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Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering MSc

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Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Methodology

    Online

  • Duration

    1 Year

  • Online campus

    Yes

  • Delivery of study materials

    Yes

  • Support service

    Yes

  • Virtual classes

    Yes

Develop the skills and knowledge employers are seeking and advance your career to senior levels in areas such as automotive, aerospace, petrochemical, scientific or manufacturing engineering applications.
Draw inspiration from our excellent industry links with major names such as Rolls-Royce, Toyota, Balfour Beatty, Bombardier and Pektron
This programme is accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) as fully satisfying the further learning requirements for Chartered Engineer (CEng) registration
Benefit from high-quality teaching which will keep you up to date with latest developments in everything from e-manufacturing to robotics
Tailor your studies to your professional interests, including a major research project on a theme of your choice
Develop your managerial skills to set you up for success in a global industry environment
Drawing on current industry practice, this MSc builds specialist skills in both mechanical and manufacturing engineering to put your career ambitions on a firm footing.

About this course

The MSc Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering develops the skills and knowledge you will need to apply for registration as a Chartered Engineer (CEng) when you graduate.

Chartered Engineers use a range of fundamental scientific principles to:

Research, develop and apply new technologies
Develop and promote advanced designs and design methods
Introduce new and more efficient production techniques
Initiate marketing and construction concepts
Pioneer new engineering services and management methods

When you graduate, you will be fully equipped to apply current technology to a variety of areas in mechanical and manufacturing engineering. You will have the skills and knowledge to enhance your earning potential and to move into a responsible job in the sector.

You will normally need an appropriate engineering or science undergraduate degree (2:2 or above), or an equivalent professional qualification, or significant industrial or professional experience following your initial qualification.
If English is not your first language, you will also need an IELTS score of 6.5 or the equivalent.

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  • Risk
  • Project
  • Industry
  • Approach
  • Engineering
  • Design
  • Manufacturing Engineering
  • IT risk
  • Global
  • Skills
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Course programme

What you will study

This course is made up of three stages - Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma and MSc.

Postgraduate CertificateYou will study modules such as:Research Methods: Application and Evaluation

This module will advise, guide and develop you in the various elements that constitute the skills required for identifying and applying appropriate research methods and developing an overall research plan. Your learning will include how to identify, evaluate and apply different research philosophies, research approaches, research strategies, research methods, and methods of data collection and analysis.

Advanced Mechanical Modelling and E-manufacturing

This module is made up of two parts. The first covers modelling techniques and simulations to enable you to evaluate mechanical designs by studying underlying theories and applications of design software. During the second part, you will develop key technical knowledge and an understanding of the concepts of e-manufacturing as well as the ability to critically appraise them. You will also explore relevant Internet technologies.

Forensic Engineering, Failure Analysis and Prevention

Forensic engineering is the study of product, process or design failures and how these relate to international legislation and standards or, in some cases, to legal investigations. During this module, you will review the identification and advanced analysis of a range of failure modes for engineered products. You will critically appraise the design, manufacture and material facets of failed components, which can indicate the sources of failure. You will identify likely causes of failure and strategies for testing out failure mode hypotheses.

By considering misuse or original design flaws, you will review the mechanical analysis for the assessment and reduction of factors that contribute to the onset of failure, such as loading types, materials, manufacturing techniques, and environmental and structural properties. You will predict failure scenarios that include brittle, ductile, fatigue, wear and buckling failure modes. You will also consider design for the prevention of failure of both metallic and non-metallic mechanical products.

Environmental Risk and Responsibility

This module evaluates how the professional actions, decisions and leadership of others interact with the society in which you are working, and how this affects environmental risk and the sustainable future of the planet. Starting with a global view of how environmental stresses are generated by developing technologies, we will take a systemic approach to explore how responsibility for sustainability challenges does not always lie with the decision maker. This course will be delivered online for students joining the course in January.

Postgraduate Diploma

You will study modules such as:

CPD and Strategic Management

During this module, you will develop your managerial skills in preparation for work in a global industry environment. You will study strategic concepts and learn how to transfer them into your own industry or specialism using a structured approach. You will focus on managing the global future by analysis rather than by instinct and will become adept at forecasting and financial analysis, while considering business ethics. The Continuing Professional Development (CPD) element of this module means that you will be able to contextualise and concentrate your studies in your own discipline to improve your employability.

Advanced Mechanical Design and Manufacturing Engineering

You will develop your thinking in relation to an integrated design, material and manufacturing approach. We will provide you with one of the key enabling capabilities needed to evaluate specific areas of initial concept development effectively and to perform detailed engineering design and analysis throughout a project’s development cycle. This integrated engineering approach incorporates the infrastructure, design and analysis formats and tools that can be exercised concurrently, and provides benefits from the standpoint of producing a better design, faster results, lower cost uncertainties, and reduced risk.

Robotics and Manufacturing Control Systems

You will explore the area of industrial robotics and their control. Industrial robots play an increasingly significant role in manufacturing automation. Consequently, an understanding of their hardware, software and integration design are key to the use of such technologies in industry automation. You will also study the use of programmable logic controllers (PLCs) in robot integration applications as a user-friendly control unit to enhance the capability of the industry robot application.

Negotiated Module

You will carry out a professional development audit, develop your learning contract, and identify specific aspects of technical study in your given specialism that may complement or extend your academic studies at masters level. This will help your application for Chartered Engineering status. This module will be taught through work-based learning and you will negotiate your area of study with the module leader.

MSc

You will study one module, such as:

Independent Scholarship

This triple module is an integral and substantial part of your masters degree. It enables you to use and enhance the knowledge and intellectual skills you have gained during the course through an extensive investigation of a proposed postgraduate study related to the course material. You will produce a coherent, sustained and comprehensive research study to demonstrate your ability to generate complex proposals with an awareness of current issues and insights as well as originality in the application of subject knowledge. Where appropriate, you will propose new hypotheses and speculations. You will be challenged to demonstrate a critical understanding of how the boundaries of knowledge are advanced through research in the production of clear, logically argued and original work related to your field of study.

Additional information

UK/EU fee - 
£850 per 20 credits* (2019/20)


International fee - 
£14,250 for the full programme (2019/20)

Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering MSc

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