MENG Aerospace Engineering with a Year in Industry (AERU14) IS

2017 - 2018

Do not use without approval from department - this programmes Year in Industry is not in the students penultimate year.

Year 1

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

A student will take

Semester 1
AER123 XCannot be taken with: EEE123 + A level Maths and Physics or equivalent.	Introduction to Electric Circuits	AUT SEM	10 credits
FCE1001	Global Engineering Challenge Week	AUT SEM	0 credits
Semester 2
AER107 + A levels Maths and Physics or equivalent..	Avionic Systems	SPR SEM	10 credits
Full academic year
ACS1321 XCannot be taken with: ACS132 + EMPTY.	Introduction to Systems Analysis and Control	ACAD YR	15 credits
AER120 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: AER299 (when the module is running) + Only available to students registered on Aerospace Engineering programmes..	Introduction to Aerospace Design	ACAD YR	10 credits
AER192 + Only available to students with the Faculty of Engineering.	Engineering Solids, Liquids and Gases	ACAD YR	20 credits
MAS156 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: AER201 MAS241 MAS381 (when the module is running) + Unrestricted - only subject to availability. This module is for students in EEE and Aerospace Engineering..	Mathematics (Electrical)	ACAD YR	20 credits
MAT1643 XCannot be taken with: AER11004 BIE2643	Introduction to Mechanical Properties and Structural Materials	ACAD YR	20 credits
MEC194 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: AER284 AER291 MEC284 MEC291 (when the module is running) + Restricted to students registered for a Programme of Study within the Faculty of Engineering.	Engineering Statics and Dynamics	ACAD YR	15 credits

Year 2

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (60 credits)

A student will take

Semester 1
AER284 ⇐P⇒Pre-requisites: AER104 Is a pre-requisite for: AER380 (when the module is running)	Aerostructures	AUT SEM	10 credits
FCE2001 + Yes. Restricted to second year Faculty of Engineering students.	Engineering - You're Hired	AUT SEM	0 credits
MAS241 ⇐P⇒Pre-requisites: MAS156 Is a pre-requisite for: MAS381 (when the module is running) XCannot be taken with: AER201 + This module is for students in EEE..	Mathematics II (Electrical)	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
AER298 ⇐P⇒Pre-requisites: AER11001 Is a pre-requisite for: AER380 (when the module is running)	Aerospace Fluids Engineering	SPR SEM	10 credits
EEE217 + Restricted to second year Aerospace Engineering students.	Avionic Systems	SPR SEM	10 credits
Full academic year
ACS221 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: ACS318 (when the module is running) XCannot be taken with: ACS2214 + ACS124 or equivalent.	Control Systems Analysis and Design	ACAD YR	20 credits

One of the following streams

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 (60 credits)

AEROMECHANICS STREAM

A student will take 60 credits from this group.

Semester 1
AER293	Applied Aerospace Thermodynamics	AUT SEM	10 credits
COM161 + Not open to students from the Department of Computer Science or students who are taking or have taken COM160. .	Introduction to Programming and Problem Solving	AUT SEM	10 credits
MAT2730 XCannot be taken with: MEC207 + Restricted to students registered on Aerospace Engineering programmes..	Selection and Processing of Aerospace Materials	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
AER291 ⇐PPre-requisites: AER104	Dynamics of Aerospace Structures and Machines	SPR SEM	10 credits
MAT2350 XCannot be taken with: AER2350 GEE206	Materials Selection and Fracture Mechanics	SPR SEM	10 credits
MEC209 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: MEC330 MEC333 (when the module is running) + Restricted to students studying in the Dept of Mechanical Engineering and the Inter-disciplinary Programmes office.	Design of Structures, Machines and Systems	SPR SEM	10 credits

AND

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 (60 credits)

AVIONIC SYSTEMS STREAM

A student will take 60 credits from this group.

