Chelmsford
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Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hons)
Mechanical engineers design, manufacture, repair or operate the things we need in everyday life. Learn in one of the most advanced engineering laboratories in any UK university. Our course is rated in the top 20 of the Guardian university league tables 2016. This course has been validated to include an optional sandwich placement year in industry.
Module guide Year one core modules • Introduction to Engineering Materials
Mechanical engineers solve problems through innovation, helping society to become more advanced and adventurous.
• Applied Mechanics
Our course gives you both academic and practical skills, so you become an analytical and creative problem-solver. You’ll develop valuable skills in teamwork, management and leadership and learn an integrated approach to engineering valued by employers. We’ll explore how engineering works in the business context, and how to achieve results within financial constraints.
• Computer-Aided Solid Modelling
Using test and measurement equipment, you’ll learn how to specify and design electronics subsystems. You’ll understand how to use computer-based and mathematical methods to model and analyse mechanical-engineering problems.
• M odelling and Simulation for Operations Management
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You’ll also consider your professional and ethical responsibilities, including the global and social contexts of engineering. Handson experience, plus lectures from visiting engineers, will ensure you’re up-to-date with current methods in industry. Our facilities include a CAD/CAM centre, industrial-scale CNC milling machine, CNC lathe, rapid prototyping machine, scanning electronic microscope, Instron bi-axial fatigue-testing machine, tensiletesting machine, material-preparation facilities, welding equipment and electronic testing and measuring equipment such as oscilloscopes and signal generating and testing facilities.
• IT, Communications and Research Skills • Mechatronics • Mathematics for Engineers 1 • Manufacturing • Applied Software Year two core modules • Engineering Principles • Mathematics for Engineers 2 • S tatistics and Process Quality Assurance • Materials and Processes • Group Design Project
Year three core modules • Project Management for Technologists • R esearch Methods and Individual Project (Civil and Mechanical Engineering) • Stress and Dynamics • Computer-Aided Engineering
Assessment We’ll use a range of assessment methods to check your academic and practical progress throughout the course. These include exams, essays and reports, work relating to practical classes and demonstrations, log books, presentations and posters. Placement opportunities This course gives you the opportunity to take a work placement between years two and three. You’ll gain experience of seeking and securing a job and working in an industry relating to your course. You’ll get the practical experience and industry contacts to benefit your studies and enhance your long-term career prospects.
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Key Facts
Part-time available
Faculty of Science & Technology Campus Chelmsford Duration 3 years or 4 years (placement) Available Starts September, January UCAS Code H300 – 3 years, H301 – 4 years (placement) Tariff Points 88 UCAS tariff points
Associated careers There is strong international demand for qualified mechanical engineers. Our degree will also open up a huge variety of non-engineering jobs. Many employers in IT, finance, business and education welcome mechanical engineering graduates because of their high-level numerical and problemsolving skills. Graduation doesn’t need to be the end of your time with us. If you’d like to continue your studies we offer a wide range of full-time and part-time postgraduate courses including Masters in Engineering Management, Mechanical Engineering, and Manufacturing Systems. Entry requirements 88 UCAS tariff points from a minimum of 2 A levels (or equivalent). A Level Mathematics (or equivalent) is essential and a physical science is also preferred. Applicants also require 5 GCSEs at grade C or above, including English, Mathematics and Science.