Pre-Bachelor Mechanical Engineering at Swindon College

Bachelor's degree

In Oxford

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Oxford

This foundation degree (FdEng) in Mechanical Engineering at Swindon College has been developed by Swindon College and Oxford Brookes University, to equip you with the skills and knowledge needed for a technical or management career in the mechanical engineering industry.

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Location

Start date

Oxford (Oxfordshire)
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Headington Campus, Gipsy Lane, OX3 0BP

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About this course

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Subjects

  • Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • GCSE Mathematics
  • Mathematics
  • Industry
  • Skills and Training
  • Management
  • IT Management

Course programme

Course Content Students graduating with this FdEng award will be confident practitioners in Engineering with the knowledge and ability to apply current technology to existing products & designs as well as developing new ones. They will have a sound understanding of engineering principles and the skills necessary to communicate them to others and develop them into finished products that meet customer expectations and agreed specifications. Within this skill set will be the ability to reflect on their own work to evaluate what worked, what can be improved and how the overall process can be changed for the better.Study modules

Each single undergraduate module is 150 hours of effort. Modules presently include 36 to 54 hours contact time and are delivered using a mixture of lectures, tutorial/seminar sessions and laboratories. In addition, you can expect to undertake approximately an additional 100 hours of independent work per single 15-credit module. The exception is the double project module.

Teaching methods vary from module to module. Usually they include lectures, laboratory-based practical activities and software simulations, problem-solving classes and tutorial support, supplemented by handouts and booklets produced by staff.

Year 1
  • Work Based Module (core, double)
  • Mechanical Principles and Engineering Science (core, double)
  • Mathematics 1 (core)
  • Electrical and Electronic Science (compulsory)
  • CAD CAM (compulsory)
  • Engineering Management (compulsory)
Year 2
  • Work Based Project (compulsory, double)
  • Stress Analysis and Materials (compulsory, double)
  • PLCs (compulsory)
  • Computer Aided Engineering (compulsory)
  • Manufacturing 1 (optional)
  • Manufacturing 2 (optional)
  • Mathematics 2 (optional)*
  • Thermo-fluids (optional)*
*Mathematics 2 and Thermo-fluids are compulsory for students who wish to progress to Level 6 of the BSc (Hons) Mechanical Engineering degree.Work placementsA significant component of the degree is taken and studied in industry, so during the course you will be required to undertake work-based learning. Swindon College has extensive links with local employers and appropriate placements will be facilitated as far as possible by the college. Nevertheless, it remains the learner’s responsibility to secure such access in order to complete the assessment on the programme.

Pre-Bachelor Mechanical Engineering at Swindon College

Price on request