MSU Faculty of Materials Science
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MSU Faculty of Materials Science of Moscow State University (Russian: Факультет наук о материалах МГУ) is a faculty of Moscow State University, founded in 1991 at the base of Faculty of Chemistry, Faculty of Physics and Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics. Former name of a structure was High School of Materials Science (Высший колледж наук о материалах).
As of 2006 about 150 students are studying at the faculty. Although the faculty is relatively small, there are some members of Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) among its lecturers. It is the only educational institution in Russia specialising in materials science.
The educational program of the faculty includes mathematics, physics, chemistry and mechanics, and also number of specially developed practical courses.
Faculty annually accepts 25 new students. The education lasts 5.5 years (11 semesters) for Specialist degree, or 4 years for Bachelor's degree and 2 more years for Master's degree.
The dean and founder of the department is Yury Dmitrievich Tretyakov.