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Programme code | 4EMAT009U |
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Programme type | Single Honours |
Programme director(s) |
Chris McMahon
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Faculty | Faculty of Engineering |
School/department | Department of Mechanical Engineering |
Teaching institution | University of Bristol |
Awarding institution | University of Bristol |
Accrediting types: |
Accredited by the Institute of Highway Engineers (IHE) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer. (http://www.theihe.org/) Accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer. (http://www.imeche.org/ (http://www.imeche.org/) Accredited by the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer. (http://www.aerosociety.com/) Accredited by the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer (http://www.ciht.org.uk/) Accredited by the Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer. (http://www.istructe.org/) Accredited by the Institution of Engineering Designers (IED) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer. (http://www.ied.org.uk/) Accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer. (http://www.theiet.org/) Accredited by the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer. (http://www.ice.org.uk/) |
Relevant QAA subject benchmark groups | Engineering (2023) (benchmark statement) |
Mode of study | Full Time |
Programme length | 5 years (full time) |
The MEng Programme in Engineering Design with Study in Industry was inspired by Visiting Professors from the Royal Academy of Engineering and is sponsored by a range of leading engineering companies. The programme aims to:
Programme Intended Learning Outcomes | Learning and Teaching Methods |
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1 and 2 are acquired through taught design units in the first 2 stages of the programme. 3 and 5 are acquired through the industry linked design project units, Research and Communications unit and Innovation, Enterprise and Entrepreneurship unit in stages 4 and 5 of the programme. 4 is acquired mainly through lectures, examples classes, and laboratory activities in stages 1, 2, 4 and 5 of the programme. These are common to all students in the first stage of the programme and then become specific to the student’s specialist stream in stages 2, 4 and 5 of the programme |
Methods of Assessment | |
Knowledge based learning is assessed through in-class tests and unseen examination papers. Project based learning is assessed through technical reports, oral presentations, computer models and/or physical prototypes |
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Knowledge based learning is assessed through in-class tests and unseen examination papers. Project based learning is assessed through technical reports, oral presentations, computer models and/or physical prototypes. |
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Knowledge based learning is assessed through in-class tests and unseen examination papers. Project based learning is assessed through technical reports, oral presentations, computer models and/or physical prototypes. |
Statement of expectations from the students at each level of the programme as it/they develop year on year.
Level C/4 - Certificate |
This first year is designed to equip students to take part on a wide range of possible studies in later years.Students will have a sound knowledge of the basic concepts of general engineering and engineering mathematics, and will have learned how to take different approaches to solving problems. They will be able to communicate accurately, and will have the qualities needed for employment requiring the exercise of some personal responsibility. |
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Level I/5 - Intermediate |
Students will have developed a sound understanding of the principles of engineering design, and will have learned to apply those principles more widely. Through this, they will have learned to evaluate the appropriateness of different approaches to solving problems. Their studies may well have had a vocational orientation, enabling them to perform effectively in their chosen field. They will have the qualities necessary for employment in situations requiring the exercise of personal responsibility and decision-making. |
Level H/6 - Honours |
An emphasis is placed, in this programme, on the ability to communicate across disciplines as well as following a series of Professional Studies units that provide the business and social background to engineering design. A core of studies of this type is maintained and students start to take part in significant design projects. At the same time they use their optional units to strengthen their specialisation.Students will have developed an understanding of a complex body of knowledge, some of it at the current boundaries of an academic discipline. Through this, the graduate will have developed analytical techniques and problem-solving skills that can be applied in many types of employment. The graduate will be able to evaluate evidence, arguments and assumptions, to reach sound judgements, and to communicate effectively. They should have the qualities needed for employment in situations requiring the exercise of personal responsibility, and decision-making in complex and unpredictable circumstances. |
Level M/7 - Masters |
Much of the study undertaken at Masters level will have been at, or informed by, the forefront of an academic or professional discipline. Students will have shown originality in the application of knowledge, and they will understand how the boundaries of knowledge are advanced through research. They will be able to deal with complex issues both systematically and creatively, and they will show originality in tackling and solving problems. They will have the qualities needed for employment in circumstances requiring sound judgement, personal responsibility and initiative, in complex and unpredictable professional environments. |
The intended learning outcome mapping document shows which mandatory units contribute towards each programme intended learning outcome.
