Mechanical Engineering

This module aims to develop your knowledge and skills in Engineering Design. You'll develop skills in design methodology, computer aided design, technical drawing and sustainable design.

This module enables you to recognise and use essential core mathematical methods and computational analysis to support further study of engineering and technology.

This module imparts knowledge of computer-aided design, programming, digital electronics, and manufacturing techniques. It readies you for diverse engineering tasks involving system design, manufacturing, and testing in various disciplines.

This module will develop and establish the fundamental principles of engineering science. You'll learn basic engineering practice and problem-solving techniques. You'll also be introduced to associated measurement techniques.

This module will provide you with an understanding of fluid power systems in modern industry. You will learn engineering theory applications and practice.

The aim of this module is to further develop the core principles and theory of mechanical engineering science.

This module will introduce modern engineering experimentation. This includes experiment design, system calibration, data acquisition, analysis and presentation. You will gain hands-on experience with modern instrumentation and systems-level experimentation.

In this module you will develop technical knowledge related to concept evolution, detail design and prototype development. You will also learn project management methods to prepare for your final year project.

This module will introduce you to the principles of fluid mechanics and thermodynamics in the context of aerodynamics and heat engines and motor sports engineering. It will develop your problem solving, mathematical modelling and computational modelling skills.

In this module you will develop the skills and knowledge that is needed to be able to participate in an operations management team.

You will develop your analytical and design skills regarding dynamics, loading, geometry and materials within engineering design and support your skills learnt in analytical design.

You will apply CAD and simulation techniques to engineering design problems. You will use state-of-the-art software used by tier-one industries, and underpin learning with analytical and numerical method.

This module involves planning, executing, and reporting on an engineering project. The project includes investigation, analysis, design, evaluation, testing, and manufacturing, based on current research or development.

You will understand the requirements and management of quality design in a business. You will feel confident applying technology to design in a concurrent engineering context. You will learn to see design as an activity which satisfies customer needs and leads to profitable manufacture.

In this module, you will learn about the design of mechanical engineering systems. You will experience the design methodologies and carry out parametric analyses.

In this module, you will understand the complete process required to develop and compute a solution to a problem in fluid dynamics. You will perform a numerical CFD simulation of a simple flow of engineering interest.

This module will introduce you to the concept of engineering simulation using computer simulation software. 

This module evaluates the role that reliability plays in reducing carbon emissions, applies statistics for machine reliability to real situations, compare the ways mechanical machines fail, apply principles to mechanical machinery, arrange solutions that increase machine reliability and evaluate the suitability of machine condition-monitoring systems to specific industrial situations.

This module will introduce you to the fundamentals of tribology and the application of software based techniques in the selection, design and performance evaluation of fluid film bearings.