Full academic year
ACS130	Introduction to Systems Engineering & Software	ACAD YR	20 credits
ACS214 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: ACS318 ACS340 (when the module is running) CCo-requisites: MAS244 XCannot be taken with: ACS2214	Discrete Systems	ACAD YR	20 credits
EEE223	Electrical Energy Management and Conversion	ACAD YR	20 credits

A student may be permitted to take AER299 in place of MEC209 in the Aeromechanics Stream or in place of EEE217 in the Avionic Systems Stream, at the discretion of the Aerospace Engineering Course Director.

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
AER390	Aerospace Engineering Year in Industry	ACAD YR	120 credits

A student must normally achieve a weighted mean grade of 55 or above at Level 2 in order to proceed to the Year in Industry, progression being at the discretion of the Aerospace Engineering Board of Examiners. A student who fails to progress may be permitted to become instead a student for the Degree of MEng Aerospace Engineering (AERU10) or the Degree of BEng Aerospace Engineering (AERU11).

A student will be responsible for securing a suitable industrial placement in order to take AER390 Year in Industry. The appropriateness of the placement will be determined by the Aerospace Engineering Director of Undergraduate Studies. A student who fails to obtain a suitable placement will instead be required to become a student for the Degree of MEng Aerospace Engineering (AERU10). A student will take AER390 Year in Industry before proceeding to Level 3.

AER390 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 Aerospace Engineering Director of Undergraduate Studies. A student who fails to satisfy these requirements may be permitted by the Faculty to become instead a student for the Degree of MEng Aerospace Engineering (AERU10).

During Level 3, a student must attain a satisfactory standard in a Flight Laboratory Course, the arrangements being subject to the approval of the Aerospace Engineering Board of Studies.

Year 4

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (80 credits)

A student will take

Semester 1
AER380 ⇐PPre-requisites: AER284 AER298 CCo-requisites: AER302 + This unit is only available to students on Aerospace Engineering courses..	Aircraft Design	AUT SEM	10 credits
MEC324 + Restricted to BEng/MEng degrees in Aerospace Engineering..	Aerodynamic Design	AUT SEM	10 credits
MGT388	Finance and Law for Engineers	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
AER324	Aircraft Dynamics and Control	SPR SEM	10 credits
AER345 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: AER410 (when the module is running)	Aero Propulsion	SPR SEM	10 credits
MGT389 CCo-requisites: BIE372	Project Management and HRM for Engineers	SPR SEM	10 credits
Full academic year
AER385 + Restricted to students on Aerospace Engineering MEng programmes..	Aerospace Group Design Project	ACAD YR	20 credits

One of the following streams

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 (40 credits)

AEROSPACE MATERIALS STRUCTURES AND MANUFACTURING STREAM

A student will take 40 credits from this group.

Semester 1
AER330 XCannot be taken with: MAT333 MAT630 MAT630	Aerospace Metals	AUT SEM	10 credits
MAT306 XCannot be taken with: MAT6430 MAT6461 MAT6462 + Cannot be taken with MAT6430, MAT6461 or MAT6462.	Composite Micromechanics and Strong Reinforcing Fibres	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
MEC313 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: MEC457 MEC457 MEC6440 (when the module is running) + Restricted to students registered for a programme of study within the Faculty of Engineering.	Finite Element Techniques	SPR SEM	10 credits
MEC327 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: MEC453 (when the module is running) + Restricted to students within the Faculty of Engineering..	Structural Vibration	SPR SEM	10 credits

AND

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)

AERODYNAMICS AND PROPULSION STREAM

A student will take 30 credits from this group.

Semester 1
AER330 XCannot be taken with: MAT333 MAT630 MAT630	Aerospace Metals	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
MEC320 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: MEC458 MEC467 (when the module is running) + Only availabe to students registered for a Programme of Study within Mechanical Engineering or IPO.	Computational Fluid Dynamics	SPR SEM	10 credits
MEC327 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: MEC453 (when the module is running) + Restricted to students within the Faculty of Engineering..	Structural Vibration	SPR SEM	10 credits

AND

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 (10 credits)

A student will take 10 credits from this group.

