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Department of Mechanical Engineering
Below is a list of units offered by the Department of Mechanical Engineering in 2006/07. Follow the links to view individual unit descriptions. Units are sorted by level and then by period slot. To find a specific unit code or title please use your browser's find on page function
Semester 1 ME10001 Experimentation, engineering skills & applied engineering 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME10003 Thermofluids 1 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME10004 Solid mechanics 1 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME10006 Design materials & manufacturing 1 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME10130 Experimentation, engineering skills & applied engineering with French 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME10132 Experimentation, engineering skills & applied engineering with German 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME10304 Mathematics 1 6 Credits
Semester 2 ME10009 Thermofluids 2 6 Credits
Semester 2 ME10010 Solid mechanics 2 6 Credits
Semester 2 ME10012 Design materials & manufacturing 2 6 Credits
Semester 2 ME10232 Materials science 1 3 Credits
Semester 2 ME10285 Instrumentation, electronics & electrical drives 6 Credits
Semester 2 ME10286
Solid mechanics 2 with French
6 Credits
Semester 2 ME10287
Solid mechanics 2 with German
6 Credits
Semester 2 ME10305 Mathematics 2 6 Credits
Academic Year ME20120 Industrial placement 60 Credits
Academic Year ME20249 Industrial training
60 Credits
Semester 1 ME20013 Systems & control 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME20014 Modelling techniques 1 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME20015 Thermofluids 3 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME20016 Solid mechanics 3 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME20017 Solid mechanics 3 with French 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME20018 Design 3 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME20070 Solid mechanics 3 with German 6 Credits
Semester 2 ME20021 Modelling techniques 2 6 Credits
Semester 2 ME20022 Thermofluids 4 6 Credits
Semester 2 ME20023 Solid mechanics 4 6 Credits
Semester 2 ME20024 Mecanique generale 6 Credits
Semester 2 ME20025 Design 4 6 Credits
Semester 2 ME20026 Manufacturing 6 Credits
Semester 2 ME20071 Allgemeine mechanik 6 Credits
Semester 2 ME20263 Materials science 2
6 Credits
Semester 1 ME30029 Control systems 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME30030 Structural mechanics 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME30031 Thermofluid systems 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME30032 Aerodynamics 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME30033 Mechanical vibrations & noise 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME30036 Manufacturing processes & analysis 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME30037 Internal combustion engine technology 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME30041 Aircraft stability & control 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME30042 Manufacturing systems techniques 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME30045 Aerospace structures 1 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME30058 Fluid power 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME30059 Geometric modelling 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME30061 Biomechanics 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME30067 Vehicle dynamics 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME30142 Advanced Machinery Processes 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME30195 Life support engineering 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME30197 Business processes 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME30217 Vehicle Engineering 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME30218 Aircraft propulsion 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME30219 Aircraft performance & design 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME30264 Materials selection in engineering design 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME30265 Biomedical & natural materials 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME30266 Aerospace Materials 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME30268 The practice of engineering and technology: the human and social dimension 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME30269 Finite element analysis 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME30270 Group design project 1 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME30274 Individual sports engineering project 1 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME30276 Individual sports technology project 1 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME30290 Medical physics 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME30293 Digital design 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME30294 Product design and development 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME30295 Electronics, signals and drives 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME30297 Rehabilitation engineering 6 Credits
Semester 2 ME30068 Group business & design project - I 12 Credits
Semester 2 ME30227 Engineering project - BEng 18 Credits
Semester 2 ME30271 Group design project 2 6 Credits
Semester 2 ME30272 Instrumentation 3 6 Credits
Semester 2 ME30273 Surfaces & interfaces 6 Credits
Semester 2 ME30275 Individual sports engineering project 2 6 Credits
Semester 2 ME30277 Individual sports technology project 2 6 Credits
Semester 2 ME30278 Group design project 6 Credits
Dissertation period ME50185 Dissertation 30 Credits
Semester 1 ME40034 Mecanique vibratoire 3 Credits
Semester 1 ME40046 Manufacturing automation, modelling & simulation 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME40047 Powertrain & transportation systems 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME40049 Innovation and advanced design 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME40050 Special topics in aerodynamics 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME40051 Advanced control 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME40054 Computational fluid dynamics 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME40055 Energy & the environment 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME40057 Finite element analysis 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME40060 Heat transfer 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME40064 System modelling & simulation 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME40072 Schwingungslehre 3 Credits
Semester 1 ME40140 Machines and products in society 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME40212 Biomimetics 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME40213 Specialist design 1 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME40220 Aerospace structures II 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME40279 Masters sports engineering project 1 12 Credits
Semester 1 ME40282 Advanced sports engineering 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME40307
Advanced biomechanics & biomaterials
6 Credits
Semester 1 ME50145 Introduction to hydraulic circuits & components 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME50147 Component selection for hydraulic systems 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME50148 Hydraulic systems design 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME50150 Introduction to control for electrohydraulic systems 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME50151 Control systems 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME50152 Structural mechanics 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME50153 Thermofluid systems 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME50154 Aerodynamics 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME50155 Mechanical vibrations & noise 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME50159 Manufacturing processes & analysis 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME50161 Internal combustion engine technology 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME50166 Aircraft stability & control 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME50169 Aerospace structures 1 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME50170 Manufacturing automation, modelling & simulation 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME50177 Innovation & advanced design 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME50178 Advanced control 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME50181 Computational fluid dynamics 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME50183 Finite element analysis 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME50186 Geometric modelling 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME50187 Heat transfer 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME50190 Systems modelling & simulation 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME50193 Vehicle dynamics 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME50201 Electromechanical energy conversion 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME50206 Energy & the environment 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME50208 Power transmission systems 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME50221 Introduction to mechatronic design 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME50222 Mechatronic systems modelling & simulation 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME50223 Vehicle Engineering 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME50224 Aircraft propulsion 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME50225 Aircraft performance & design 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME50226 Machines and products in society 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME50301 Digital design 6 Credits
Semester 1 ME50302 Product design and development 6 Credits
Semester 1 XX40178 Medical instrumentation 6 Credits
Semester 2 ME40069 Engineering project 30 Credits
Semester 2 ME40214 Specialist design 2 30 Credits
Semester 2 ME40228 Group business & design project - II 18 Credits
Semester 2 ME40229 Integrated industrial project 18 Credits
Semester 2 ME40280 Masters sports engineering project 2 18 Credits
Semester 2 ME40281 Individual Master's project 6 Credits
Semester 2 ME40283 Sports vehicles 6 Credits
Semester 2 ME50173 Research & design methods 6 Credits
Semester 2 ME50194 Practical instrumentation techniques 6 Credits
Semester 2 ME50216 Diploma project 12 Credits
Semester 2 ME50306 Creativity and innovation methods 6 Credits
Semester 2 XX50180 Group activity 6 Credits
Semester 2 XX50181 Project phase 1 6 Credits
Semester 2 XX50182 Engineering and project management 6 Credits
Certificate level units (e.g. ME1*)