Automotive Systems Engineering MSc

Program Overview

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Overview

This full-time Master’s programme will enable you to work on complex Automotive Systems Engineering problems in order to equip you with the skills required to support working in the modern automotive industry.

The automotive engineering landscape is rapidly changing with the advent of connected and autonomous vehicles. Automotive engineers are now expected to work in interdisciplinary design teams, to develop scalable, multidisciplinary systems models covering all aspects of the product lifecycle from conceptual design of the user interaction, through to verification and validation of designs and systems, and all the way through the operation phases of the system lifecycle.

This programme provides both engineering broadening and deepening by exposing you to a range of automotive engineering and computer science topics to prepare you for a role in industry.

You will have the opportunity to work on interdisciplinary automotive team projects with a focus on systems engineering, and at the same time will gain expertise in a chosen specialist research area as part of your MSc Project.

Program Outline

What you will study

All module information is for 2022 entry, and is subject to change.

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First year

Modelling and Optimisation

Statistical Applications of Industrial Big Data

Systems Engineering Design Team Project

Automotive Tribology and Noise Vibration and Harshness

Vehicle Powertrain and Dynamics

MSc Project

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Learning and assessment

Our teaching strategy begins with the end in mind. We want students to become great engineers; that means great problem solvers, great team-workers with an inquisitive and curious mind. This should mean that by the end of your study with us you can move seamlessly into the world of work, academic research or become an entrepreneur.

Study with us will include formal lectures (including those from Visiting Lecturers), but these will always be interactive and two way. We want to develop your understanding of the vast array of opportunities open to today’s professional engineer and therefore we look to incorporate aspects of real world engineering problems and solutions where possible. To this end we make use of case studies, practical demonstrations, and provide lots of opportunities for you to design your own solutions.

As part of our focus on building a learning experience which will prepare you for the world of work, our curriculum has been developed using the

CDIO

framework. This means that our learning strategy will be to encourage students to work in teams to

Conceive

potential solutions,

Design

new products processes or services,

Implemen

t (or model) and test those designs, and

Operate

the product or solution. In line with the CDIO philosophy, you will have numerous opportunities to be an active learner, to work as an engineer on real-world projects.

There are two forms of assessment. Formative assessment provides an opportunity for our staff to give you feedback to help and guide learning. All the modules will have some formative assessment and this may take various forms including discussions or questioning from the supervisor, tests, practical activities etc.

Summative assessment is how we grade the work on a module and the details of this assessment will be available from the beginning of the module so that you understand how the grade will be determined. A main method of assessment (as is common on all professional engineering degree programmes) is by formal written examinations. Project work will often be assessed on the basis of the quality of the product produced as part of the project. We use practical tests to assess practical skills and written reports to show the depth of understanding of concepts and ideas. Practical skills are often assessed via individual and group technical reports with the laboratory work linked with the taught modules. The methods of assessment of transferable skills are built in to the structure of the examinations, case studies, laboratory demonstrations and project work.

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Official programme specification

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Career support

The University is committed to helping students develop and enhance employability and this is an integral part of many programmes. Specialist support is available throughout the course from Career and Employability Services including help to find part-time work while studying, placements, vacation work and graduate vacancies. Students are encouraged to access this support at an early stage and to use the extensive resources on the

Careers

website.

Discussing options with specialist advisers helps to clarify plans through exploring options and refining skills of job-hunting. In most of our programmes there is direct input by Career Development Advisers into the curriculum or through specially arranged workshops.

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Career prospects

Automotive Systems Engineering is an emerging area with a predicted high demand for specialist engineers working on and around the areas of connected and autonomous vehicles.

Graduates from this course will also be skilled to work within a diverse range of disciplines across transportation and Mechanical Engineering. You can expect to work in industries such as:

Automotive

Motorsport

Aerospace

Rail

Mechanical

Graduate salaries can range from:

Starting: £20,000 - £28,000

With experience: £30,000 - £45,000

Senior: £60,000+