Program Overview

Manufacturing Engineer Degree Apprenticeship

Overview

The Manufacturing Engineer Degree Apprenticeship is a four-year course that integrates academic learning with on-the-job training. Upon completion, students are awarded the Manufacturing Engineer Degree Apprenticeship, which includes the BEng Mechanical Engineering degree. This apprenticeship allows students to apply theoretical learning in lab and workshop activities, developing engineering skills relevant to their organization and role.

Course Structure

Teaching and Assessment

Students attend university for one and a half days per week in the first year and one day per week for the remaining three years. The course includes workshops, interactive seminars, practical lab-based activities, and seminar discussions.

Facilities

The course is taught in the state-of-the-art Tech Park on the Bognor Regis campus, which features industry-standard equipment, including:

• A large, double-height space for design and build experiences
• Practical, project-oriented engineering workshop and teaching facilities
• Dedicated electronics and mechanics laboratories
• Material preparation lab
• Mechanical testing lab
• Fabrication laboratory
• Dynamic and thermofluids lab
• Facilities for teaching Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
• Renewable labs
• Control and instrumentation lab
• Power electronics and automation lab
• Electrical machines lab
• Digital electronics lab
• Communication and circuit kits
• Engineering workshop and Machining Centre

The Course

What You Will Study

The course is delivered over two semesters per year for four years. The curriculum includes:

Level 4

• Mathematical Principles I
• Mechanical Principles
• Electrical Principles
• Computer Aided Engineering
• 1st Year Workplace Report
• 1st Year Engineering Labs

Level 5

• Control & Instrumentation
• Mathematical Principles II
• 2nd Year Engineering Workplace Projects
• 2nd Year Mechanical Labs
• Dynamic Systems
• Statics & Materials

Level 6

• Level 6 Workplace Project
• Renewable Energy and Sustainability
• Photonics and Optical Communications
• Power System Operation
• Power Electronic Converters
• Mobile Communications
• Thermo-fluids
• Manufacturing Processes
• Mechanical Failure Analysis
• Individual Engineering Workplace Projects
• Renewable Energy & Sustainability
• Business for Engineers

Course Costs

Your tuition fees will be paid by your employer and/or the Government, so you will graduate without tuition fee debt. As an employee, you will receive your salary from your employer and be eligible for employee benefits while you study.

Entry Requirements

To be eligible for the course, you will need:

• A Levels: C or above, including mathematics and preferably a technology subject
• BTEC Vocational Qualifications: Level 3
• Apprenticeship: Level 3
• Relevant work experience

Degree apprentices are recruited directly by employers or are already employed by the company. You need to apply directly to an employer for a degree apprenticeship, unlike traditional degree programs. You will be employed in a full-time or part-time role while studying in partnership with the University of Chichester.