MSC(RES) Aerodynamics and Aerostructures (MECT31) FT

2021 - 2022

Year 1

This level is no longer running.

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (135 credits)

A student will take

Semester 1
MEC602 + Available to students in the Faculty of Engineering at FHEQ Level 7 or above..	Strategic Engineering Management and Business Practices	AUT SEM	15 credits
MEC6401	Masters Research Mini Project	AUT SEM	10 credits
Full academic year
ELT6001 + Restricted to students studying on MECT53, MECT30, MECT31, MECT40 and MECT50..	Technical Communication for Mechanical Engineers	ACAD YR	5 credits
MEC604 + Restricted to Level 7 students registered on associated programmes..	Experiments and Valid Computer Models	ACAD YR	15 credits
Any Semester
MEC605 + Restricted to students registered on associated programmes..	MSc (Res) Individual Research Project	GRAD YR	75 credits
MEC6400	Professional Development Portfolio	GRAD YR	15 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 a minimum of 30 and a maximum of 45 credits from this group.

Semester 1
MEC445 + Restricted to associated programmes..	Industrial Applications of Finite Element Analysis	AUT SEM	15 credits
MEC449 + Restricted to Level 7 or above students registered on a programme in the Faculty of Engineering..	Advanced Engineering Fluid Dynamics	AUT SEM	15 credits
MEC463 + Restricted to Level 7 or above students registered on a programme in the Faculty of Engineering..	Advanced Aerospace Propulsion Technology	AUT SEM	15 credits
Semester 2
MEC462 + Restricted to Level 7 or above students registered on a programme in the Faculty of Engineering..	Aviation Safety and Aeroelasticity	SPR SEM	15 credits

A student will take a maximum of 30 credits in AUTUMN from both 1B and 1C.

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 15 credits from this group.

Semester 1
MEC446 + Restricted to Level 7 or above students registered on a programme in the Faculty of Engineering..	Fundamentals and Applications of Tribology	AUT SEM	15 credits
MEC452 + Restricted to Level 7 or above students registered on a programme in the Faculty of Engineering..	Advanced Dynamics	AUT SEM	15 credits
MEC454 + Restricted to Level 7 or above students registered on a programme in the Faculty of Engineering..	Additive Manufacturing - Principles and Applications	AUT SEM	15 credits
MEC455 + Restricted to students at Level 7 on associated programmes..	Mechanics and Applications of Advanced Manufacturing Technologies	AUT SEM	15 credits
Semester 2
MAT6104 CCo-requisites: MAT6430 XCannot be taken with: AER476	Design and Manufacture of Composites	SPR SEM	15 credits

A student will take a maximum of 30 credits in AUTUMN from both 1B and 1C.

A student who has met all the learning outcomes for MEC6401 and ELT6001 in previous study may, with the permission of the Head of Department, replace them with 15 credits of approved modules in the Autumn Semester

A student who has been awarded sixty credits in respect of units listed at 1A, 1B and 1C above, excluding the research project MEC605, will be eligible for the award of the Postgraduate Certificate in Aerodynamics and Aerostructures (MECT36).

⇐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 2021/22 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.