Semester 1
ACS327	Space Systems Engineering	AUT SEM	10 credits
MEC303 + Restricted to students registered for a Programme of Study within the Faculty of Engineering.	Advanced Engineering Thermodynamic Cycles	AUT SEM	10 credits

AND

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)

AIRCRAFT POWER AND ACTUATION SYSTEMS STREAM

A student will take 30 credits from this group.

Semester 1
ACS327	Space Systems Engineering	AUT SEM	10 credits
Full academic year
EEE223	Electrical Energy Management and Conversion	ACAD YR	20 credits

AND

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 (10 credits)

A student will take 10 credits from this group.

Semester 2
ACS318 ⇐PPre-requisites: ACS214 ACS221	System Identification	SPR SEM	10 credits
ACS321	Digital Signal Processing	SPR SEM	10 credits

AND

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)

FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS STREAM

A student will take 30 credits from this group.

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
ACS327	Space Systems Engineering	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
COM364	Logic and Computation	SPR SEM	10 credits

AND

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 (10 credits)

A student will take 10 credits from this group.

Semester 2
ACS318 ⇐PPre-requisites: ACS214 ACS221	System Identification	SPR SEM	10 credits
ACS336 ⇐PPre-requisites: ACS317 XCannot be taken with: ACS61015	Hardware-in-the-Loop & Rapid Control Prototyping	SPR SEM	10 credits

Year 5

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 (40 credits)

A student will take 40 credits from this group.

Full academic year
ACS488 + MECU01, MECU04, MECU05, MECU07.	Aerospace Individual Investigative Project	ACAD YR	40 credits
AER488 + Restricted to students on MEng Aerospace Engineering programmes..	Aerospace Individual Investigative Project	ACAD YR	40 credits
COM488	Aerospace Individual Investigative Project	ACAD YR	40 credits
EEE488	Aerospace Individual Investigative Project	ACAD YR	40 credits
MAT488 + MECU01and MECU04.	Aerospace Individual Investigative Project	ACAD YR	40 credits
MEC488 + ENGU10, ENGU13-14, ENGU16.	Aerospace Individual Investigative Project	ACAD YR	40 credits

One of the following streams

AND

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 (60 credits)

AEROSPACE MATERIALS STRUCTURES AND MANUFACTURING STREAM

A student will take 60 credits from this group.

Semester 1
AER4447	Industrial Training Programme (ITP), Project 3: Aerospace Materials	AUT SEM	20 credits
Semester 2
AER444 CCo-requisites: AER445 XCannot be taken with: MAT6444	Advanced Materials Manufacturing: Part I	SPR SEM	10 credits
AER445 CCo-requisites: AER444 XCannot be taken with: MAT4444	Advanced Materials Manufacturing: Part II	SPR SEM	10 credits
AER476 XCannot be taken with: MAT6104 + Cannot be taken with MAT6104..	Design and Manufacture of Composites	SPR SEM	10 credits
MEC413 + Restricted to students registered for a Programme of Study within the Faculty of Engineering.	Aircraft Aeroelasticity and Loads	SPR SEM	10 credits

AND

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 (20 credits)

A student will take 20 credits from this group.

Semester 1
MEC403 + Restricted to students registered for a Programme of Study within the Faculty of Engineering.	Reciprocating Engines	AUT SEM	10 credits
MEC408 + None. Restricted to Final Year MEng students registered for a Programme of Study within the Faculty of Engineering.	Industrial Marketing: Basics and Cases	AUT SEM	10 credits
MEC435 ⇐PPre-requisites: MEC345 + MEC345. No. Restricted to students registered for Programmes of Study within the IPO and Mechanical Engineering.	Advanced Aero Propulsion	AUT SEM	10 credits
MEC453 ⇐PPre-requisites: MEC326 MEC327 + MEC326 or MEC327 (or equivalent). Restricted to final year MEng students within the Faculty of Engineering (specifically Mechanical Engineering and Aerospace Engineering).	Advanced Structural Vibrations	AUT SEM	10 credits

AND

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 (60 credits)

AERODYNAMICS AND PROPULSION STREAM

A student will take 60 credits from this group.

