MSC(RES) Advanced Manufacturing Technologies (MECT50) FT

2015 - 2016

Year 1

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (15 credits)

A student will take

Semester 1
GSC6000	Information Management	AUT SEM	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 (10 credits)

A student will take 10 credits from this group.

Semester 1
MEC6414 + Restricted to 15 RTP students and students registered for MECT40.	Technology Strategy and Business Planning	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
MEC6314 + None. Restricted to students registered for a Programme of Study within the Faculty of Engineering.	Innovation Management	SPR SEM	10 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)

CONTROL SYSTEMS AND MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING STREAM

A student will take 60 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
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
ACS6342 + ACS124, EEE123 or equivalent.	Feedback Systems Design	AUT SEM	10 credits
MEC6409 + MEC301 or equivalent. Restricted to 15 RTP students and students who are registered for a Programme of Study within the Faculty of Engineering.	Signal Processing and Instrumentation	AUT SEM	10 credits
MEC6410 + MEC308 (recommended). Restricted to students registered for a Programme of Study within the Faculty of Engineering.	Structural Vibration: Analysis and Practice	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
ACS329	Robotics	SPR SEM	10 credits
ACS424	Multi-Sensor Data Fusion	SPR SEM	10 credits
ACS6336 + ACS6317 or ACS317. Proficiency in Matlab and Simulink strongly recommended..	Hardware-in-the-Loop & Rapid Control Prototyping	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

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)

MECHANICAL AND MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING STREAM

A student will take 60 credits from this group.

Semester 1
MAT6333 XCannot be taken with: MAT3333 MAT630 MAT630 MAT6361 MAT6362 MAT6373	Aerospace Metals	AUT SEM	10 credits
MEC6405 + MEC302 or equivalent Solid Mechanics module.	Experimental Stress Analysis	AUT SEM	10 credits
MEC6409 + MEC301 or equivalent. Restricted to 15 RTP students and students who are registered for a Programme of Study within the Faculty of Engineering.	Signal Processing and Instrumentation	AUT SEM	10 credits
MEC6410 + MEC308 (recommended). Restricted to students registered for a Programme of Study within the Faculty of Engineering.	Structural Vibration: Analysis and Practice	AUT SEM	10 credits
MEC6411	Tribology of Machine Elements	AUT SEM	10 credits
MEC6440 ⇐PPre-requisites: MEC313 + MEC313 or equivalent . Restricted to students on MEng/MSc/MSc (Res) Programmes of Study in Mechanical Engineering.	Advanced Finite Element Modelling	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
ACS329	Robotics	SPR SEM	10 credits
MAT6444 XCannot be taken with: AER444 MAT3334 MAT6374	Advanced Materials Manufacturing: Part I	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
MEC6452 ⇐PPre-requisites: MEC133 MEC201 MEC202 MEC207 + MEC133, MEC202, MEC207, MEC201. Restricted to students registered for a programme of study within the Department of Mechanical Engineering.	Advanced Topics in Machining	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)

ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING STREAM

A student will take 20 credits from this group.

Semester 1
MEC6444	Additive Manufacturing - Principles and Applications	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
MEC6445 + MEC6444.	Additive Manufacturing - Principles and Applications 2	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 (40 credits)

and

A student will take 40 credits from this group.

Semester 1
MAT6333 XCannot be taken with: MAT3333 MAT630 MAT630 MAT6361 MAT6362 MAT6373	Aerospace Metals	AUT SEM	10 credits
MEC6409 + MEC301 or equivalent. Restricted to 15 RTP students and students who are registered for a Programme of Study within the Faculty of Engineering.	Signal Processing and Instrumentation	AUT SEM	10 credits
MEC6440 ⇐PPre-requisites: MEC313 + MEC313 or equivalent . Restricted to students on MEng/MSc/MSc (Res) Programmes of Study in Mechanical Engineering.	Advanced Finite Element Modelling	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
MAT6444 XCannot be taken with: AER444 MAT3334 MAT6374	Advanced Materials Manufacturing: Part I	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
MEC6452 ⇐PPre-requisites: MEC133 MEC201 MEC202 MEC207 + MEC133, MEC202, MEC207, MEC201. Restricted to students registered for a programme of study within the Department of Mechanical Engineering.	Advanced Topics in Machining	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 (95 credits)

CONTROL SYSTEMS AND MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING STREAM and MECHANICAL AND MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING STREAM

A student will take 95 credits from this group.

Full academic year
MEC6012 + MSc (Res) Advanced Manufacturing Technologies programme entry requirements. Only available to students studying MSc (Res) Advanced Manufacturing Technologies.	Individual Research Project (AMRC Industrial)	ACAD YR	95 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 (95 credits)

ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING STREAM

A student will take 95 credits from this group.

Full academic year
MEC6019 + Only availabe to students studying MSc (Res) Advanced Manufacturing Technologies.	Individual Research Project (Advanced Additive Manufacturing)	ACAD YR	95 credits

A candidate who has been awarded one hundred and eighty credits in respect of units listed at 1A, 1B and 1C above will be eligible for the award of MSc (Res) Advanced Manufacturing Technologies.

A student who has been awarded sixty credits in respect of units listed at 1A and 1B above will be eligible for the award of the Postgraduate Certificate in Advanced Manufacturing Technologies (MECT51) of which at least forty credits must be F7 level units.

⇐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 2015/16 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.