For information on the admissions requirements for this programme please see details in the undergraduate prospectus at http://www.bristol.ac.uk/prospectus/undergraduate/ or contact the relevant academic department.
Workload Statement
Student workloads in the Engineering Faculty are calculated on the assumption that you will work an average of 40 hours per week over the 30 weeks of the academic year. 10 credits therefore represents about 100 hours of student work. This workload includes all activities related to the delivery and assessment of taught units.
A major component of this load is the time that you spend in class, in contact with the teaching staff, which includes lectures, laboratories, computing classes, tutorials, examples classes and design classes. In the early years of the Engineering programmes this scheduled time typically amounts to 17 -25 hours per week; in the later years this reduces to 7-12 hours as more time is allocated to un-scheduled work on individual or group projects.
Outside timetabled activities you are expected to pursue your own independent learning in order to build your knowledge and understanding of the subjects you are studying. Such independent activities include reviewing lecture material, reading textbooks, working on examples sheets, completing coursework, writing up laboratory notes, preparing for in-class progress tests and revising for examinations.
The 100 hours per 10 credits includes all the time that you will need to spend on completing coursework assignments to the required standard or preparing for and taking examinations. For units that are assessed by coursework alone, the full 100 hours per 10 credits is expected to be used in completing the coursework and so these units may put a higher demand on your time during the normal teaching year. Exams are held in January and May/June while coursework deadlines are spread out through the teaching year. You will therefore need to plan carefully to make sure that you can meet your coursework deadlines while still keeping up with your scheduled classes. Your Department will provide you with a coursework schedule each year to allow you to manage your workload efficiently.
Assessment Statement
Please select the following link for a statement about assessment. This is University of Bristol access only.
https://www.bris.ac.uk/engineering/currentstudents/handbooks/ughandbook/dean.html#assess
This multi-disciplinary degree programme (H150) aims to educate and train students for future leadership roles in industry. Leaders in engineering design need good communication skills and a wide understanding of the engineering and business environment in which projects are created and delivered. The programme was inspired by a team of visiting design specialists in a variety of different industrial sectors and thus includes provision for a full placement year. The Royal Academy of Engineering and a range of leading industrial companies form a partnership to support the programme's development. It is aimed at able students who have broad engineering interests and who will want to work on, and eventually lead, large-scale and challenging projects that have a significant impact on society and the environment. They therefore need to learn about a broad range of issues, e.g. economic and legal mechanisms of bringing about change, as well as the direct effects of engineering systems on the environment. Graduates are confidently expected to be highly valued in the employment market.
It is hoped too that graduates on the H151 MEng degree programme will possess almost all of the academic depth and background of those on the original H150 programme, and will be of considerable value to employers. Without the full year of placement experience they might be expected to undergo the graduate training commonly expected of engineering graduates. This programme is expected to meet accreditation requirements for DABCE. The H155 & H156 BEng degree programmes serve as exit pathway programmes to students who fully met the rigorous admissions criteria of the H150 programme. Graduates on these programmes will have experienced a sound and broad-based formation in multi-disciplinary engineering, which will be highly attractive to employers. In the case of H155, with their year of placement experience, they will have undergone much of the initial graduate training programme that so many companies invest in and require.
Professor Chris McMahon (Director of Studies)
Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of Bristol,
Queens Building,
University Walk,
Bristol BS8 1TR
Tel: ++44 (0) 117 33 15669
Email: Chris.McMahon@bristol.ac.uk
This Integrated Master's programme has been designated as type III: Professional, with a formal period of study in industry, in accordance with the QAA descriptors for Master's programmes. Please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes for further information on this type of programme.