Semester 1
AER410 ⇐PPre-requisites: AER345 MEC345 + MEC345.	Industrial Training Programme (ITP) Project 4: Propulsion	AUT SEM	20 credits
MEC6449 + MEC208. Only available to students registered for a programme of study within the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Aerospace Engineering students.	Advanced Fluid Mechanics	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
AER444 CCo-requisites: AER445 XCannot be taken with: MAT6444	Advanced Materials Manufacturing: Part I	SPR SEM	10 credits
MEC313 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: MEC457 MEC457 MEC6440 (when the module is running) + Restricted to students registered for a programme of study within the Faculty of Engineering.	Finite Element Techniques	SPR SEM	10 credits
MEC413 + Restricted to students registered for a Programme of Study within the Faculty of Engineering.	Aircraft Aeroelasticity and Loads	SPR SEM	10 credits

AND

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 (10 credits)

A student will take 10 credits from this group.

Semester 1
MEC403 + Restricted to students registered for a Programme of Study within the Faculty of Engineering.	Reciprocating Engines	AUT SEM	10 credits
MEC405 + MEC302 or equivalent Solid Mechanics module.. Restricted to students studying within the Department of Mechanical Engineering and students registered for the programme MATU24.Prerequisite: MEC302 or equivalent.	Experimental Stress Analysis	AUT SEM	10 credits
MEC427 + A basic knowledge of fluid flow including an introducation to the Navier-Stokes equations. No. No.	Theory and Application of Turbulence	AUT SEM	10 credits
MEC435 ⇐PPre-requisites: MEC345 + MEC345. No. Restricted to students registered for Programmes of Study within the IPO and Mechanical Engineering.	Advanced Aero Propulsion	AUT SEM	10 credits
MEC453 ⇐PPre-requisites: MEC326 MEC327 + MEC326 or MEC327 (or equivalent). Restricted to final year MEng students within the Faculty of Engineering (specifically Mechanical Engineering and Aerospace Engineering).	Advanced Structural Vibrations	AUT SEM	10 credits
MEC6448 + Engineering Mathematics.	Acoustics	AUT SEM	10 credits

AND

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 (10 credits)

A student will take 10 credits from this group.

Semester 2
AER445 CCo-requisites: AER444 XCannot be taken with: MAT4444	Advanced Materials Manufacturing: Part II	SPR SEM	10 credits
MEC406 ⇐PPre-requisites: MEC302 + MEC302. Restricted to students studying degrees within the department of Mechanical Engineering.	Engineering Composite Materials	SPR SEM	10 credits

AND

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 (55 credits)

AIRCRAFT POWER AND ACTUATION SYSTEMS STREAM

A student will take 55 credits from this group.

Semester 1
ACS6335 + Previous experience of C programming & its application to microcontroller is required. If you're unsure as to whether you have suitable pre-requisite knowledge, refer to the ACS126 syllabus for details of what we expect students to have previously studied.	Real-Time Embedded Systems	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
ACS424	Multi-Sensor Data Fusion	SPR SEM	10 credits
EEE6012	Antennas, Radar and Navigation	SPR SEM	10 credits
EEE6023 + Understanding of basic electronics (first degree or equivalent).	Power Electronics	SPR SEM	10 credits
Full academic year
EEE6203 + This module assumes a successful completion of an Electrical/Electronic Engineering Programme (or course of study) up to FHEQ Level 6 (or equivalent) at Sheffield or elsewhere.. Restricted to students in the Department of EEE.	Motion Control and Servo Drives	ACAD YR	15 credits

AND

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 (15 credits)

A student will take 15 credits from this group.

