MSc Mechanical Engineering

Module: 7MA018

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: University Telford Campus

To to evaluate current and emerging advanced engineering materials and manufacturing processes such as the ones used in polymer products and in rapid manufacturing and prototyping technologies. The aim is to develop a critical understanding as to how these materials and associated manufacturing processes can be exploited. The module will offer an opportunity to design, develop, manufacture and evaluate a sustainable engineering solution for a bespoke application. The module will allow the students to undertake a group based design, make and test investigation project based around open ended case study data. The work is expected to exploit the available advanced manufacturing processes of metal based ALM and 5 axis CNC manufacturing.

Module: 7ET032

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: University Telford Campus

Besides Fluid Mechanics, Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer, the topic of Solid Mechanics is one of the fundamental pillars of Mechanical Engineering. Within this area, there is the field of Stress Analysis which is a vital topic with which the mechanical engineer and any aspiring manager in the field of engineering should be familiar. This topic is known to be a traditional topic, the theoretical foundations of which have been well established in the past but, regarding applications, this area is constantly evolving. This module will allow the student to recall and be fully conversant with the underpinning theoretical principles and build student’s knowledge further to apply these analytical foundations to current industrial issues to model, analyse and contribute to the design of novel components, structures and products. The module will also allow the student to get acquainted with modern, recent developed, techniques to deal with thin-walled structures currently used in the automotive, aerospace and power industries. The module will also address the latest principles governing modern design issues.

Module: 7CM003

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: University Telford Campus

This module provides you with a broadening knowledge of Computer Aided Design tools and the Product Structuring and Definition strategies being used by today’s most successful product developers and manufacturers. By undertaking the module, you will also develop the ability to analyse and evaluate how modern product design orientated organisations could strategically exploit these technologies to achieve higher quality products at the optimum cost and delivered to market in a timely manner.

Module: 7ET014

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: University Telford Campus

You will attain proficiency in the application of analytic techniques used in computational solutions of fluid mechanics and heat transfer problems. Additionally, computational fluid dynamics tools will be presented, with particular emphasis on problem-solving in rapid prototyping, rapid manufacturing and product design.

Module: 7MA020

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: University Telford Campus

Computational methods are evolving to help automate the optimisation process when using simulation using numerical techniques, identifying options that manual methods may miss through enabling large number of permutations to satisfy multiple objectives. Through parametric integration between geometry (CAD) and simulation, numerical codes can be developed to derive optimum solution. Consequently, this module aims to achieve the said objective through the use of Finite Element Method (FEM) of complex engineering systems and components. The module will further enable a comprehensive understanding of advanced solid mechanics and analytical techniques pertinent to product development and sustainability, and to apply these advanced techniques to synthesise novel designs of a range of engineering systems. Development of custom numerical codes to identify optimum solution to structural problems will be a chosen endeavour in this module.

Module: 7ET023

Credits: 60

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: University Telford Campus

The MSc Dissertation enables you to undertake an in-depth individual research project in an area directly linked to your subject area and interests. This will ensure that you undertake scholarly work that further develops an aspect of the taught material and thereby contributes to your personal development and training towards professional practice. This module evidences your transformation from undergraduate to master’s level achievement through the process and production of a recognised research output in your subject area.

Module: 7ET022

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: University Telford Campus

By studying this module you will develop the personal and professional skills required to design and undertake research in your chosen subject area at post graduate level.

The course has been developed according to the UK Engineering Council's benchmark requirements for professional engineering, to ensure that our students enter the workforce with the broad expertise and relevant capabilities that employers value. For all disciplines addressed in the course syllabus, students will be taught by lecturers who have a wealth of industrial experience in an environment that is focused on working with, and supporting, engineering and technology-led companies. The students will participate in a multi-disciplinary group project which will require advanced technologies and techniques in a progressive engineering environment.

The learning strategy will promote the transferable skills gained during the course. These would include project management, analytical thinking, process application and materials analysis, allowing graduates to pursue careers in the general engineering and a significant range of other sectors. Where possible, students will be encouraged to undertake live industrial projects as part of their studies. This activity will assist graduates who may choose industrially based careers in research and development, design, or product development. In addition, the combination of materials knowledge, design capability, and the understanding of applications for new and emerging technologies will provide graduates of this course with a wide range of employment opportunities in technical/research environments across the world.

Location Mode Fee Year Home/EU Full-time £6400 per year 2020-21 Home/EU Part-time £3200 per year 2020-21 Home Full-time £6550 per year 2021-22 Home Part-time £3275 per year 2021-22 International Full-time £13350 per year 2020-21 International Full-time £13950 per year 2021-22

These fees relate to new entrants only for the academic year indicated for entry onto the course, any subsequent years study may be subject to an annual increase, usually in line with inflation.

Students should normally be educated to honours degree level, with a minimum of a 2.2, in Mechanical Engineering, Technology or a closely related discipline.

International Students will require approval from the Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS). Its aim is to help stop the spread of knowledge and skills that could be used in the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and their means of delivery. The ATAS is specifically designed to ensure that those applying for postgraduate study in certain sensitive subjects do not acquire knowledge that could potentially be used in WMD courses. Please see link for further info:

New teaching facilities are an integral part of a recent £10m investment at the University of Wolverhampton’s Telford Innovation Campus, which meets the teaching and learning requirements of students on this MSc course. All the specialist equipment needed for the delivery of the course including solid mechanics and fluid mechanics laboratories, subsonic and supersonic wind tunnels, advanced materials and composites analysis and advanced additive manufacturing engineering facilities are located at our Telford Innovation Campus. The course is underpinned by high quality teaching from highly experienced and qualified members of academic staff who are at the cutting edge of research in their respective fields.

The course has been developed according to the UK Engineering Council's benchmark requirements for professional engineering, to ensure that our students enter the workforce with the broad expertise and relevant capabilities that employers value.

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Postgraduate Loan (Home Fee Status):

You may be able to get a postgraduate student loan from Student Finance England of up to £11,750 to help pay for a Master’s degree. Applications are made through Student Finance England and more information on the regulations and eligibility criteria can be found at Masters Loans gov.uk.

* Any RPL will invalidate your eligibility as you must study a minimum of 180 credits

Changes for EU students:

The UK government has confirmed that EU students starting courses from 1 August 2021 will normally be classified as Overseas (International) students for fee purposes