Unit Name | Unit Code | Credit Points | Status | |
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Engineering Mathematics 1 | EMAT10100 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-4 |
Fluids 1 | AENG11101 | 10 | Mandatory | TB-2 |
Thermodynamics I | MENG11202 | 10 | Mandatory | TB-1 |
Materials 1 | MENG11100 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-4 |
Dynamics of Rigid Bodies | MENG10201 | 10 | Mandatory | AYEAR |
Application of Electronics | EENG16200 | 10 | Mandatory | TB-1 |
Electrical Systems Engineering | EENG17300 | 10 | Mandatory | TB-2 |
Computer-based Modelling 1 | MENG11511 | 10 | Mandatory | TB-4 |
Design & Manufacturing Principles | MENG11600 | 10 | Mandatory | TB-1 |
Product Design & Visualisation | MENG26003 | 10 | Mandatory | TB-1 |
Certificate of Higher Education | 120 |
This Integrated Master's programme has been designated as type III: Professional, with a formal period of study in industry, in accordance with the QAA descriptors for Master's programmes. Please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes for further information on this type of programme.
Unit Name | Unit Code | Credit Points | Status | |
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Modelling 2 | MENG21712 | 10 | Mandatory | TB-4 |
Professional Engineering | CENG20008 | 10 | Mandatory | TB-1 |
Engineering Mathematics 2 | EMAT20200 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-4 |
Design Project 2 | MENG20002 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-4 |
Plus one of the following Streams: | ||||
Stream A (Aerospace): | ||||
Aerodynamics | AENG21100 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 |
Structures and Materials 2 | AENG21200 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 |
Space Systems | AENG22300 | 10 | Optional | TB-1 |
Flight Dynamics & Control 2 | AENG20001 | 10 | Optional | TB-2 |
Stream B (Mechanical): | ||||
Materials Engineering 2 | MENG21100 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 |
Dynamics and Control 2 | MENG22200 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 |
Thermofluids 2 | MENG20600 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 |
Stream C (Civil): | ||||
Structural Engineering 2 | CENG20009 | 10 | Optional | TB-1 |
Properties of Materials 2 | CENG20011 | 10 | Optional | TB-4 |
Applied Soil Mechanics 2 | CENG20007 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 |
Civil Engineering Design 2 | CENG26000 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 |
Diploma of Higher Education | 120 |
This Integrated Master's programme has been designated as type III: Professional, with a formal period of study in industry, in accordance with the QAA descriptors for Master's programmes. Please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes for further information on this type of programme.
Unit Name | Unit Code | Credit Points | Status | |
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Industrial Placement Unit | CENG30011 | 120 | Mandatory | TB-4 |
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This Integrated Master's programme has been designated as type III: Professional, with a formal period of study in industry, in accordance with the QAA descriptors for Master's programmes. Please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes for further information on this type of programme.
CENG30013 is a must pass unit. For the definition of must pass units please see the Glossary of Terms from Annex 1 to the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes at http://www.bristol.ac.uk/esu/assessment/annex/glossary.html
Unit Name | Unit Code | Credit Points | Status | |
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Research & Communications 4 | CENG30012 | 10 | Mandatory | TB-1 |
Design Project 4 (EDES) | CENG30013 | 40 | Mandatory | TB-4 |
List 1 | ||||
50-60 of units from List 1 of which at least 30cp should be from the subject stream. | ||||
Vibrations 2 | AENG21301 | 10 | Optional | TB-2 |
Aerodynamics 3 | AENG31101 | 10 | Optional | TB-1 |
Aircraft Propulsion | AENG31102 | 10 | Optional | TB-2 |
Structures and Materials 3 | AENG31200 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 |
Sensors, Signals and Control | AENG31300 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 |
Hydraulics 2 | CENG21300 | 10 | Optional | TB-2,TB-2C |
Design of Geotechnical Structures | CENG30005 | 10 | Optional | TB-1 |
Fundamentals of Reliability for Engineers | CENG30006 | 10 | Optional | TB-1 |
