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Mechanical Engineering (with Advanced Practice) MSc

This MSc programme offers you an advanced level of study in specific aspects of mechanical engineering which
are in demand from industry.

Full-time Engineering &

Construction

Full-time Part-time
2023/24 entry Not available part-time

Fee for UK applicants

£4,770 a year

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Fee for international applicants

£9,000 a year

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Length: September enrolment: 20 months, including

a summer break; January enrolment: 2 years,
including two summer breaks
Start date: September or January
Semester dates

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Professional accreditation
Our MSc Mechanical Engineering is accredited to CEng level by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers under
licence from the UK regulator, the Engineering Council. Accreditation is a mark of assurance that the degree meets
the standards set by the Engineering Council in the UK Standard for Professional Engineering Competence
(UK-SPEC).

The accredited Masters-level award will provide you with the underpinning knowledge, understanding and skills in
preparation for your registration as a Chartered Engineer (CEng). Some employers recruit preferentially from
accredited degrees, and an accredited degree is likely to be recognised by other countries that are signatories to
international accords

Course overview

You study develop knowledge and key skills in CAD/CAM and Product Development, Finite Element Methods and Machine Design and
options available include Automotive Engineering and Vehicle Design, Manufacturing Systems, Supply Chain Management and Applied
Continuum Mechanics.

There are three routes you can select from to gain a postgraduate master’s award:

MSc Mechanical Engineering – one year full time

MSc Mechanical Engineering – two years part time
MSc Mechanical Engineering (with Advanced Practice) – two years full time

The one-year programme is a great option if you want to gain a traditional MSc qualification. The two-year master’s degree with
advanced practice enhances your qualification by adding a vocational or research based internship to the one-year master’s programme.
A vocational internship is a great way to gain work experience and give your CV a competitive edge. A research internship provides you
with the opportunity to develop your analytical, team-working, research and academic skills by working alongside a research team in an
academic setting. We guarantee a research internship, but cannot guarantee a vocational internship. We will, however, provide you with
practical support and advice on how to find and secure your own vocational internship position should you prefer this type of
internship. Study this course and you may be eligible for an Institution of Mechanical Engineers scholarship of up to £6,500.

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Course details
For the MSc with advanced practice, you complete 120 credits of taught modules, a 60-credit master’s research project and 60 credits of
advanced practice.

Course structure
Core modules
Advanced Practice
Advanced Practice is normally undertaken over a one semester period and has been developed to enable a student to gain real-world
practical experience to enhance their employability and academic learning. Students will receive preparatory sessions to enable them to
apply to internship opportunities, which normally include:

Vocational internships with external organisations based offsite

Research or development internships based on campus
Employer-led internships based on campus
Students will undertake an appropriate advanced practice opportunity to meet their skill set and aspirations, related to their course.

All students will be assigned an academic supervisor to provide academic and pastoral support throughout their internship. Students will
be assessed through a reflective report on a pass/fail basis. This module does not count towards the overall classification of the degree.

CAD/CAM and Product Developments

This module provides knowledge of time compression technologies to enable design and delivery of innovative products and reduce time
to market. It includes a study of rapid prototyping and production development techniques alongside a review of collaborative product
development and concurrent design engineering strategies using 3-D modelling to minimise manufacturing lead time. You are introduced
to various software packages; you are encouraged to take a critical view of these packages and consider their integration with other
systems.

Engineering Research Project

You investigate an area of engineering and work independently to a level recognised to be at the forefront of the discipline. The topic can
be in the form of a research project or a design project. Key skills in research and in knowledge application and creation will be developed

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through keynote lectures and self-managed independent study. You are required to demonstrate the capacity for a comprehensive and
objective analysis, and for developing innovative and constructive proposals for the solution to the project topic.

Finite Element Methods

This module provides practical experience of using commercially available finite element packages. The application of the method is
demonstrated using a number of case studies. You are encouraged to use the technique as an extension of your standard text books in
solving design and manufacturing problems.

Machine Design
Engineering Design may be defined as an interactive decision-making process that has as its objective the creation and optimization of a
new or improved technical system for the fulfilment of a human need or desire, with due regard for conservation of resources and
environmental impact.

