MEng, BEng Mechanical Engineering (For students entering from September 2024 onwards)

Programme overview

Entry requirements

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Programme specification

The information on this page is accurate for students entering the programme from September 2024. For students who entered the programme before September 2024, you can find the details of your programme: MEng, BEng Mechanical Engineering

The programme will give students the ability to:

1. understand the basic principles of what is perhaps the most general of the engineering disciplines. It includes machinery and manufacture, the efficient use of mechanisms without excessive vibrations and stresses, energy utilization with minimal pollution of the environment and transport;
2. understand and apply with critical, analytical and practical skills, the core subject areas of solid mechanics, thermofluids, materials, design, manufacture and computing, together with supporting subjects in mathematics and workshop practice;
3. specialise, in the final years by selecting from a wide range of subjects that are led by active researchers in the field, thus ensuring state of the art knowledge;
4. understand issues of engineering business matters such as finance, law, marketing, cost, risk, management;
5. understand the responsibilities of an engineer to society and to deal with issues such as the environment and health and safety;
6. be exposed to industrial seminars and visits;
7. develop independent study, practical, team working and communication skills;
8. be prepared for employment within a wide range of engineering disciplines, or to study for a postgraduate degree, and to obtain accreditation as a Chartered Engineer (CEng).

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

(For students entering from September 2024 onwards)

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Compulsory Modules

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
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

(For students entering from September 2024 onwards)

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Compulsory Modules

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
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

(For students entering from September 2024 onwards)

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Compulsory Modules

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
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

Candidates will be required to study 20 credits from the following optional modules (basket 1):

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
MECH3425	Automotive Propulsion Systems	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MECH3496	Thermofluids 3	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Candidates will be required to study 20 credits from the following optional modules (basket 2):

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
MECH3225	Biomedical Engineering Design	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MECH3465	Robotics and Machine Intelligence	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MECH3470	Vehicle Design and Analysis	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Year 4

(For students entering from September 2024 onwards)

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Compulsory Modules

Candidates 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

Optional Modules

Candidates will be required to study a total of 75 credits from the following optional modules, with a maximum of 45 credits in either semester:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
MECH5125M	Electric and Hybrid Drivetrain Engineering	15	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MECH5185M	Automotive Chassis Engineering	15	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
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)
MECH5490M	Biomaterials	15	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MECH5500M	Functional Joint Replacement Technology	15	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MECH5700M	Aerospace Structures	15	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MECH5725M	Aerospace Systems Engineering	15	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MECH5740M	Rotary Wing Aircraft	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)

Last updated: 23/04/2025 15:22:24

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