The programme is designed to develop a range of skills and techniques which will allow graduates from the course to make an immediate contribution to a company's design capability and operation, and to ultimately progress into senior, design management positions
This postgraduate programme aims to further develop suitably qualified individuals in the field of Engineering Design through the teaching of design as a holistic experience requiring synthesis of engineering and philosophical themes. The programme is designed to develop within the postgraduate student a range of skills and techniques appropriate for companies working in the field of advanced engineering design. Skills, which will allow graduates from the course to make an immediate contribution to a company's design capability and operation, and to ultimately progress into senior, design management positions.
The course is designed to provide a programme of study which deepens and broadens knowledge and understanding of the many techniques required within a good engineering design methodology appropriate to the Engineering design sector and develops a range of transferable skills and attributes which will enable graduates to undertake responsible roles in engineering design. A unique feature of the course is the proviso that students work in teams to tackle industry posed design problems/projects and where possible students will be encouraged to take industry-generated projects and to work upon the company's premises.
The philosophy of this course is to reflect current industrial design practice. A central feature of the course is that design modules will incorporate realistic design problems provided by engineering companies. The use of real design projects allows investigation into the important philosophical consideration of the adroitness of the modelling and analysis techniques employed to solve the design and the product life cycle. In summary, the philosophy of the course is quite simple. Real design projects will be taken from industry and investigated within the course. Projects will be selected so that a wide range of analysis/computational tools will be required to create a design. Also, because real designs are being studied the opportunity to compare the effectiveness of the computational tools will be explored. This approach enables an integrated approach to be applied across all the taught modules.
The programme will expose you to a broad range of engineering and management skills and by completion of the MSc you should be able to use a range of analytical and experimental methods in the solution of engineering and manufacturing problems.
Core modules:
- Computer Aided Design
- Computational Methods for Design
- System Dynamics
- Group Project
- Materials and Manufacturing
- Project Management and Finance
- MSc Project
CAREER PROSPECTS
The course is designed for students who wish to gain a good understanding of engineering design and wish to make a career in Engineering Design. The latest computer based design tools are presented and employment/career opportunities in the field of engineering design are excellent as there continues to be a demand for students, educated to postgraduate standard, to take up positions in design engineering at the higher level. A demand also exists for those already in these positions to study at postgraduate level.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
- A minimum 2.2 honours degree in Mechanical Engineering or Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
- An engineering degree with industrial experience or relevant postgraduate experience course
- Graduate or corporate membership of one of the professional bodies, such as The Institution of Electrical Engineers, The Institute of Measurement and Control or The Institute of Mechanical Engineers
- Other awards and international qualifications or experience deemed to be equivalent to the above. In particular, mature students must provide evidence of adequate educational and/or industrial experience to assure a reasonable chance of success on the award programme.
- Non-UK applicants must provide evidence of competence in English. The level of English language required should be equivalent to 6.0 for IELTS within the previous 24 months. Applicants who have studied and successfully achieved a UK Degree within the previous 24 months are exempt from the requirements to produce evidence of competence in English.
ATTENDANCE
Postgraduates within the School of Engineering will have varying timetables, but will usually attend lectures for no less than 2 days per week.
