MENG Computer Systems Engineering with a Year in Industry (ACSU44) IS

2023 - 2024

For students whose initial registration was in the 2020-21, 2021-22 or 2022-23 session

Year 2

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

A student will take

Semester 1
FCE2001 + Yes. Restricted to second year Faculty of Engineering students.	Engineering - You're Hired	AUT SEM	0 credits
Full academic year
ACS230 ⇐P⇒Pre-requisites: ACS132 Is a pre-requisite for: ACS317 (when the module is running)	Control Systems Design and Analysis	ACAD YR	20 credits
ACS231	Mechatronics	ACAD YR	20 credits
ACS232	Signals, Systems, and Communications	ACAD YR	20 credits
ACS233	Systems Engineering and Object Oriented Programming	ACAD YR	20 credits
ACS234 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: ACS317 ACS341 (when the module is running)	Systems Engineering Mathematics II	ACAD YR	20 credits
COM160 + Not open to students from the Department of Computer Science or students who are taking or have taken COM161..	Computer Problem Solving and Object Oriented Design	ACAD YR	20 credits

Students commencing Level 2 of a programme of study from session 2016-17 onwards must take FCE2001 Engineering – You’re Hired as a core module. A student will be expected to pass the module in order to progress to Level 3. A student must pass the module in order to graduate.

Year 3

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
ACS323	Intelligent Systems	AUT SEM	10 credits
COM3008 XCannot be taken with: COM2008 + This module cannot be taken with COM2008..	Systems Design and Security	AUT SEM	20 credits
MGT388	Finance and Law for Engineers	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
ACS321	Digital Signal Processing	SPR SEM	10 credits
Full academic year
ACS330	Group 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
ACS318	System Identification	AUT SEM	10 credits
ACS327	Space Systems Engineering	AUT SEM	10 credits
ACS329	Robotics	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
BIE3411	Design of Medical Devices and Implants	SPR SEM	10 credits
COM3240 + COMU101, COMU103, COMU06, COMU05, COMU117, COMU109, COMU118. Students from departments other than Computer Science will need to demonstrate an excellent understanding of programming (Python or Matlab) and mathematics. A level math is compulsory..	Reinforcement Learning	SPR SEM	10 credits
COM3501	Computer Security and Forensics	SPR SEM	10 credits
COM3505 + Maximum capacity of 120 students; these will be considered and accepted on a first request basis. Students should be competent programmers to take this course and capable of using Git and the command-line..	The Internet of Things	SPR SEM	10 credits
EEE334 XCannot be taken with: EEE317	Antennas, Radar and Navigation	SPR SEM	10 credits

Students can also select 20 credits of Languages for All modules. Modules selected must be in a single language. For details please follow the link below.

For a full list of Languages for All modules, please see here.

Year 4

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

A student will take

Full academic year
ACS495	Year in Industry	ACAD YR	120 credits

A student will be responsible for securing a suitable industrial placement in order to take ACS495 Year in Industry. The appropriateness of the placement will be determined by the Departmental Director of Education (or their designate). A student who fails to obtain a suitable placement will instead be required to become a student for the Degree of MEng Computer Systems Engineering (ACSU02).

ACSU44 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 Departmental Director of Education (or their designate). 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 MEng Computer Systems Engineering (ACSU02).

Year 5

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (75 credits)

A student will take

Semester 1
ACS6127	Real-Time Embedded Systems	AUT SEM	15 credits
Semester 2
ACS6106	Cybersecurity for control systems	SPR SEM	15 credits
Full academic year
ACS6420	Advanced Project	ACAD YR	45 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 (45 credits)

A student will take 45 credits from this group.

