Applied Mechanical Engineering BSc (Hons) top-up drafted

Program Overview

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Course overview

Successful completion of this honour’s degree could open a wide range of careers in many engineering disciplines and prepare you to apply for further postgraduate study. The course is aimed at those who have chosen a more vocational route and have a Foundation Degree, DipHE, HND or equivalent in engineering.

We aim to help you build upon and ‘top up’ your previous qualification and experience with activity-led, hands-on learning, giving you the opportunity to further develop your engineering and mathematical knowledge, understanding, management and analysis skills in a professional manner to problem solve engineering problems.

You will have the chance to practice your learning through defining, analysing and solving case studies and a research inspired individual project.

Upon successful completion, you will top-up your existing qualifications to an honour’s degree level through a course that has been specially developed to consider the mechanical and mathematical science and experience you have already gained through your existing qualifications.

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Global Ready

An international outlook, with global opportunities

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Teaching excellence

Taught by lecturers who are experts in their field

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Employability

Career ready graduates, with the skills to succeed

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Why you should study this course

The BSc Applied Mechanical Engineering top-up degree aims to provide you with a practical, industrially relevant, hands-on experience which is based on the understanding and development of traditional and research inspired engineering and mathematical science and technology.

The degree provides a rigorous balance of academic knowledge and development. Upon successful completion, the course should provide you with the skills needed to solve engineering problems through analysis and critical evaluation, using professional engineering, design and management tools.

We will support you to learn and adopt working practices that are professional and innovative in a manner where there is an awareness of fundamental theoretical and analytical approaches to problem-solving. Successful completion of this degree should also give you a good grounding to develop the highly scientific, numerical, analytical, practical and problem-solving skills that are sought within the engineering sector and other diverse fields such as managerial and finance and beyond.

You will have the opportunity to access and benefit from a wide range of teaching and research facilities

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. We currently have strong links with major international and national potential employers and our current teaching staff are experienced professionals that are industry and/or research-active in their fields.

Program Outline

Year one

The course is designed for you to learn and develop a comprehensive understanding of the mechanical, materials and mathematical (analytical) sciences; approaches to design and product lifecycle; and managerial procedures that provide a basis for working professionally and effectively.

The top-up degree is composed of several linked modules that are delivered over the academic year. A major component of the degree is the individual project, which is bespoke in design and allows you to put into practice and further develop the skills that they have learnt in the modules. The individual project is practical in nature and based on a research inspired engineering problem with a professional approach.

Modules

Individual Project Introduction – 10 credits

The aim of this module is to prepare you to undertake a substantial individual project. Successful completion of the module will require methodical planning, record keeping and self-management, effective communication and delivery of report.

Compulsory

Manufacturing Process Improvement – 20 credits

This module aims to develop and enhance the understanding, knowledge and application of process improvement approaches. There will be some emphasis on the motor industry because the industry is at the forefront of competitive manufacturing developments.

Compulsory

New Product Development Strategies – 20 credits

This module aims to identify and appraise business and functional strategic options around new product introduction and select the most appropriate for the business to enhance performance, productivity and lead to consumer/customer satisfaction.

Compulsory

Individual project – 20 credits

The individual final year project is an important part of any engineering course. The general aims of the project are to give you a realistic exercise in the practice of engineering at a professional level, and to be a vehicle for integrating the knowledge gained in several subject areas of the degree course. It will also provide opportunities for you to develop your personal qualities such as initiative, imagination, creativity, communication, organisation, employ IT effectively and solve non-routine problems.

Compulsory

Applied Mechanical Science – 20 credits

This module provides an understanding of fundamental principles through theory, experiment and computational analysis. This allows you the opportunity to appreciate and validate the basic behaviour through theory and practical, and then predict and optimise behaviour using computational analysis techniques.

Compulsory

Analytical Materials and Manufacturing Methods – 20 credits

This module develops the understanding and application of the Material and Manufacturing science within automotive and aerospace sectors. There is particular emphasis on the design, test and analysis with regards to product design and manufacture and will cover established and new technologies.

Compulsory

Add+vantage Module – 10 credits

You will also be able to take an Add+vantage module which can allow you to develop your CV by taking credits in an area of study that doesn’t have to be related to your degree. The assessment type will depend on the type of Add+vantage module you wish to take.

Compulsory