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Department of Mechanical Engineering
Unit Index 2012/13

Below is a list of units offered by the Department of Mechanical Engineering in 2012/13. Follow the links on the unit codes 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.


# Certificate (FHEQ level 4) level units (e.g. units coded ME1*)
# Intermediate (FHEQ level 5) level units (e.g. units coded ME2*)
# Honours (FHEQ level 6) level units (e.g. units coded ME3*)
# Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7) level units (e.g. units coded ME4* or ME5*)

Level: Certificate (FHEQ level 4)

Semester 1

ME10001 Experimentation, engineering skills & applied engineering 6 Credits
ME10003 Thermofluids 1 6 Credits
ME10004 Solid mechanics 1 6 Credits
ME10006 Design materials & manufacturing 1 6 Credits
ME10304 Mathematics 1 6 Credits
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Semester 2

ME10009 Thermofluids 2 6 Credits
ME10010 Solid mechanics 2 6 Credits
ME10012 Design materials & manufacturing 2 6 Credits
ME10232 Materials science 1 6 Credits
ME10285 Instrumentation, electronics & electrical drives 6 Credits
ME10305 Mathematics 2 6 Credits
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Level: Intermediate (FHEQ level 5)

Academic Year

ME20120 Industrial placement 60 Credits
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Semester 1

ME20013 Systems & control 6 Credits
ME20014 Modelling techniques 1 6 Credits
ME20015 Thermofluids 3 6 Credits
ME20016 Solid mechanics 3 6 Credits
ME20018 Design 3 6 Credits
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Semester 2

ME20021 Modelling techniques 2 6 Credits
ME20022 Thermofluids 4 - fluid mechanics with historical perspective 6 Credits
ME20023 Solid mechanics 4 6 Credits
ME20025 Design 4 6 Credits
ME20026 Modern manufacturing - integrated design, make and serve 6 Credits
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Level: Honours (FHEQ level 6)

Semester 1

ME30029 Control systems 6 Credits
ME30030 Structural mechanics 6 Credits
ME30031 Thermofluid systems 6 Credits
ME30032 Aerodynamics 6 Credits
ME30033 Mechanical vibrations & noise 6 Credits
ME30036 Manufacturing processes & analysis 6 Credits
ME30037 Internal combustion engine technology 6 Credits
ME30041 Aircraft stability & control 6 Credits
ME30042 Manufacturing systems techniques 6 Credits
ME30045 Aerospace structures 1 6 Credits
ME30067 Vehicle dynamics 6 Credits
ME30197 Business processes 6 Credits
ME30217 Vehicle engineering 6 Credits
ME30218 Aircraft propulsion 6 Credits
ME30219 Aircraft performance 6 Credits
ME30264 Materials selection in engineering design 6 Credits
ME30293 Computer aids for design 6 Credits
ME30294 Product design and development 6 Credits
ME30295 Electronics, signals and drives 6 Credits
ME30311 Metals and alloys 6 Credits
ME30335 Costing for engineering design and manufacture 6 Credits
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Semester 2

ME30068 Group business & design project - I 12 Credits
ME30227 Engineering project - BEng 18 Credits
ME30313 Aerospace group business & design project - I 12 Credits
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Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7)

Academic Year

ME40321 Engineering project 30 Credits
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Dissertation period

ME50185 Dissertation 30 Credits
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Modular

ME50337 Orthopaedic biomechanics 6 Credits
ME50338 Orthopaedic biomaterials 6 Credits
ME50339 Clinical research - design, methods and data analysis 6 Credits
ME50340 Primary hip replacement 6 Credits
ME50341 Primary knee replacement 6 Credits
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Semester 1

ME40046 Modelling and analysis of manufacturing systems 6 Credits
ME40047 Powertrain & transportation systems 6 Credits
ME40049 Innovation and advanced design 6 Credits
ME40051 Advanced control 6 Credits
ME40054 Computational fluid dynamics 6 Credits
ME40055 Energy & the environment 6 Credits
ME40057 Finite element analysis 6 Credits
ME40058 Fluid power 6 Credits
ME40060 Heat transfer 6 Credits
ME40061 Biomechanics 6 Credits
ME40064 System modelling & simulation 6 Credits
ME40195 Medical engineering 6 Credits
ME40212 Biomimetics 6 Credits
ME40213 Specialist design 1 6 Credits
ME40319 Composite materials 6 Credits
ME40322 Technical studies with French 3 Credits
ME40323 Technical studies with German 3 Credits
ME40328 Turbulence and noise 6 Credits
ME40329 Materials for energy and transport 6 Credits
ME40331 Robotics engineering 6 Credits
ME50029 Control systems 6 Credits
ME50030 Structural mechanics 6 Credits
ME50041 Aircraft stability & control 6 Credits
ME50042 Manufacturing systems techniques 6 Credits
ME50045 Aerospace structures 1 6 Credits
ME50067 Vehicle dynamics 6 Credits
ME50145 Introduction to hydraulic circuits & components 6 Credits
ME50147 Component selection for hydraulic systems 6 Credits
ME50150 Introduction to control for electrohydraulic systems 6 Credits
ME50154 Aerodynamics 6 Credits
ME50155 Mechanical vibrations & noise 6 Credits
ME50161 Internal combustion engine technology 6 Credits
ME50197 Business processes 6 Credits
ME50201 Electrical drives 6 Credits
ME50218 Aircraft propulsion 6 Credits
ME50221 Integrated engineering 6 Credits
ME50222 Mechatronic systems modelling & simulation 6 Credits
ME50223 Vehicle engineering 6 Credits
ME50225 Aircraft performance 6 Credits
ME50264 Materials selection in engineering design 6 Credits
ME50294 Product design and development 6 Credits
ME50295 Electronics, signals and drives 6 Credits
ME50301 Computer aids for design 6 Credits
ME50306 Creativity and design for innovation 6 Credits
ME50324 Manufacturing processes and analysis 6 Credits
ME50325 TRIZ-based innovation 6 Credits
ME50326 Managing product development 6 Credits
ZZ40008 Director of Studies approved unit (MSc Aerospace Engineering) 6 Credits
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Semester 2

ME40069 Engineering project 30 Credits
ME40214 Specialist design 2 30 Credits
ME40228 Group business & design project - II 18 Credits
ME40314 Aerospace group business & design project - II 18 Credits
ME40315 External integrated project 30 Credits
ME50316 Project phase 1 12 Credits
ME50320 International networks for production, service and logistics 6 Credits
ME50327 Engineering project management (ITM) 6 Credits
ME50336 Engineering project management (MSc) 6 Credits
XX50180 Group activity 12 Credits
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