BEng (Hons)
Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering (3 Year DL)
Core engineering topics alongside personalised project work
Course Overview
Why take this course?
As one of the most diverse of the engineering professions, you’ll be designing, developing and manufacturing, while experimenting with today’s most innovative technologies.
This course is designed to develop your technical competence and engineering knowledge while easily fitting around your current work constraints.
What will I experience?
On this course you can:
- Create your own designs in our manufacturing workshops
- Tap in to our Library’s vast selection of electronic resources, which can be accessed from anywhere with an internet connection
- Participate in live web-based chat forums to discuss your work with lecturers and other students
What opportunities might it lead to?
This course puts you in an excellent position to start a career as a professional engineer in areas as diverse as consumer product design, robotics, defence or aerospace engineering. It also meets the requirements of many of the major engineering graduate programmes and provides a route to postgraduate study at Portsmouth or academic institutions elsewhere.
Here are some routes our graduates have pursued:
- design
- research and development
- product manufacture
- project management
The lecturers are highly experienced and we are taught using industry standard facilities, so we can apply what we have learnt to real-life scenarios.
Segun Babalola, BEng (Hons) Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering (DL) student 2013
Key Facts
- Duration
- 3 years part time
- Entry
An appropriate HND, Foundation Degree, or successful completion of 2 years of degree study in an appropriate subject.
Other qualifications- Fees
UK/EU/Channel Islands/Isle of Man and International students: £1,500 p/a*
*Please note that all fees are subject to annual increase.- Contact
- technology.admissions@port.ac.uk
+44 (0)23 9284 2555 - Department
- School of Engineering
Subject:
Engineering
Find out what our students say about studying at Portsmouth, including:
- Hands-on opportunities to gain practical experience by solving real-world problems
- Approachable and passionate lecturers with industrial experience
- Excellent facilities and good employment prospects
Visit us at our open day
Wed 10 Jul
Structure & Teaching
Year one
You will begin the course with the foundations of engineering science and engineering design, including some computer-aided design. As your knowledge develops, you’ll move on to more in-depth study covering topics such as computer-aided design and product modelling.
Core units in this year include:
- Computer Aided Engineering
- Mechanical Behaviour of Materials
- Manufacturing Systems
- Strategies for Resource Conservation and Management
- Design
Year two
Broaden your knowledge gained in the first year. There will be a focus on real systems such as instrumentation and control and you’ll integrate your design, CAE and manufacturing knowledge by studying product modelling for manufacture.
Year three
In your final year you will cover solid materials, manufacturing systems and CAE (product realisation). There is also a range of topics for you to tailor your studies as well as an individual project, working on your own design, make and test activity.
Teaching and Assessment
Most of the course is delivered via our interactive virtual learning environment. With access to all the study material you’ll need, discussion forums and the chance to connect with peers and lecturers via chat sessions, you’ll have plenty of academic support and heaps of resources. If you are studying alongside work, then you can also receive ongoing guidance from a University-approved mentor.
How are you assessed?
A range of assessment methods encourages a deeper understanding of engineering and allows you to develop your skills. Here’s how we assess your work:
- written examinations
- coursework
- practical tests
- project work
- presentations
Tutor's view
Dr Ivan Popov
Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
We will equip you with the knowledge and skills you need to create effective and innovative products for suitable and profitable manufacture. Starting at the drawing board, we will take you through modern workshop activities, mastering mechanical engineering technology and science involving state-of-the-art CAD/CAM systems and rapid manufacture facilities.
Visit us open day
Facilities & Features
Flexible Learning
Benefit from web, email or phone access to many of our facilities and services
Labs and Workshops
Well-equipped industry-standard experimental and computational facilities
Maths Café
The Maths Café - drop in any time and get one-to-one help
University Library
Our library offers a wealth of information
Flexible Learning
Although you may not be campus based, you will still benefit from web, email or phone access to many of our facilities and services. Our student website, LookUP, will be your one-stop shop for all news, information and links to other services, and 24/7 online access to the University Library’s vast electronic book, journal and database collections will help you find the right resources for your research.
Labs and Workshops
Should you be able to travel to the University, we offer you a range of labs such as the Analogue Electronics and Control Engineering Laboratory as well as the Mechanical Behaviour of Materials Laboratories to name a few. All are well-equipped with industry-standard experimental and computational facilities. You can also access our manufacturing workshop, design studio room and a design-and-make workroom, which are great working environments for project work.
Maths Café
Drop in any time and get one-to-one help with that tricky maths or stats problem. With handouts on key topics to take away and computer-aided learning packages, we can get the problem solved and help you improve your numeracy skills.
University Library
Modern, comfortable and a great learning environment, our library offers a wealth of information including 400,000 books, DVDs, maps and thousands of online ejournals and newspapers. Many electronic resources are available anywhere, 24/7 and our friendly staff are always on hand to help.
Careers & Opportunities
Career prospects
This course is a great first step to becoming a professional engineer and can lead to Chartered Engineer (CEng) status with further learning. You could work for a large company, in the Armed Forces or in one of the many small companies within this sector. You could even start your own specialist company. You’ll also possess the effective interpersonal skills needed to enter technical and commercial management in this valuable field.
Roles our graduates have taken on include:
- manufacturing engineer
- product design engineer
- aerospace engineer
- application engineer
Work experience
This course is delivered in partnership with you and your employer. Incorporating elements of your work into your learning, it will cause as little disruption as possible to your employment and help you to make a more effective contribution to your organisation, as well as improve your career prospects.
Ideally, your final project will be carried out at your place of work and be overseen by a mentor approved by the University. If a work-based project is not feasible, then the project may be carried out either at the University or elsewhere, but always with the guidance of a University-approved mentor.
Career planning
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Finding a job is a competitive business, but the statistics show that 89 per cent of our 2011graduates went into employment, further study or training within six months of finishing their degrees.
To make sure you take the right steps on your career path, we’re here to give you help, support and advice throughout your study. Even after you’ve graduated, we continue to give you support for up to five years.
Employers tell us that they want graduates to be able to demonstrate certain skills when they come out of university. Our courses take account of this. We make sure we prepare you for employment through work-related learning, projects, placements and working in simulated environments that are designed to prepare you for the working world.
Open Day
Our next open day is Wed 10 July
VISIT US! Have a look around and get a feel for what it’s like to live and study here. We’ll be on hand to talk to you about your course interests and show you all of our amazing facilities. You’ll also get to meet tutors and other students…
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