This module develops the comprehensive theories and the principles of Mechanical Design and applies them to the design and analysis
of realistic engineering problems analytically and/or computationally.
Specific areas of study include:
- advanced principles of design and stress analysis
- design of a mechanical drive
- design details and other machine elements
- experimental stress analysis

Lectures introduce each major topic on the module emphasizing both the conceptual and theoretical development and their applications
to realistic engineering problems, through worked examples. Tutorials and seminars are used primarily for you to practice and to provide
feedback. Laboratory session is used to investigate the experimental stress analysis and develop a deeper understanding of the theory
and principles.

Assessment is by three in-course assignments.

Supply Chain Management

This module demonstrates how to benchmark an organisation and introduces you to the concepts of key performance indicators, total
quality management (TQM), six sigma, total productive maintenance (TPM) and supply chain management. You learn the manufacturing
assessment methodology based on data provided in a benchmarking case study. Topics covered in TQM, TPM, and supply chain
management enable you to plan activities, which improve quality programme maintenance planning and supply chain integration for an
organisation and move that organisation towards sustainable competitive advantage.

Sustainability
You will investigate how the role of the engineer is becoming more focused on serving society as well as industry and to recognise the
impact of engineers’ decisions on society and the environment.

As engineers of the future, you will need to have a sustainable worldview, acknowledging international, cultural, and diversity issues in
society. In addition, you will also be expected to solve complex problems with consideration for multi-perspective views, long-term
effects, risk, and the impacts of decisions on society.

This module will examine the key topics surrounding sustainability in the context of engineering applications across a range of disciplines
and key future challenges such as energy, transport, and construction.

The subjects will be taught through a combination of lectures and seminars. Lectures will develop key concepts and knowledge.
Seminars will allow more focused examinations of important issues and approaches.

and one optional module

Continuum Mechanics
This module develops a universal framework of mechanical principles that applies to all materials and integrates classical treatment of
fluids and solids with more recent developments in rheology. The theoretical development is made concrete through extensive use of
examples drawn from real world applications to ensure it is thoroughly grounded in current industrial practice.

Tutorials provide the opportunity for you to become fluent in the manipulation of the appropriate notations, principles and laws; and to
develop competence in the application of these principles to a broad range of real world examples and Case Studies.

Manufacturing Systems
This module considers typical hardware and software involved with automated machinery and production processes. It shows you how
machines can be integrated into flexible cells and flexible manufacturing systems and, when linked with appropriate production
management software, into computer integrated manufacturing systems.

Modules offered may vary.

How you learn

You learn through lectures, tutorials and practical sessions. Lectures provide the theoretical underpinning while practical sessions give
you the opportunity to put theory into practice, applying your knowledge to specific problems.

Tutorials and seminars provide a context for interactive learning and allow you to explore relevant topics in depth. In addition to the
taught sessions, you undertake a substantive MSc research project.

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In addition to the taught sessions, you undertake a substantive MSc research project and the Advanced Practice module. This module
enables you to experience and develop employability or research attributes and experiential learning opportunities in either an external
workplace, internal research environment or by studying abroad. You also critically engage with either external stakeholders or internal
academic staff, and reflect on your own personal development through your Advanced Practice experience.

How you are assessed

Assessment varies from module to module. It may include in-course assignments, design exercises, technical reports, presentations or
formal examinations. For your MSc project you prepare a dissertation.

Your Advanced Practice module is assessed by an individual written reflective report (3,000 words) together with a study or workplace
log, where appropriate, and through a poster presentation.

Entry requirements
You will need a first degree equivalent to at least a UK second class (2.2) honours degree. Acceptable engineering degree subjects
include mechanical, aerospace, aeronautical, manufacturing, production and mechanical systems.

Students with a degree awarded outside the UK must also meet the University's minimum English language requirements.

International applicants who need a student visa to study in the UK should check our web pages on UKVI-compliant English language
requirements. The University also provides pre-sessional English language courses if you do not meet the minimum English language
requirement.

For general information please see our overview of entry requirements

International applicants can find out what qualifications they need by visiting Your Country

Employability
Career opportunities
Mechanical engineers typically work in structural engineering, research and development, automotive engineering and design, the
aerospace industry, manufacturing, processing and chemical industries as well as management positions.

Information for international applicants

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