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    MSc 1 year full-time (September start), 3 years part-time (September start), 16 months full-time (January start)

Course Description

Drive your engineering career further with a Master’s that works with your professional practice. You’ll advance your understanding of core mechanical engineering disciplines, from structural integrity to control systems, and design your own project around your career needs.

On this MSc Mechanical Engineering, you’ll apply current professional methodologies, assess the requirements of mechanical engineering applications, and find the optimal materials and methods to deliver your projects.

You’ll plan and produce a personal research project, supported by staff expertise, that ties into the job you have – or the job you want. Previous projects have investigated the structural integrity of aerodynamic elements, the performance of natural bulletproof materials, and the effects of complex structures on fluid dynamics.

Entry Requirements

Qualifications or experience

  • A second-class honours degree in a relevant subject, or equivalent professional experience and/or qualifications.

English language requirements

  • English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.0 (or equivalent) with no component score below 5.5.

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Fees

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Student Destinations

As a successful graduate of this course, you’ll have an accredited postgraduate mechanical engineering qualification on your CV, proving your expertise in the sector. This sets you up for work as a mechanical engineer in fields including design, research and development, manufacturing or the Armed Forces.

Alternatively, you could choose to work in a small business within the mechanical engineering sector, or start your own specialist company. You could also progress to PhD study in mechanical engineering.

Graduates of this course have gone onto roles such as:

  • Mechanical engineer
  • Project engineer
  • Wireless operations engineer
  • Logistics administrator
  • Precision engineer

Module Details

Core modules

  • Advanced Materials – 20 credits
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics – 20 credits
  • Control Systems – 20 credits
  • Energy Systems – 20 credits
  • Structural Application of Finite Elements – 20 credits
  • Structural Integrity – 20 credits
  • Individual Project (MSc) – 60 credits

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