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Department of Mechanical Engineering
Unit Index 2022/23

Below is a list of units offered by the Department of Mechanical Engineering in 2022/23. 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 Human 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
ME50366 Leadership and skills development for engineering management 6 Credits
ME50370 Student-led symposia and integrative think tanks 12 Credits
ME50395 Propulsion systems group project 15 Credits

Dissertation period

ME50369 Engineering management practice track 30 Credits
ME50376 Thesis formulation project 30 Credits
ME50397 Research project 30 Credits
ME50400 Industry linked business consultancy 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
ME40388 Electric propulsion systems 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
ME50390 Agile and effective working practices 5 Credits
ME50391 Towards zero emission propulsion 10 Credits
ME50392 Future intelligent vehicle platforms 10 Credits
ME50401 Propulsion and vehicle technologies for sustainable mobility 15 Credits
ME50402 Scientific principles for automotive technologies 5 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
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
ME50393 Propulsion systems engineering in the digital age 5 Credits
ME50394 Automotive systems thinking 10 Credits
ME50396 Research project scoping 5 Credits
ME50398 The business of automotive innovation 5 Credits
ME50399 Project and change management in a rapidly evolving sector 5 Credits