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BENG General Engineering (Systems and Control) with a Year in Industry (GEEU45)     IS

2021 - 2022

For students whose initial registration was for the 2021-22 or 2022-23 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 (120 credits)
3A
A student will take

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

3B

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 BEng General Engineering (Systems & Control) (GEEU44).


3C

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 BEng General Engineering (Systems & Control) (GEEU44). A student will take GEE303 Engineering Year in Industry before proceeding to Level 4.


3D

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 BEng General Engineering (Systems & Control) (GEEU44).

Year 4


units (100 credits)
4A
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
GEE302  Individual Investigative Project ACAD YR 30 credits

units (20 credits)
4B
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

4C

A student must pass the Individual Project (GEE302) at the first attempt or score over 40 in the advanced individual project (GEE401), in order to be eligible for the award of the Degree of BEng General Engineering with a Year in Industry (Systems and Control) (GEEU45) with accreditation. A student who fails to satisfy this requirement may be permitted by the Faculty to be awarded an unaccredited Degree of BEng Engineering (GEEU46).


4D

A student must pass a minimum of 100 credits at Level 3 in order to be awarded the degree of BEng General Engineering with a Year in Industry with accreditation. A student who passes a minimum of 90 but fewer than 100 credits at Level 3 will, in accordance with the General Regulations, be awarded the degree of BEng Engineering, but without accreditation.

 
 
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