Engineering (Top-up) (Online) BEng Tech (Hons)

Program Overview

Engineering (Top-up) (Online) BEng Tech (Hons)

Overview

Take the next step in your engineering career with this degree. Designed for those with a QCF Level 5 HND or equivalent in engineering or technology, this programme builds on your existing skills and knowledge, equipping you with the critical expertise needed to thrive in the industry.

Course Details

Core Modules

• Engineering Project Management
  • You learn project management principles and practices specific to engineering projects. Topics include project planning, scheduling, budgeting, risk management, and team dynamics.
• Product Quality and Reliability
  • This module equips you with appropriate industrial concepts of quality systems and reliability methods relevant to industrial applications. You consider statistical methods relating to quality control and reliability problems, together with product quality and the use of quality tools.
• Project (BEng Tech)
  • This module advances the development of your independent learning skills by allowing you to investigate an area of engineering for an extended period. You are given training in writing technical reports for knowledgeable readers and you produce a report or dissertation of the work covered. You also give an oral presentation, a poster presentation or both. The topic can be in the form of a research project or a design project. You develop key skills in research, knowledge application and creation through keynote lectures where appropriate and self-managed independent study. You are supported through regular tutorial sessions and project supervision meetings.
• Sustainable Systems and Industry 4.0
  • The emergence of Industry 4.0, often referred to as the fourth industrial revolution, has been attributed to advancing automation, decentralisation and system integration and cloud computing. In the cyber-physical environment, machines can communicate, collect information, and make informed decisions through artificial intelligence (AI), big data and industrial internet of things (IIoT). The evolution of Industry 4.0 has great potential to improve the energy, equipment, and human behaviour. At the same time, in the era of the so-called circular economy, industry across all sectors is under huge pressure to make their manufacturing operations ethical and sustainable. Therefore, we must learn to adopt or implement the latest Industry 4.0 technologies.

Optional Modules

• Engineering Design and Innovation
  • You focus on advanced engineering design principles, design thinking, innovation management, methodologies, and tools, as well as design optimisation and creative techniques. You use innovative and engineering design problem solving strategies in the application of design practice.
• Renewable Energy and Low Carbon Systems
  • The demand for energy continues to grow and places strain on the natural environment. The pressures of supporting economic growth, while minimising our environmental impact, has driven the research and development of new sources of energy.

How You Learn

• You learn through lectures, tutorials, projects and assessments. Self-directed learning time is used to review lecture notes, prepare course work assignments, work on projects and revise for exams.

Assessment

• Assessment methods include exams, in-course assessments, project-work or verbal and poster presentations.

Entry Requirements

• Edexcel or BTEC HND or equivalent in any engineering or technology discipline.
• International students must also provide evidence of English language skills equivalent to IELTS 6.0 with no less than 5.5 in each component.

Employability

• Graduate engineers can seek employment in almost every sector of industry, including automotive, aerospace, manufacturing, marine, medical, rail, power, processing, chemical, oil and gas, and food production.

Learning Platform

• Teesside University online learning courses are delivered through the Brightspace Learning Environment.
• Modules are set out by topics and themes. You can use the progress bar to understand where you are in your modules, and appreciate your achievements.

Tuition Fees

Full-time

• £6,600 a year
• Not eligible for any fee discounts

Part-time

• £4,635 (120 credits)

Duration

• Full-time: 1 year
• Part-time: 2 years

Start Dates

• January, May or September

UCAS Code

• H10G Tech/EngO

Attendance

• 100% online

Semester Dates

• Available on the university website

University of the Year

• Teesside University was named University of the Year at the Edufuturists Awards 2022.

Online Learning

• Online learning allows you to get a university-level qualification from the comfort of your own home or workplace. You'll have access to all of the world-class teaching and support that Teesside University has to offer, but all of your lectures, tutorials and assessments will take place online.