Integrated Mechanical and Electrical Engineering

Subject in detail

Subject aims

Traditional engineering degrees often offer purely mechanical or electrical subjects; however, 21st Century industries and research laboratories need graduates with interdisciplinary skills who are able to make and immediate contribution to teams working on complex projects.

The University of Bath’s Integrated Mechanical & Electrical Engineering (IMEE) programme has been designed in consultation with industry to meet this need. It achieves this aim without sacrificing the intellectual rigour of a single-discipline programme. You will study subjects such as:

robotics
digital electronics
advanced control
thermofluids
vehicle engineering.

The key features of this programme are:

teaching from two world-class Departments, Electronic and Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering
receive an integrated view of engineering, combining mechanical and electrical and using extensive industrial case studies
a new state-of-the-art robotics laboratory for enhanced group and individual projects
accreditation by both the Institution of Engineering & Technology (IET) and the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), allowing the fastest route to Chartered Engineer status.

Teaching and learning

Our programmes are fully modular and taught over two semesters per year. The modules, called “units”, will involve you in about 20 – 24 contact hours per week, plus private study, in your first two years. These hours consist of lectures, laboratories, workshops and tutorials. In later years you will have fewer formal lectures and there is a significant emphasis on semester-long group and individual projects, all carried out under the supervision of academic staff. We bring our leading-edge research into our teaching and you will interact with engineers at the forefront of their fields.

For more information about teaching and learning in this programme, please contact Dr Manuchehr Soleimani, Undergraduate Director of Studies (IMEE).

Methods of assessment

Assessment consists of examinations, coursework, laboratory work, presentations and project reports. All units are assessed in the semester in which they are taught.

Units & programme structure