCE) or the General Certificate of Education, Ordinary Level GCE with passes at credit level in at least five subjects obtained at not more than two sittings. The five subjects should include English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics and any other relevant science subject. UTME subjects are: English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics.

Direct Entry Mode

Applicants seeking Direct Entry into 200 level should have:

Five SSCE or GCE O’ level credit passes in English, Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics and any other science subject.GCE ‘A’ level or IJMB passes or equivalent “A” level pass in Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics. Candidates with Higher National Diploma (HND) may also be admitted into the 200 level with upper or lower credit or 300 level with distinction as special admission. Ordinary National Diploma (OND) candidates possessing overall upper credit pass in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering or related disciplines may be considered for admission into 200 level.

Transfer Mode

The University may admit on transfer a student undergoing an undergraduate degree program in another Engineering department of AFIT or another recognized University provided such a student meets the minimum admission requirements of this University and is seeking transfer into the program similar to the one he/she is in the present university without any pending issues/case against such candidate. Students seeking transfer into the department must possess a minimum CGPA of 3.5. Transfer application shall be made on the approved application form obtainable from the Registrar’s Office and payment of the stipulated fee approved by the Senate.

MATRICULATION

All fresh undergraduates must matriculate as a requirement for graduation. Matriculation ceremony is scheduled for a date after the student’s registration and communicated to them appropriately. Every matriculating student shall take the matriculation oath and sign the register.

DEFERMENT OF ADMISSION

For an offer of admission to be deferred, the candidate must fulfill the following conditions:

  1. Be registerable;
  2. Matriculate either in person or notionally;
  3. Have a registration number;
  4. Must apply to the registrar for deferment through the HOD and Dean, stating acceptable reasons for seeking deferment;
  5. Defer for only one academic session immediately preceding the year of admission.

NOTE: No student shall be permitted to defer admission for more than two (2) times in a programme. In all cases, application for deferment must be received not later than a week before the Exam by the HOD.

CHANGE OF PROGRAMME

Undergraduates’ students are not allowed to change their degree programme until a minimum of one full academic session is completed in the university. Any student with CGPA below 3.00 or his/her qualifications falls short of the entry requirement of the department shall not be permitted to change their programme. All Senate approved a change of programme shall be conveyed by the Registrar to the student involved and a notification sent to the department and faculties involved. Any course is taken in his/her former Department that is relevant to the department, including the general studies course shall be credited to him/her. The remaining course shall appear in his official academic records but shall not be considered in determining the CGPA for graduation. It is the responsibility of the Departmental Board to decide on which courses taken in the old department are relevant to our department.

DURATION OF STUDY

The minimum duration of the Metallurgical and Materials Engineering B.Eng. programme is five academic sessions for candidates entering through the UTME mode, four academic sessions for candidates entering through the Direct Entry mode and 3 academic seasons for candidate entering through special admission mode.  The maximum duration is seven academic sessions for candidates entering through the UTME mode and six academic sessions for candidates entering through the Direct Entry mode and 5 academic seasons for special admission candidates.

Course Requirements

Every student is expected to register for all courses during the time stipulated which is usually within the first two weeks of resumption, except where otherwise stated. Late registration will be allowed for a period of time but the students will be charged a late registration fee. All course registration shall be done at the department and the Head of Department will sign for all courses registered. The Department shall ensure that students re-register for all previously failed courses that require a pass and meet the prescribed requirements for each course registered. Students are not allowed to sit for examinations in courses for which they have not been registered. Any culprits will be appropriately disciplined. Application for adding or dropping a course must be made and certified by the Registrar after obtaining approval of the Head of the Department, not later than four weeks before the final examination in each semester.

All courses are to be sub-divided into more or less self-sufficient and logically consistent packages that are taught within a semester and examined at the end of that particular semester. Credits are weights attached to a course. One credit is equivalent to one hour per week per semester of 15 weeks of lectures or three hours of laboratory/studio/workshop work per week per semester of 15 weeks or two hours of seminar per week per semester of 15 weeks or four weeks of industrial attachment. The minimum number of credit units for the award of a degree is 120 units, subject to the usual Departmental and Faculty requirements. The minimum and maximum credit load per semester is 18 and 24 credit units respectively.

