COURSE OVERVIEW
The MSc in Mechanical Engineering provides a comprehensive understanding of modern mechanical engineering techniques, presenting examples from different disciplines and industries.This course offers excellent future prospects and is ideal if you have completed an undergraduate degree and wish to develop your knowledge before seeking employment.
You will cover subjects including mechanical engineering tools, problem solving techniques, formulation of experimental data and real world applications. Your research project will have high industrial relevance.
WHY MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AT SWANSEA?
Did you know?
- Top 10 in the UK for Research Quality (The Complete University Guide 2022)
- Top 15 in the UK for Career Prospects (The Guardian University Guide 2022)
- Within six months of graduating, 100% of Mechanical Engineering graduates are employed or in further study (16/17 DLHE)
- 100% world-leading and internationally excellent environment - Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021
- Top 100 in the World (Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2022)
- Top 119 in the World (QS World University Rankings 2023)
We have close interaction with large companies such as Tata Steel and Ford, as well as small and medium-sized enterprises. We have worked with:
Astra-Zeneca - British Aerospace - Qinetiq -GKN - Rolls-Royce - SKF - Freeport - One Steel - Barrick Gold
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Graduates of the Mechanical Engineering MSc at Swansea are strongly positioned for rewarding employment opportunities. Your future could lie in any of the following roles.
- Automotive engineer
- Maintenance engineer
- Mechanical engineer
- Mining engineer
- Design engineer
- Workshop technician
- Reliability engineer
- Stress engineer
- Mechatronics engineer
Modules
Students starting in September or January will study the same core modules as part of the programme. Dates for January intake to be confirmed.
The first year of the Mechanical Engineering MSc contains compulsory and optional 10-credit modules on subjects including polymer processing, composite materials, advanced solid mechanics and power generation systems.
Your second year is entirely dedicated to a mechanical engineering dissertation project, worth 60 credits.
MSc 1 Year Full-time - September
FHEQ 7 Taught Masters / PGDip / PGCert
Students choose 120 credits from the following:
Compulsory Modules
- Advanced Thermo Fluid Mechanics
- Polymer Processing
- Strategic Project Planning
- Advanced Solid Mechanics
- Environmental Analysis and Legislation
- Social, environmental and economic context of research
- Systems Monitoring, Control, Reliability, Survivability, Integrity and Maintenance
- Additive Manufacturing
- Composite Materials
- Simulation Based Product Design
- Metallurgy and Alloy Design
* Scholarships available for international students.
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