Bachelor of Engineering/Masters of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering

Programme Structure

The information within this Appendix is liable to change in minor ways from year to year. It is accurate at the time of writing.

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Part I (Modules at level C totalling 120 credits; all modules compulsory)

SESG 1001 Mechanics of Solids 10
SESG 1002 Thermodynamics 10
SESG 1003 Properties of Materials 10
SESG 1004 Mechanics 10
SESG 1005 Fluid Mechanics 10
SESG 1006 Electrical Systems 10
SESG 1009 Modelling and Computing 10
MATH 1010 Mathematics for Engineering Sciences 10
MATH 1015 Mathematics for Engineering Sciences 10
SESM 1011 Engineering Design 20
SESM 1003 Law and Management 10


Part II (Modules at level I totalling 120 credits; all modules compulsory)

SESG 2001 Materials 10
MATH 2020 Mathematics for Mechanical Engineers 10
SESM 2002 Electro-Mechanical Machines 10
SESM 2003 Linear Engineering Systems (Vibration) 10
SESM 2004 Linear Engineering Systems (Control) 10
SESM 2005 Electronics for Mechanical Systems 10
SESM 2006 Engineering Computation 10
SESM 2007 Fluid Mechanics 10
SESM 2008 Engineering Design 10
SESM 2014 Mechanics of Solids and Machines 10
MANG 3022 Management 1 10
SESM 2011 Thermodynamics 10


Inter-disciplinary theme
Part III (Modules at level H totalling 120 credits)

SESM 3013 Individual Project 30
SESM 3001 Engineering Design 10
MANG 3022 Management I 10
MANG 3023* Management II 10
SESG 3001 Materials in Design, Manufacture and Service 1 10
SESG 3002 Materials in Design, Manufacture and Service 2 10

*Part III core course in 200304 only. Students in subsequent cohorts take MANG3023 as Part II core course.


Level H Options - Interdisciplinary Theme

SESA 3007 Aircraft Propulsion 20
ELEC 3012 Automation and Robotics 10
ISVR 3001 Human Factors in Engineering 20
ISVR 3003 Automobile Engineering 1 10
ISVR 3004 Automobile Engineering 2 10
FREN 9023 French for Engineers and Mathematicians 20
GERM 9017 German for Engineers and Mathematicians 20
LAWS 3001 Industrial Law 1 10
LAWS 3002 Industrial Law 2 10
MATH 3024 Partial Differential Equations 10
MATH 3025 Complex Variables and Transforms 10
MATH 3027 Operational Research 10
MATH 3028 Optimisation 10
SESM 3002 Instrumentation 10
SESM 3003 Control Design 10
SESM 3004 Fluid Mechanics 10
SESM 3005 Solid Mechanics 3 10
SESM 3007 Automotive Engineering 3 10
SESM 3008 Heat Transfer 10
SESM 3009 Numerical techniques in Mechanics 10
SESM 3010 Acoustics and Noise Control 10
SESM 3011 Power Transmission and Vibration 10
SESM 3020 Orthopaedic Biomechanics 10
SESM 3012 Cryogenic/Refrigeration Engineering 10
SESS 3010 Finite Element Analysis 2 10

Engineering Management theme

Part III (Modules at level H totalling 120 credits)

SESM 3013 Individual Project 30
SESM 3001 Engineering Design 10
MANG 3023* Management II 10
MANG 3031 Principles and Practice of Management 15
MANG 3019 Accounting and Finance for Non-specialists 15

*Part III core course in 200304 only. Students in subsequent cohorts take MANG3023 as Part II core course.

