BSc (Hons) Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering (Part Time)
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Description
The BSc Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering degree (Part-Time) at Southampton Solent University offers you the opportunity to 'top up' your Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Foundation Degree (FdSc) with an Honours qualification. You may also be eligible if you hold a relevant HND.
As well as gaining the systematic understanding required for Honours level study, you'll emerge as a graduate with practical experience of modern manufacturing and mechanical engineering systems.Themes like systems strategy and design, project feasibility and strength of materials will complement your previous studies, and are balanced with elements of business strategy.
Not only will you develop th…
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The BSc Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering degree (Part-Time) at Southampton Solent University offers you the opportunity to 'top up' your Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Foundation Degree (FdSc) with an Honours qualification. You may also be eligible if you hold a relevant HND.
As well as gaining the systematic understanding required for Honours level study, you'll emerge as a graduate with practical experience of modern manufacturing and mechanical engineering systems.Themes like systems strategy and design, project feasibility and strength of materials will complement your previous studies, and are balanced with elements of business strategy.
Not only will you develop the decision-making skills sought by employers, you'll gain the qualification needed to achieve Incorporated Engineer (IEng) and even Chartered Engineer (CEng) status if you go on to achieve an MSc.
Our emphasis on hands-on learning means that your development will be measured through your practical projects rather than by exams alone. Through case studies, laboratory work, seminars and group exercises, your 'learning by doing' helps to maintain our high success rate for graduate employability.
Our experienced, approachable staff, are committed to ensuring that your studies are relevant to the manufacturing and mechanical engineering industry, and kept in line with changing technologies and principles.
Course content
(Under review for 2013)
The degree consists of 120 credit points at Level 6, building on the 240 credit points studied at Levels 4 and 5 from the Southampton Solent FdSc or an appropriate FdSc or HNC/D from another institution.
Typical underpinning content
Year 1 (Level 4)
- Mathematics
- Analogue and Digital Electronics
- Drawing and CAD
- Mechanical Science/Principles
- Manufacturing Principles/Concepts
- Engineers in Business
- Project
Year 2 (Level 5)
- Manufacturing Systems
- Applied Mechanics
- Visualisation and Analysis (a 3D CAD unit)
- Materials
- Course-specific content (2 years)
- Mechanical Design Analysis
- Analysis of Materials
- Lean Systems
- one option of Business Strategy or Entrepreneurship
- Project
Your project involves a practical or theoretical system, which may be developed in partnership with an industrial company, and results in a dissertation.
Assessment
Assessment is carried out by a variety of methods, dependant on the particular unit of study. Methods of assessment include in-course assignments, laboratory work, formal examinations and projects.
Special features
This degree is designed to satisfy the educational requirements when registering for the status of Incorporated Engineer. This gives you additional strength when applying for positions in your chosen field.
Attendance
Day release. Please contact the Course Leader for more information.
Special facilities
You'll have exclusive access to the Maritime and Technology
Faculty's own network of approx. 100 fully networked desktop PCs,
in addition to the University's general network of around 600 PCs
and 100 Apple Macs.
All these machines are equipped with a wide range of industry
standard applications, programming languages and system development
tools, and offer free e-mail and Internet access. Laptop hire is
also available.
Student quote
Stuart Samson
"The part-time Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering course at
Solent has been the ideal way for me to gain a qualification
alongside working. The top-up system is flexible and has allowed me
to work towards a degree via HNC, FdSc and BSc without committing
more than two years at a time.It took longer than the pure academic
route but I have gained 5 years work experience along the way, and
I am now working towards professional registration as an
Incorporated Engineer."
Fees
Fees for the 2012/13 academic year are:
£3,900 pa for UK and EU students.
Overseas students please contact the faculty for details of
fees.
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