Mechanical Engineering with Industrial Experience – (M.Eng.)

The programme begins with the common first year, which provides the basic knowledge and skills which are applicable to all engineering, such as mechanics, thermo-fluids, materials, mechatronics, communications, design and mathematics, in a novel and challenging active learning environment.

In the second year, in addition to course units in design, professional studies and management, you will begin to study the core material that provides the basic technical knowledge required by mechanical engineers. This includes such subjects as thermodynamics, fluids, materials and structures, dynamics, and control. All these topics are taught in an innovative application-driven environment, where you will use and enhance the learning skills developed in year one. For example, a typical design challenge might be a transmission system for a racing car, choosing the gear ratios to maximise acceleration. All the design challenges produce practical results.

In Year 3 you will undertake a structured placement in the UK mechanical engineering industry. As well as local supervision, you will be supported by the University network and an individual tutor who will visit you at your workplace. You will work on a range of real mechanical engineering projects meaning that at the end of your studies you emerge an experienced engineer.

The final years take on a different character from that of the earlier years in that you will spend a substantial portion of your time on exercises carried out either individually or as part of a team. In the fourth year the emphasis on specialist mechanical material continues. You will undertake a design activity which includes the design, build and test of a machine or process. Each student will undertake an individual research project. In the fifth year, you will undertake a group project and complete your formal studies with a selection of options. The core material expands to include such topics as manufacturing and project management. There is a wide range of options which may include machine tools, management, manufacturing, materials, processes, mathematics, micro-mechanics, modelling & simulation, plant monitoring, power plant, environment and many others.