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MSC(RES) Additive Manufacturing and Advanced Manufacturing Technologies (MECT58)     FT

2021 - 2022
 
 

Year 1


units (150 credits)
1A
A student will take

Semester 1
MEC454  Additive Manufacturing - Principles and Applications AUT SEM 15 credits
MEC455  Mechanics and Applications of Advanced Manufacturing Technologies AUT SEM 15 credits
MEC602  Strategic Engineering Management and Business Practices AUT SEM 15 credits
MEC6401  Masters Research Mini Project AUT SEM 10 credits

Full academic year
ELT6001  Technical Communication for Mechanical Engineers ACAD YR 5 credits

Any Semester
MEC605  MSc (Res) Individual Research Project GRAD YR 75 credits
MEC6400  Professional Development Portfolio GRAD YR 15 credits

units (30 credits)
1B
A student will take 30 credits from this group.

Semester 1
BIE6433  Computational Biomechanics of Musculoskeletal System AUT SEM 15 credits
MEC445  Industrial Applications of Finite Element Analysis AUT SEM 15 credits
MEC446  Fundamentals and Applications of Tribology AUT SEM 15 credits
MEC449  Advanced Engineering Fluid Dynamics AUT SEM 15 credits
MEC452  Advanced Dynamics AUT SEM 15 credits
MEC461  Engineering Commercial Success: And making the world a better place! AUT SEM 15 credits

Semester 2
BIE6434  Cardiovascular Biomechanics SPR SEM 15 credits
BIE6436  Human Movement Biomechanics SPR SEM 15 credits
IPE61007  Applied Modelling Skills and Virtual Reality SPR SEM 15 credits
MAT6104  Design and Manufacture of Composites SPR SEM 15 credits
MAT6516  Materials for Energy Applications SPR SEM 15 credits
MEC447  Automotive Powertrain SPR SEM 15 credits
MEC450  Advanced Energy and Power SPR SEM 15 credits
MEC456  Human Factors and User-Centred Design SPR SEM 15 credits
A maximum of 15 credits may be taken in AUTUMN.

2

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.

3

A student who has been awarded sixty credits in respect of units listed at 1A and 1B above, excluding the research project MEC605, will be eligible for the award of the Postgraduate Certificate in Additive Manufacturing and Advance Manufacturing Technologies (MECT59).

 
 
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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.