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Department of Mechanical Engineering Programme Catalogue 2013/14

UEME-AKM04: MEng (hons) Aerospace Engineering

Leading to the award of MASTER OF ENGINEERING IN AEROSPACE ENGINEERING

Mode of attendance: Full-time with Thick Sandwich Placement
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Year 1

Click here for further information NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:
  • This programme year does not have a DAP.
  • Main assessment regulations: Appendix 11 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 12 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view.
  • Part 1 Stage 1 of this programme contributes 0% towards the final award classification


Semester 1: Part 1 Stage 1
Compulsory Units:
ME10001 Experimentation, engineering skills & applied engineering 6 Credits
ME10003 Thermodynamics 6 Credits
ME10004 Solid mechanics 1 6 Credits
ME10006 Design materials & manufacturing 1 6 Credits
ME10304 Mathematics 1 6 Credits

Semester 2: Part 1 Stage 1
Compulsory Units:
ME10009 Fluid mechanics 6 Credits
ME10010 Solid mechanics 2 6 Credits
ME10012 Design materials & manufacturing 2 6 Credits
ME10285 Instrumentation, electronics & electrical drives 6 Credits
ME10305 Mathematics 2 6 Credits

Year 2

Click here for further information NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:
  • This programme year does not have a DAP.
  • Main assessment regulations: Appendix 19 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 20 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view.
  • Part 2 Stage 2 of this programme contributes 20% towards the final award classification


Semester 1: Part 2 Stage 2
Compulsory Units:
ME20013 Systems & control 6 Credits
ME20014 Modelling techniques 1 6 Credits
ME20016 Solid mechanics 3 6 Credits
ME20018 Design 3 6 Credits
ME20022 Fluid dynamics with historical perspective 6 Credits

Semester 2: Part 2 Stage 2
Compulsory Units:
ME20015 Thermal power and heat transfer 6 Credits
ME20021 Modelling techniques 2 6 Credits
ME20023 Solid mechanics 4 6 Credits
ME20025 Design 4 6 Credits
ME20026 Manufacturing operations and technology 6 Credits

Year 3

Click here for further information NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:
  • Placement Type: Standard.
  • This programme year has a DAP.
  • Main assessment regulations: Appendix 19 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 20 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view.
  • Part 2 Stage 3 of this programme contributes 0% towards the final award classification


Academic Year: Part 2 Stage 3
Compulsory Units:
ME20120 Industrial placement 60 Credits

Year 4

Click here for further information NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:
  • This programme year does not have a DAP.
  • Main assessment regulations: Appendix 19 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 20 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view.
  • Part 2 Stage 4 of this programme contributes 40% towards the final award classification

NB. You may take ME40315 (External integrated project - 30 credits) instead of ME30068 and ME40228 in Semester 2, subject to the approval of your Director of Studies.

Semester 1: Part 2 Stage 4
Compulsory Units:
ME30032 Aerodynamics 6 Credits
ME30041 Aircraft stability & control 6 Credits
ME30045 Aerospace structures 1 6 Credits
ME30218 Aircraft propulsion 6 Credits
ME30219 Aircraft performance 6 Credits

Semester 2: Part 2 Stage 4
Compulsory Units:
ME30313 Aerospace group business & design project - I 12 Credits
ME40314 Aerospace group business & design project - II 18 Credits

Year 5

Click here for further information NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:
  • This programme year has a DAP.
  • Exemption: Part & stage weightings for this programme are 0:20:0:40:40 instead of 0:16:0:34:50.
  • Main assessment regulations: Appendix 27 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 28 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view.
  • Part 3 Stage 5 of this programme contributes 40% towards the final award classification

All students must take at least two ME4 units in Semester 1. Students must choose at least 3 units from LIST A and up to 2 units from LIST B to give a total of 5 units. A maximum of 1 unit may be chosen from each block regardless of whether they are from list A or list B.

Academic Year: Part 3 Stage 5
Designated Essential Units:
ME40321 Engineering project 30 Credits

Semester 1: Part 3 Stage 5
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list: LIST A BLOCK 1
ME40220 Aerospace structures II 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list: LIST B BLOCK 1
ME30031 Thermofluid systems 6 Credits
ME40212 Biomimetics 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list: LIST B BLOCK 2
ME30030 Structural mechanics 6 Credits
ME30197 Business processes 6 Credits
ME40058 Fluid power 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list: LIST A BLOCK 3
ME30029 Control systems 6 Credits
ME40060 Heat transfer 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list: LIST B BLOCK 3
ME30342 Advanced manufacturing & assembly 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list: LIST A BLOCK 4
ME40319 Composite materials 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list: LIST B BLOCK 4
ME30033 Mechanical vibrations & noise 6 Credits
ME40046 Modelling and analysis of manufacturing systems 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list: LIST A BLOCK 5
ME40054 Computational fluid dynamics 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list: LIST B BLOCK 5
ME30042 Computer integrated manufacturing 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list: LIST B BLOCK 6
ME40064 System modelling & simulation 6 Credits
MN10545 Organisational behaviour 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list: LIST A BLOCK 8
ME40328 Turbulence and noise 6 Credits
ME40329 Materials for energy and transport 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list: LIST A BLOCK 9
ME40055 Energy & the environment 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list: LIST B BLOCK 9
ME40049 Innovation and advanced design 6 Credits
ME40051 Advanced control 6 Credits
ME40195 Medical engineering 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list: LIST B BLOCK 10
ME30294 Product design and development 6 Credits
ME40057 Finite element analysis 6 Credits

Notes:
* This programme catalogue is applicable for the 2013/14 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2014/15 and beyond should not assume that later years of a programme will be in the format displayed here for 2013/14.
* Programmes and units are subject to change at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.
* Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.