Advanced Structural Analysis | CENG30010 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 |
Water Engineering 3 | CENG33600 | 10 | Optional | TB-2 |
Concept Design | CENG30014 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 |
Structural Dynamics | CENGM0050 | 10 | Optional | TB-1 |
Fluids 3 | MENG30001 | 10 | Optional | TB-1 |
Mechatronics 3 | MENG30003 | 10 | Optional | TB-1 |
Systems and Control Engineering 3 | MENG30202 | 10 | Optional | TB-2 |
Vibrations 3 | MENG31301 | 10 | Optional | TB-1 |
Finite Element Analysis | MENG33111 | 10 | Optional | TB-1 |
Heat Transfer | MENG31101 | 10 | Optional | TB-2,TB-2C |
Failure of Materials | MENG33112 | 10 | Optional | TB-2 |
Product Design | MENG36030 | 10 | Optional | TB-2 |
Electro-Mechanical Energy Conversion | EENG20002 | 10 | Optional | TB-2 |
Optimisation Theory and Applications | EMAT30670 | 10 | Optional | TB-1 |
List 2 | ||||
10-20cp from List 2 after consultation with the Programme Director | ||||
Product Design | MENG36030 | 10 | Optional | TB-2 |
Character and Set Design | COMS31000 | 10 | Optional | TB-1 |
Optimisation Theory and Applications | EMAT30670 | 10 | Optional | TB-1 |
Design of Geotechnical Structures | CENG30005 | 10 | Optional | TB-1 |
Aerospace Systems Engineering | AENG30009 | 10 | Optional | TB-1 |
AVDASI 3 - Design Methods. | AENG30016 | 10 | Optional | TB-2 |
Civil Engineering Systems 3 | CENG33900 | 10 | Optional | TB-1 |
Understanding Architecture | CENG20005 | 10 | Optional | TB-2 |
Understanding Building Services | CENG20012 | 10 | Optional | TB-2 |
List 3 | ||||
0-20cp from List 3 subject to permission from Programme and Unit Director | ||||
Imperative Programming | COMS10008 | 10 | Optional | TB-1 |
Functional Programming | COMS10006 | 10 | Optional | TB-1 |
Human-Computer Interaction | COMS21301 | 10 | Optional | TB-1 |
Web Technologies | COMS32500 | 10 | Optional | TB-2 |
Machine Learning | COMS30007 | 10 | Optional | TB-1 |
Character and Set Design | COMS31000 | 10 | Optional | TB-1 |
Cryptography A | COMS30002 | 10 | Optional | TB-1 |
Electro-Mechanical Energy Conversion | EENG20002 | 10 | Optional | TB-2 |
Further Computer Programming | EMAT10006 | 10 | Optional | TB-2 |
Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos | EMAT33100 | 10 | Optional | TB-1 |
Optimisation Theory and Applications | EMAT30670 | 10 | Optional | TB-1 |
New Venture Creation | INOV30004 | 10 | Optional | TB-2 |
BEng Engineering Design | 120 |
This Integrated Master's programme has been designated as type III: Professional, with a formal period of study in industry, in accordance with the QAA descriptors for Master's programmes. Please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes for further information on this type of programme.
CENGM0059 is a must pass unit. For the definition of must pass units please see the Glossary of Terms from Annex 1 to the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes at http://www.bristol.ac.uk/esu/assessment/annex/glossary.html
Unit Name | Unit Code | Credit Points | Status | |
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Design Project 5 | CENGM0059 | 40 | Mandatory | TB-4 |
Select from | ||||
60-80 credits of units according to choices permitted by your specialist stream | ||||
Dynamics of Rotors | AENGM0004 | 10 | Optional | TB-1 |
Applied Numerical and Simulation Methods for Aerodynamics | AENGM0065 | 10 | Optional | TB-2 |
Composites Design & Manufacture | AENGM0028 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 |
Aircraft Dynamics 4 | AENGM1300 | 10 | Optional | TB-2 |
Numerical and Simulation Methods for Aerodynamics | AENGM0066 | 10 | Optional | TB-1 |
Advanced Composites Analysis | AENGM2200 | 10 | Optional | TB-2 |
Advanced Space Systems | AENGM2400 | 10 | Optional | TB-2 |
Engineering Design for Wind and Marine Power | AENGM3102 | 10 | Optional | TB-1,TB-2 |
Solar Power and Microgrid Systems | AENGM0061 | 10 | Optional | TB-2 |
Aeroelasticity | AENGM0069 | 10 | Optional | TB-2 |
Aerospace Commerce, Operations and Ethics | AENGM0070 | 10 | Optional | TB-2 |
Disaster Resilience and Sustainable Development | CENGM0071 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
Infrastructure Systems Management | CENGM0072 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 |
Water Resources Management in a Changing World | CENGM0073 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 |
Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering | CENGM0074 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