Full academic year
EEE6202 + This module assumes a successful completion of an Electrical/Electronic Engineering Programme (or course of study) up to FHEQ Level 6 (or equivalent) at Sheffield or elsewhere.. Restricted to students in the Department of EEE.	Energy Storage Management	ACAD YR	15 credits
EEE6220 + This module assumes a successful completion of an Electrical/Electronic Engineering Programme (or course of study) up to FHEQ Level 6 (or equivalent) at Sheffield or elsewhere.. Restricted to students in the Department of EEE.	Electronic Communication Technologies	ACAD YR	15 credits

AND

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 (10 credits)

A student will take 10 credits from this group.

Semester 2
MEC313 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: MEC457 MEC457 MEC6440 (when the module is running) + Restricted to students registered for a programme of study within the Faculty of Engineering.	Finite Element Techniques	SPR SEM	10 credits
MEC414 + Restricted to students registered for a Programme of Study within the Faculty of Engineering.	Engineering Marketable Solutions: Make a Change!	SPR SEM	10 credits

AND

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 (35 credits)

FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS STREAM

A student will take 35 credits from this group.

Semester 1
ACS426 + Students should have studied classical control and have some awareness of state space methods. An awareness of discrete control would also be useful..	Advanced Control	AUT SEM	10 credits
ACS6335 + Previous experience of C programming & its application to microcontroller is required. If you're unsure as to whether you have suitable pre-requisite knowledge, refer to the ACS126 syllabus for details of what we expect students to have previously studied.	Real-Time Embedded Systems	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
ACS402	Industrial training programme (ITP) in Avionics	SPR SEM	15 credits

AND

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 (15 credits)

A student will take 15 credits from this group.

Semester 1
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
Full academic year
EEE6202 + This module assumes a successful completion of an Electrical/Electronic Engineering Programme (or course of study) up to FHEQ Level 6 (or equivalent) at Sheffield or elsewhere.. Restricted to students in the Department of EEE.	Energy Storage Management	ACAD YR	15 credits

AND

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 (10 credits)

A student will take 10 credits from this group.

Semester 1
MEC403 + Restricted to students registered for a Programme of Study within the Faculty of Engineering.	Reciprocating Engines	AUT SEM	10 credits
MEC408 + None. Restricted to Final Year MEng students registered for a Programme of Study within the Faculty of Engineering.	Industrial Marketing: Basics and Cases	AUT SEM	10 credits
MEC435 ⇐PPre-requisites: MEC345 + MEC345. No. Restricted to students registered for Programmes of Study within the IPO and Mechanical Engineering.	Advanced Aero Propulsion	AUT SEM	10 credits

AND

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 (20 credits)

A student will take 20 credits from this group.

Semester 2
ACS424	Multi-Sensor Data Fusion	SPR SEM	10 credits
ACS6334	Mobile Robotics and Autonomous Vehicles	SPR SEM	10 credits
COM3190 + Must have strong grasp of mathematical logic..	Theory of Distributed Systems	SPR SEM	10 credits
EEE6012	Antennas, Radar and Navigation	SPR SEM	10 credits

A student must pass the Aerospace Individual Investigative Project (ACS488 / AER488 / COM488 / EEE488 / MAT488 / MEC488) at the first attempt in order to be eligible for the award of the Degree of MEng Aerospace Engineering with a Year in Industry. A student who fails to satisfy this requirement may be permitted by the Faculty to become instead a student for the Degree of BEng Aerospace Engineering with a Year in Industry (AERU15).

Before proceeding to Level 3, a student must pass AER120 Introduction to Aerospace Design, including attaining a satisfactory standard in (a) Engineering Applications, and (b) Engineering Drawing and Computer-aided Design, the arrangements being subject to the approval of the Aerospace Engineering Board of Studies.

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 Aerospace Engineering with a Year in Industry (AERU14). A student who fails to satisfy these requirements may be permitted by the Faculty to become instead a student for the Degree of BEng Aerospace Engineering (AERU11).

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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 2017/18 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.