ENGINEERING AT CAMBRIDGE GEOFF PARKS DIRECTOR OF UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSIONS ENGINEERING Engineers are ingenious people who apply science and technology to the fulfilment of human needs and aspirations Engineers and engineering impact on every aspect of modern life To practise as an engineer requires Knowledge of engineering fundamentals Imagination and creativity to apply them Insight into the social consequences
STUDYING ENGINEERING Gives you a scientifically rigorous training Develops creativity and team-working skills Enables you to make a real difference to the world outside Keeps your options open Gives you excellent job prospects UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING A unified department covering Aeronautical Engineering Bioengineering Civil Engineering Electrical Engineering Information Engineering Manufacturing Engineering Mechanical Engineering Chemical Engineering also available
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING No Automotive Engineering but UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING ~150 Academic Staff ~260 Research Staff ~1200 Undergraduate students ~800 Postgraduate students 10% of the University
FACILITIES Library over 30,000 books and 300 current journals available 14 hours/day plus main University and College libraries FACILITIES Computing over 200 machines dedicated to student use available 14 hours/day, 7 days/week
FACILITIES Language Unit providing courses in Chinese, French, German, Japanese and Spanish FACILITIES Workshops for work and play
2014 INTAKE Total Entry 328 Men 241 (73%) Women 87 (27%) Deferred 27 (8%) Fee Status Home 216 (66%) EU 30 (9%) Overseas 82 (25%) COURSE STRUCTURE Years 1 & 2 a common, broad foundation in the fundamentals of engineering analysis and design in all the major engineering disciplines Years 3 & 4 specialisation in depth in chosen field of interest
1 ST & 2 ND YEAR COURSES Lecture courses + associated coursework in: Mechanical Engineering Thermodynamics & Fluid Mechanics Civil & Structural Engineering Materials Electrical & Electronic Engineering Control & Information Engineering Mathematical Methods Business Economics Design & Engineering Applications SPECIALIST COURSES Engineering Tripos Parts IIA & IIB Manufacturing Engineering Tripos (MET) Parts IIA & IIB Management Studies Tripos (MST)
ENGINEERING TRIPOS SPECIALIST COURSES Aerospace and Aerothermal Engineering Bioengineering Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering Electrical and Electronic Engineering Electrical and Information Sciences Energy, Sustainability and the Environment Information and Computer Engineering Instrumentation and Control Mechanical Engineering 3 RD/ 4 TH YEAR MODULES 3A1 Fluid mechanics I 3A3 Fluid mechanics II 3A5 Thermodynamics and power generation 3A6 Heat and mass transfer 3B1 Radio frequency electronics 3B2 Integrated digital electronics 3B3 Switch-mode electronics 3B4 Electric drive systems 3B5 Semiconductor engineering 3B6 Photonic technology 3C1 Materials processing and design 3C2 Materials process modelling and failure analysis 3C3 Machine design - tribology 3C4 Machine design - transmissions 3C5 Dynamics 3C6 Vibration 3C7 Mechanics of solids 3D1 Soil mechanics 3D2 Geotechnical engineering 3D3 Structural materials and design 3D4 Structural analysis and stability 3D5 Environmental engineering I 3D6 Environmental engineering II 3D7 Finite element methods 3E1 Business economics 3E2 Marketing 3E5 Human resource management 3E6 Organisational behaviour and change 3E8 Modelling data and dynamics in management 3E9 Accounting and finance 3F1 Signals and systems 3F2 Systems and control 3F3 Signal and pattern processing 3F4 Data transmission 3F5 Computer and network systems 3F6 Software engineering and design 3G1 Introduction to bioscience 3G2 Mathematical physiology 3G3 Introduction to neuroscience 3G4 Medical imaging and 3D computer graphics 3G5 Biomaterials 3I1 Data structures and algorithms 4A2 Computational fluid dynamics 4A3 Turbomachinery I 4A4 Aircraft stability and control 4A7 Aerodynamics 4A8 Environmental fluid mechanics 4A9 Molecular thermodynamics 4A10 Flow instability 4A11 Turbomachinery II 4A12 Turbulence and vortex dynamics 4A13 Combustion and IC engines 4A15 Aeroacoustics 4B2 Power electronics and applications 4B5 Nanotechnology 4B6 Solid state devices and chemical/ biological sensors 4B7 VLSI design, technology and CAD 4B8 Electronic system design 4B10 Optoelectronic technologies 4B11 Photonic systems 4B13 Electronic sensors and instrumentation 4B14 Solar-electronic power: generation and distribution 4B18 Advanced electronic devices 4B19 Renewable electrical power 4B20 Display technology 4C1 Design against failure 4C2 Designing with composites 4C3 Electrical and nano materials 