Maintenance Engineering MSc

Program Overview

Accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology, it focuses on both technical and management aspects, preparing graduates for roles in asset management, plant maintenance, and preventative maintenance in industries like automotive, pharmaceutical, and aerospace. Taught by active members of the University's Jost Institute of Tribotechnology, the program emphasizes practical application, industry links, and state-of-the-art facilities.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

This MSc Maintenance Engineering program is designed for engineers who have recently graduated or those with experience seeking to expand their knowledge or update their qualifications for career advancement. The program focuses on developing expertise in maintenance engineering, tribology, maintenance of complex systems, and systems integration. It covers both technical and management aspects of maintenance engineering, preparing graduates for roles such as asset management, plant maintenance, and preventative maintenance in industries like automotive, pharmaceutical, nuclear, petrochemical, and aerospace.

Outline:

Year 1:

• Compulsory Modules:
• Research Methods (EL4166):
Develops skills for conducting technical studies at an advanced level.
• MSc Project (Engineering) (EL4895): Involves an advanced-level project with research and originality, encompassing design, analysis, and reporting.
• Design and Operation of Sustainable Systems (MP4701): Covers bearing design for reduced power loss, material selection for minimizing friction and wear, lubricant management, condition monitoring, and reliability/maintainability analyses.
• Advanced Materials and Materials Selection (MP4702): Explores the relationship between material structures and mechanical properties, including failure modes, and design criteria for material selection.
• Optional Modules:
• Student Initiated Module (EL4817):
Allows students to develop a project that critically analyzes their practical research.
• Renewable Energy Resources and Technology (MP4000): Analyzes renewable energy sources, extraction methods, and related technologies.
• Maintenance Management Strategy (MP4704): Examines methods for developing maintenance programs, including reliability-centered maintenance and total productive maintenance strategies.
• Engineering Management Systems (MP4705): Introduces engineering management systems, covering sustainability, energy management, waste management, health and safety, life cycle analysis, and quality management.
• Sensors, Instrumentation & Control (MP4706): Covers computer interfacing of instruments, data processing for monitoring and control, advanced instrumentation and sensing methods, signal processing, and system design.

Assessment:

The program utilizes a variety of assessment methods, including:

• Exams
• Tutorial questions
• Online assessments
• Written reports
• Extended assignments
• Presentations

Teaching:

• The program is taught by active members of the University's Jost Institute of Tribotechnology, providing close links with a research-active community.
• Students benefit from the £35 million Engineering Innovation Centre (EIC), offering state-of-the-art facilities for teaching and research.
• The course includes lectures, tutorials, practical sessions, case studies, and independent learning.

Careers:

Upon graduation, students are equipped for a range of technical and management careers in maintenance engineering, including:

• Asset management
• Plant maintenance
• Preventative maintenance

Other:

• The course is accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).
• Students have the opportunity to undertake an industry placement to enhance their skills and career prospects.
• The program offers outstanding facilities in tribology, surface engineering, and intelligent condition monitoring, including laboratory and industrial-scale equipment and computer modeling facilities.
• The course is designed to equip graduates to work as engineers in fields such as design, analysis, development, manufacture, application, sales, and maintenance of high-technology products, systems, and services.

• UK Full-time: £9,000 per year
• Sandwich year: £2,500 for the sandwich year
• Part-time: £1,000 per 20 credits
• International Full-time: £16,900 per year