Manufacturing Engineering, BEng (Hons), with industry placement

Are you passionate about creating innovative, efficient, and sustainable products? This course equips you with essential engineering knowledge and skills to enhance manufacturing productivity through cost reduction, waste minimization, and timely delivery of products and services. You will access cutting-edge research facilities, such as robotics and 3D printing, while applying your expertise in individual and group projects that foster business communication skills and support career advancement.The initial two years establish a strong foundation in engineering science and design, covering topics like thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, solid mechanics, dynamics, and electromechanical systems. Design modules emphasize practical projects, including annual design, make, and test activities. The third year involves an industry placement, while the final year includes a substantial individual manufacturing project comprising one-third of studies. Alongside core modules, you can select from various options in manufacturing, operations management, and human factors to customize the course to your preferences.

The first two years provide a good grounding in the broad fundamentals of engineering science and engineering design. The science subjects studied include thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, solid mechanics, dynamics and electro-mechanical systems. In design, the emphasis is on project work and in both the first and second years, you will undertake a design, make and test project. The third year of this course is spent in industry. The final year features a major individual project in manufacturing engineering over the full year, making up a third of your studies. In addition to compulsory manufacturing modules, you will study a range of optional modules in manufacturing, operations management and human factors. This provides you with the flexibility to tailor the course to your interests.