Course overview

This course allows students to study a variety of electrical and mechanical engineering disciplines both practically and theoretically. Students 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.

On successful completion of this degree, students will be able to work within the engineering industry as a technician, design engineer, quality control engineer or test engineer.

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;
• in conjunction with other pathways within the Department of Computing and Technology, 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 enhance the University's course provision by offering a range of vocationally useful modules which you will find interesting, stimulating and relevant to a wide range of scientific activities; and by providing you with a range of transferable skills pertinent to a wide variety of career developments;
• to widen and develop your experiences and your organisational and analytical skills such as to enable you to enhance your roles within your organisations;
• 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 develop your ability of demonstrated discipline-specific practical skills, particularly concerning laboratory work, project work and the use of discipline-specific software;
• to develop your transferable skills within the field of communication with colleagues and others, using both written and oral methods; 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.

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.

Associated careers

On successful completion of this degree, students will be able to work within the engineering industry as a technician, design engineer, quality control engineer or test engineer.

Professional recognition

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

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

Entry requirements

Our typical 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.