BEng Professional Engineering

• Course Outline and Key Facts

Course outline:
The Professional Engineering course is a progression pathway with 120 credits weighting, designed to give a route from foundation degrees to a BEng. It is offered to those who hold 240 credits from Aston Foundation Degree (or equivalent). The course provides the advanced engineering knowledge and understanding needed to qualify for incorporated engineer (IEng) status, and helps with building the range of practical competences also needed for IEng.

The programme has three core modules totalling 60 credits. Students will then choose 60 credits from a list of modules.

Duration:
2 years’ work based blended distance learning

Location of course:
All learning and teaching is undertaken through Distance Learning using a Virtual Learning Environment (Blackboard). You will also be allocated two Supervisor who will visit you in the workplace to help guide you through your studies. There will be a requirement to attend Aston University for an induction, to sit examinations and attend optional short tutorials. Any attendance at the University is usually arranged on Saturdays.

Induction days 2017:
All new students must attend the compulsory induction days which will be held at Aston University on Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th September 2017.

Entry requirement:

A Foundation Degree or equivalent in a relevant engineering discipline. Applicants must be in full time employment and have the support of their employer. We understand that some engineers may not have completed a Foundation Degree (or equivalent qualification) and therefore do not meet the entry requirements. However, if you do have at least 180 credits from previous qualifications in a relevant engineering discipline, then we may be able to offer you the opportunity to complete a Portfolio of Evidence. If the Portfolio is successfully completed, then you will be offered a place on this Bachelors programme. For further information please email

The programme is designed based on:

• Benchmark Statement of the IET/IMechE IEng class of membership
• Benchmark Statement of UK-SPEC Engineering Specific Learning Outcomes
• QAA Engineering Benchmark

• Professional Development Audit (PE6C00)
• Work Based Project (PE6C05)
• Project Management (PE6C01)

The optional modules are:

• Offshore Engineering Oil & Gas (PE6E02)
• Microcontrollers, Architecture and Programming (PE6E03)
• Engineering Materials Principles (PE6E06)
• Power Systems I (PE6E07)
• Electrical Machines, Construction and Performance (PE6E08)
• Health, Safety & Environment (PE6E09)
• Solid Mechanics, Vibration and Rotor Dynamics (PE6E10)
• Quality Engineering (PE6E12)
• Engineering Design Applications (PE6E13)
• Process Control and Instrumentation (PE6E14)
• Environmental Systems (PE6E19)
• Manufacturing Systems (PE6E17)
• Engineering Minerals Processing (PE6E18)
• Process Technologies for the Water Industry (PE6E16)