📖Program Curriculum
This engineering degree course focuses on sustainable development future low-emission technologies and urban transportation. You can expect to adapt theoretical principles to solve real-world engineering problems very early on in your university career. After all that’s what engineering is all about.
At the start you'll study modules largely common with the IMechE accredited BEng Mechanical Engineering. This is so you gain a fundamental understanding of Vehicle Engineering core subjects. Over the second and third we’ll get more specific and you’ll take an active role in our IMechE Formula Student Team LSBU’s Shell ECO challenge vehicle and other group and individual projects specific to Vehicle Engineering.
Methods of assessment for this course overall: 60% coursework.
Foundation Year
Semester 1
Applied Mathematics
This module provides you with the mathematical knowledge and skills to support study of BEng programmes. The module covers basic algebra liner and simultaneous equations quadratic equations and graphical methods
Scientific Principles for Engineering
The module will cover the principles of chemistry and physics at a level between GCSE and A-level. It will introduce you to a range of skills required in both chemical and physical sciences as appropriate to your intended programme of study.
Study & Laboratory Skills
The module introduces study skills considering both individual and team-working skills. It will also introduce you to your own Personal Development Planning process. This module will enable you develop and use appropriate safe working practices in the workshop or laboratory environment specific to your subject discipline
Semester 2
Mathematics for Engineering
This module will provide you with the mathematical knowledge and skill necessary for transition to level 4 study of engineering subjects. You’ll attend lectures and tutorial where worked exercises will be undertaken. Where possible the statistical content will introduce the use of statistical packages and the presentation of real-life data sets
Engineering Science
This module is aimed at extending your science knowledge in preparation or continuing on your engineering degree. It will cover general applied physical including fluids electrics dynamics statics heat and energy
Engineering Design and Modelling
This is an introductory module to engineering design. You’ll be taught the basic design process and apply this to a simple product. You’ll also be introduced to the workshop and simple model making tools. You’ll learn basic drawings skills.
Engineering mathematics and modelling
This module consolidates the mathematical skills that underpin the BEng engineering degrees. It's specifically designed to cater for the wide differences in mathematical background of 1st students as well as to prepare you for the Advanced Engineering Mathematics and Modelling module that you'll take in the second. Assessment methods: 50% coursework 50% exam.
Solid Mechanics and Materials
This module will give you a broad introduction to the properties and limitations of engineering materials and an understanding of the fundamental structural characteristics governing these properties. The module will also introduce you to the fundamental concepts of engineering mechanics particularly statics at BEng Level 4. The module will emphasise the relationship between theory and real engineering systems and will involve a set of appropriate practical laboratory experiments. Assessment methods: 50% coursework 50% exam.
Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics
This module provides a first study of heat transfer fluid mechanics thermodynamics and dynamics. Assessment methods: 50% coursework 50% exam.
Electrical Circuit Analysis
This module will cover the essential material relevant to the fundamentals of both electrical and electronic engineering. Starting with basic circuit elements Ohm’s Law and Kirchhoff’s Law the first half of the module will introduce basic and more advanced circuit analysis techniques such as Node Voltage and Mesh Current methods progressing onto Source Transformation techniques and the basics of semiconductors (Diodes BJTs and Op-Amps). Then the electrical part will cover DC responses of RC RL and RLC circuits and finally AC sinusoidal circuit theory and power systems and three phase circuits. Assessment methods: 50% coursework 50% exam.
Design and practice
This module will cover material design activities team work creative problem-solving project management sustainable development principles personal development planning report writing communication Computer-Aided Design (CAD) employability and transferable skills. It's also a work-based module for part-time students utilising the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) to provide supporting teaching material and assessments. Assessment method: 100% coursework.
Object Oriented Programming C++
This is an introductory module that will address the engineering formation as well as programming knowledge and skills. It will enable you to appreciate the role and importance of software and computers in engineering and so provide you with the impetus to quickly become competent in their use. Assessment method: 100% coursework.
Year 2
Advanced engineering mathematics and modelling
This module covers undergraduate advanced engineering mathematics to enable you to consider and model a variety of relevant engineering problems (e.g. electrical mechanical petroleum chemical computer civil). Assessment methods: 50% coursework 50% exam.
Engineering Design
Solid mechanics and FEA
Dynamics and control
Thermofluids and Sustainable Energy
Machine drives and mechatronics
Year 3
Optional placement
Year 4
Electric Vehicle and Power Electronics
Vehicle dynamics and system modelling
Vehicle powertrain sustainability and 1D-CFD
Innovation and enterprise
BEng individual project
Modules are assessed through formal written examinations phase tests formative and summative assignments. Ability to apply and integrate knowledge is assessed by larger scale project work as well as group assignments (where appropriate) and logbooks.
Facilities
During your course you'll have access to up-to-date and large-scale workshops laboratories and design studios which are highly in tune with leading technologies. LSBU has made considerable investment into it's engineering facilities and thanks to our commitment to developing work-ready graduates you'll be developing and producing your work in an industry standard environment.
Read more about our workshops laboratories and industry-standard software packages.
Facilities
During your course you'll have access to up-to-date and large-scale workshops laboratories and design studios which are highly in tune with leading technologies. LSBU has made considerable investment into it's engineering facilities and thanks to our commitment to developing work-ready graduates you'll be developing and producing your work in an industry standard environment.
Read more about our workshops laboratories and industry-standard software packages.
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