Level H Options - Engineering Management theme

SESA 3007 AA308 Aircraft Propulsion 20
ELEC 3012 EE314 Automation and Robotics 10
ISVR 3003 IS303 Automobile Engineering 1 10
ISVR 3004 IS304 Automobile Engineering 2 10
SESM 3002 ME302 Instrumentation 10
SESM 3003 ME303 Control Design 10
SESM 3004 ME306 Fluid Mechanics 10
SESM 3005 ME307 Solid Mechanics 3 10
SESM 3007 ME312 Automotive Engineering 3 10
SESM 3008 ME313 Heat Transfer 10
SESM 3009 ME314 Numerical techniques in Mechanics 10
SESM 3010 ME318 Acoustics and Noise Control 10
SESM 3011 ME320 Power Transmission and Vibration 10
SESM 3012 ME322 Cryogenic/Refrigeration Engineering 10
SESM 3020 ME308 Orthopaedic Biomechanics 10
SESG 3001 MT361 Materials in Design, Manufacture and Service 1 10
SESG 3002 MT362 Materials in Design, Manufacture and Service 2 10
SESS 3010 SI312 Finite Element Analysis 2 10


Mechatronics theme

Part III (Modules at level H totalling 120 credits)

SESM 3013 Individual Project 30
SESM 3001 Engineering Design 10
MANG 3022 Management I 10
MANG 3023* Management II 10
ELEC 3012 Automation and Robotics 10
SESM 3002 Instrumentation 10
SESM 3003 Control Design 10
*Part III core course in 200304 only. Students in subsequent cohorts take MANG3023 as Part II core course.

Level H Options for Mechatronics Theme

SESA 3007 Aircraft Propulsion 20
ISVR 3001 Human Factors in Engineering 20
ISVR 3003 Automobile Engineering 1 10
ISVR 3004 Automobile Engineering 2 10
FREN 9023 French for Engineers and Mathematicians 20
GERM 9017 German for Engineers and Mathematicians 20
LAWS 3001 Industrial Law 1 10
LAWS 3002 Industrial Law 2 10
MATH 3024 Partial Differential Equations 10
MATH 3025 Complex Variables and Transforms 10
MATH 3027 Operational Research 10
MATH 3028 Optimisation 10
SESM 3004 Fluid Mechanics 10
SESM 3005 Solid Mechanics 3 10
SESM 3007 Automotive Engineering 3 10
SESM 3008 Heat Transfer 10
SESM 3009 Numerical techniques in Mechanics 10
SESM 3010 Acoustics and Noise Control 10
SESM 3011 Power Transmission and Vibration 10
SESM 3012 Cryogenic/Refrigeration Engineering 10
SESM 3020 Orthopaedic Biomechanics 10
SESS 3010 Finite Element Analysis 2 10


Mechanics of Materials Theme

Part III (Modules at level H totalling 120 credits)

SESM 3013 Individual Project 30
SESM 3001 Engineering Design 10
MANG 3022 Management I 10
MANG 3023* Management II 10
SESG 3001 Materials in Design, Manufacture and Service 1 10
SESG 3002 Materials in Design, Manufacture and Service 2 10
SESM 3005 Solid Mechanics 3 10
ESM 3020 Orthopaedic Biomechanics 10
SESM 3009 Numerical techniques in Mechanics 10

*Part III core course in 200304 only. Students in subsequent cohorts take MANG3023 as Part II core course.

Level H Options for Mechanics of Materials Theme

SESA 3007 Aircraft Propulsion 20
ELEC 3012 Automation and Robotics 10
ISVR 3001 Human Factors in Engineering 20
ISVR 3003 Automobile Engineering 1 10
ISVR 3004 Automobile Engineering 2 10
FREN 9023 French for Engineers and Mathematicians 20
GERM 9017 German for Engineers and Mathematicians 20
LAWS 3001 Industrial Law 1 10
LAWS 3002 Industrial Law 2 10
MATH 3024 Partial Differential Equations 10
MATH 3025 Complex Variables and Transforms 10
MATH 3027 Operational Research 10
MATH 3028 Optimisation 10
SESM 3002 Instrumentation 10
SESM 3003 Control Design 10
SESM 3004 Fluid Mechanics 10
SESM 3007 Automotive Engineering 3 10
SESM 3008 Heat Transfer 10
SESM 3010 Acoustics and Noise Control 10
SESM 3011 Power Transmission and Vibration 10
SESM 3012 Cryogenic/Refrigeration Engineering 10
SESS 3010 Finite Element Analysis 2 10

Thermo-fluids theme

Part III (Modules at level H totalling 120 credits)

SESM 3013 Individual Project 30
SESM 3001 Engineering Design 10
MANG 3022 Management I 10
MANG 3023* Management II 10
SESM 3004 Fluid Mechanics 10
SESM 3008 Heat Transfer 10
SESM 3012 Cryogenic/Refrigeration Engineering 10

*Part III core course in 200304 only. Students in subsequent cohorts take MANG3023 as Part II core course.

