Program Overview

Electro-Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hons)

Course Overview

Practitioners of this discipline can be capable of working on significant global issues such as the effects of climate change or improving city infrastructure.

Engineering empowers you to combine creativity with precision on a daily basis. The Electro-mechanical BEng degree can offer you broad and diverse career options, including transport, power, vehicle, systems, design, manufacturing, mechatronics, renewable and mechanical engineering.

Engineering is an exciting subject that could see you enjoy frequent travel, passion projects and a fulfilling career.

Alongside possible international opportunities, you may get the chance to conduct critical research with our experienced staff, learn from skilled guest visitors and take part in an invaluable placement year.

Why CU Coventry

We offer a style of education which is flexible and designed to fit around your life, allowing you to benefit from a modern, forward-thinking higher education institution, reinforced by the quality and reputation of Coventry University. We aim to provide career-focused courses, wherever possible, coupled with placement opportunities to help prepare you for the world of work. We are dedicated to making higher education accessible and enjoyable to everyone, so we keep our fees competitive and made it a policy to cover one module at a time, allowing you to become a specialist in each topic before moving on to the next.

What You'll Study

The course focuses on the demands of the modern engineering workplace encompassing the main engineering disciplines. This will reflect contemporary practices, with an emphasis on practical skills and student employability. High levels of support are a cornerstone of the course and you will work on diverse realistic projects throughout your final year.

With the pace of technological development, engineering should be considered as applied problem-solving. Integrating the different technologies at the heart of modern engineering, this course aims to provide a grounding in a variety of different engineering disciplines before developing skills in accessing information, converting it into knowledge and applying and evaluating it.

Successful graduates should not only gain the knowledge required for a successful career in engineering but also, the highly sought-after skills to be self-managing, self-developing individuals.

Year One

• Mathematical Principles for Engineers - 30 credits
• Engineering Design Principles - 30 credits
• Mechanical Engineering Principles - 30 credits
• Electrical and Electronic Principles - 30 credits

Year Two

• Control of Mechatronics Systems - 30 credits
• Mechanical Engineering Systems - 30 credits
• Renewable and Sustainable Engineering - 30 credits
• Smart Manufacturing Technology - 30 credits

Placement Year

• UK Work Placement - 0 credits
• International Study/Work Placement - 0 credits

Final Year

• Embedded Systems Engineering - 30 credits
• Systems Operation and Control Project - 30 credits
• Project Management - 30 credits
• Engineering Project - 30 credits

How You'll Learn

Our teaching methods are varied, offering a number of teaching styles to suit the needs of all our students, so in addition to lectures, we also utilise a blended learning approach, including online tutorial support, workshops and group work. We also operate an open-door policy, with additional availability via email and our current online learning platform, Aula.

Progression through the modules develops knowledge and skills, including communication (written and oral), study skills, research methods, project management, presentation and career development. We will also encourage you to consider your employability and/or entrepreneurial development.

Unlike traditional institutions, there are no end of year exams. Instead, learning is assessed through coursework and phase tests, which are more reflective of our learning model.

Teaching Contact Hours

• Full-time: up to 20 hours of learning activities per week, made up of partial face-to-face/blended teaching, individual and group tutorials, online classes and independent learning.
• Part-time: up to 10 hours per week of blended learning, including classes, tutorials and self-directed online learning.

Assessment

The learning outcomes of modules, assignments and projects will be clearly stated. Your work will be marked according to how well you achieve these learning outcomes and your final feedback will refer to each outcome, as well as providing an overall percentage grade.

Assessment methods vary and include, practical class and project performance, written practical reports, project thesis, oral presentations, tutorial tasks and assessments.

Entry Requirements

• HNC: 64 UCAS tariff points. GCSE maths and English at grade 4 / C or Functional Skills Level 2, or other equivalent Level 2 awards. Maths, Engineering or Physics based A level or equivalent. Minimum two A2 levels or BTEC equivalent qualification.
• HND: 80 UCAS tariff points. GCSE maths and English at grade 4 / C or Functional Skills Level 2, or other equivalent Level 2 awards. Maths, Engineering or Physics based A level or equivalent. Minimum two A2 levels or BTEC equivalent qualification.
• Degree: 104 UCAS tariff points. GCSE maths and English at grade 4 / C or Functional Skills Level 2, or other equivalent Level 2 awards. Maths, Engineering or Physics based A level or equivalent. Minimum two A2 levels or BTEC equivalent qualification.

Fees and Funding

• UK, Ireland, Channel Islands or Isle of Man: £7,950 per year (full-time), £7,950 (part-time)
• EU: £7,950 per year with EU Support Bursary, £18,300 per year without EU Support Bursary
• International: £18,300 per year (full-time), £18,300 (part-time)

Facilities

• Indoor and outdoor social spaces, including a café
• A library that includes loan laptops, over 115,000 eBooks and a silent study area
• Open access IT suites
• Engineering lab
• Student support and careers advice teams

Careers and Opportunities

Upon successful completion, you should be able to:

• Critically appraise an engineering scenario with a view to apply innovative technologies to improve efficiency or effectiveness
• Explain engineering principles, solve simple, practical problems in an engineering context, show practical skills in a laboratory/workshop environment and have the educational preparation for a career as an engineering technician
• Use an enquiring, critical and reflective approach to engineering studies
• Develop practical skills to solve complex workshop based problems
• Appraise an engineering problem and debate alternative, sustainable solutions

Successful graduates will be knowledgeable across a range of engineering disciplines and could go on to work in a vast range of engineering sectors such as software, nuclear, textile or civil engineering.

Where Our Graduates Work

Previous graduates have progressed to become Engineering Technicians, Project Managers and Trainee Engineering Lecturers.

Further Study

Many of our graduates have progressed to postgraduate study and are working towards a master’s qualification in fields such as petroleum engineering, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, automotive engineering and electrical and electronic engineering.