University home > Unit and programme catalogues in 2020/21 > Programme catalogue > Faculty of Engineering > School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering > Mechanical Engineering with a year in Industry (MEng) > Specification
Please note: you are viewing unit and programme information for a past academic year. Please see the current academic year for up to date information.
Programme code | 4MECH008U |
---|---|
Programme type | Single Honours |
Programme director(s) |
Irina Lazar
|
Faculty | Faculty of Engineering |
School/department | School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering |
Teaching institution | University of Bristol |
Awarding institution | University of Bristol |
Accrediting types: |
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/) |
Relevant QAA subject benchmark groups | Engineering (2023) (benchmark statement) |
Mode of study | Full Time |
Programme length | 5 years (full time) |
This programme aims to:
1. Provide a demanding mechanical engineering education for future professional Chartered Engineers which has been informed by the forefront of academic research and industrial practice.
2. Provide comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the principles and concepts of engineering science and the underpinning mathematics, with further emphasis on selected areas of advanced technical mechanical engineering subjects.
3. Provide students with the capabilities necessary to analyse unfamiliar engineering systems and to formulate and solve complex engineering problems in both systematic and creative ways.
4. Enable students to research, plan, design and realise innovative engineered products, systems and services, and to provide an understanding of the related operational and management practices.
5. Provide opportunities to conduct individual and team-based projects in both research and industrial contexts in a stimulating educational environment, and to develop the skills necessary for effective dissemination of the outputs.
6. Ensure that students understand the social, ethical and environmental context within which they have to work, and appreciate the related commercial and business practices, and are aware the importance of professional engineering in industry and society.
7. Develop graduate mechanical engineers who are able to understand and implement the latest engineering practices, possess key transferable skills, take ownership of their own life-long learning and professional development and ultimately provide leadership in a wide range of challenging engineering professions.
8. Provide students with an opportunity to undertake an industrial placement.
Programme Intended Learning Outcomes | Learning and Teaching Methods |
---|---|
|
1 is acquired through a combination of lectures and problems classes. |
Methods of Assessment | |
Knowledge and understanding are tested through unseen written examinations, assessed laboratory work, course work, assessed design work, presentations and a reflective journal. Many units in Years 1 have progress tests, which enable student performance to be checked. |
Programme Intended Learning Outcomes | Learning and Teaching Methods |
---|---|
|
Intellectual skills are developed through the teaching and learning programme outlined. Analysis and problem solving skills are further developed through examples sheets. Experimental, research and design skills are further developed through coursework activities, laboratory experiments, and design projects. Intellectual skills and abilities are further developed and synthesised through participation in a major research project and a major group industrial project. Students' also undertake an industrial placement which builds upon the skills and attributed developed in years 1 and 2. |
Methods of Assessment | |
Analysis and problem solving skills are assessed through unseen written examinations. Experimental, research and design skills are assessed through laboratory experiment write-ups, coursework reports and project reports, presentations, and interviews. Open-ended project work is assessed through written reports, presentations, interviews and a reflective journal. |
Programme Intended Learning Outcomes | Learning and Teaching Methods |
---|---|
|
Skills are developed through the teaching and learning programme outlined. Specific strategies are specific projects for the acquisition of 3, experimental investigations for 2, 5, 7, project work for 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, tutorial work and course work for 10, group design exercises for 12, specific courses for 8, 13, 14. An industrial placement in year 3 will look to develop skills 1, 2, 3,4 , 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15. |
Methods of Assessment | |
The assessment of skills 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12 are implicit in the assessment of project work. Formative assessment is used for 10, course work for 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15 experimental investigation for 5,7 . The assessment of skills 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 11 are implicit in the assessment used for all parts of the programme. |
Statement of expectations from the students at each level of the programme as it/they develop year on year.
Level C/4 - Certificate |
Students will have a sound knowledge of the basic concepts of a subject, 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. |
---|---|
Level I/5 - Intermediate |
Students will have developed a sound understanding of the principles in their field of |
Level H/6 - Honours |
At level 6 students will initially undertake an industrial placement on returning they will join the cohort studying at level 6. Students will have developed an understanding of a complex body of knowledge, some of it at the current boundaries of mechanical engineering. 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. The student will also have shown the ability to follow an extended programme of work. 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 both the academic and professional aspects of mechanical engineering. |
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
The people indicated on the Mechanical Engineering departmental website
(http://www.bristol.ac.uk/engineering/departments/mecheng/).
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Engineering Science 1: Thermofluids | AENG10003 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-4 |
Design and Computing | CENG10014 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-4 |
Crash Bang Wallop: Experimental Practice | MENG10003 | 10 | Mandatory | TB-4 |
Engineering Science 2: Structures, Materials, and Mechanics | MENG10007 | 30 | Mandatory | TB-4 |
Design of Machines | MENG10008 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-4 |
Engineering Mathematics 1 | EMAT10100 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-4 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Engineering Mathematics 2 | EMAT20200 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-4 |
Thermofluids | MENG20009 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-4 |
Dynamics and Control | MENG20004 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-4 |
Materials Engineering | MENG20005 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-4 |
Engineering Practice | MENG20007 | 40 | Mandatory | TB-4 |
Diploma of Higher Education | 120 |
This integrated Masters programme has been designated as type III: Professional or Practice Masters in accordance with the QAA Degree Characteristics Statement. 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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Year in Industry | MENG30004 | 120 | Mandatory | AYEAR |
Diploma of Higher Education | 120 |
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.
University of Bristol,
Senate House,
Tyndall Avenue,
Bristol, BS8 1TH, UK
Tel: +44 (0)117 928 9000