Program Overview

Product Design and Manufacture including an Integrated Study Abroad Year MEng

Overview

Our four-year MEng Product Design and Manufacture course combines creativity with engineering principles and gives an additional year to further develop your skills through more design projects and to expand your knowledge of materials, manufacturing and human factors. This course produces exceptionally high-quality work and leads to students with truly impressive portfolios of work who are in high demand by employers.

Course Details

• Qualification: MEng Hons
• Entry Requirements: AAB / ABBB
• UCAS Code: H71Y
• Duration: 4 years full-time
• Fees: £9,535

Course Information

Year One

• Drawing for Design: Develop your sketching skills, taking you from the basics of drawing simple objects through to mastering drawing in perspective and constructing complex objects.
• Dynamics of Mechanical Systems: Analysis methods applicable to engineering design, including linear and rotational motion, Newton's Laws, and work, energy, and power.
• Engineering Design Project: Gain a deeper understanding of engineering design principles using practical project work, including CAD and machine shop practical training.
• Industrial Design 1: An Introduction: Explore the broader discipline of Industrial Design, including history, impact on popular culture, role of the designer, design methodology, and graphical skills.
• Materials and Manufacturing: Introduce students to the properties of materials, the main failure mechanisms, and core manufacturing methods used in engineering applications.
• Mathematics for Engineers: Develop a range of fundamental elementary mathematical techniques that can be applied to mechanical engineering, manufacturing, and product design problems.
• Statistics and Mechanics of Solids: Analysis methods applicable to engineering design, including static equilibrium, stress, strain, and elasticity.

Year Two

• Design Communication: Develop CAD skills, including surface modeling, and introduce Keyshot for producing high-end realistic computer-generated images and animations.
• Industrial Design 2: Skills and Knowledge: Explore the field of Industrial Design in more depth, including branding, marketing, and sustainability.
• Materials and Manufacture 2: Design for Manufacture: Develop knowledge, understanding, and practical skills in design for manufacturing and manufacturing and product development.
• Materials in Design: Develop an understanding of materials in design across a wide range of engineering applications.
• Projects 1: Developing Design Project Skills: Practical design work, managing different constraints, and producing cohesive design proposals.
• Projects 2: Group Design Projects: Individual and group design projects, developing skills in receiving design briefs, managing time and resources, and presenting design solutions.
• User Centred Research and Design: Introduce ergonomics (human factors) and teach practical application of user-centered research methods.

Year Three

• Computer Aided Engineering: Develop one of the key skills for an engineer – that of being able to program, analyzing, designing, and implementing solutions to practical engineering problems.
• Engineering Management 2: Explore the field of Industrial Design in more depth, including sustainable design, engineering analysis, and commercial considerations.
• Industrial Design 3: Engineering Ecology and Analysis: Practice implementing theory learnt about sustainable design and engineering analysis to a real-world design problem.
• Materials and Manufacture 3: Polymer and Timber Processes: Build on materials and manufacturing knowledge, focusing on polymers and the injection molding process.
• Materials and Manufacture 4: Metal Fabrication and Casting Processes: Explore other material and manufacturing areas, including timber selection and metal casting.
• Projects 3: Technical Design Projects: Practical design work, managing different constraints, and producing cohesive design proposals.
• Projects 4: Advanced Design Projects: Develop skills in receiving design briefs, managing time and resources, and presenting design solutions.
• Physical Ergonomics: Focus on the physical characteristics of people and consider how to account for an individual's fundamental needs, capabilities, and limitations.
• Sustainable Engineering and Systems: Explore key environmental and sustainability issues impacting energy supply and use, materials consumption, and product design/manufacture.

Year Four

• Digital Manufacturing: Introduce the relevant background and fundamental concepts regarding the integration of different Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in modern manufacturing systems.
• Industrial Design 4: Professional Practice and Development: Prepare for professional practice, including design for manufacture, engineering drawings, and presentation skills.
• Major Project Preparation: Select a problem area/project title, undertake a substantive body of research and investigation, and develop a broad range of investigatory methods.
• MEng Major Design Project: Conduct the design and engineering phase of the project, utilizing and demonstrating a variety of skills learned throughout the course.
• Projects 5: Major Group Design Projects: Develop skills in receiving design briefs, managing time and resources, and presenting design solutions.

Assessment

• Coursework: 50%
• Examinations: 30%
• Group coursework: 10%
• Presentation: 5%
• Research project: 5%

Careers

• Average starting salary: £29,032
• Job prospects: 90.4% of undergraduates from the Department of Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering secured graduate-level employment or further study within 15 months of graduation.
• Career paths: Product design, industrial design, engineering, manufacturing, and related fields.

Campus

• University Park Campus: 300 acres, with green spaces, wildlife, period buildings, and modern facilities.
• Sustainability: Winner of a national Green Flag award every year since 2003.