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    1 year Full Time

Course Description

With the transition to industry 4.0, digital design and manufacturing has become integral to society and is helping drive more efficient and less wasteful production processes.

Our Digital Design and Manufacture programme will prepare you for a career in this rapidly changing industry by combining an advance knowledge of the digital technologies employed in advanced manufacture and key entrepreneurial skills.

You will learn the fundamentals which underpin digital manufacturing; sensing, automation, information, additive manufacturing, simulation and modelling and will explore how these interact with data and machine learning.

Entry Requirements

Entry requirements for individual programmes vary, so please check the details for the specific programme you wish to apply for on the University of Edinburgh website. You will also need to meet the University English Language requirements.

Fees

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Student Destinations

Recent studies have identified digital skills gaps in a range of manufacturing and engineering worldwide industries.

This means our engineering graduates will find many career options open up to them. Whether in research or industry, our students have a bright future in engineering and beyond.

Module Details

We offer choices of optional modules and research projects. This means you can vary your study to suit your interests and aspirations.

Semester 1

You will complete the following compulsory courses:

  • Additive Manufacture and Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM)
  • Industrial Robotics
  • Metrology including Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerances (GD&T)
  • Digital Design & Manufacture Group Project

You will also choose one of:

  • Finite Element Methods for Solids
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Engineering Project Management
  • Advanced Composite Materials (Part 1)

Semester 2

Your compulsory courses are:

  • Manufacturing Information Systems
  • Technology Entrepreneurship
  • Geometric Computing

You will select optional courses from:

  • Finite Element Methods
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Design of Surgical Tools and Implanted Medical Devices
  • Advanced Composite Materials (Part 2)

Dissertation

During the summer months, you will complete a Digital Design and Manufacturing Dissertation.

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