Mechanical Engineering with Manufacturing and Management MEng (Hons)
| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2023-09-23 | 2023-07-04 |
| 2024-01-23 | - |
Program Overview
Learn how engineering, manufacture and management work together to find product solutions in industry. Explore the creation process from design to end product.
Our course develops your understanding of the sciences and disciplines relating to manufacturing. You’ll study engineering, manufacturing and management to understand their role in production processes.
We draw on our links with industry to build your knowledge of the integrated systems, processes and technologies used in advanced manufacturing. Learning about the latest engineering developments will inspire you to explore low-carbon and sustainable ways to produce high-quality products.
Your first two years give you a detailed understanding of the subject and follow the same course structure as our other mechanical engineering degrees. This allows you to move between any of our BEng and MEng courses up to the end of your second year.
You’ll have the opportunity to translate ideas into practice through project work. Group and individual projects encourage you to take imaginative approaches to solve complex engineering problems. You could explore new business or engineering technologies in areas such as aerospace, automotive, sports equipment, medical devices, or data management.
In your penultimate and final years, you'll study specialist units including Business processes, Data analytics and artificial intelligence, and advanced manufacturing technology. You'll also be able to choose advanced optional units to decide what topics you want to learn in more depth. This, followed by an individual project, allows you to develop and apply your knowledge in areas that interest you most. When you graduate, you'll understand how to design, operate and control manufacturing systems.
Learn from experts in the field
We are invested in helping you get the most out of your learning experience. You’ll learn from academics with expertise in mechanical engineering and established links with industry. They have knowledge in design, manufacture, biomechanics, materials, automotive and aerospace. Their international collaborations and research activities feed into undergraduate teaching and contribute to your learning experience.
Use specialist facilities
You’ll have access to teaching and research laboratories that support a range of practical activities and project work. We design our facilities to be like industrial workspaces so that you gain insight into what it is like to work in a professional environment. You’ll also have access to our research facilities, which are fitted with the latest technology. This is similar to the equipment you could use in industry when you graduate. Our facilities include:
View our student-led tour of undergraduate laboratories and facilities.
Start your future here
Our graduates have many skills making them attractive to prospective employers, including problem solving, creativity, numeracy and teamwork. They often hold specialist and managerial roles in high technology industries in engineering and manufacturing or pursue academic and research careers with further study.
Some of our graduates have gone on to work at international companies including Jaguar Land Rover, Rolls Royce, Airbus, nPower, Google and Zimmer Biomet.
Find out what our graduates go on to do.Learn how engineering, manufacture and management work together to find product solutions in industry. Explore the creation process from design to end product.
Our course develops your understanding of the sciences and disciplines relating to manufacturing. You’ll study engineering, manufacturing and management to understand their role in production processes.
We draw on our links with industry to build your knowledge of the integrated systems, processes and technologies used in advanced manufacturing. Learning about the latest engineering developments will inspire you to explore low-carbon and sustainable ways to produce high-quality products.
Your first two years give you a detailed understanding of the subject and follow the same course structure as our other mechanical engineering degrees. This allows you to move between any of our BEng and MEng courses up to the end of your second year.
You’ll have the opportunity to translate ideas into practice through project work. Group and individual projects encourage you to take imaginative approaches to solve complex engineering problems. You could explore new business or engineering technologies in areas such as aerospace, automotive, sports equipment, medical devices, or data management.
In your penultimate and final years, you'll study specialist units including Business processes, Data analytics and artificial intelligence, and advanced manufacturing technology. You'll also be able to choose advanced optional units to decide what topics you want to learn in more depth. This, followed by an individual project, allows you to develop and apply your knowledge in areas that interest you most. When you graduate, you'll understand how to design, operate and control manufacturing systems.
Learn from experts in the field
We are invested in helping you get the most out of your learning experience. You’ll learn from academics with expertise in mechanical engineering and established links with industry. They have knowledge in design, manufacture, biomechanics, materials, automotive and aerospace. Their international collaborations and research activities feed into undergraduate teaching and contribute to your learning experience.
Use specialist facilities
You’ll have access to teaching and research laboratories that support a range of practical activities and project work. We design our facilities to be like industrial workspaces so that you gain insight into what it is like to work in a professional environment. You’ll also have access to our research facilities, which are fitted with the latest technology. This is similar to the equipment you could use in industry when you graduate. Our facilities include:
View our student-led tour of undergraduate laboratories and facilities.
Start your future here
Our graduates have many skills making them attractive to prospective employers, including problem solving, creativity, numeracy and teamwork. They often hold specialist and managerial roles in high technology industries in engineering and manufacturing or pursue academic and research careers with further study.
