BEng (Hons) Advanced Vehicle Engineering (with Integrated Foundation Year)

Program Overview

This automotive engineering program, with a focus on sustainable development and future low-carbon technologies, equips students with the skills and knowledge for the automotive industry. Through industry-relevant curriculum, project-based learning, and connections with leading vehicle engineering companies, graduates are in high demand for their industry-specific skills. The program also offers an optional placement year in Germany, providing valuable international experience and industry connections.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

This course is closed to new applicants for September 2024.

Objectives:

• To provide students with the skills, knowledge, and expertise needed for the automotive industry.
• To focus on sustainable development, future low-emission technologies, and urban transportation.

Program Description:

• This unique course offers innovative project-based learning supported by industry-leading hardware and software.
• The program emphasizes sustainable development, future low-emission technologies, and urban transportation.
• The course benefits from LSBU's central London location and links with local leading vehicle engineering companies.
• The integrated foundation year prepares students with the specific knowledge and skills required to progress onto the BEng program at LSBU.
• The foundation year is designed to respond to the differing needs of students, particularly those from local areas, in accordance with the policies and practice of equal opportunities.
• The content of the foundation year helps students develop academic, study, and practical skills needed at foundation level, including a combination of core engineering modules associated with the provision of study and laboratory skills, mathematics, engineering science, and scientific principles.

Outline:

Foundation Year

• Semester 1:
• Applied Mathematics
• Study & Laboratory Skills
• Semester 2:
• Mathematics for Engineering
• Engineering Science
• Engineering Design and Modelling

Year 1

• Engineering mathematics and modelling
• Solid Mechanics and Materials
• Design and practice
• Advanced engineering mathematics and modelling
• Engineering Design
• Solid mechanics and FEA
• Vehicle dynamics and system modelling

Year 2

• Advanced engineering mathematics and modelling
• Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics
• Electrical Circuit Analysis
• Design and practice
• Engineering Design
• Dynamics and control
• Object Oriented Programming C++
• Thermofluids and Sustainable Energy
• Machine drives and mechatronics
• Electric Vehicle and Power Electronics
• Portfolio Engineering Projects

Year 3

• Optional placement year

Year 4

• Electric Vehicle and Power Electronics
• Vehicle dynamics and system modelling
• Vehicle powertrain, sustainability and 1D-CFD
• Innovation and enterprise
• BEng individual project

Course Schedule:

• The course is a full-time program.
• The foundation year is integrated into the BEng program.
• The program includes an optional placement year.

Individual Modules:

• Applied Mathematics: Provides mathematical knowledge and skills to support BEng programs.
• Scientific Principles for Engineering: Covers principles of chemistry and physics, introducing skills required in both chemical and physical sciences.
• Study & Laboratory Skills: Introduces study skills, including individual and team-working skills, and personal development planning.
• Mathematics for Engineering: Provides mathematical knowledge and skills necessary for level 4 study of engineering subjects.
• Engineering Science: Extends science knowledge in preparation for an engineering degree, covering applied physics, including fluids, electrics, dynamics, statics, heat, and energy.
• Engineering Design and Modelling: Introduces engineering design, covering the basic design process, workshop and model making tools, and basic drawing skills.
• Engineering mathematics and modelling: Consolidates mathematical skills that underpin BEng engineering degrees.
• Design and practice: Covers material design activities, teamwork, creative problem-solving, project management, sustainable development principles, personal development planning, report writing communication, Computer-Aided Design (CAD), employability, and transferable skills.
• Engineering Design: Investigates vehicle engineering design using industry-standard CAD software and LSBU's Virtual Engineering (VE) suite.
• Solid mechanics and FEA: Provides concepts in the deformation of materials under different loading conditions and extends the application of fundamental principles of solid mechanics.
• Vehicle dynamics and system modelling: Introduces advanced dynamical systems theory, mathematical modelling of engineering systems, vehicle dynamics, tyres, and braking systems.
• Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics: Provides a first study of heat transfer, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, and dynamics.
• Electrical Circuit Analysis: Covers fundamentals of electrical and electronic engineering, including basic circuit elements, Ohm's Law, Kirchhoff's Law, circuit analysis techniques, and semiconductors.
• Dynamics and control: Builds on Level 4 knowledge, covering dynamics and classical theory, applying mathematical techniques to the study of dynamics and feedback problems.
• Object Oriented Programming C++: Introduces software and computers in engineering, providing programming knowledge and skills.
• Thermofluids and Sustainable Energy: Provides a second study of heat transfer, fluid mechanics, and thermodynamics, exploring more theory for industrial level analysis.
• Machine drives and mechatronics: Provides fundamental theory and calculations behind essential elements of mechanical and mechatronics design.
• Electric Vehicle and Power Electronics: Provides an advanced study on stress analysis, including elasticity theory, inelastic deformations, fracture of materials, and manufacturing systems.
• Vehicle powertrain, sustainability and 1D-CFD: Evaluates existing and future low-carbon powertrains, including internal combustion engines, electric motors, and alternative power sources.
• Innovation and enterprise: Encourages students to think dynamically and create advantage in their prospective engineering field, equipping them with methods and processes to recognize opportunities and harness commercially viable benefits.
• BEng individual project: Requires students to plan, execute, review, and report upon a major piece of technical work related to their degree discipline.

Assessment:

• Assessment Methods:
• Formal written examinations
• Phase tests
• Formative and summative assignments
• Larger scale project work
• Group assignments
• Logbooks
• Assessment Criteria:
• Ability to apply and integrate knowledge
• Project and laboratory work

Teaching:

• Teaching Methods:
• Lectures
• Seminars
• Tutorials
• Practical work
• Group and individual projects
• Faculty:
• Lecturers are leading practitioners in their fields.
• Unique Approaches:
• Industry-relevant curriculum
• Design-make-test projects throughout the degree course
• Emphasis on teamwork and multi-disciplinary project teams
• Guest lecturers from world-renowned companies

Careers:

• Potential Career Paths:
• Automotive industry
• Future low-carbon vehicle technology
• Motorsport
• Transport companies
• Future transport and low carbon technology centers
• Opportunities:
• Growing demand for graduates in the automotive sector
• Industry-specific skills developed through the program
• Links with local automotive companies
• Outcomes:
• Graduates are in demand by employers
• Work experience opportunities available
• Option to complete a sandwich year at a partner institution in Germany

Other:

• LSBU has made considerable investment in its engineering facilities, providing students with industry-standard environments.
• The Employability Service provides students with free employability workshops, events, online job boards, and career resources.
• The Student Enterprise team can help students start their own businesses and develop entrepreneurial skills.
• The course content is kept up-to-date by a panel of industry advisors.
• Students can choose to complete their sandwich year at Hochschule Bremen, where they will study German and complete an industrial placement year in Germany.
• Students have access to personal tutors for academic and professional development support.