Bachelor of Engineering (BEng)

BEng Mechanical Engineering with Management

Gain invaluable and practical skills from the one of the most targeted universities by top graduate employers (THE Graduate Market 2024).

  • Duration: 3 years
  • Year of entry: 2025
  • UCAS course code: H3N1 / Institution code: M20
  • Key features:
  • Scholarships available

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Fees and funding

Fees

Tuition fees for home students commencing their studies in September 2025 will be £9,535 per annum (subject to Parliamentary approval). Tuition fees for international students will be £34,000 per annum. For general information please see the undergraduate finance pages.

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All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme. Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application. Further information can be found in the University's Policy on additional costs incurred by students on undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes (PDF document, 91KB).

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Course unit details:
Design 1 (Mechanical)

Course unit fact file
Unit code MECH10331
Credit rating 10
Unit level Level 1
Teaching period(s) Semester 1
Available as a free choice unit? No

Overview

The core activity of the Design 1 unit is the Design, Make and Test (DMT) project, in which the students, working in groups of 4, have to design a wooden car that has to travel up an inclined track of 5 metres length. The students are given a list of components, from which they can select ("buy") items they use for their car (e.g. axles, gear box and gear wheels, brackets, bearings, screws, etc), a 3-plywood sheet, from which they have to make the car's chassis, and a selection of 3-plywood wheels of various sizes.

 

Aims

This unit aims for students to acquire knowledge, develop an understanding and apply skills related to fundamental aspects of mechanical engineering design via a Design, Make and Test (DMT) project, being supported by a series of lectures.

Syllabus

Syllabus:  delivered through a number of lectures

1. Elements of general mechanical engineering design: screws, gears, bearings, etc.

2. Engineering considerations in designing the model car.

3. Calculations related to gears and gear ratios, friction losses.

4. The use of Gantt charts.

5. Failure Mode Effect Analysis (FMEA).

6. Engineering drawing.

7. Tolerancing.

Knowledge and understanding


Assessment methods

Method Weight
Report 60%
Practical skills assessment 40%

Feedback methods

Written report - Marked reports are returned in week 12, with written feedback. Oral feedback on the work is given throughout the semester (during consultation and make sessions).

Practical demonstration - Feedback is provided during various practical sessions.

 

Study hours

Scheduled activity hours
Lectures 10
Practical classes & workshops 6
Project supervision 8
Independent study hours
Independent study 76

Teaching staff

Staff member Role
Robert Heinemann Unit coordinator

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