📖Program Curriculum
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
Year 1 (Level 7T)
FHEQ 7 Taught Masters / PGDip / PGCert
Students choose 120 credits from the following:
Compulsory Modules
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code
Advanced Thermo Fluid Mechanics September-January 10 EG-M103
Polymer Processing September-January 10 EG-M106
Strategic Project Planning September-January 10 EG-M85
Advanced Solid Mechanics September-January 10 EG-M97
Environmental Analysis and Legislation September-January 10 EGTM79
Social, environmental and economic context of research January-June 10 EG-M190
Systems Monitoring, Control, Reliability, Survivability, Integrity and Maintenance January-June 10 EG-M36
Additive Manufacturing January-June 10 EG-M37
Composite Materials January-June 10 EG-M73
Simulation Based Product Design January-June 10 EG-M83
Metallurgy and Alloy Design January-June 10 EG-M93
Optional Modules
Optional modules
Choose Exactly 10 credits from the following Modules:
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Communication Skills for Research Engineers September-January 10 EGIM16
Power Generation Systems September-January 10 EGTM71
FHEQ 7 Taught Masters Dissertation
Compulsory Modules
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code
MSc Dissertation - Mechanical Engineering June-September 60 EG-D03




