StudyQA — Master: Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering

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Why choose this course?
* You'll be taught by experienced and supportive tutors, who will help you reach your full potential.
* You'll be able to apply for Chartered Engineer status when you graduate as this course has been developed to meet all the requirements.
* You'll develop the skills and knowledge employers are looking for in areas such as automotive, aerospace, petrochemical, scientific or manufacturing applications.

About the course
You'll specialise in mechanical and manufacturing engineering, and develop the skills and knowledge you'll need to apply for registration as a Chartered Engineer (CEng) when you graduate.

Chartered Engineers use a range of fundamental scientific principles to:

* research, develop and apply new technologies
* develop and promote advanced designs and design methods
* introduce new and more efficient production techniques
* initiate marketing and construction concepts
* pioneer new engineering services and management methods.

This course is flexible, so you'll have lots of choice in the specialist subject modules you take and the ways you learn. So you'll study some modules through lectures and tutorials, some online and others in your workplace. You'll study both on your own and as part of a group. And your project work will give you experience of working in teams.

We've got close links with local businesses - including Rolls-Royce, Toyota, Balfour Beatty, Bombardier, Coors breweries, Novartis, Pektron, and Vinci - sector skills councils, professional bodies and the Regional Development Agency, EMDA. Our Industrial Advisory Panel is drawn from these industries and means we can keep up to date with the current developments in the industry and pass them on to you in our teaching.

If your undergraduate degree is not accredited by the Engineering Council as part of their requirements for the CEng, or you're unsure about studying a postgraduate course, you can do the Preparatory Programme - Preparing for Postgraduate Study in Arts, Design and Technology (Engineering) - before you start the MSc. If you're an international student you can combine this with an appropriate English course if you need to reach the international entry requirements.

You can study this course full time or part time.

When you graduate you'll be able to apply current technology to a variety of areas in mechanical and manufacturing engineering. You'll be able to move into a responsible job, with lots of professional satisfaction.

Anything else?
If your undergraduate degree is not accredited by the Engineering Council as part of their requirements for the CEng, or you're unsure about studying a postgraduate course, you can do the Preparatory Programme - Preparing for Postgraduate Study in Engineering - before you start the MSc.

You'll normally need an appropriate engineering or science undergraduate degree (2:2 or above) or equivalent, an equivalent professional qualification, or significant industrial or professional experience following your initial qualification.If English is not your first language, you'll also need an IELTS score of 6.5 or equivalent.If you're applying for an postgraduate course, you will need at least: * IELTS: 6.0 (with a minimum of 5.5 in all areas). * TOEFL: 550 (paper based), 213 (computer based), or 80 (internet based) * Pearson Test of Academic English: 51 * Cambridge Advanced Certificate: Pass * London Tests of English: we accept level 5 for postgraduate courses * International GCE O Level English Language: Grade C * International GCSE English or English as a Second Language: Grade C. English Language Requirements IELTS band: 6 CAE score: (read more) Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) is part of the Cambridge English suite and is targeted at a high level (IETLS 6.5-8.0). It is an international English language exam set at the right level for academic and professional success. Developed by Cambridge English Language Assessment - part of the University of Cambridge - it helps you stand out from the crowd as a high achiever. 60 (Grade C) TOEFL paper-based test score : 550 TOEFL iBT® test: 80 IMPORTANT NOTE: Since April 2014 the ETS tests (including TOEFL and TOEIC) are no longer accepted for Tier 4 visa applications to the United Kingdom. The university might still accept these tests to admit you to the university, but if you require a Tier 4 visa to enter the UK and begin your degree programme, these tests will not be sufficient to obtain your Visa. The IELTS test is most widely accepted by universities and is also accepted for Tier 4 visas to the UK- learn more.