BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's degree at the University of Nottingham

Comprehensive introduction to engineering design and project delivery through theoretical understanding and practical application. Covers fundamental design principles, machine elements selection, basic manufacturing skills, design communication through CAE, and project planning techniques including scheduling, risk assessment, resource allocation and engineering documentation.

Introduces essential elements of professional practice to support engineering education and beyond. Develops fundamental professional capabilities through continuing professional development portfolio. Covers engineering ethics and integrity, AI literacy, data security, personal development planning, EDI in engineering, teamwork and collaboration skills, and professional written and verbal communication skills.

Introduction to material properties, selected failure mechanisms and core manufacturing methods used in engineering applications. Provides understanding of materials and manufacturing techniques to produce effective and commercially viable products and enable engineering components to operate as required.

Mathematics teaching alongside core programming principles. Covers mathematics for engineering problems including solving first- and second-order differential equations, complex number algebra, and matrix techniques and vectors. Introduction to writing and understanding computer programs including variables, data types, loops, functions, arrays, and data plotting.

Analysis of mechanical systems in statics and dynamics contexts. Covers force equilibrium, stress and strain analysis, kinematics, conservation laws and mechanical drive systems with emphasis on applying concepts to simplified engineering scenarios.

Fundamental concepts and principles of thermofluids and their applications to engineering problems. Covers fundamental fluid properties and equation of state, first and second laws of thermodynamics and heat engine analysis, and principles in fluid mechanics including continuity, Euler equation, turbulence and Bernoulli equation.

Builds upon fundamental design principles, advancing technical capabilities while incorporating systems thinking and professional practice. Covers advanced design methodology and problem definition, CAD modelling, technical communication, manufacturing processes and prototype development, project planning and management, team management methods, and design verification and validation.

Combines theoretical understanding with practical application of electromechanical systems. Covers fundamentals of electric motors and actuators, power electronics principles, system stability and performance, practical electromechanical integration and control system fundamentals through hands-on projects.

Engineering materials and their application in sustainable design practice. Develops integrated understanding of material properties, processing and through-life considerations. Covers design requirements and constraints, material performance evaluation, sustainable manufacturing considerations and selection methods for sustainable design.

Extends programming knowledge into computational methods applicable across engineering disciplines. Covers advanced programming for engineering analysis, core numerical methods, fundamentals of finite element analysis, principles for design of simulations and result interpretation and validation.

Builds on first year dynamics foundations to introduce rigid body dynamics and vibration analysis. Develops ability to model and analyse mechanical linkages and systems of rigid bodies, and evaluate vibration response of mechanical systems through theory and case studies.

Builds on first year statics to develop advanced understanding of how structural components behave under load. Extends knowledge of stress and strain to complex situations, explores elastic and plastic behaviour, examines failure modes and stability, and covers strain-energy methods for determining structural deflections.

Extends fundamental thermofluid concepts to address practical engineering applications. Develops capabilities in theoretical analysis and experimental investigation through advanced fluid mechanics and flow analysis, heat transfer and thermodynamics of cycles and systems.

Significant module providing opportunity to scope, plan, manage, execute and report an individual engineering project. Covers project context and background development, aim and objectives, project methodology, planning and Gantt charts, and risk assessment. Projects may contain elements from experimental, computational, analytical, design and manufacture areas.

Assessment: Assessed submissions at appropriate reporting stages including final project deliverable document at end of project.

Explores engineering management, focusing on integration of key business principles with practical, commercial application. Covers business models, project management, managing people, operational effectiveness, financial modelling, risk and quality management systems, innovation and new technology development, systems thinking and life-cycle assessment methods.

Builds upon sustainability content from earlier years to cover key environmental and sustainability issues relevant to energy supply and use, and materials consumption and manufacture. Covers drivers for sustainability, patterns of energy use, material consumption, waste generation and associated environmental impacts. Introduces techniques for systems-level approach to circular economy, efficient materials use, energy use in mechanical and manufacturing engineering systems, and life cycle asses

Equips with skills needed to work as professional engineer by advancing and documenting professional development. Demonstrates professional maturity through synthesis and critical evaluation of engineering experiences. Comprehensive portfolio includes competency evaluation, critical reflection, leadership principles and ethical principles and practice including sustainability and EDI.

Introduces core principles of control with focus on applications in mechanical engineering. Develops understanding of system modelling, block diagrams, transfer functions and Laplace transforms. Covers system response of linear and non-linear systems, stability analysis and control methods such as PID control.

Develops understanding and knowledge of analysis techniques required to describe dynamic and vibration behaviour of mechanical systems moving in 2- and 3-dimensional spaces under arbitrary deterministic excitation.

Introduction to Automotive Technology.

Advanced module building on experience of computer-aided design (CAD) modelling and analysis techniques. Covers solid and surface modelling, rendering, finite element analysis, design studies and optimisation. Provides advanced practical CAE skills for use in project work and industry.

Builds on programming experience and electrical systems knowledge while introducing computer hardware and software engineering with application to mechatronics. Covers system design, programming languages and compilers, sensors and actuators, real time computing and microprocessor programming.

Introductory module on design, manufacture and performance of fibre-reinforced composite materials. Covers constituent materials including fibres, resins and additives, processing techniques and relationships between process and design. Includes design methodologies and computer-aided engineering techniques for component design with case studies from automotive and aerospace industries.

Introductory module to specialist area of materials for low carbon transport. Covers policy, regulation and materials requirements for low-carbon transport. Includes emerging propulsion materials and systems (fuel cells, rechargeable batteries, supercapacitors, superconductors) for road vehicles, trains and aircrafts. Covers advanced metal and alloys (steel, titanium alloys, aluminium alloys, magnesium alloys and superalloys) and advanced composites (CFRP and GFRP) for transport applications and