MEng, BEng Automotive Engineering (Industrial) Year 4 Placement

Programme overview

Entry requirements

Entry Requirements are available on the Course Search entry

Programme specification

The programme will give students the ability to:

1. Understand the basic principles of automotive mechanics, control, structures and design;
2. Apply these underlying principles together with critical, analytical and practical skills to problem solving in Automotive Engineering;
3. Understand issues of engineering business matters such as: finance, law, marketing, cost, risk and management;
4. Understand the responsibilities of an engineer to society and to deal with issues such as the environment and health and safety;
5. Be exposed to industrial seminars and visits;
6. Develop independent study, practical, team working and communication skills;
7. Be prepared for employment within the Automotive Engineering arena, or to study for a postgraduate degree in Engineering and to obtain accreditation as a Chartered Engineer (CEng).
8. Critically and creatively evaluate current issues, research and advanced scholarship in Automotive Engineering;

Additionally, we offer exciting opportunities like studying abroad and industrial work placements to ensure you have the best grounding to head out into the professional world.

Year 1

Year 4 Placement

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
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Compulsory Modules

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
MECH1000	Tutorials and Personal Development 1	0	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MECH1010	Computers in Engineering Analysis	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MECH1206	Design and Manufacture 1	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)	PFP
MECH1215	Thermofluids 1	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MECH1230	Solid Mechanics	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MECH1280	Engineering Materials	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MECH1520	Engineering Mathematics	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Year 2

Year 4 Placement

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Compulsory Modules

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
MECH2000	Tutorials and Personal Development 2	0	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MECH2610	Engineering Mechanics	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MECH2620	Vibration and Control	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MECH2636	Design and Manufacture 2	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MECH2640	Economics and Management	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)	PFP
MECH2650	Mechatronics and Measurement Systems	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MECH2670	Thermofluids 2	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Year 3

Year 4 Placement

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Compulsory Modules

Students will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
MECH3425	Automotive Propulsion Systems	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MECH3470	Vehicle Design and Analysis	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MECH3775	Additive Manufacturing	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)	PFP
MECH3890	Individual Engineering Project	40	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)	PFP
MECH3900	Finite Element Methods of Analysis	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Optional Modules

Year 4

Year 4 Placement

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Compulsory Modules

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory module:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
FOEN8001	Industrial Placement Year	120	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)	PFP

Year 5

Year 4 Placement

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Compulsory Modules

Students will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
MECH5080M	Team Project	45	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)	PFP
MECH5125M	Electric and Hybrid Drivetrain Engineering	15	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MECH5170M	Connected and Autonomous Vehicles Systems	15	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MECH5185M	Automotive Chassis Engineering	15	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Optional Modules

Students will be required to study 30 credits from the following optional modules:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
MECH5315M	Engineering Computational Methods	15	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MECH5320M	Energy Systems, Policy and Economics for Engineers	15	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MECH5345M	Fundamentals of Tribology	15	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MECH5375M	Surface Engineering and Coatings	15	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MECH5495M	Engineering Psychology and Human Factors	15	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MECH5770M	Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis	15	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MECH5790M	Design Optimisation	15	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)

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