Engineering, General-MEng

You study four modules of engineering, one of mathematics and one optional module. In your engineering courses you will receive instruction in the use of 3D CAD software (e.g. SolidWorks) using our computer lab, be taught how to program a computer and take part in a number of practical labs. You will also take part in a group design where you have to design, build and test a device. Recent examples include a spring powered dragster and a miniature hydro-electric plant. On the course you also attend lectures, problem classes and supervisions with academic staff.

• Applied Mechanics I
• Electromagnetism and Manufacture
• Thermodynamics & Fluid Mechanics I
• Electronic Measurement
• Mathematics for Engineers and Scientists

And one free elective.

The optional (free elective) module may be selected from anything that will fit the timetable and for which you meet the necessary prerequisites. Popular choices in the past have included ‘Introduction to Programming’, ‘Computational Thinking’ and a range of different language modules but some students have done courses in History or Poetry.

Engineering and mathematics now occupy the full six modules in the timetable.

You will undertake a major design project as part of a small team with guidance from an academic supervisor and an ‘Industrial Tutor’, an engineer from industry. This lets you put into practice the skills you have picked up in the various lecture courses. The end result is usually a series of electronic drawings good enough to manufacture a device from.

• Engineering Mathematics 2
• Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics 2
• Mechanics 2
• Electrical Engineering 2
• Electronics 2
• Engineering Design 2.

The course splits into the following streams: Electronic, Mechanical, Electrical and Civil Engineering.

A major team design project now occupies a whole module of the course where you consider the device as a product and do everything from basic market research to design for manufacture. For the Civil stream you undertake a major design exercise providing an understanding of the principles of structural elements in structural steelwork and reinforced concrete. Two-week practical courses cover topics such as surveying, industrial problem solving with interaction with local industry and robotics projects.

• Electrical Engineering 3
• Engineering Design 3
• Control and Signal Processing 3
• Electronics and Communications 3
• Advanced Computer Systems and Digital Electronics 3
• Semiconductor Physics and Devices 3

• Materials 3
• Applied Mechanics 3
• Thermofluids and Fluid Mechanics 3
• Electrical Engineering 3
• Engineering Design 3
• Control and Signal Processing 3

• Materials 3
• Applied Mechanics 3
• Thermofluids and Fluid Mechanics 3
• Electrical Engineering 3
• Engineering Design 3
• Control and Signal Processing 3

• Structures and Geomatics 3
• Geotechnics 3
• Environmental Engineering 3
• Civil Design 3
• Materials 3
• Applied Mechanics 3

In line with our integrated approach to engineering many of the modules taken in the third year are found in more than one stream.

The highlight of the degree is the final year project. This activity, which is half the year in most streams, involves working closely with a supervisor on an area of cutting-edge research and development. The best student projects have been featured in internationally recognised engineering journals, indicating that our students are amongst the finest young engineers in the world. In addition, you will sit modules of taught courses on advanced engineering.

The five final-year streams are Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aeronautics, Electronic Engineering, and New and Renewable Energy. The modules for each stream are shown below, students typically study three taught modules and the balance of work is project-based.

• MEng Research and Development Project (or MEng Technical Project and Engineering into Schools)
• Fluid Mechanics and Turbomachinery
• Applied Mechanics
• Aeromechanics.

• MEng Research and Development Project (or MEng Technical Project and Engineering into Schools)
• Applied Mechanics
• Structures, Highways and Construction
• Advanced Geotechnical Engineering and Hydrology.

• MEng Research and Development Project (or MEng Technical Project and Engineering into Schools)
• Digital Systems
• Communication Systems
• Microelectronics.

• MEng Research and Development Project (or MEng Techinical Project and Engineering into Schools)
• Applied Mechanics
• Fluid Mechanics and Turbomachinery
• Energy Markets, Low Carbon and Thermal Technologies.

• MEng Research and Development Project (or MEng Technical Project and Engineering into Schools)
• Energy Conversion and Delivery
• Energy Markets, Low Carbon and Thermal Technologies.

• Applied Mechanics
• Digital Systems.

We offer the possibility to conduct the third year of your degree at a world-leading university abroad. Language tuition is available in the first year in a range of languages as free elective modules and in other years through the University’s Languages For All scheme. Exchange programmes are currently available with:

• University of British Columbia, Canada
• Queen’s University, Canada
• National University of Singapore
• University of Hong Kong
• University of Melbourne
• Ecole des Mines de Douai
• TU Berlin
• TU Denmark.

Engineering is an increasingly international discipline and living and working in another country is a valuable addition to your CV.