Prepare yourself for a career in Mechanical Engineering. Gain relevant expertise and get hands-on with state-of-the-art facilities at USW.
If you don’t have the right grades to enrol directly on to the BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering degree, you could opt to start your studies with a foundation year. It has been designed to develop your skills in mechanics and mathematics –important areas which will underpin your learning on the degree course.
DESIGNED FOR
Mechanical engineers have an inquiring mind, wanting to understand how things work and how to apply knowledge to real-world problems. Sustainable solutions to important areas such as energy security, food and water supplies, sustainable transport are just some of the areas where Mechanical Engineers contribute their knowledge.
Accredited by
- Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), forming the educational base for Incorporated Engineer and, with further learning, Chartered Engineer status
Career Paths
- Production Manager
- Biomedical Engineer
- Project Management
- Automotive Engineer
Skills taught
- Development of knowledge of cutting-edge technology
- Teamworking, management and leadership.
- Communication skills
- Understanding of professional responsibilities such as sustainability and ethics
MODULE OVERVIEW
This Mechanical Engineering degree includes the computing, mathematical and physical sciences required to design, develop and manufacture a range of engineering systems. You’ll study the core areas that underpin mechanical engineering and gain extensive laboratory experience, developing the skills needed to test systems that you have analysed and constructed.Foundation Year
You’ll study introductory modules relevant to the degree course whilst developing key skills for academic study. Successful completion of the introductory foundation year will allow you to progress onto the Mechanical Engineering degree
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1. Foundations of Mathematics - Provides students confidence in basic numeracy, algebra, and mathematical methods. Demonstrates mathematical applications relevant to their discipline.
2. Further Foundation Maths for Engineers -Builds student confidence in basic calculus and statistics. Highlights applications of these methods relevant to Engineering.
3. Essential Engineering Skills - Helps students understand how skills apply to engineering. Offers interactions with industry-leading experts.
4. Engineering Project - Teaches students to apply skills to various projects. Emphasises collaborative work, group skills, and reflection on learning.
5. Foundation Engineering Principles - Introduces students to basic concepts in Mechanical/Aeronautical, Civil, and Electrical/Electronic Engineering.
6. English for Engineering (optional) - Enhances knowledge of engineering terminology; improves written and oral communication in various academic and professional genres. Promotes log book usage.
7. Fundamentals of Mechanical Engineering - Applies foundational math to real-world engineering challenges in mechanics, fluid dynamics, and thermodynamics. Covers theories, lab experiments, and report writing.
COURSE HIGHLIGHTS
How you’ll learn
You will learn via lectures, tutorials, and seminars. As well as this, you will spend time keeping up to date on current issues within the engineering industry. You will also learn through practical work, group projects and a final year project, plus industry visits.
The mechanical engineering degree is assessed through assignments, coursework, ongoing class tests and exams. Presentations are included as elements of assessments in some modules, in order that key communication and presentation skills can be developed.
Teaching staff
The staff that deliver the modules have a breadth of expertise in their subject areas.
Some have developed this expertise through high quality research. The research areas are international in their scope whilst also having a relevance locally, often working with international companies that operate locally.
Others have developed their expertise through successful careers in industry and are now using that knowledge to teach and prepare the students for their own careers.
This blend of backgrounds represented in the academic staff give a breadth to the student experience and develops them technically and professionally.
Placements
We know the value of placement and work experience and are passionate about seeing our students take up these opportunities. We work with several local and national companies in order to assist students to take up these opportunities
Facilities
Our Mechanical Engineering facilities are excellent. They include:
- Well-equipped computer rooms using state of the art (industry standard) design and analysis software. (SolidWorks, Ansys, FEA and CFD, LS-Dyna, SolidCAM, Simul8, etc.), with a cluster (Super Computer) for use on high end computational activities.
- Dedicated project rooms for all cohorts, access to laser cutter and a four-axis CNC router.
- Composite manufacturing facilities, including autoclaves.
- Additive manufacturing facilities (3D printing), laser scanner, wind tunnel, extensive material testing facilities, as well as laboratories with equipment for supplementing teaching in all core subjects, mechanics, dynamics, materials, thermodynamics, fluid-dynamics and control.
- Non-destructive testing (NDT) facilities.
- Access to technical staff in our workshops which include CNC machining centre, lathes and milling machine, drills, etc, for use on all project work undertaken.
- Large open access multi discipline built area for projects.
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