BSc (Hons) Mechanical Engineering

Overview

Mechanical Engineering combines theory with workshop practice online. You will study statics, dynamics, thermodynamics, materials science, and computer-aided design. Projects include designing functional prototypes using 3D printing and CNC equipment in the Engineering Workshop. Sustainability and energy efficiency are emphasised throughout the curriculum. BSc (Hons) Mechanical Engineering is taught as one award, not a list of unrelated modules. The published length is 3 years full-time, and the credit total is 360. Students move from Engineering Mathematics I through Engineering Mathematics I; Engineering Statics & Dynamics; Materials Science & Engineering Properties; Engineering Design, CAD & Drawing; Electrical & Electronic Principles; Computing & Numerical Methods for Engineers, and finish on Honours Engineering Design Project & Dissertation. Each course has a question, a method, and a submission. In this field, students draw the system, name the constraint that binds it, and compare two responses. Reading is a system description, an indicator note, and a project option paper. The artefact a marker expects is a recommendation for one decision, with the evidence and the downside. The award is built so that a graduate can do the following in practice: Model mechanical systems using engineering mathematics Produce CAD drawings and specifications for manufacture Test materials and analyse structural performance Teaching assumes the student can read a source, attempt a problem before the seminar, and revise after feedback. Attendance at live seminars is part of the design. The capstone or final course must use the methods of the earlier courses; a project that ignores them does not pass. This course does not confer a professional engineering licence. The pages for each course name the topics that are examined. Those topics are the syllabus. A brochure line is not a substitute for them.

Final-year teams compete in the Durham Design Challenge judged by industry engineers.

Who This Programme Is For

• ✦Students passionate about how things work and are built
• ✦Future design engineers and project engineers
• ✦Learners interested in renewable energy systems

Programme Structure & Delivery

Learning Outcomes

• ✦Model mechanical systems using engineering mathematics
• ✦Produce CAD drawings and specifications for manufacture
• ✦Test materials and analyse structural performance
• ✦Manage engineering projects with safety and quality controls

Career Pathways

• ✦Graduate Engineer
• ✦Design Engineer
• ✦Manufacturing Engineer
• ✦Energy Analyst
• ✦Further Study (MSc Renewable Energy)

Curriculum