BSc (Hons) Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering (Part Time)
Entry level
HND or Foundation Degree or equivalent international qualification in an appropriate subject.
Career opportunities
The course is aimed at students who wish to 'top up' their HND or FdSc to a Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering BSc (Hons) degree. HNC can top up to FdSc first by one more year of study.
With the enhanced knowledge you'll gain from this programme, your career prospects will improve in mechanical design and development, and in manufacturing production and management.
Course overview
The BSc Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering degree (Part-Time) at Southampton Solent University offers you the opportunity to 'top up' your Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Foundation Degree (FdSc) with an Honours qualification. You may also be eligible if you hold a relevant HND.
As well as gaining the systematic understanding required for Honours level study, you'll emerge as a graduate with practical experience of modern manufacturing and mechanical engineering systems.
Themes like systems strategy and design, project feasibility and strength of materials will complement your previous studies, and are balanced with elements of business strategy.
Not only will you develop the decision-making skills sought by employers, you'll gain the qualification needed to achieve Incorporated Engineer (IEng) and even Chartered Engineer (CEng) status if you go on to achieve an MSc.
Our emphasis on hands-on learning means that your development will be measured through your practical projects rather than by exams alone. Through case studies, laboratory work, seminars and group exercises, your 'learning by doing' helps to maintain our high success rate for graduate employability.
Our experienced, approachable staff, are committed to ensuring that your studies are relevant to the manufacturing and mechanical engineering industry, and kept in line with changing technologies and principles.
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Course content
The degree consists of 120 credit points at Level 6, building on the 240 credit points studied at Levels 4 and 5 from the Southampton Solent FdSc or an appropriate FdSc or HNC/D from another institution.
Typical underpinning content
Level 4
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Mathematics
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Analogue and Digital Electronics
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Drawing & CAD
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Mechanical Science/Principles
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Manufacturing Principles/Concepts
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Engineers in Business
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Project
Level 5
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Manufacturing Systems
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Applied Mechanics
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Visualisation and Analysis (a 3D CAD unit)
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Materials
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Course-specific content (2 years)
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Mechanical Design Analysis
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Analysis of Materials
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Lean Systems
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one option of Business Strategy or Entrepreneurship.
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Project.
Your project involves a practical or theoretical system, which may be developed in partnership with an industrial company, and results in a dissertation.
Assessment
Assessment is carried out by a variety of methods, dependant on the particular unit of study. Methods of assessment include in-course assignments, laboratory work, formal examinations and projects.
Special features
This degree is designed to satisfy the educational requirements when registering for the status of Incorporated Engineer. This gives you additional strength when applying for positions in your chosen field.
Attendance
Day release. Please contact the Course Leader for more information.
Special facilities
You'll have exclusive access to the Maritime and Technology Faculty's own network of approx. 100 fully networked desktop PCs, in addition to the University's general network of around 600 PCs and 100 Apple Macs.
All these machines are equipped with a wide range of industry standard applications, programming languages and system development tools, and offer free e-mail and Internet access. Laptop hire is also available.
Fees
Fees for the 2011/12 academic year are:
£1,690 pa or £565 per 20 points unit for UK and EU students. Overseas students please contact the faculty for details of fees.