Systems Engineering Dr Peter Jones Degree Course Leader Aim Systems Engineering Course Structure: BEng Course Structure: MEng Electives Taking a Year Out PDR Professional Accreditation 1
Systems Engineering Electronic Engineering Manufacturing Engineering Systems Engineering Mechanical Engineering 2
Course Structure: BEng 2 nd Year Systems Engineering students can take Electronic Design or Design and Durability 3rd Year The normal load is 120 CATS credits (maximum 150 CATS) There are 8 core modules Course Structure: BEng (cont d) 3rd Year ES3B1 Design Project (15 CATS) or ES327 (Individual) Project (30 CATS) ES372 Automation and Robotics (15 CATS) ES382 Quality Techniques (15 CATS) ES386 Dynamics of Vibrating Systems (15 CATS) ES3B3 Electrical Machines and Power Systems (15 CATS) ES3C8 Systems Modelling and Control (15 CATS) ES3C5 Signal Processing (15 CATS) ES3C1 Measurement and Instrumentation (15 CATS) 3
Course Structure: BEng (cont d) 3rd Year - Project Approved students may take ES327 (Individual) Project in place of ES3B1 Design Project giving a 15 CATS overload. Assessment Credit The 1 st, 2 nd and 3 rd years contribute credit to the Bachelor's degree in the ratio 0:30:70 Course Structure: MEng 2 nd Year Systems Engineering students can take Electronic Design or Design and Durability 3rd Year The normal load is 120 CATS (maximum 150 CATS) There are 8 core modules 4
Course Structure: MEng (cont d) 3rd Year ES3B7 Individual Project: Part A (15 CATS) ES372 Automation and Robotics (15 CATS) ES382 Quality Techniques (15 CATS) ES386 Dynamics of Vibrating Systems (15 CATS) ES3B3 Electrical Machines and Power Systems (15 CATS) ES3C8 Systems Modelling and Control (15 CATS) ES3C5 Signal Processing (15 CATS) ES3C1 Measurement and Instrumentation (15 CATS) Course Structure: MEng (cont d) 4 th Year The normal load is 120 CATS credits (maximum 150 CATS) There are 2 core modules (45 CATS) A minimum of 5 modules must be selected from the approved option list Electives - particular combinations (3 or more) of optional modules - you can choose to add the title of this elective to your degree title e.g. Systems Engineering with Robotics 5
Course Structure: MEng (cont d) 4 th Year Electives Automotive Engineering Business Management Computer Engineering Instrumentation Sustainability Robotics Course Structure: MEng (cont d) 4 th Year Core modules ES4B8 Individual Project: Part B (15 CATS) ES410 Group Project (30 CATS) 6
Course Structure: MEng (cont d) 4 th Year Optional Modules ES430 Control Systems Design (15 CATS) ES478 Electrical Power Systems Quality and Economics (15 CATS) ES462 High Integrity Systems (15 CATS) ES4A4 Biomedical Systems Modelling (15 CATS) ES428 International Exchange Report (15 CATS) Course Structure: MEng (cont d) 4th Year Optional Modules: Automotive Engineering Elective ES441 Advanced Fluid Dynamics (15 CATS) ES4A3 Automobile Systems, Dynamics and Control (15 CATS) ES4A6 Design and Manufacture with Advanced Materials (15 CATS) ES4B7 IC Engines (15 CATS) ES4D1 Sustainable Product Design and Development (15 CATS) 7
Course Structure: MEng (cont d) 4th Year Optional Modules: Business Management Elective ES438 Quality Systems (15 CATS) ES439 Simulation of Operations (15 CATS) ES4B4 Financial Decision Making and Strategic Marketing (15 CATS) ES4C9 Supply Chain Management (15 CATS) Course Structure: MEng (cont d) 4th Year Optional Modules: Computer Engineering Elective ES435 Systems Integration (15 CATS) ES4A9 Digital Media and Content Processing (15 CATS) ES4B1 DSP Hardware Architectures (15 CATS) ES4C1 Internet Enabled Engineering Instrumentation and Measurement (15 CATS) ES4C6 Remote Sensing and Global Modelling (15 CATS) ES4C8 Signal and Image Processing (15 CATS) 8
Course Structure: MEng (cont d) 4th Year Optional Modules: Instrumentation Elective ES442 Precision Engineering and Microsystems (15 CATS) ES4C1 Internet Enabled Engineering Instrumentation and Measurement (15 CATS) ES4C4 Optical Engineering (15 CATS) ES4C6 Remote Sensing and Global Modelling (15 CATS) Course Structure: MEng (cont d) 4th Year Optional Modules: Robotics Elective ES480 Dynamic Analysis of Mechanical Systems (15 CATS) ES4A1 Advanced Robotics (15 CATS) ES4C2 Machine Vision and Sensor Technology (15 CATS) 9
Course Structure: MEng (cont d) 4th Year Optional Modules: Sustainability Elective ES427 The Natural Environment and Engineering (15 CATS) ES4A8 Design for Sustainability (15 CATS) ES4B3 Energy Conservation (15 CATS) ES4C7 Renewable Energy Systems (15 CATS) ES4D1 Sustainable Product Design and Development (15 CATS) Course Structure: MEng (cont d) Assessment Credit The first, second, third and fourth years contribute credit to the MEng degree in the ratio 0:20:40:40 Where students spend their third year overseas The first, second and fourth years contribute credit to the MEng degree in the ratio 0:30:70 10
Taking a Year Out MEng students Normally between years 3 and 4 An intercalated year BEng students Normally between years 2 and 3 Temporary withdrawal Some MEng students will be taking an Exchange Year Canada, USA, New Zealand, France, Germany, Austria Professional Development Requirement (PDR) Essential that all MEng students have satisfied the PDR requirements by the end of the first term of Year 3 Recommended that BEng also achieve PDR Check PDR link on EUO student web pages 11
Professional Accreditation The Systems Engineering degree is accredited by the Institute of Measurement and Control (InstMC) Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) - merger of IEE and IIE Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) 12