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Engineering and Computing Undergraduate Certificate
The undergraduate certificate in Engineering and Computing prepares students for degrees in:
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Automotive Engineering
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Architectural Engineering
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Chemical Engineering
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Civil Engineering
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Construction Management and Surveying
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Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering
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Mechanical Engineering
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Physics
See a full list of degrees available to Engineering and Computing Undergraduate Certificate students and the grades needed to progress.
Academic structure
Core modules
These modules are compulsory for all undergraduate certificate students, regardless of their chosen subject route.
Academic English skills 1
Develop your ability to read academic texts, write extended texts, write subjective notes, listen effectively and participate in classroom discourse.
Academic English Skills 2
Improve all your abilities developed in AES1 with greater accuracy, speed, coherence, organisation and presentation.
Study skills in the British Environment
Use your study time more effectively, improve your use of, and range of, information sources and develop your research skills in preparation for producing an extended, referenced, academic essay.
Project study
Complete a self-study project on a topic that you will take, in consultation with your tutor, from the academic discipline that you will subsequently study at degree level. This will also include computer (word processing) skills.
Core Mathematics
This module contains both algebra and statistics. You will develop your knowledge and understanding of mathematical terms and techniques and apply these to solving problems, frequently drawn from practical and real-life situations.
Route modules
These modules are only available to students studying the Undergraduate Certificate in Engineering and Computing.
Pure Mathematics 2
Learn further algebra, co-ordinate geometry, trigonometry, differentiation, integration, numerical methods and vectors.
Applied Mathematics 1
Learn about vectors, forces and equilibrium, relative motion, Newton’s Laws of Motion, friction and work, energy and power.
Applied Mathematics 2
Study advanced vectors, forces as fixed vectors, centres of gravity/centres of mass and particle dynamics.
Physics 1: Properties of Matter and Waves
Learn about sound, reflection, refraction, interference, diffraction, electromagnetic waves, strengths of solids, fluids, heat and gases and the structure of the atom.
Physics 2: Electricity, Electronics and Fields
Study electrical current and charge, potential difference, resistance, capacitance, transistors and amplifiers, electrical fields, gravitational fields, magnetic fields and electromagnetic fields.
Elective modules
The computing electives are offered to students interested in a Computing or IT degree and may be substituted for two of the Mathematics modules.
Computing 1
Study HTML and website design, and learn how the use of Javascript promotes website interactivity. You will also be introduced to the programming language Java 1.5.
Computing 2
Continue your study of Java 1.5, developing an understanding of the principles of programming and of the steps involved in running a program written in a high-level language. You will also further develop an understanding of the principles of usability and good design, applied to program and Web interfaces, and yourself apply these principles in practical situations.
