Mechanical Engineering

Year 1

You will develop basic knowledge and understanding of fundamental principles in Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering as well as practical, organisational, study and IT skills. You will begin to understand the integrated nature of the Engineering design process.

Year 2

You will increase the level of knowledge, understanding and problem-solving skills developed in year 1. You will enhance your ability to interpret and critically evaluate technical data and information and their relationship to wider society.

Year3

You will further-develop your analytical skills and competence. You will also learn about and implement Project Management skills through studying the key principles and undertaking group project work. Your overall grade from this year counts 20% towards your final Honours classification.

Year 4

You will engage in an individual research or industrial project to integrate technical, project management and transferable skills. You will increase your depth of knowledge and understanding by studying further specialist modules. All your module grades this year will count towards your Honours classification.

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Activity Summary

You will study four modules each Term, each varying in contact type. Typically you will have four hours per-module per-week in a mixture of lectures to the whole class (between 80 and 180 students), tutorials (usually to smaller groups), laboratories, workshops and computer laboratories to learn specialist software.

Your course resources will be available on Moodle, our virtual learning environment, where you will find course notes, tutorials, coursework assignments and much more.

Year 4

• Lectures - 135 students per group,10 hours per week
• Tutorial - 40 - 80 students per group,2 hoursper week
• Project Supervision - 1 or small group,1 hoursper week
• Practical class or workshop - 40 students per group,2 hoursper week

How long is a BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering course?

A Mechanical Engineering degree can be successfully completed in 4 years, in which the opportunity to receive the necessary skills are obtained.

Independent Study

A total of 150 hours per 15-credit module is recommended to get the most out of your course. This includes time studying outside the timetabled classes. This could include, for example, reading lecture notes, undertaking tutorial problems, writing up lab reports or other coursework, and practicing specialist software skills.

Staff Delivering on This Course

Academic staff are experienced Engineers, many with Chartered status and industry links, who have achieved or are working towards Higher Education Academy Fellowship - a professional recognition of their practice, impact and leadership in teaching and learning. Many are research-active and some feature in the annual STAR awards (Support and Teaching staff with Appreciation and Recognition) voted for by the students.

Engineering Applications Supervisors will take you through the more practical aspects of Engineering in our Flexible Learning Labs and Technicians and postgraduate research students will provide support for projects and laboratory work.

Assessment

Typically students are assessed each term:

• Three Written exams, average time of exam: three hours

Feedback

We aim to provide you with feedback within 20 working days of submission of coursework.

Placements

Although placements form part of our MEng programmes, they are not yet currently embedded in our BEng courses.

Job Prospects

Our graduates are highly sought after, and many gain employment in the global oil and gas engineering sector.Opportunities also exist in many other areas of mechanical engineering such as aerospace, transport, marine technology, health and bioengineering.

Is Mechanical Engineeringa good career choice?

Previous BEng Mechanical Engineering graduates of Robert Gordon University have gone on to pursue the following careers:

• Senior Technical Engineer
• Design Engineer
• Commissioning Engineer
• Project Engineer
• Contracts Manager
• Principal Mechanical Engineer