Mechanical Engineering

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The Mechanical Engineering MSc builds on your undergraduate knowledge base through a number of advanced modules in core subject areas.

These are supported by modules in business and electromechanics, providing you with an insight of the engineering business environment and broadening your understanding of other engineering disciplines.

The course provides you with an understanding of the methodology used in research and an awareness of the numerical techniques underpinning the tools employed in mechanical and thermal analysis.

Topicality and direct application to the needs of society are also catered for, providing you with an understanding of the environmental impact of human activities and energy consumption and the role of the mechanical engineer in seeking appropriate solutions.

Career opportunities

Graduates will be equipped to take up responsible positions within a wide range of industries including automotive, aerospace, energy and power among others. They will also be prepared, if they wish, to continue on the research path to a doctorate degree.

Further information

To support our courses the faculty offers a wide range of

Programme

The three semesters contribute equally to the degree award. The following list gives the full-time study pattern. If you choose to undertake a placement, this will take place before the third semester.

First semester (September to January)

* Electromechanics
* Engineering Business Environment and Energy Studies
* Numerical Techniques in Engineering
* Advanced Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer

Second semester (February to May)

* Advanced Solid Mechanics
* Research Methods
* Engineering Systems Dynamics and Control
* Advanced Materials and Design

Third semester (June to September)

You will work on a major research-based individual project

Teaching/assessment

The modules are delivered through a mixture of lectures, tutorials and laboratories. This ensures a good balance between theory and practice so that real engineering problems are better understood through an underpinning of strong theoretical and analytical knowledge translated into practical skills.

You should have the equivalent of a British Honours degree (2:2 minimum) in a relevant subject. If you don't have formal academic qualifications but have extensive industry experience you will be considered individually.Students whose first language is not English and/or have not been taught and examined solely in an English medium will generally need to provide evidence of their English language in the form of an IELTS or recognised equivalent examination The score required is typically IELTS 6.0 for Undergraduate and Postgraduate Taught courses within the Faculty of Technology. English Language Requirements IELTS band: 6 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.