This course is a one year top-up programme designed to enable students from Foundation Degrees in Mechanical Engineering to obtain a BSc (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering. It was developed to provide a natural level 6 progression route for students studying the Foundation Degree in Mechanical Engineering at Solihull College. This programme has been designed to support students in their application for Incorporated Engineer. The principal aim of this course is to provide an education in mechanical engineering, producing graduates who have the necessary range of skills and depth of understanding to successfully pursue careers as Incorporated Engineers working in the industry. A distinguishing feature of this course is its practical and applied mechanical emphasis, which it derives from industries local to the University and the expertise of the staff. Graduates of the course should be able to work effectively in industry as part of design, development or research teams with the skills necessary to turn concepts into drawings and through to the manufacturing and assembly processes. There will be part-time and full-time delivery modes and during the course of the programme you will study: - Engineering Project (Double) - Management, Ethics, Energy & Sustainability (Double) - Advanced CAD/CAM - Sensors & Data Logging - Sustainable Engineering - Design of Machines
Entry requirements
Entrants to the Programme normally possess the following:
Foundation Degree (Engineering) in Mechanical Engineering from Solihull College
Foundation Degrees from other Universities or Colleges will be admitted if their modules are equivalent
