BENG Systems and Control Engineering with a Year in Industry (ACSU41) IS

2021 - 2022

For students whose initial registration was in the 2017-18, 2018-19 or 2019-20 session

Year 2

Year 3

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (120 credits)

A student will take

Full academic year
ACS395	Year in Industry	ACAD YR	120 credits

A student must normally achieve a weighted mean grade of 55 or above at Level 1 in order to proceed to the Year in Industry, progression being at the discretion of the Head of Department. A student who fails to progress may be permitted to become instead a student for the Degree of BEng in Systems and Control Engineering (ACSU03).

A student will be responsible for securing a suitable industrial placement in order to take ACS395 Year in Industry. The appropriateness of the placement will be determined by the Head of Department. A student who fails to obtain a suitable placement will instead be required to become a student for the Degree of BEng in Systems and Control Engineering (ACSU03).

ACSU41 requires that a student will spend a minimum of 38 weeks working in an industrial establishment, the arrangements being subject to the approval of the Head of Department. The Year in Industry will be assessed using: (a) a short written report; (b) a post-placement poster/presentation. No grades will be awarded for the Year in Industry which will be assessed on a pass/fail basis. A student who fails to satisfy these requirements may be permitted by the Faculty to become instead a student for the BEng in Systems and Control Engineering (ACSU03).

Year 4

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (90 credits)

A student will take

Semester 1
ACS317 ⇐P⇒Pre-requisites: ACS132 ACS230 ACS234 Is a pre-requisite for: ACS336 ACS61015 ACS6116 (when the module is running)	State-Space Control Design	AUT SEM	10 credits
ACS318	System Identification	AUT SEM	10 credits
ACS323	Intelligent Systems	AUT SEM	10 credits
MGT388	Finance and Law for Engineers	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
ACS321	Digital Signal Processing	SPR SEM	10 credits
ACS336 ⇐PPre-requisites: ACS317 XCannot be taken with: ACS61015	Hardware-in-the-Loop & Rapid Control Prototyping	SPR SEM	10 credits
Full academic year
ACS322	Individual Project	ACAD YR	30 credits

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (30 credits)

A student will take 30 credits from this group.

Semester 1
ACS327	Space Systems Engineering	AUT SEM	10 credits
ACS329	Robotics	AUT SEM	10 credits
MEC304 + Restricted to students registered for a programme of study within the Faculty of Engineering.	Manufacturing Systems	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
ACS340	Biomechatronics	SPR SEM	10 credits
ACS341 ⇐P⇒Pre-requisites: ACS234 Is a pre-requisite for: ACS61011 (when the module is running)	Machine Learning	SPR SEM	10 credits
AER291 ⇐PPre-requisites: AER104	Dynamics of Aerospace Structures and Machines	SPR SEM	10 credits
AER324	Aircraft Dynamics and Control	SPR SEM	10 credits
BIE3411	Design of Medical Devices and Implants	SPR SEM	10 credits
EEE334 XCannot be taken with: EEE317	Antennas, Radar and Navigation	SPR SEM	10 credits
MEC316 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: MEC425 (when the module is running) + Only vailable to students in the Faculty of Engineering.	Renewable Energy	SPR SEM	10 credits

a student can take unrestricted MLT single language units to the value of 20 credits.

A student must pass ACS322 (Individual Project) at the first attempt in order to be eligible for the award of the Degree with Honours.

A student must pass a minimum of 100 credits at Level 4 in order to be awarded the degree of BEng Systems and Control Engineering with a Year in Industry with accreditation by the IET and InstMC. A student who passes a minimum of 90 but fewer than 100 credits at Level 4 will, in accordance with the General Regulations, be awarded the degree of BEng Systems and Control Engineering with a Year in Industry, but without accreditation.

⇐P	-	This module has pre-requisite(s).
P⇒	-	This module is a pre-requisite for other modules.
C	-	This module has co-requisite(s).
X	-	Some modules cannot be studied in combination with this module.
+	-	Additional information about requirements for studying this module.

Please note that the regulations displayed on this page reflect provision in 2021/22 and may not reflect study undertaken in other academic sessions. To see regulations that applied in another academic session, please return to the Programme Regulations Finder home screen and select the appropriate session.