MSC(RES) Advanced Mechanical Engineering (MECT30) FT

2017 - 2018

Year 1

This level is no longer running.

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (130 credits)

A student will take

Semester 1
GSC6000	Information Management	AUT SEM	15 credits
Full academic year
MEC6001 + Only available to students registered for an MSc (Res) in the Department of Mechanical Engineering.	Research Project	ACAD YR	95 credits
MEC6016 + Restricted to students registered on MECT30-32, MECT40, MECT53..	Advanced Experiments and Modelling	ACAD YR	20 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 (10 credits)

A student will take 10 credits from this group.

Full academic year
MEC6008 + Restricted to students registered for Programmes of Study within the Faculty of Engineering.	Graphical Programming with LabView	ACAD YR	10 credits
MEC6009 + Restricted to students registered for a Programme of Study within the Faculty of Engineering.	Finite Element Analysis with Ansys	ACAD YR	10 credits
MEC6013 + Restricted to students registered for a Programme of Study within the Faculty of Engineering.	An Introduction to Solidworks	ACAD YR	5 credits
MEC6014 + Restricted to students registered for a Programme of Study within the Faculty of Engineeinrg.	An Introduction to Matlab	ACAD YR	5 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
EEE6423	Introduction to Biomedical Imaging Sciences	AUT SEM	10 credits
MEC6403	Reciprocating Engines	AUT SEM	10 credits
MEC6405 + MEC302 or equivalent Solid Mechanics module.	Experimental Stress Analysis	AUT SEM	10 credits
MEC6424	Aerodynamic Design	AUT SEM	10 credits
MEC6427 + A basic knowledge of fluid flow including an introduction to the Navier-Stokes equations.. Restricted to students registered for a Programme of Study within the Faculty of Engineering.	Theory and Application of Turbulence	AUT SEM	10 credits
MEC6429 + The module is only available to students studying for a degree in the Department of Mechanical Engineering..	Mechanical Engineering of Railways	AUT SEM	10 credits
MEC6444	Additive Manufacturing - Principles and Applications	AUT SEM	10 credits
MEC6448 + Engineering Mathematics.	Acoustics	AUT SEM	10 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

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 a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 20 credits from this group.

Semester 2
MEC6314	Design Innovation Toolbox	SPR SEM	10 credits
MEC6316	Renewable Energy	SPR SEM	10 credits
MEC6320 + A-level Mathematics and Physics. MEC208.	Computational Fluid Dynamics	SPR SEM	10 credits
MEC6345 + MEC132 or MEC192. Restricted to students registered for a Programme of Study within the Faculty of Engineering.Pre-requisites: MEC132 or MEC192.	Aero Propulsion	SPR SEM	10 credits
MEC6406 ⇐PPre-requisites: MEC302 + MEC302. Restricted to 15 RTP students.	Engineering Composite Materials	SPR SEM	10 credits
MEC6415 + Restricted to 15 RTP students and students registered for a Programme of Study within the Faculty of Engineering..	Condition Monitoring	SPR SEM	10 credits
MEC6421	Sports Engineering	SPR SEM	10 credits
MEC6422 + None. Only available to students studying within the Faculty of Engineering..	Nuclear Thermal Hydraulics and Heat Transfer	SPR SEM	10 credits
MEC6430 + Applied Mechanics. Restricted to students within the Faculty of Engineering.	Solid Biomechanics	SPR SEM	10 credits
MEC6445 + MEC6444.	Additive Manufacturing - Principles and Applications 2	SPR SEM	10 credits
MEC6450 + Only available to MEng and MSc students registered for a programme of study in the Department of Mechanical Engineering.Pre-requisite: MEC303 (or equivalent).	Combustion, Fuels and Emission Control in Future Power Generation	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

A student will take up to 10 credits from this group.

Semester 2
MEC6407	Fundamental Biomechanics	SPR SEM	10 credits
MEC6413	Aircraft Aeroelasticity and Loads	SPR SEM	10 credits

A student who has been awarded one hundred and twenty credits in respect of units listed at 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D and 1E will be eligible for the award of the Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Mechanical Engineering (MECT54).

A student who has been awarded sixty credits in respect of units listed at 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D and 1E above will be eligible for the award of the Postgraduate Certificate in Advanced Mechanical Engineering (MECT35).

⇐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 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.