BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Foundation Year

Provides students with the basic mathematical knowledge and skills that are fundamental to the applications of mathematics in modelling and solving engineering problems.

Builds on the fundamental concepts and skills established in Engineering Mathematics I and provide students with intermediate and advanced mathematical tools to model and solve engineering problems.

This module will investigate the principles which underpin the science of engineering systems. Covering both mechanical and electrical principles it will provide the basis for further study in specialist areas.

To introduce students to the fundamental skills, practices and attitudes of professional engineers through a series of graded active group learning experiences involving experimental testing, design and build, problem solving and investigation

The aim of this module is to provide knowledge and understanding of classic mechanical engineering principles associated with  thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and theory of machines enabling them to effectively describe the performance of engineering systems and  to solve associated engineering problems.

To provide students with practical experience of translating engineering design theory into practice by way of setting a realistic industrial problem to be solved by product design and manufacture. To develop skills to enable students to create a simple concept design, with appropriate justification and documentation, to build and test a working prototype. To report on the proposed manufacture of the product using current engineering practices, whilst ensuring economic viability and environmental sustainability.

To relate the structure of engineering materials to their properties and understand how this will affect them in service. To link the properties of materials to processing and manufacturing methods and analyse the optimum combinations for the task in hand. Utilise analytical methods to determine key factors of materials related to in service components and structures and there production methodologies. Analyse in service behaviour, types and levels of stress, loads and failure modes. To provide a link to design, analysis, experimentation and decision making.

This module aims to develop knowledge and understanding of the theory and application of the solid mechanics principles; and to apply the mathematical and computational Finite Element Analysis (FEA) techniques for design and analysis of structural members under different types of loading.

The aim of this module is to provide a comprehensive education in thermodynamics and fluids necessary for mechanical engineers by integrating scientific principles with applications of thermodynamics and fluids systems.

To develop the students’ knowledge with regard to the impacts that engineering activity can have on the environment, on commerce, both local and global and upon society and individuals.

This module aims to develop the students’ ability to use current technologies and techniques to apply solutions to current engineering problems faced within industry, as well as developing research methods and project management skills along with presentation and data interpretation techniques.

The main aim of this module is to provide knowledge, concepts and techniques necessary to design different machine components and other associated mechanical systems including hydraulic and pneumatic ones. The primary focus of the module is on the reliable design and failure prevention of machine elements so fatigue failure theories as well as brittle fracture and crack growth are presented.

To enable students to evaluate and analyse the structural performance of mechanical components along with predicting complex stress systems to design against mechanical failure. This module directs students to apply the analytical methods related to structural stress systems, vibration and strength of materials for decision making within a mechanical engineering context.