School of Engineering - University of Aberdeen courses

...following your chosen discipline in greater depth, including design applications. You do not need to finalise your choice of specialisation until you begin third...

...you have the satisfaction of seeing your work improving lives. Suitable for: You will be good at mathematics, you will have a sound grasp of basic sciences...

...and Structures Electronics and Programmable Systems Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics Electrical and Mechanical Systems Engineering Design and Practice In your third...

...aimed at developing and improving communication skills. These include written laboratory reports, dissertations, and presentations. The main method...

...Laboratories and design classes are used to develop practical skills such as manufacturing and measurement techniques. They are also valuable for giving...

...to develop practical skills such as manufacturing and measurement techniques. They are also valuable for giving practical demonstrations of the concepts...

...many courses pressure is taken off the examinations by use of continuous assessment. Presentations, laboratory reports and other coursework are submitted...

...equipment accurate to a fraction of a millimetre, to tiny silicon chips processing information at lightning speeds. You conceive new solutions to society's problems...

...Practice Following this, in the second year, the topics covered include: Engineering Mathematics Materials and Structures Electronics and Programmable...

...Engineering Science Applied Mechanics and Structures Electronic and Electrical Engineering Engineering Communication Design and Practice Following...

...as solutions are worked through during tutorials. Laboratories and design classes are used to develop practical skills such as manufacturing and measurement techniques...

...Lectures last fifty minutes and are the main method used to teach the underlying principles of engineering science. Question sheets designed to develop...

...The main method of assessment is examinations in January and May although for many courses pressure is taken off the examinations by use of continuous assessment...

...You can expect an average of 20 hours of lectures, labs and tutorials per week, which you are expected to supplement with private study. Self-study...

...Engineering is one of the most satisfying professions. You get results, often astounding results. You make things happen, from powerful motors moving massive...

...equipment accurate to a fraction of a millimetre, to tiny silicon chips processing information at lightning speeds. You conceive new solutions to society's problems...

...and marked individually throughout the...

...principles of engineering science. Question sheets designed to develop your analytical skills are given out during lectures. These are to be worked...

...Mechanical engineers work on very small products like motors that turn a CD in a CD player, or miniaturised mechanisms known as nano-technology...

...and any problems encountered can be subsequently discussed, as solutions are worked through during tutorials. Laboratories and design classes are...