Product Design and Manufacture including an Industrial Year
UCAS Code: H71B
Master of Engineering (with Honours) - MEng (Hon)
Entry requirements
A level
Including Mathematics. Art or Design and Technology desirable; excluding General Studies, Critical Thinking, Citizenship Studies, CIE Global Perspectives and Research, CIE Thinking Skills.
The Access to HE Diploma is not accepted for this course. Applicants should apply for the relevant BEng course.
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
Including M2 in Mathematics
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Including 5 in Mathematics at Higher Level or 6 in Mathematics at Standard Level (excluding Mathematical Studies)
Assessed on an individual basis. Refer to University.
Assessed on an individual basis. Refer to University.
The BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma is not accepted for this course. Applicants should apply for the relevant BEng course.
Scottish Advanced Higher
Advanced Higher grades AA including Mathematics plus Higher grades AAABB-AABBB
Scottish Higher
A,A,A,B,B-A,A,B,B,B
This qualification is only acceptable when combined with Advanced Higher grade AA including Mathematics
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About this course
Our five-year masters level MEng course equips you for a career in product design, industrial design or in the product development sector and has been developed to address the specific needs of industry to give its graduates the best possible chance of obtaining the career they want. The degree will give graduates an advanced level of understanding of design, aesthetic and analytical approaches to designing new products and the opportunity to undertake a paid year in industry.
Modules
The first year offers a broad foundation in engineering science and design, manufacturing processes, material selection and mathematics. Example modules include Drawing for Design, Statics and Dynamics and Materials and Manufacturing. In year two, you will develop your design skills and commercial awareness whilst working on multiple design projects. In the third year you will take an individual project as well as core modules in product development, ergonomics and manufacturing processes. At the end of year three you will work a year in industry whilst receiving support from your tutor and our industrial placements team. Year five will give you the opportunity to undertake a major project with industry whilst you undertake further modules in project management and ergonomics.
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What do graduate employment figures really tell you?Graduates are in significant demand, so unemployment rates are well below the national graduate average and starting salaries are well above average. Much the most common industries for these graduates are now vehicle manufacture - there are not enough people with these degrees to go round and so the big employers tend to take the lion's share at the moment. But pretty much anywhere there is manufacturing, there are production engineers. Bear in mind that a lot of courses are four years long, and lead to an MEng qualification — this is necessary if you want to become a Chartered Engineer.
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