Some of our graduates have gone on to work at international companies including Jaguar Land Rover, Rolls Royce, Airbus, nPower, Google and Zimmer Biomet.
Find out what our graduates go on to do.Program Outline
Course structure
This course lasts 4 years. It starts in September 2023 and ends in 2027. Welcome week starts on 25 September 2023.
Occasionally we make changes to our programmes in response to, for example, feedback from students, developments in research and the field of studies, and the requirements of accrediting bodies. You will be advised of any significant changes to the advertised programme, in accordance with our Terms and Conditions.
Units
At Bath, our courses are made up of units of study. Compulsory units cover core concepts that you'll need to understand as part of your degree programme. Some of our courses also offer the opportunity for you to study optional units. These allow you to specialise in particular areas of knowledge that interest you.
As an undergraduate, you will be expected to take 60 credits (ECTS) in each academic year. These are usually split into 30 credits for each semester you study. Sixty credits are the equivalent of 1200 notional hours of study; this includes contact time with staff and your own independent learning.
Year 1
Compulsory units
Design, materials and manufacturing 1
10 credits
Engineering mathematics
10 credits
Mechatronics
10 credits
Responsible engineering practice
10 credits
Solid mechanics 1
10 credits
Thermofluids 1
10 credits
Year 2
Compulsory units
Control and mechatronics
10 credits
Design, materials and manufacturing 2
20 credits
Engineering computation
10 credits
Solid mechanics 2
10 credits
Thermofluids 2
10 credits
Year 3
Compulsory units
Advanced manufacturing technology
5 credits
Computer integrated manufacturing
10 credits
Engineering management – developing products and services in industry
5 credits
Group design and business project
30 credits
Whole life value analysis for engineering design and manufacturing
5 credits
Options
Penultimate year options
5 credits
Year 4
Compulsory units
Business processes
5 credits
Data analytics and artificial intelligence
5 credits
MEng individual project
30 credits
Modelling and analysis of manufacturing systems
5 credits
Project scoping and research methods
5 credits
Options
Final year options
10 credits
Learning and assessment
You’ll be taught and assessed by a variety of methods and it will vary between units. These methods are designed to promote in-depth learning and understanding of the subject.
Learning
Assessment
Learning and teaching
We provide a flexible learning experience delivered online and in person on campus. You should expect to spend around 35 to 40 hours a week studying on your course. These hours consist of structured activities and independent learning.
You can expect to spend between 15 and 20 hours a week on structured learning activities, which are made up of in-person and online sessions. Timetabled sessions on campus include a mix of lectures, seminars, tutorials and laboratories. Online activities might include following a recorded lecture or other learning materials or joining a timetabled live interactive session.
Independent learning
The rest of your time will be spent in independent learning and take up between 15 to 25 hours a week. This includes individual research, reading journal articles and books, working on individual and group projects, preparing coursework assignments, presentations, or revising for exams.
IT requirements
You'll need regular access to a computer with a microphone and camera, and a reliable internet connection. This will allow you to take full advantage of online resources and also prepare you to learn fully online, should it become necessary.
A laptop computer is needed to make the most of your timetabled sessions on campus. Key software for your course will be available to you remotely, including access to MS Teams and Zoom through your university account.
Assessment breakdown
You will be assessed by a range of methods designed to develop and test your skills and knowledge. These include examinations, reports, projects and presentations. The balance of assessment by coursework, exams and practical work will vary throughout your degree, depending on the optional units that you choose.
As a guide, 40-50% of the course will be assessed by coursework and practical work, and 40-60% by examination. In your third year, you’ll complete a group project and in your final year, you’ll complete an individual project or dissertation. You’ll be assessed individually but you may also be assessed as part of a group.
We can make reasonable adjustments to assessment procedures for students with disabilities, take a look at our Disability Service’s pages for information.
Recognition of professional qualifications
As well as being recognised as a higher academic qualification, a number of our degrees are also accredited by professional bodies in the United Kingdom. An accredited degree may entitle you to work in a specific profession within the UK, and abroad (where there are reciprocating arrangements with professional bodies in other countries).
The requirements to practise a profession vary from country to country. If you wish to practise your profession outside the United Kingdom, you are advised to confirm that the UK professional qualification you seek is valid in the country in which you are intending to work.
The United Kingdom currently subscribes to The Mutual Recognition of Professional Qualifications (MRPQ) Directive. The MRPQ Directive provides a reciprocal framework of rules which enables European Economic Area (EEA) and Swiss nationals to have their professional qualifications recognised in a state other than the one in which the qualification was obtained. In the event of a no deal Brexit, from 1 January 2021, the MRPQ Directive will no longer apply to the UK. However, it is anticipated that there will be a new system for recognising professional qualifications between the UK, EEA, and Switzerland.