BEng (Hons) Engineering Mechanical and Manufacturing (Top Up)

During your top-up degree, you will learn how to interpret mechanical engineering design and create computer models for simulation and analysis. You will also delve into methods of complex stress analysis and understand how structures react and respond under load. In addition, the course will emphasize the importance of sustainable practices in engineering. You will work with fellow engineering students to identify and propose innovative approaches to problem-solving. You will analyze the market, assess the needs of the business, and evaluate your approach by detailing how you’ve applied your knowledge. Your final project will give you the opportunity to demonstrate all of your learning as you undertake a practical project in collaboration with a local employer, putting your knowledge into practice while addressing real-world engineering challenges, including those related to sustainability.

Core modules

• Computer-Aided-Engineering & Prototyping
• Strength of Materials
• Environmental and Sustainability Management
• Product Development Management
• Individual Project

The modules shown for this course are those currently being studied by our students, or are proposed new modules. Please note that programme structures and individual modules are subject to amendment from time to time as part of the University’s curriculum enrichment programme and in line with changes in the University’s policies and requirements.

• You will be able to work in your own dedicated space, with access to the latest PC and Mac computer-aided design software.
• Visiting guest lecturers, industry experts, and returning students will provide you with thought-provoking lectures, giving you a real insight into real-life engineering problems, and how they overcame them.
• You will have the advantage of being part of smaller class sizes giving you increased contact time with your tutors, providing you with real value for money.
• You will learn an abundance of transferable skills that will provide you with intellectual flexibility and dynamism to take into your future career.
• We have designed this course to help meet the needs of local engineering organisations. This means we have excellent links and relationships with engineering employers who are looking for highly skilled and enthusiastic employees.
• This course is available to study full-time and part-time. So if you are working in the industry you can study this qualification alongside your current role.

Once you have graduated, you will possess a diverse range of technical and transferable skills that will enable you to launch your career in the mechanical and manufacturing engineering sector or enhance your prospects for promotion within your current role. You may also choose to pursue further study, such as an MSc in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related fields, or complete a Postgraduate Certificate in Education to move into teaching and training roles.