Semester 1
ACS61015 ⇐PPre-requisites: ACS317 XCannot be taken with: ACS336	Rapid Control Prototyping	AUT SEM	15 credits
ACS6126	Advanced Space Systems and Space Weather	AUT SEM	15 credits
ACS6132	Agent-based modelling and multi-agent systems	AUT SEM	15 credits
ACS6408	Optimisation: Theory, algorithms and applications	AUT SEM	15 credits
ACS6427 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: ACS61011 (when the module is running) + Students on AER, GEE and EEE programmes must have taken and passed ACS341.	Data Modelling and Machine Intelligence	AUT SEM	15 credits
COM4503 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: COM4518 (when the module is running) XCannot be taken with: COM3503 + Not permitted for students who have already taken COM3503. Students from other depts will need to demonstrate skills in imperative programming, software design, data structures + their applications, + experience of vector + matrix arithmetric.	3D Computer Graphics	AUT SEM	15 credits
COM4506 + Students taking this module are expected to have done a programming module such as COM160 or have completed a first year in the Computer Science Department. The language used in COM4506 assignment is Java hence prior familiarity with it is necessary..	Testing and verification in safety-critical systems	AUT SEM	15 credits
Semester 2
ACS61010	Optimal Control	SPR SEM	15 credits
ACS61011 ⇐PPre-requisites: ACS341 ACS6427	Deep Learning	SPR SEM	15 credits
ACS61012	Machine Vision	SPR SEM	15 credits
ACS6116 ⇐PPre-requisites: ACS317	Advanced Control	SPR SEM	15 credits
ACS6121 XCannot be taken with: COM3009	Mobile Robotics and Autonomous Systems	SPR SEM	15 credits
COM4501	Computer Security and Forensics	SPR SEM	15 credits

For all students: A student must satisfy the requirements of the General Regulations for First Degrees as to progression in order to continue as a student for the Degree of MEng in Computer Systems Engineering with Year in Industry (ACSU44). A student who fails to satisfy these requirements may be permitted by the Faculty to become instead a student for the Degree of BEng in Computer Systems Engineering (ACSU01) but this qualification will not be accredited by the relevant professional institutions.

For students commencing Year 1 of a programme of study before September 2022: A student must pass ACS6420 (Advanced Project) at the first attempt in order to be eligible for the award of the Degree of MEng in Computer Systems Engineering with Year in Industry. A student who fails to satisfy this requirement may be awarded the Degree of BEng in Computer Systems Engineering with a Year in Industry (ACSU45), but this qualification will not be accredited by the relevant professional institutions.

For students commencing Year 1 of a programme of study before September 2022: A student must pass a minimum of 100 credits at Level 5 in order to be awarded the degree of MEng Computer Systems 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 5 will, in accordance with the General Regulations, be awarded the degree of MEng Computer Systems Engineering with a Year in Industry, but without accreditation.

For students commencing Year 1 of a programme of study in or after September 2022: A student must pass ACS6420 (Advanced Project) at the first attempt in order to be eligible for the award of the Degree of MEng in Computer Systems Engineering with Year in Industry. A student who fails to satisfy this requirement may be awarded the Degree of BEng in Computer Systems Engineering Studies with a Year in Industry

For students commencing Year 1 of a programme of study in or after September 2022: A student who has been awarded credit in compensation of failed units in Years 2, 3 and 5 will be permitted an additional resit attempt in the compensated credits. An additional resit attempt can only be granted where the student has met the requirements for progression (or completion) under the General Regulations for First Degrees.

For students commencing Year 1 of a programme of study in or after September 2022: A student who has been awarded credit in compensation of failed units in Years 2, 3 and 5, where the grade achieved is more than 10% below the pass grade in those failed units, may not be recommended for a degree award that is accredited under Engineering Council rules.

For students commencing Year 1 of a programme of study in or after September 2022: A student who has been awarded more than 30 credits in compensation of failed units across Years 1, 2, 3 and 5, may not be recommended for a degree award that is accredited under Engineering Council rules.

For students commencing Year 1 of a programme of study in or after September 2022: A student who failed to pass one or more of the modules from the list below may not be recommended for a degree award that is accredited under Engineering Council rules: ACS11002, ACS230, ACS233, ACS6106, MGT388.

For students commencing Year 1 of a programme of study in or after September 2022: Where a student has met the requirements for the award of a degree under the General Regulations for First Degrees but not the requirements for the award of a degree accredited under Engineering Council rules, they may be recommended for the award of a MEng Degree in Computer Systems Engineering Studies with a Year in Industry.

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Please note that the regulations displayed on this page reflect provision in 2023/24 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.