Bachelor of Engineering / Master of Engineering (BEng/MEng)

BEng/MEng Mechanical Engineering with an Integrated Foundation Year

Take the next steps to becoming fully prepared for degree-level study in mechanical engineering.
  • Duration: 1 (as part of 4/5 yr integrated degree programme)
  • Year of entry: 2025
  • UCAS course code: H109 / Institution code: M20
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  • 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 £25,000 per annum. For general information please see the undergraduate finance pages.

Policy on additional costs

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).

Scholarships/sponsorships

The Foundation Year Bursary  is available to UK students who are registered on an undergraduate foundation year here and who has had a full financial assessment carried out by Student Finance.

Details of country-specific funding available to international students can be found within our  International country profiles .

The University of Manchester is committed to attracting and supporting the very best students. We have a focus on nurturing talent and ability, therefore, we want to make sure that you have the opportunity to study here, regardless of your financial circumstances.

For information about scholarships please visit our  undergraduate student finance pages  and the Department funding pages that you intend to progress to after successfully completing the Foundation Year.

Course unit details:
Waves and Particles Phys 3

Course unit fact file
Unit code FOUN10072
Credit rating 10
Unit level Level 1
Teaching period(s) Semester 2
Available as a free choice unit? No

Overview

An introduction to oscillations, waves, atomic and nuclear Physics  

Aims

The aim is to introduce students to oscillations, waves, atomic and nuclear Physics.

Learning outcomes

By the end of this course unit a student will be able to: 

  • describe the fundamental properties of a system in simple harmonic oscillation 

  • represent sinusoidal travelling and standing waves graphically and in equation form 

  • explain harmonics and resonance, including their influence on the pitch and timbre of sound 

  • relate the intensity of a uniform wavefront to emitted and received power 

  • predict how wave propagation is affected by interactions with matter (reflection, refraction or diffraction) 

  • discuss the origins and significance of radiation from across the electromagnetic spectrum 

  • with reference to both electromagnetic and matter waves, explain the evidence for wave-particle duality 

  • describe radioactive decay in terms of the fundamental processes and decay parameters 

  • use mass-energy equivalence to calculate the energy of simple nuclear reactions 

Teaching and learning methods

Lectures, tutorials, drop-in sessions, private study. 

Knowledge and understanding

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Intellectual skills

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Assessment methods

Method Weight
Written exam 80%
Written assignment (inc essay) 20%

Feedback methods

  • ​​​​​​Formative feedback will be given during lectures, tutorials and drop-in sessions. Targeted feedback will be given following coursework assessments. Summative and formative feedback will be given following assessments, including the final exam (exam script viewing is encouraged).

 

Study hours

Scheduled activity hours
Assessment written exam 2
Lectures 24
Tutorials 11
Independent study hours
Independent study 63

Teaching staff

Staff member Role
Jonathan Sly Unit coordinator

Additional notes


 

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