Level H Options for Thermo-fluids theme

SESA 3007 Aircraft Propulsion 20
ELEC 3012 Automation and Robotics 10
ISVR 3001 Human Factors in Engineering 20
ISVR 3003 Automobile Engineering 1 10
ISVR 3004 Automobile Engineering 2 10
FREN 9023 French for Engineers and Mathematicians 20
GERM 9017 German for Engineers and Mathematicians 20
LAWS 3001 Industrial Law 1 10
LAWS 3002 Industrial Law 2 10
MATH 3024 Partial Differential Equations 10
MATH 3025 Complex Variables and Transforms 10
MATH 3027 Operational Research 10
MATH 3028 Optimisation 10
SESM 3002 Instrumentation 10
SESM 3003 Control Design 10
SESM 3005 Solid Mechanics 3 10
SESM 3007 Automotive Engineering 3 10
SESM 3009 Numerical techniques in Mechanics 10
SESM 3010 Acoustics and Noise Control 10
SESM 3011 Power Transmission and Vibration 10
SESM 3020 Orthopaedic Biomechanics 10
SESS 3010 Finite Element Analysis 2 10


Part IV 2003/04

Core modules

GENG 6001 Engineering Management Studies
SESM 6011 Group Design Project
SESM 6010 Multidisciplinary Project
SESM 6003 Computer Aided Analysis


Core Modules (ESTACA only)

SESM 6011 Group Design Project A/B
SESM 6010 Multidisciplinary Project A/B
MATH3026 Statistics for Engineering Systems
SESM3001 Engineering Design
SESG3002 MDMS 2
MANG3023 Management 2


Options

Students must choose a total of six full units of options (five for ESTACA students).

SESM3003 Control Design
SESM3004 Fluid Mechanics
SESM3005 Mechanics of Solids 3
SESM3007 Automotive Engineering III
SESM3008 Heat Transfer
MATH3024 Partial Differential Equations
MATH 3027 Operational Research
MATH 6111 Numerical Methods
ISVR3003 Automobile Engineering
SESM6007 Advanced Materials 1
SESM3020 Orthopaedic Biomechanics
SESA6030 Flow Control
SESM6002 Advanced Electrical Systems


Single unit modules: Semester II

ELEC3012 EE314 Automation & Robotics - 10 CAT, 100% exam
SESG6005 EA400 Advanced Digital Control - 10 CAT, 100% exam
SESM3009 ME314 Numerical Techniques in Mechanics - 10 CAT, 50% exam, 50% c/w
SESM6005 ME416 Theory of Elasticity - 10 CAT, 100% exam
SESM3010 ME318 Acoustics & Noise Control - 10 CAT, 100% exam
SESM3011 ME320 Power Transmission & Vibrations - 10 CAT, 100% exam
SESM3012 ME322 Cryogenics & Refrigeration - 10 CAT, 100% exam
MATH3028 MA365 Optimisation - 10 CAT, 85% exam, 15% c/w
MATH3025 MA362 Complex Variables & Transforms - 10 CAT, 80% exam, 20 c/w
SESS3010 SI312 Finite Element Analysis 2 - 10 CAT, 50% exam, 50% c/w
LAWS3002 LW362 Industrial Law 2 - 10 CAT, 100% c/w
ISVR3004 IS304 Automobile Engineering - 10 CAT, 100% exam
SESG6009 MT466 Advanced Materials 2 (MT463 prerequisite) - 10 CAT, 100% exam
SESM3002 ME302 Instrumentation - 10 CAT, 100% exam
SESA6031 AA408 Biological Flows - 10 CAT ? assessment HSP will provide?
SESM6012 ME402 Numerical & Experimental Heat Transfer - 10 CAT, 50% exam, 50% c/w

Double unit modules: Semester I & II

SESA3007 AA308 Aircraft Propulsion - 20 CAT, 100% exam