Mechanical Engineering

The aim of this course is to give high quality academic training in mechanical engineering and to produce graduates with the core skills, knowledge and attributes required to practise as professional engineers. These required graduate skills/attributes are transferable to a wide range of careers and include:

• ability to formulate and solve problems
• a creative approach to design and synthesis
• excellent oral and written communication skills
• ability to work effectively in teams
• appreciation of the environmental, social and business contexts of Mechanical Engineering
• independent and self motivated approach
• understanding and commitment to lifelong learning
• in-depth technical competence in the Mechanical Engineering discipline.

Students can select electives from a number of specialist areas in their final year including, Sustainable Energy and Engineering Systems, Manufacturing Engineering, Applied Mechanics and Bulk Materials Handling. The list of electives on offer in any one year varies somewhat, depending on staff availability and other factors. Double degrees are also available.

• Year 1 - Autumn
  CHEM103	Chemistry for Engineers	6
  ENGG154	Engineering Design and Innovation	6
  MATH141	Mathematics 1C Part 1	6
  or
  MATH187	Mathematics 1A Part 1	6
  MECH152	Engineering Computing, Instrumentation and Workshop Practice	6
  Year 1 - Spring
  ENGG152	Engineering Mechanics	6
  ENGG153	Engineering Materials	6
  PHYS143	Physics for Engineers	6
  MATH142	Mathematics 1C Part 2	6
  or
  MATH188	Mathematics 1A Part 2	6
  Year 2 - Autumn
  ENGG251	Mechanics of Solids	6
  ENGG252	Engineering Fluid Mechanics	6
  ENGG261	Professional Engineers and the Management of Technology	6
  MATH283	Mathematics 2E for Engineers Part 1	6
  Year 2 - Spring
  ECTE290	Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering	6
  MECH201	Engineering Analysis	6
  MECH215	Fundamentals of Machine Component Design	6
  MECH226	Machine Dynamics	6
  Year 3 - Autumn
  MECH311	Mechanical Engineering Design	6
  MECH321	Dynamics of Engineering Systems	6
  MECH341	Thermodynamics	6
  MECH382	Manufacturing Engineering Principles	6
  Year 3 - Spring
  ENGG361	Engineering Management	6
  MECH343	Heat Transfer and Aerodynamics	6
  MECH365	Control of Machines and Processes	6
  MECH372	Solids Handling and Process Engineering	6
  Year 4 - Autumn
  ENGG461	Project Management and Human Factors in Engineering	6
  Year 4
  Plus (either Autumn or Spring)
  ENGG454	Professional Experience	0
  Plus	5 Electives
  Plus (Annual)
  ENGG452*	Thesis A	12
  or
  ENGG453	Thesis B	12

  Electives**

  Sustainable Energy and Engineering Systems
  

  MECH378	Sustainable Energy Technologies	6
  MECH442	Sustainable Energy in Buildings	6
  MECH474	Systems Engineering and Life Cycle Management	6
  MECH479	Sustainable Transport and Engine Technologies	6

  
  Applied Mechanics
  

  MECH417	Biomedical Engineering	6
  MECH418	Mechanical Behaviour of Engineering Materials	6
  MECH419	Finite Element Methods in Engineering	6
  MECH420	Engineering Stress Analysis	6
  MECH430	Automotive Dynamics	6
  MECH431	Computational Fluid Dynamics	6
  MECH438	Fluid Power	6

  Bulk Materials Handling
  

  MECH426	Storage and Flow of Bulk Solids	6
  MECH427	Mechanical Conveying of Bulk Solids	6
  MECH428	Pneumatic Conveying and Dust Control	6
  MECH429	Physical Processing of Bulk Solids	6

  
  Manufacturing
  

  MECH421	Manufacturing Process Analysis	6
  MECH422	Design and Analysis of Manufacturing Systems	6
  MECH423	Design for Manufacturing	6
  MECH424	Managing Manufacturing Activities	6
  MECH468	Computer Control of Machines and Processes	6
  MECH481	Materials Welding and Joining (special topics in Mechanical Engineering 1)	6
  MECH487	Systems Analysis for Maintenance Management	6
  MECH488	Introduction to Condition Monitoring in Mechanical Engineering	6
  MECH489	Maintenance Management	6
  ECTE494	Robotics	6

  * Students undertaking the 12cp thesis will be required to complete an additional 6cp elective.
  ** Not all electives may be available each year - check subject timetable. Electives may be taken in other departments, subject to written approval by the Discipline Adviser (maximum of two for full-time and one for part-time students).