Structure of ceramics: bonding, Pauling's rules, oxide structures, carbide and nitride structures, structure of glasses, Zachariasen rules, silicate structures. Ceramic phase diagrams, microstructure of ceramics. Defects in ceramics: thermodynamics approach; structure, formation and properties of glasses. Processing of ceramics: general route - traditional ceramics, advanced ceramics. Powder production: leaching, thermal decomposition, spray drying, sol-gel synthesis, Forming - die compaction, slip casting, tape forming process, Consolidation - sintering, grain growth, HIP. Properties and testing of ceramics: mechanical, thermal, magnetic, ferroelectric, dielectric, optical, ceramic, fibres, Toughening mechanisms.