Industrial Engineering BEng (top-up year)
Bachelor's degree
In Wrexham
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Wrexham (Wales)
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Start date
Different dates available
Why choose this course? This course is designed to meet the needs of people working in engineering. It is delivered on a part-time basis in order to fit around employment. Developed with employers from a variety of industries, you will work with industry standard technology and specialise in your area of interest in one of four pathways: Automation and instrumentation or electrical Plant maintenance or mechanical Mechatronics Engineering management The main focus of this programme is to make learning stimulating, interactive and challenging. This course will ensure that you understand new and emerging technologies while giving you a firm foundation in theory. This one year top up (level 6) will enable you to obtain a BEng (Hons) in Industrial Engineering. This means that the overall cost will be less and you will graduate with a full honours degree in only three years (level 6 top up subject to meeting entry requirements).
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Subjects
- IT
- Engineering
- Project
- Systems
- Management
- IT Management
- Industrial Engineering
- Operations Management
- Electrical
- Industry
- Engineering Management
Course programme
- You will be taught by a dedicated teaching team, many with industrial backgrounds.
- Friendly, open tutors will listen if you need help or have a query.
- Study on day release allowing you to fit study around work (check for availability).
- Excellent links to industry and local businesses.
- Investment of equipment from major companies and local suppliers.
- The University invested £500K in engineering equipment in recent years.
- Use industrial standard equipment in our specialist engineering laboratories.
- Students will have a mentor regularly visiting the workplace.
- Subject to chosen pathway, the course leads to IEng (Incorporated Engineer) where either the IET or IMechE are the accrediting bodies.
Year 1 (Level 6)
The modules you study in your top up year will depend on the pathway you have chosen. The programme will give you the knowledge and understanding of mathematical principles relevant to industrial engineering, demonstrate awareness of environmental implications and the need for sustainable development. You'll conduct laboratory experiments to investigate engineering principles and design, construct and test devices and systems before preparing descriptive, interpretive and evaluative technical reports.
Modules
Automation and Instrumentation or Electrical
- Project and Manufacturing Operations Management
- Plant and Maintenance Systems Analysis
- Project
- Further Control Engineering
- Electrical Power Systems and Drives
Mechanical or Plant Maintenance
- Project and Manufacturing Operations Management
- Plant and Maintenance Systems Analysis
- Project
- Further Control Engineering
- Mechanical Systems Analysis
Mechatronics
- Project and Manufacturing Operations Management
- Plant and Maintenance Systems Analysis
- Project
- Further Control Engineering
- Mechatronics and Industrial Engineering
Engineering Management
- Project and Manufacturing Operations Management
- Plant and Maintenance Systems Analysis
- Project
- Inter-professional Studies in Engineering
The information listed in this section is an overview of the academic content of the programme that will take the form of either core or option modules. Modules are designated as core or option in accordance with professional body requirements and internal academic framework review, so may be subject to change.
Industrial Engineering BEng (top-up year)