Electromechanical Engineering

Description

Electromechanical engineering combines electrical and mechanical engineering to find solutions for systems that rely on mechanical elements, electrical power, sensing and control.

Electromechanical engineering meets the increasing demand from industry for engineers with cross-disciplinary skills in the fields of robotics, flexible manufacturing, electromechanical power systems and electrical power transmission and distribution systems.

You will investigate the problems of combining electrical and mechanical components into electromechanical devices or systems such as micro-machines, electric vehicles and powerful industrial robots.

Project work begins in the first year and continues with design and build tasks in every year of your degree. You will get the chance to exercise your creative talent, deploy your skills and exploit the knowledge gained to design electromechanical devices.

Key areas of study include:

• theoretical and computational aspects of electromagnetism
• robotics, communications and control
• mechanics and engineering design

Students are eligible for funding under the Power Academy Scheme.
We have excellent relationships with employers, and have our own Careers Hub website. We also run an annual careers fair.

Detailed Course Facts

Application deadline January 15 Tuition fee

• GBP 9000 Year (EEA)
• GBP 13290 Year (Non-EEA)

Start date October 2015 Duration full-time 36 months Languages Take an IELTS test

• English

Delivery mode On Campus Educational variant Full-time More information Go To The Course Website

Course Content

Students undertake three years of study. Each year there are compulsory modules. However, the degree has been designed to maximise student choice by allowing you to tailor the degree structure to suit your own interests.

Year 1

Semester 1

Compulsory Core Modules

• ELEC1200 Electronic Circuits
• ELEC1201 Programming

Compulsory Modules

• ELEC1202 Digital Systems and Microprocessors

Semester 2

Compulsory Core Modules

• ELEC1203 Mechanics
• ELEC1205 Solid State Devices
• ELEC1207 Electronic Systems

Full Academic Year

Compulsory Core Modules

• ELEC1028 TT Personal Tutorial

Compulsory Modules

• ELEC1029 TT Electronic Labs Yr1
• ELEC1206 Electrical Materials and Fields
• MATH1055 Mathematics for Electronic and Electrical Engineering

Year 2

Semester 1

Compulsory Modules

• ELEC2211 Electromechanical Energy Conversion
• ELEC2214 Circuits and Systems
• ELEC2220 Control and Communications
• MATH2047 Mathematics for Electronics & Electrical Engineering Part II

Semester 2

Compulsory Modules

• ELEC2208 Power Electronics and Drives
• ELEC2213 Electrical Machines

Optional Modules

• ANTH2001 Cosmology, Ritual and Belief
• CRIM1004 Criminal Justice Studies
• EDUC1041 Secondary Education: Systems and Structures
• ELEC2206 Materials
• LAWS3098 Violence and Sex in Law, Literature and Culture
• PHIL1002 Knowledge and Mind
• PHIL1020 Faith and Reason
• PSYC1009 Psychology of Social and Individual Wellbeing
• PSYC2006 Behavioural Neuroscience
• PSYC2007 Developmental Psychology
• PSYC2018 Perception
• SOCI2003 Gender & Society
• SOES1009 The Living Earth
• UOSM2002 Design Skills for Presentations and Maps
• UOSM2004 Global Health
• UOSM2005 Living with Environmental Change
• UOSM2007 Digital Humanities: Critical Thinking in the Information Age
• UOSM2008 Living and Working on the Web
• UOSM2009 Ethics in a Complex World
• UOSM2010 Global Challenges
• UOSM2011 The Management of Risk and Uncertainty
• UOSM2012 Online Social Networks
• UOSM2014 Piracy, Security and Maritime Space
• UOSM2016 The Human Brain and Society
• UOSM2017 Intercultural communication in a global world
• UOSM2018 Understanding Modern China
• UOSM2021 More or Less
• UOSM2024 The Arab World in and Beyond the Headlines
• UOSM2025 Tall Tales: Unpicking the Secrets of Buildings
• UOSM2026 Jekyll and Hyde: an exploration of ethics in science
• UOSM2028 How Musical Instruments Work
• UOSM2029 Life in the Cosmos
• UOSM2031 Engineering Replacement Body Parts
• UOSM2032 Making Sense out of senses: How the Brain Works

Full Academic Year

Compulsory Modules

• ELEC2026 TT Electrical & Electromechanical Labs Yr2
• ELEC2209 Electrical Engineering Design

Year 3

Semester 1

Compulsory Modules

• ELEC3214 Power Systems Technology

Optional Modules

• EDUC2031 Lifelong Learning: Systems and Structures
• ELEC3201 Robotic Systems
• ELEC3205 Control System Design
• ELEC3210 Electromechanical Design
• MANG3067 Engineering Management and Law
• MATH3083 Advanced Partial Differential Equations
• SESG3024 Manufacturing and Materials
• SESM3031 Automobile Systems
• UOSM2013 Pathological Mechanisms of Disease
• UOSM2015 Sustainability in the Local and Global Environment
• UOSM2022 Social Enterprise
• UOSM2023 Portus Field School
• UOSM2027 Health Policy and Economics
• UOSM2030 Body and Society
• UOSM2033 Living and Working on the Web

Semester 2

Compulsory Modules

• ELEC3215 Fluids and Mechanical Materials
• ELEC3216 Mechanical Power Transmission and Vibration

Full Academic Year

Compulsory Modules

• COMP3200 Part III Individual Project

English Language Requirements

IELTS band : 6.5

To study at this university, you have to speak English. We advice you to

take an IELTS test.

Requirements

GCSE Mathematics and English at grade C or above

A Levels:

AAB (Including an A in Mathematics and Physics, or equivalent international qualification)

General Studies and Critical Thinking are not accepted as one of the three A levels.

English Language Requirements:

If English is not your first language, you will be required to pass an approved English test. We normally ask for a score of IELTS 6.5 with at least 5.5 in each competency. For information on other accepted English language tests, please visit www.southampton.ac.uk/admissions_language.

Alternative Qualifications:

We welcome applications from candidates offering qualifications other than A and AS levels (including BTEC Higher National Diploma, European Baccalaureate, International Baccalaureate, Irish Leaving Certificate and Scottish Highers). You will be expected to attain an equivalent standard (or higher) to an A level applicant.

International Qualifications:

We welcome applications from international students. For information on applying, visit the International Office website

Mature Applicants:

We welcome applications from mature students. If you will be over 21 at the start of your proposed degree programme, you are may be eligible for exemption from our normal entry requirements. However, you will be required to provide evidence of having completed recent study (eg Access, Return to Study, Open University foundation courses) and of your capacity to pursue the course.

Selection Process:

We select students on the basis of a UCAS application. UCAS code: HH36 Course title: BEng Electromechanical Engineering Course duration: 3 years

Work Experience

No work experience is required.