For ease of identification, course numbers can be prefixed by a three-character programme/subject code. Thus, the course code is in the form: DEP LNJ (where the three-letter code DEP identifies the programme, ‘L’ in LNJ represents the level of the course (1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 for all undergraduate courses) and NJ is a two-digit numbering of courses. Thus, for example, MME201 is a 200-Level course with number 0 representing compulsory/core course/area of specialty in the Department (It can also be 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 etc) and 1 is the departmental numbering for Metallurgical and Materials Engineering programme for first semester.

Course Codes

Program Offering the Course Course Code
Chemistry program in the Science Discipline CHM
Mathematics program in the Science Discipline MTH
Physics program in the Science Discipline PHY
Statistics program in the Science Discipline STA
General Studies courses offered for all disciplines GST
Foundation courses for all the Engineering disciplines GET
Aerospace Engineering ASE
Automotive Engineering TAE
Civil Engineering CEE
Electrical and Electronics Engineering EEE
Information and Communication Technology ICT
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering MME
Mechanical Engineering MEE
Mechatronics Engineering MCT
Telecommunications Engineering TEE
Cyber Security CYB
Computer Science CSC

 

Standard Course Terminologies

Core/Compulsory Course: A course which every student must take and pass in any particular programme at a particular level of study.

Elective Course: A course that students take within or outside the faculty. Students may graduate without passing the course provided the minimum credit unit for the course has been attained.

Optional Course: A course which students can take based on interest and may count towards the minimum credit unit required for graduation.

Pre-requisite Course: A course which a student must take and pass before taking a particular course at a higher level.

Required Course: A course which a student must take and pass before graduation but the course is not taught in the student’s department.

Grading of Courses

Grading of courses shall be done by a combination of percentage marks and letter grades translated into a graduated system of Grade Point.

Mark (%) Letter Grade Grade Point
70 – 100 A 5
60 – 69 B 4
50 – 59 C 3
45 – 49 D 2
40 – 44 E 1
<40 F 0

 

A total of 75% attendance is required by student before he/she can be allowed to sit for examination for any course. Any student who fails to sit for the examination of a course without a satisfactory reason earns the grade of “F”. In cases where student was unable to sit for a particular examination due to health challenges, it is expected/required that a sick letter/medical report duly satisfied by the Institute Clinic is presented to the Department/Faculty. In such circumstance, the student can then be deregistered for such course.  At the end of every semester, the Grade Point Average (GPA) system shall be used to determine a student’s standing. The GPA is computed by multiplying the units of each course by the grade point achieved by the student for that course and then dividing the total for all the courses by the total number of units for all the courses taken in the semester. The Cumulative Grade Point Average over a period of semesters is calculated in the same manner. To calculate a student’s GPA (CGPA), grades obtained in ALL courses whether compulsory or optional and whether passed or failed must be included in the computation. When a student repeats the same course more than once before passing or substitutes another course for a failed optional course, grades scored at each and all attempts shall be used for the computation of the GPA.

Course Units Grade Point Units x Grade Point
C1 U1 GP1 U1 x GP1
C2 U2 GP2 U2 x GP2
Ci Ui GPi Ui x GPi
CN UN GPN UN x GPN
TOTAL TNU   TUGP

 

Computation of Grade Point Average and Cumulative Grade Point Average

The process of calculating the GPA is as follows:

Akinropo had the following scores in 3 subjects offered in a semester as shown below:

  1. General Physical Chemistry 80%     –           A.
  2. Basic Engineering Drawing 68%     –           B.
  3. Elementary Mathematics 52%     –           C.
Subject Credit Unit Grade GP

CUGP

(CU X GP)

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
General Physical Chemistry 3 A 5.00 15.00
Basic Engineering Drawing 2 B 4.00 8.00
Elementary Mathematics 3 C 3.00 9.00
TNU 8
TUGP 32.00

 

