MSC(RES) Advanced Manufacturing Technologies (MECT56) PT

2017 - 2018

Year 1

This programme of study is part-time. Students should contact the Department directly for details of when particular units will be studied.

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

A student will take

Semester 1
INF6035	Information Skills for Engineers	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 2
MEC6314	Design Innovation Toolbox	SPR SEM	10 credits
MEC6414	Engineering Marketable Solutions: Make a Change!	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 (40 credits)

CONTROL SYSTEMS AND MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING STREAM

A student will take 40 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
MEC6453 + MEC326 or MEC327 (or equivalent).	Advanced Structural Vibrations	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
ACS337	Robotic Systems	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
ACS6342 + ACS124, EEE123 or equivalent.	Feedback Systems Design	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 (40 credits)

MECHANICAL AND MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING STREAM

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
MEC6405 + MEC302 or equivalent Solid Mechanics module.	Experimental Stress Analysis	AUT SEM	10 credits
MEC6453 + MEC326 or MEC327 (or equivalent).	Advanced Structural Vibrations	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
ACS337	Robotic Systems	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

A student who has been awarded a minimum of thirty credits in respect of units listed at 1A, 1B and 1C may be considered for the award of Postgraduate Certificate in Advanced Manufacturing Technologies (MECT57 PG Cert) and in addition to 1A, 1B and 1C above shall take either:

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 (30 credits)

CONTROL SYSTEMS AND MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING STREAM

A student will take 30 credits from this group.

Any Semester
ACS6325 + No. No. Students registered on the Certificate may, with academic guidance and permission, drop this module in order to take the Advanced Individual Research Project (AMRC Industrial) in order to upgrade from the Certificate to the MSc..	Certificate Research Project (AMRC Industrial)	GRAD YR	30 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 (30 credits)

MECHANICAL AND MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING STREAM

A student will take 30 credits from this group.

Full academic year
MEC6017 + No. Students registered on the Certificate may, with academic guidance and permission, drop this module in order to take the Advanced Individual Research Project (AMRC Industrial) in order to upgrade from the Certificate to the MSc.. Yes: only available to students studying Certificate in Advanced Manufacturing Technologies (part-time). Candidates without traditional entry requirements (first degree) but who make good progress with this module may be permitted to upgrade to MEC6018.	Certificate Research Project ( AMRC Industrial)	ACAD YR	30 credits

Year 2

A student will take one of the following research projects in the same stream as that chosen in Year 1.

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 (115 credits)

CONTROL SYSTEMS AND MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING STREAM

A student will take 115 credits from this group.

Any Semester
ACS6324 + If a student is registered on the Certificate programme, then successful progress on the Certificate Research Project (AMRC Industrial) will be required to upgrade to this module, and therefore the MSc programme.. No.	Advanced Individual Research Project (AMRC Industrial)	GRAD YR	115 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 (115 credits)

MECHANICAL AND MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING STREAM

A student will take 115 credits from this group.

Full academic year
MEC6018 + If a student is registered on the Certificate programme, then successful progress on the Certificate Research Project (AMRC Industrial) will be required to upgrade to this module, and therefore the MSc programme.. Yes: only available to students studying MSc Res Advanced Manufacturing Technologies (part-time)..	Advanced Individual Research Project (AMRC Industrial)	ACAD YR	115 credits

A student who has been awarded one hundred and eighty credits in respect of units listed at 1A, 1B, 1C and 2 above shall be eligible for the award of MSc (Res) Advanced Manufacturing Technologies.

In the event of failure in MEC6018 or ACS6324 at the first attempt, any resubmission is subject to the approval of the Board of Examiners.

⇐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.