BEng (Hons) Mechanical
Engineering (Manufacturing)
This is a Top-up degree programme awarded by the University of the West of England (UWE). Get industry ready with this IMechE accredited degree that consistently achieves high graduate employment rates.
12 Months
413 Students
Top-Up
1) O/L
2) A/L or BIET University Foundation Programme or any other university foundation programme for engineering.
3) BIET Higher Diploma in Mechanical Engineering or any other Higher diploma in a relevant field.
- Covers a variety of skills for the mechatronics industry
- Hands on approach to complex-advanced topics
- Become qualified for mid-level engineering roles in the mechanical/manufacturing field
- Be equipped with the key skills lacking in Sri Lanka’s engineering industries.
- Pick up skills and knowledge to advance your career
- Boost your portfolio of work so you can impress future employers
University of the West of England, Bristol, UK (UWE)
located in Bristol, is a modern university with roots that date back to the founding of the 16th century Bristol Society of Merchant Venturers’ Navigation School. Today, UWE has more than 27,000 students, 4,000 of whom are international hailing from 140 different countries. The university offers over 600 courses at undergraduate, postgraduate, professional and short course level, with a broad subject portfolio encompassing the arts, creative industries, health, science, business, law, environment and technology.
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IntroductionÂ
Why study mechanical engineering?
Engineers constantly ask questions and explore new ideas. They play a vital role in developing the world around us from the initial design and manufacture of products to their development, management or marketing. A degree in Mechanical Engineering will challenge you and transform the way you learn. Develop your understanding of stress analysis, dynamics, heat transfer, mechatronics, materials and manufacture, and math.
You’ll build core skills that you’ll take with you through your career, such as innovation, teamwork and creativity. Join us in using the power of engineering to explore, take risks and find ways to change the world for the better.
Why UWE Bristol?
Our new inclusive, problem-based curriculum aims to broaden our engineering audience. To date, we’re the first university in the UK to transform our curriculum alongside constructing a new engineering building. You’ll also benefit from accreditation from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) too. You’ll be taught in our new state-of-the-art School of Engineering designed to revolutionize the way engineering is taught. Featuring engine test cells, dedicated collaborative learning spaces and all of the latest high-tech equipment, it’s purpose-built to support a wide range of engineering disciplines.
Where can it take me?
As a student engineer, you’ll start your professional journey towards becoming an incorporated or chartered engineer from day one. You’ll learn by doing, applying and revisiting your early skills through embedded project weeks and development of digital and physical prototypes, as you would in practice. Mechanical engineers are sought after for traditional engineering jobs and the product development process. They are also highly regarded in the world of financial business. You’ll also be in demand to help maximize usage of high capital plants and operations such as power stations, oil refineries and hospitals.
Stress Analysis
15 Credits | 75% Exam  25% Online Assessment
Stress concentration
bending of composite beams
torsion
elastic-plastic analysis
buckling of struts
beam deflections
Mohr’s circle for stress and strain
Rosette analysis
Failure criteria for ductile and brittle materials
Dynamics
15 Credits | 75% Exam – 25% Laboratory Assignment
Rigid Body Motion and vibrational analysis
Damping and it’s effects
Forced Oscillation
Rigid body motion with 2 degrees of freedom of translation and rotation
Introduction to multiple degrees of freedom
1-d wave equations
Mechanisms and four-bar linkages
Design and Electromechanical Systems
30 Credits | 100% Coursework
Design and application of machine elements
Application of Electromechanical elements
Materials of construction
Manufacture of mechanical elements
Design and realization of complete electromechanical systems based on customer requirement.
Control Engineering
15 credits | 100% exam
System modelling
Time response of first and second order systems
Block diagram representation
Frequency response of first and second order
System identification
S-Plane and Root Loci
Controllers (PID, IP-D, etc)
Mechanics of Materials
15 Credits | 90% Presentation based on coursework – 10% Online exam
Design codes and standards
Energy methods in structural analysis
Impact
Fatigue analysis
Fracture mechanics
creep and plastic stress analysis
Individual Project
30 credits | 50% Dissertation – 50% Presentation
This module is designed to give the student an opportunity to undertake individual and self-directed work, in an area of their choice, related to their award, and to further develop their engineering-based knowledge. The project may encompass any aspect of engineering, and may result from a student’s industrial work, personal interest or experience at the university. The learning will be predominantly independent, self-directed study, with the support of a project supervisor / the module leader.
Reliability Engineering and Asset Management specification
Reliability Engineering and Asset Management
15 Credits | 70% Exam – 30% Individual Report
Reliability data analysis: types and sources of reliability data, data collection, data cleansing, data accuracy and precision, model fitting, big-data, incomplete data, redundant data, not-detailed dataÂ
Applications of statistical simulation in system reliability and availability modellingÂ
Maintenance modelling, planning, scheduling, and optimisationÂ
Probability of failure, Cost of failure, and risk of failure in specific manufacturing systemsÂ
System’s life-cycle: Life-cycle cost (LCC) analysis, identification of key cost drivers
Materials and Structures for Special Applications specification
Materials and Structures for Special Applications
15 Credits | 100% Exam
This module provides specialist knowledge on the properties of advanced materials and their current and potential use in engineering applications.
Sandwich structures
Smart materials and smart structures
Engineering ceramicsÂ
Metallurgy of nickel-base superalloys, titanium alloys and intermetallic compounds
New frontiers in materials science
Lean Manufacturing Technology
30 Credits | 50% Individual Presentation – 50% Group report
The aim of this module is to enable students to understand the tools, concepts and practices employed by modern manufacturing organisations to satisfy customer requirements.
Design for manufacture
Lean Concepts as they apply to manufacturing segments
Advanced Manufacturing Technologies
Pathway Flowchart
A growing demand for professionals to understand the business aspects of running a company, building technology and the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) used in the project management of construction.
Awarding Body
University of the West of England (UWE), located in Bristol, is a modern university with roots that date back to the founding of the 16th century Bristol Society of Merchant Venturers’ Navigation School. Today, UWE has more than 27,000 students, 4,000 of whom are international hailing from 140 different countries. The university offers over 600 courses at undergraduate, postgraduate, professional and short course level, with a broad subject portfolio encompassing the arts, creative industries, health, science, business, law, environment and technology.