4C4 Design methods 4C5 Design case studies 4C6 Advanced linear vibration 4C7 Random and non-linear vibration 4C8 Applications of dynamics 4C9 Continuum mechanics 4C15 MEMS design 4C16 Advanced machine design 4D5 Foundation engineering 4D6 Dynamics in civil engineering 4D7 Concrete and masonry structures ~120 modules to choose from You choose 18 modules: 10 in year 3 and 8 in year 4 4D8 Pre-stressed concrete 4D10 Structural steelwork 4D11 Building physics 4D13 Architectural engineering 4D14 Contaminated land and waste containment 4D15 Sustainable water engineering 4D16 Construction and management 4D17 Plate and shell structures 4E1 Technological innovation: research and practice 4E4 Management of technology 4E5 International business economics 4E6 Accounting and finance 4E7 Enterprise and business development 4E8 Design and management of manufacturing systems 4E9 Quantitative techniques in operations management 4E11 Strategic management 4E12 Project management 4F1 Control system design 4F2 Robust multivariable control 4F3 Non-linear and predictive control 4F5 Digital communications 4F6 Signal detection and estimation 4F7 Digital filters and spectrum estimation 4F8 Image processing and image coding 4F10 Statistical pattern processing 4F11 Speech processing 4F12 Computer vision and robotics 4F13 Machine learning 4G1 Systems biology 4G2 Biosensors 4G3 Computational neuroscience 4G4 Biomimetics 4G5 Biomolecular modelling 4G6 Cellular and molecular biomechanics 4M1 French 4M2 German 4M3 Spanish 4M4 Japanese 4M6 Materials and processes for microsystems (MEMS) 4M9 Surveying field course At least 10 modules must be associated with your specialisation Modular structure offers great choice and flexibility 4M12 PDEs and variational methods 4M13 Complex analysis and optimisation 4M14 Sustainable development 4M15 Sustainable energy 4M16 Nuclear power engineering 4I1 Strategic valuation 4I7 Electricity and environment 4I6 Synthetic biology 4I8 Medical physics
COURSE PROGRESSION 320 PART IA 25 PART IB CHEM ENG 25 <10 PART IIA MET IIA Exchange MST PART IIB MET IIB BA 235 45 MEng ACCREDITED BY ALL THE RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTIONS
TEACHING PROGRAMME LECTURES TEACHING PROGRAMME LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS
TEACHING PROGRAMME SPECIAL PRACTICAL COURSES Instrumentation Computing (C++, Matlab) Engineering Drawing (CAD) Exposition (presentation skills) Foreign Languages Engine Strip & Rebuild Computer Build Workshop Skills TEACHING PROGRAMME YEAR 1 PROJECTS Lego Mindstorms Product Design Structural Design Integrated Electrical Project
TEACHING PROGRAMME YEAR 2 PROJECT Integrated Design Project TEACHING PROGRAMME YEAR 3 PROJECTS Two from Design Fieldwork Language
TEACHING PROGRAMME YEAR 4 PROJECT Major project that occupies half your time and involves research and/or design, often with industrial links Use of thorium in a PRISM reactor Super-tall timber high-rise design Nanotubes and graphene for polymer optoelectronics SUPERVISIONS / TUTORIALS TEACHING PROGRAMME SUPERVISIONS
A TYPICAL WEEK Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 9.00-10.00 10.00-11.00 Laboratory Lecture Lecture Lecture Lecture Lecture Lecture Drawing 11.00-12.00 Lecture 12.00-13.00 Lecture Laboratory Examples Lecture Free Lecture Lecture 13.00-14.00 14.00-15.00 15.00-16.00 Drawing 16.00-17.00 17.00-18.00 Supervision Supervision BENEFITS OF OUR COURSE STRUCTURE Engineering today is almost always multidisciplinary Cambridge Engineering graduates have an appreciation and understanding of all the major engineering disciplines This flexibility = employability
BENEFITS OF OUR COURSE STRUCTURE When I came to Cambridge I wasn t sure what sort of engineer I wanted to be, but I knew I didn t want to be a Chemical Engineer or a Civil Engineer. I ve just finished the 3rd year specialising in Civil Engineering. Kathy Gubbins (Jesus College) OUR COURSES GIVE YOU A broad scientific and engineering education In-depth knowledge of your specialist subject Problem-solving skills A creative approach Team-working skills
OUR COURSES GIVE YOU OUR COURSES GIVE YOU Mathematical and computing skills The ability to analyse data Communication and presentation skills Research skills A balance of specialist and transferable skills much in demand by employers GRADUATE CAREERS The average starting salary of 2013 Cambridge Engineering graduates: 30,100
WHY CHOOSE CAMBRIDGE? Excellence in Teaching and Research Partnerships with Industry Cambridge isn t in the heart of Silicon Fen by chance Unique Course Structure Flexibility Graduate Demand Guide to Undergraduate Admissions in Engineering Cambridge University Undergraduate Prospectus Website: MORE INFORMATION www.eng.cam.ac.uk/admissions
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