Nuclear Engineering : MEng Hons : H821

Lancaster University

Master

In Lancaster

£ 9,250 VAT inc.

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Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    Lancaster

  • Duration

    4 Years

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Nuclear engineers design, build and operate equipment and processes that benefit humanity. Our Masters programme focuses on creativity and ingenuity to develop your design and implementation skills to an advanced level, and prepare you for your chosen career.

Nuclear applications cover a broad range of sectors from healthcare and cancer treatment through to power generation, national security and decommissioning activity. The industry is set to expand over the next ten years. With an estimated international spend of around £930 billion for building new reactors and £250 billion for decommissioning those coming offline, there is potential for the generation of 40,000 jobs in the UK nuclear sector alone.

Your degree will begin with a common first year, where you will be taught a series of modules that are taken by all first-year engineering students. We will introduce you to many of the key features of engineering, equipping you with a well-rounded understanding and skill set. Following the first year, you will have the opportunity to consider and plan your academic progression. At this stage, you may choose to begin your Nuclear Engineering study, or move onto any of our other specialist programmes.

Specialist modules in nuclear engineering begin in the second year, where you will also continue to develop your core skills as an engineer. This year you will study modules covering topics such as nuclear chemistry, nuclear engineering systems and nuclear safety. As our flexible programme begins to focus in on core aspects of nuclear engineering, you will develop practical skills, and test and analyse your design ideas in the laboratory or through computer simulation, using engineering IT tools.

On this programme, you may decide to spend a year in industry, gaining valuable experience and enhancing your employability.

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Lancaster (Lancashire)
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Lancaster University, LA1 4YW

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About this course

Our graduates go on to excel in a wide range of industries, working in defence, medicine, materials, nuclear power, physics, and radiation protection and measurement. Professional roles can vary and include:

Health and Safety Specialist
Instrumentation and Control Engineer
Process Design and Nuclear Systems Engineer
Reactor Operator
Nuclear engineering graduates are also well positioned for careers in electronic, mechanical or applications engineering.

Alternatively, you may wish to undertake PhD level study at Lancaster and pursue a career in research or teaching.

Our Careers Service offers a wide range of support and advice and we host a Science and Technology Careers Fair every year, allowing you to make valuable business connections.

We are often approached by external companies to help solve problems that are specific to engineering. We view such problems as opportunities, and with the expertise that you gain during your degree, it will be your job to solve these challenges in small teams. Our current students and recent graduates can also apply for relevant paid work experience through the Science and Technology Internship Programme.

We strive to empower all our graduates with the skills, confidence and experience they need to achieve a successful career.

A Level AAA

Required Subjects A level Mathematics and a Physical Science, for example, Physics, Chemistry, Electronics, Computer Science, Design & Technology or Further Mathematics.

GCSE Minimum of five GCSEs at grade B or 6 to include Mathematics, and GCSE English Language at grade C or 4

IELTS 6.5 overall with at least 5.5 in each component.

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Subjects

  • Design
  • Mathematics
  • Engineering Mathematics
  • Engineering
  • Nuclear Engineering
  • GCSE Mathematics
  • Innovation
  • Electronics
  • Electronics Fundamentals
  • Digital Electronics

Course programme

Many of Lancaster's degree programmes are flexible, offering students the opportunity to cover a wide selection of subject areas to complement their main specialism. You will be able to study a range of modules, some examples of which are listed below.

Year 1

Core

    • Design, Innovation and 3-D Thinking
    • Electrical and Electronics Fundamentals
    • Engineering Mathematics I
    • Engineering Mathematics II
    • Engineering Mathematics III
    • Engineering Mathematics IV
    • Fundamentals of Chemistry for Engineers
    • Fundamentals of Digital Electronics
    • Fundamentals of Electronic Instrumentation
    • Heat Transfer
    • Introduction to Engineering Thermodynamics
    • Manufacturing Fundamentals
    • Mechanics of Materials
    • Process Engineering Fundamentals
    • Programming Fundamentals
Year 2

Core

    • Business Development Project
    • Decommissioning and Sustainability
    • Electromagnetics & RF Engineering
    • Engineering Analysis
    • Engineering Projects
    • Fluid mechanics and control
    • Nuclear Engineering
    • Power Engineering
Year 3

Core

    • Computational Fluid Dynamics
    • Engineering Management
    • Engineering Materials
    • Individual MEng Project
    • Integrated Circuit Engineering
    • Leadership in Technology
    • Nuclear Instrumentation
    • Nuclear Medicine
Year 4

Core

    • Decomissioning Process and Technology
    • Group Project
    • Intelligent System Control
    • Nuclear Safety & Design
    • Start-up Module

Lancaster University offers a range of programmes, some of which follow a structured study programme, and others which offer the chance for you to devise a more flexible programme. We divide academic study into two sections - Part 1 (Year 1) and Part 2 (Year 2, 3 and sometimes 4). For most programmes Part 1 requires you to study 120 credits spread over at least three modules which, depending upon your programme, will be drawn from one, two or three different academic subjects. A higher degree of specialisation then develops in subsequent years.

Information contained on the website with respect to modules is correct at the time of publication, but changes may be necessary, for example as a result of student feedback, Professional Statutory and Regulatory Bodies' (PSRB) requirements, staff changes, and new research.

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