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Department of Mechanical Engineering Programme Catalogue 2014/15


UEME-AKM04: MEng(Hons) Aerospace Engineering with Year long work placement

Leading to the award of MASTER OF ENGINEERING IN AEROSPACE ENGINEERING

Mode of attendance: Full-time with Thick Sandwich Placement

Click here for further information Possible DAPs for this programme:

 

Click here for further informationPossible exit awards for this programme:

  • UEME-AKL04: Diploma of Higher Education
  • UEME-AKC04: Certificate of Higher Education

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Year 1

Click here for further information NFAAR-UG assessment regulations (NB. NFAAR-UG assessment regulations are changing for 2014/15):
  • Transfer to DAP is not possible from this programme year.
  • Main assessment regulations: Appendix 11 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 12 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view.
  • Part 1 Stage 1 of this programme contributes 0% towards the final award classification


Semester 1: Part 1 Stage 1

Compulsory Units:
ME10001 Experimentation, engineering skills & applied engineering 6 Credits
ME10003 Thermodynamics 6 Credits
ME10004 Solid mechanics 1 6 Credits
ME10006 Design materials & manufacturing 1 6 Credits
ME10304 Mathematics 1 6 Credits

Semester 2: Part 1 Stage 1

Compulsory Units:
ME10009 Fluid mechanics 6 Credits
ME10010 Solid mechanics 2 6 Credits
ME10012 Design materials & manufacturing 2 6 Credits
ME10285 Instrumentation, electronics & electrical drives 6 Credits
ME10305 Mathematics 2 6 Credits

Year 2

Click here for further information NFAAR-UG assessment regulations (NB. NFAAR-UG assessment regulations are changing for 2014/15):
  • Transfer to DAP is not possible from this programme year.
  • Main assessment regulations: Appendix 19 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 20 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view.
  • Part 2 Stage 2 of this programme contributes 20% towards the final award classification


Semester 1: Part 2 Stage 2

Compulsory Units:
ME20013 Systems & control 6 Credits
ME20014 Modelling techniques 1 6 Credits
ME20016 Solid mechanics 3 6 Credits
ME20018 Design 3 6 Credits
ME20022 Fluid dynamics with historical perspective 6 Credits

Semester 2: Part 2 Stage 2

Compulsory Units:
ME20015 Thermal power and heat transfer 6 Credits
ME20021 Modelling techniques 2 6 Credits
ME20023 Solid mechanics 4 6 Credits
ME20025 Design 4 6 Credits
ME20026 Manufacturing operations and technology 6 Credits

Year 3

Click here for further information NFAAR-UG assessment regulations (NB. NFAAR-UG assessment regulations are changing for 2014/15):
  • Placement Type: Standard.
  • Transfer to DAP may be possible from this programme year.
  • Main assessment regulations: Appendix 19 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 20 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view.
  • Part 2 Stage 3 of this programme contributes 0% towards the final award classification


Academic Year: Part 2 Stage 3

Compulsory Units:
ME20120 Industrial placement 60 Credits

Year 4

Click here for further information NFAAR-UG assessment regulations (NB. NFAAR-UG assessment regulations are changing for 2014/15):
  • Transfer to DAP is not possible from this programme year.
  • Main assessment regulations: Appendix 19 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 20 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view.
  • Part 2 Stage 4 of this programme contributes 40% towards the final award classification

NB. You may be permitted to take ME40315 (External integrated project - 30 credits) instead of ME30068 and ME40228 in Semester 2, subject to the approval of your Director of Studies.

Semester 1: Part 2 Stage 4

Compulsory Units:
ME30032 Aerodynamics 6 Credits
ME30041 Aircraft stability & control 6 Credits
ME30045 Aerospace structures 1 6 Credits
ME30218 Aircraft propulsion 6 Credits
ME30219 Aircraft performance 6 Credits

Semester 2: Part 2 Stage 4

Compulsory Units:
ME30313 Aerospace group business & design project - I 12 Credits
ME40314 Aerospace group business & design project - II 18 Credits

Year 5

Click here for further information NFAAR-UG assessment regulations (NB. NFAAR-UG assessment regulations are changing for 2014/15):
  • Transfer to DAP is not possible from this programme year.
  • Main assessment regulations: Appendix 27 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 28 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view.
  • Part 3 Stage 5 of this programme contributes 40% towards the final award classification

Students must choose at least one ME4 unit as an option in Semester 1.

Academic Year: Part 3 Stage 5

Designated Essential Units:
ME40321 Engineering project 30 Credits

Semester 1: Part 3 Stage 5

Compulsory Units:
ME40343 Advanced helicopter dynamics 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list: BLOCK 1
ME30031 Thermofluid systems 6 Credits
ME40212 Biomimetics 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list: BLOCK 2
ME30030 Structural mechanics 6 Credits
ME30197 Business processes 6 Credits
ME40058 Fluid power 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list: BLOCK 3
ME30029 Control systems 6 Credits
ME30342 Advanced manufacturing & assembly 6 Credits
ME40060 Heat transfer 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list: BLOCK 4
ME30033 Mechanical vibrations & noise 6 Credits
ME40046 Modelling and analysis of manufacturing systems 6 Credits
ME40319 Composite materials 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list: BLOCK 5
ME30042 Computer integrated manufacturing 6 Credits
ME40054 Computational fluid dynamics 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list: BLOCK 6
ME40064 System modelling & simulation 6 Credits
MN10545 Organisational behaviour 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list: BLOCK 8
ME40328 Turbulence and noise 6 Credits
ME40329 Materials for energy and transport 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list: BLOCK 9
ME40049 Innovation and advanced design 6 Credits
ME40051 Advanced control 6 Credits
ME40055 Energy & the environment 6 Credits
ME40195 Medical engineering 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list: BLOCK 10
ME30294 Product design and development 6 Credits
ME40057 Finite element analysis 6 Credits

Notes:
* This programme catalogue is applicable for the 2014/15 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2015/16 and beyond should not assume that later years of a programme will be in the format displayed here.
* Programmes and units are subject to change at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.
* Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.