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MENG General Engineering (Systems and Control) with a Year in Industry (GEEU23)     IS

2021 - 2022

For students whose initial registration was the 2020-2021 session.
 
 

Year 1


units (120 credits)
1A
A student will take

Semester 1
AER21002  Engineering Statics AUT SEM 10 credits
FCE1001  Global Engineering Challenge Week AUT SEM 0 credits
GEE105  Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering AUT SEM 15 credits

Full academic year
COM160  Computer Problem Solving and Object Oriented Design ACAD YR 20 credits
GEE101  Interdisciplinary Design I ACAD YR 15 credits
GEE102  Introduction to Electrical Engineering ACAD YR 15 credits
GEE103  Introduction to Process Engineering ACAD YR 15 credits
GEE104  Thermofluids ACAD YR 15 credits
MAS161  General Engineering Mathematics ACAD YR 15 credits

1B

Before proceeding to Level 2, a student must attain a satisfactory standard in a) Engineering Applications and b) Engineering Drawing and Computer-aided Design as part of GEE101 Interdisciplinary Design I, the arrangements being subject to the approval of the Head of Department.

Year 2


units (120 credits)
2A
A student will take

Semester 1
FCE2001  Engineering - You're Hired AUT SEM 0 credits
GEE204  Thermal & Fluid Engineering AUT SEM 15 credits

Semester 2
CPE270  Process and Product Design SPR SEM 15 credits
GEE206  Mechanical and Functional Behaviour of Materials SPR SEM 15 credits

Full academic year
GEE201  Interdisciplinary Design II ACAD YR 15 credits
GEE202  Electromechanical Energy Transformation ACAD YR 15 credits
GEE205  Systems and Control ACAD YR 15 credits
GEE207  Mechanics of Structures ACAD YR 15 credits
MAS261  Further General Engineering Mathematics ACAD YR 15 credits

2B

A student must take FCE1001 Faculty Global Engineering Challenge Week as a core module at Level 1. 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. A student must take FCE2001 Engineering - You're Hired as a core module in Level 2. 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


units (100 credits)
3A
A student will take

Semester 1
ACS317  State-Space Control Design AUT SEM 10 credits
ACS318  System Identification AUT SEM 10 credits
ACS323  Intelligent Systems AUT SEM 10 credits
ACS329  Robotics AUT SEM 10 credits
MGT388  Finance and Law for Engineers AUT SEM 10 credits

Semester 2
ACS321  Digital Signal Processing SPR SEM 10 credits
ACS341  Machine Learning SPR SEM 10 credits

Full academic year
GEE301  Interdisciplinary Group Design Project ACAD YR 30 credits

units (20 credits)
3B
A student will take 20 credits from this group.

Semester 1
ACS327  Space Systems Engineering AUT SEM 10 credits
MEC304  Manufacturing Systems AUT SEM 10 credits

Semester 2
ACS336  Hardware-in-the-Loop & Rapid Control Prototyping SPR SEM 10 credits
ACS340  Biomechatronics SPR SEM 10 credits
AER324  Aircraft Dynamics and Control SPR SEM 10 credits
EEE230  Electronic Circuits SPR SEM 10 credits

Full academic year
EEE226  Engineering Software Design ACAD YR 10 credits

Year 4


units (120 credits)
4A
A student will take

Full academic year
GEE303  Engineering Year in Industry ACAD YR 120 credits

4B

A student must normally achieve a weighted grade of 55 or above at Level 2 in order to proceed to the Year in Industry, progression being at the discretion of the Course Director. A student who fails to progress may be permitted to become instead a student for the Degree of MEng Engineering (Systems and Control) (GEEU22).


4C

A student will be responsible for securing a suitable industrial placement in order to take GEE303 Engineering Year in Industry. The appropriateness of placement will be determined by the Course Director. A student who fails to obtain a suitable placement will instead be required to become a student for the Degree of MEng Engineering (Systems and Control) (GEEU22). A student will take GEE303 Engineering Year in Industry before proceeding to Level 4.


4D

GEE303 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 Course Director. A student who fails to satisfy these requirements may be permitted by the Faculty to become instead a student for the Degree of MEng in Engineering (Systems and Control) (GEEU22).

Year 5


units (45 credits)
5A
A student will take

Full academic year
GEE401  Individual Advanced Project ACAD YR 45 credits

units (75 credits)
5B
A student will take 75 credits from this group.

Semester 1
ACS6127  Real-Time Embedded System 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  Data Modelling and Machine Intelligence AUT SEM 15 credits

Semester 2
ACS61010  Optimal Control SPR SEM 15 credits
ACS61011  Deep Learning SPR SEM 15 credits
ACS61012  Machine Vision SPR SEM 15 credits
ACS6106  Cybersecurity for control systems SPR SEM 15 credits
ACS6116  Advanced Control SPR SEM 15 credits
ACS6124  Multisensor and Decision Systems SPR SEM 15 credits

5C

A student must pass the Individual Advanced Project (GEE401) at the first attempt in order to be eligible for the award of the Degree of MEng General Engineering with a Year in Industry (GEEU23). A student who fails to satisfy this requirement may be permitted by the Faculty to be awarded the Degree of BEng General Engineering with a Year in Industry (GEEU45).


6

A student must pass a minimum of 100 credits at Level 4 in order to be awarded the degree of MEng General Engineering with a Year in Industry with accreditation. 


7

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 General Engineering with a Year in Industry (GEEU23). A student who fails to satisfy these requirements may be permitted by the Faculty to (a) at the end of Level 2 become a candidate for the Degree of BEng General Engineering with a Year in Industry (GEEU45), or (b) at the end of Level 3 become a candidate for the unaccredited Degree of BEng Engineering Technology (GEEU46). A student who fails the Individual Advanced Project at Level 4 or who chooses to withdraw from the University at the end of Level 3 may be awarded the unaccredited Degree of BEng Engineering Technology (GEEU46).

 
 
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