Course overview

This course allows you to study a variety of electrical and mechanical engineering disciplines both practically and theoretically. You will have the opportunity, through the final-year project module to produce an engineering design or product. This course will improve both your practical and academic skills to prepare you for a wide range of opportunities either in employment in R&D or on to a Masters degree course.

The specific aims of this course are:

• To provide the opportunity for you to progressively acquire a thorough grounding in the concepts and skills of the central topics in engineering.
• To provide the specialist knowledge base and skills for you to specify and design the electronics subsystems relevant to a particular subject area.
• To provide you with the engineering skills and knowledge required in a business context to achieve an economic solution.
• To widen and develop your experiences and your organisational and analytical skills such as to enable you to enhance your role within your organisation.
• To enable you to consolidate professional and personal expertise in competitive commercial and industrial environments.
• To widen and develop your understanding of essential facts, concepts, principles and theories to your chosen engineering discipline.
• To develop your creative and innovation skills in solving problems, and in designing systems, components and processes.
• To work separately or in a multi-disciplinary team.
• To encourage you to become an effective engineer and undertake lifelong learning particularly for continuing professional development.

Additional course information

Upon completion of this course you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• appropriate mathematical methods relating to modelling and analysing engineering problems;
• the principles appropriate to the specific discipline;
• management and business practices and apply professional and ethical responsibilities including global and social context of engineering;
• the use of relevant test and measurement equipment;
• teamwork, management and leadership for effective practice.

Module guide

Assessment

Assessment will be via assignments, examinations, vivas and presentations.

Facilities

The college has a well-equipped computing suite as well as an electronic workshop which has recently been re-equipped, and a materials-testing laboratory.

Links with industry and professional recognition

This degree has been accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology for Incorporated Engineer status.

Associated careers

On successful completion of this degree, you will be able to work within the engineering industry as a technician, design engineer, quality control engineer or test engineer. (Accredited by the IET for Incorporated Engineer Status, IEng).

Entry requirements listed are for September 2013 entry. Entry requirements for other intakes may differ.

Entry Requirements

Minimum entry requirement is Grade C or above in GCSE Maths and Physics plus 150 Tariff points at A Level or an advanced level qualification in a related subject such as National Certificate/Diploma. Alternatively if the applicant has substantial industrial experience, access to the BEng may be done by completing a 1 year Bridge to HE course (with Distinction) at PRC. Direct entry onto year 3 & 4 can be obtained by a relevant HNC or HND qualification. Applicants who do not qualify by any of these routes are welcomed to contact us to discuss admission on previous qualifications and experience.

Please note AS levels are acceptable only when combined with other qualifications.

Our published entry requirements are a guide only and our decision will be based on your overall suitability for the course as well as whether you meet the minimum entry requirements.

We welcome applications from International and EU students. Please select one of the links below for English language and country-specific entry requirement information.

• International students
• EU students
• English language requirements