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Department of Mechanical Engineering
Unit Index 2021/2

Below is a list of units offered by the Department of Mechanical Engineering in 2021/2. 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.



Level: Certificate (FHEQ level 4)

Semester 1

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

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

Level: Intermediate (FHEQ level 5)

Academic Year

ME20120 Industrial placement 60 Credits

Semester 1

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 6 Credits

Semester 2

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

Level: Honours (FHEQ level 6)

Semester 1

ME30029 Control systems 6 Credits
ME30030 Structural mechanics 6 Credits
ME30032 Aerodynamics 6 Credits
ME30033 Mechanical vibrations & noise 6 Credits
ME30037 Internal combustion engine technology 6 Credits
ME30041 Aircraft stability & control 6 Credits
ME30042 Computer integrated manufacturing 6 Credits
ME30045 Aerospace structures 1 6 Credits
ME30060 Heat transfer 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
ME30294 Product design and development 6 Credits
ME30295 Electronics, signals and drives 6 Credits
ME30335 Costing for engineering design and manufacture 6 Credits
ME30342 Advanced manufacturing technology 6 Credits
ME30357 User centred design project 6 Credits
ME30365 Reverse engineering 6 Credits

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
ME30403 Group business & design project - I (BEng) 12 Credits
ME30404 Aerospace group business & design project - I (BEng) 12 Credits

Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7)

Academic Year

ME40321 Engineering project 30 Credits
ME50349 Engine and powertrain technologies 12 Credits
ME50366 Leadership and skills development for engineering management 6 Credits
ME50370 Student-led symposia and integrative think tanks 12 Credits

Dissertation period

ME50185 Dissertation 30 Credits
ME50369 Engineering management practice track 30 Credits
ME50376 Thesis formulation project 30 Credits

Semester 1

ME40046 Modelling and analysis of manufacturing systems 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
ME40061 Biomechanics 6 Credits
ME40064 System modelling & simulation 6 Credits
ME40195 Medical engineering 6 Credits
ME40212 Biomimetics 6 Credits
ME40319 Composite materials 6 Credits
ME40331 Robotics engineering 6 Credits
ME40343 Advanced helicopter dynamics 6 Credits
ME40345 Turbocharging and engine boosting 6 Credits
ME40346 Spacecraft engineering 6 Credits
ME40358 Design optimisation project 6 Credits
ME40363 Major individual design project I 12 Credits
ME40377 High performance aerostructures 6 Credits
ME40388 Electric propulsion systems 6 Credits
ME50344 Engineering systems simulation 6 Credits
ME50361 Engineering management for sustainable value 6 Credits
ME50367 Project and change management 9 Credits
ME50371 Automotive propulsion systems technologies 6 Credits
ME50372 Strategic and innovative thinking 6 Credits
ME50373 Automotive propulsion system evaluation 12 Credits
XX50214 Professional skills for engineering practice 6 Credits

Semester 2

ME40069 Single semester engineering project 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
ME40364 Major individual design project II 30 Credits
ME50316 Project phase 1 6 Credits
ME50336 Engineering project management (MSc) 6 Credits
ME50350 Materials in engineering design 6 Credits
ME50351 Vehicle dynamics and aerodynamics 6 Credits
ME50360 Creativity and innovation 12 Credits
ME50368 Manufacturing and developing products and services 9 Credits
ME50374 Automotive propulsion system business processes 6 Credits
ME50375 Automotive propulsion innovation 18 Credits
ME50378 Electric propulsion 6 Credits
ME50379 Advanced computer aided design 6 Credits
XX50180 Conceptual design group activity 6 Credits