Industrial Engineering BEng (top-up year)

• 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.

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.

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.