Therefore, Akinropo’s GPA for the current semester is 32/8 = 4.00

CGPA Calculation

The process of calculating the CGPA for 2 semesters is as follows:

Akinropo’s TUGP for the 1st semester = 32.00

Akinropo’s TNU for the 1st semester = 8

Akinropo’s TUGP for the 2nd Semester = 23

Akinropo’s TNU for the 2nd Semester = 8

Therefore, Akinropo’s CGPA at the end of the Course =

1stSemester TUGP +2nd semester TUGP = 32 +23=     55

1st Semester TNU +2nd semester TNU        8 + 8          16

Akinropo’s CGPA at the end of the course = 3.44

100 LEVEL – COURSES

            100-Level Course Structure

First Semester

Course Code Course Title/Description Units Status LH PH
MTH 101 Elementary Mathematics I 3 C 45
MTH 103 Elementary Mathematics II 3 C 45
CHM 101 General Chemistry I 3 C 45
CHM 107 General Practical Chemistry I 1 C 45
PHY 101 General Physics I 3 C 45
PHY 103 General Physics II 2 C 30
PHY 107 General Practical Physics I 1 C 45
GST 111 Communication in English I 2 C 30
GST 113 Nigerian Peoples and Culture 2 R 30
GST 121 Use of Library, Study Skills and ICT 2 R 15
CSC 101 Introduction to Computer Science 2 R 15 45
Total Units 24

 

Second Semester

Course Code Course Title/Description Units Status LH PH
MTH 102 General Mathematics I 3 C 45
MTH 104 General Mathematics II 3 C 45
CHM 102 General Chemistry II 3 C 45
CHM 108 General Practical Chemistry II 1 C 45
PHY 102 General Physics III 3 C 45
PHY 108 General Practical Physics II 1 C 45
GST 122 Communication in English II 2 C 30
GST 112 Philosophy, Logic and Human Existence 2 R 30
GST 126 Contemporary Health Issues 2 R 30
STA 102 Introduction to Statistics 2 R 30
Total Units 22

 

NOTE:

C = Compulsory, E = Elective, R = Required, LH = Lecture hours,             PH = Practical hours

 

200 LEVEL – COURSES

200-Level Course Structure

First Semester

Course Code Course Title/Description Units Status LH PH
GST 211 Environment and Sustainable Development 2 R 30
GST 223 Introduction to Entrepreneurship 2 R 30
GET 201 Basic Electrical Engineering I 3 C 45
GET 203 Engineering Drawing I 2 C 15 45
GET 205 Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics 3 C 45
GET 207 Applied Mechanics 3 C 45
GET 209 Engineering Mathematics I 3 R 45
GET 211 Computer Programming I 2 R 30 45
GET 213 General Engineering Laboratory Course 1 R 45
MME 215 Introduction to Aerospace and Bio-materials 3 C 45
  Total Units 24      

 

 

Second Semester

Course Code Course Title/Description Units Status LH PH
GST 222 Peace and Conflict Resolution 2 R 30
GST 224 Leadership Skills 2 R 30
GET 202 Basic Electrical Engineering II 3 C 45
GET 206 Fundamentals of Thermodynamics 3 C 45
GET 208 Strength of Materials 3 C 45
GET 210 Engineering Mathematics II 3 R 45
GET 212 Fundamentals of Engineering Materials 3 C 45
GET 222 Engineering Drawing II 3 C 15 45
GET 214 General Engineering Laboratory Course 1 C 15 15
  Total Units 23      

 

200 Level Second Semester Vacation

Course Code Course Title/Description Units Status LH PH
GET 299 Student Work Experience Programme SWEP 2 C 8 Weeks

 

300 LEVEL – COURSES

300-Level Course Structure

First Semester

Course Code Course Title/Description Units Status LH PH
GET 301 Engineering Mathematics III 3 R 60
GET 303 Engineer in Society 1 R 15
GET 305 Engineering Communication 2 C 30
MME311 Mineral Processing 2 C 30
MME313 Thermodynamics of Materials 2 C 45
MME331 Mechanical Metallurgy 3 C 45
MME341 Ceramics and Glass Technology 3 C 45
MME321 Physical Metallurgy I 2 C 30
MME391 Laboratory Course Work I (Process) 1 R 15 45
Total Units 19      