Structural Earthquake Engineering | CENGM0075 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 |
Soil-Structure Interaction | CENGM0076 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 |
Sustainable Energy Technologies, Economics and Impacts | MENGM0045 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 |
Energy for Transport and Propulsion | MENGM0051 | 10 | Optional | TB-2 |
Power Generation and Propulsion | MENGM0055 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
Product and Production Systems | MENGM0056 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
Control and Robotics | MENGM0057 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
Structural Integrity and Non-destructive Evaluation | MENGM0058 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
Advanced Topics in Mechanical Engineering (10cp) | MENGM0060 | 10 | Optional | TB-4 |
Power Electronic Systems | EENGM7011 | 10 | Optional | TB-1 |
Energy Management | EENGM7031 | 10 | Optional | TB-1 |
Advanced Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos | EMATM0001 | 10 | Optional | TB-2 |
Transport and Mobility Modelling | EMATM0021 | 10 | Optional | TB-2 |
Bio-Inspired Artificial Intelligence | EMATM0029 | 10 | Optional | TB-2 |
Robotics Systems UG | EMATM0053 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Enterprise | INOVM0013 | 10 | Optional | TB-1 |
Note that MENGM0055 cannot be taken alongside MENGM0045 or MENGM0051 | ||||
Select from: | ||||
Year 5 students please note: 0-20CP of Open Units may be taken from the following list. Any unit lower than M-Level chosen from this list is subject to having taken an equivalent number of M-level units in Year 4 and is subject to approval from the Programme Director. | ||||
Nuclear Fuel Cycle | PHYSM0025 | 10 | Optional | TB-1 |
Electro-Mechanical Energy Conversion | EENG20002 | 10 | Optional | TB-2 |
Numerical Methods in Matlab | EMAT20920 | 10 | Optional | TB-1 |
Scientific Computing | EMAT30008 | 10 | Optional | TB-2 |
Optimisation Theory and Applications | EMAT30670 | 10 | Optional | TB-1 |
Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos | EMAT33100 | 10 | Optional | TB-1 |
Introduction to Artificial Intelligence | EMAT31530 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 |
Engineering Design with Study in Industry (MEng) | 120 |
Unit Pass Mark for Undergraduate Programmes:
For details on the weightings for classifying undergraduate degrees, please see the Agreed Weightings, by Faculty, to be applied for the Purposes of Calculating the Final Programme Mark and Degree Classification in Undergraduate Programmes.
For detailed rules on progression please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and the relevant faculty handbook.
Please refer to the specific progression/award requirements for programmes with a preliminary year of study, the Gateway programmes and International Foundation programmes.
All undergraduate degree programmes allow the opportunity for a student to exit from a programme with a Diploma or Certificate of Higher Education.
Integrated Master's degrees may also allow the opportunity for a student to exit from the programme with an equivalent Bachelor's degree where a student has achieved 360 credit points, of which 90 must be at level 6, and has successfully met any additional criteria as described in the programme specification.
The opportunities for a student to exit from one of the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine, and Dentistry with an Award is outlined in the relevant Programme Regulations (which are available as an annex in the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes).
An Ordinary degree can be awarded if a student has successfully completed at least 300 credits with a minimum of 60 credits at Level 6.
The pass mark for the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine and Dentistry is 50 out of 100. The classification of a degree in the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine, and Dentistry is provided in the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
Students who have not undertaken a placement may graduate with an MEng (Hons) Engineering Design (480 credit points)
Please note: This specification provides a concise summary of the main features of the programme and the learning outcomes that a typical student might reasonably be expected to achieve and demonstrate if he/she takes full advantage of the learning opportunities that are provided.
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