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 (Hons) degree can offer you broad and diverse career options, including transport, power, vehicle, systems, design, manufacturing, mechatronics, renewable and mechanical engineering.

Why You Should Study This Course

Engineering is a combination of science and technology that is concerned with solving complex problems, such as machinery, infrastructure, design and many more. Practitioners of this discipline are capable of working on significant global issues such as the effects of climate change or improving city infrastructure.

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.

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.

Teaching Contact Hours

You can expect up to 20 hours of learning activities per week, made up of face-to-face teaching, individual and group tutorials, online classes and independent 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.

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

Fees and Funding

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

Facilities

You’ll be based in the spacious Civic Centre building, which provides an outstanding learning environment. You will have access to our Library & Learning Services, which hosts multiple study areas and loanable laptops, fully-equipped seminar rooms and impressive IT suites.

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.