 

Second Semester

Course Code Course Title/Description Units Status LH PH
GET 302 Engineering Mathematics IV 3 C 45
GST 311 Entrepreneurship 2 R 30
MME312 Theory of Metallurgical Processes 2 C 30
MME322 Phase Transformations 2 C 30
MME324 Crystallography 2 C 30
MME332 Fundamentals of Materials Properties and Testing 3 C 45 15
MME342 Metallurgical Analysis 2 C 30
MME392 Laboratory Course Work II (Mechanical) 1 R 15 45
Total 17

 

300 Level Second Semester Elective Courses

Each of the Students is expected to choose at least ONE Elective course from the following courses before graduation

Course Code Course Title/Description Units Status LH PH
MME346 Fundamentals  of Explosive and Fire Safety Engineering Materials 2 E 30
MME348 Introduction to Nuclear Engineering Materials 2 E 30

 

300 Level Second Semester Vacation

Course Code Course Title/Description Units Status LH PH
GET 398 Student Industrial Work Experience Scheme I (SIWES I) 2 C 12 Weeks

400 Level Courses

400-Level Course Structure

First Semester

Course Code Course Title/Description Units Status LH PH
MME413 Corrosion Engineering 3 C 45
MME493 Technical Report writing 1 C 15 30
MME421 Physical Metallurgy II 2 C 30
MME 425 Non-Ferrous Extractive Metallurgy 2 C 30
MME423 Micro-structural Analysis of Materials 3 C 30 45
MME417 Principles of Heat Treatment 2 C 30
MME415 Polymeric Materials 2 C 30
MME491 Laboratory Course Work III (Physical) 1 C 15 45
GET 401 Cost Engineering 2 R 30
GET 403 Engineering Valuation 2 R 30
STA 405 Statistics for Physical Science and Engineering 2 C 30
  Total Units 22      

 

Second Semester

Course Code Course Title/Description Units Status LH PH
GET 498 Students’ Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) II 4 C 16 Weeks
  Total Units 4      

500 Level Courses

500-Level Course Structure

First Semester

Course Code Course Title/Description Units Status LH PH
GET 501 Engineering Management 3 R 45
MME 511 Iron and Steelmaking 3 C 45
MME 523 Welding and Brazing 2 C 30 15
MME 531 Powder Metallurgy 2 C 30
MME 541 Furnace and Refractory Technology 3 C 45
MME 543 Composite Materials 3 C 30 15
MME 599 Final Year Project I 3 C 45 45
  Total Units 19      

 

 

Second Semester

Course Code Course Title/Description Units Status LH PH
GET 502 Engineering Law 2 R 30
MME 512 Process Design and Transport Phenomena 3 C 45
MME 532 Mechanics of Metal Forming Processes 3 C 45
MME 522 Foundry and Wood Technology 3 C 30 45
MME 544 Fundamentals of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology 2 C 30
MME 542 Principles of Materials Selection 2 C 30
MME 546 Introduction to Laser Technology in Additive Manufacturing 3 R 45
MME 598 Final Year Project II 3 C 45 45
  Total Units 21      

 

Summary

S/No. Level Total Credit Unit
1 100 46
2 200 49
3 300 38
4 400 26
5 500 40
Total 199

HEAD OF DEPARTMENT

Engr. Professor M Abdulwahab



SCREENING EXERCISE OF DIRECT ENTRY (DEGREE PROGRAMMES), PRE-HND AND HND APPLICANTS TO AFIT FOR 2024/2025 ACADEMIC SESSION

The above mentioned exercise for all applicants for AFIT degree programs through Direct Entry (DE) and Pre-HND and HND programmes is scheduled for Monday 28 - Tuesday 29 October 2024 at Mosugu Hall, AFIT between 9am - 5pm.

Candidates are to come along with originals of all their credentials for the screening exercise. Failure to appear for the screening will lead to automatic disqualification of the candidate. Thank you for choosing AFIT in its quest for excellence.

Signed 
Registrar