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Entry Points:
January
January 2012 Term dates:
Term 1: 09/01/12 - 23/03/12
Term 2: 10/04/12 - 15/06/12
Term 3: 18/06/12 - 17/08/12
Degree start date:
September following date of entry.
Fees:
See fees page
Entry requirements:
Excellent (senior) high school grades / A Levels, IB or an internationally-recognised Foundation Year programme / Completed the first year of an HND or Advanced Diploma / First year of relevant undergraduate degree / Relevant work experience (for mature students only); required English language level. See entry requirements page for more information.
Progression:
On successful completion, you progress to the Year 2 of degree in selected subject areas. See degree progression page for more information.
Applying:
Applications are currently being accepted for January 2012 entry.
The Engineering route leads to the second-year of tens of Honours and Masters degrees in Engineering fields including Electronic, Electrical, Computer and Mechanical. Students need to achieve at least 40% overall grade and 40% English grade to progress to these degrees. We are currently taking applications for September 2011 entry.
A route is formed of Core and Route modules.
English and Skills for University Study 1,2 & 3**
Maths 1, and
Maths 2.
Core modules will improve your English, study skills and your academic knowledge of subjects that are essential for you to understand your route subjects. English and Skills for University Study modules will develop your English communication skills and study skills, including: writing and reading strategies; presentation and seminar participation; organisation of time and materials, meeting deadlines and responding to feedback. The maths subjects will include topics and methods applicable to first-year degree Engineering Mathematics, including algebra, functions, matrices, sequences and series, scalars and vectors, calculus and probability, and more advanced calculus, infinite series and sequences, polar coordinates and vectors in 2 and 3 dimensions.
Route modules are subject specific, based on a particular degree or field that you intend to study. In this case you will focus on Engineering specific subjects
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Route
1. Electrical Principles
You will look at the principles of basic electrical circuits. You will study and analyse DC and AC circuits as well as electric fields, magnetic fields and the laws of electromagnetic induction.
2. Electronics
You will apply your knowledge from the Electrical Principles module to practical electronics and study logic circuits, arithmetic circuits, flip-flops and counters.
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Route
1. Computing
You will build up knowledge and practical experience in writing computer programmes from a detailed design specification. You will gain experience in writing test software and documenting software using comments. You will be introduced to arrays, sequential files, functions, maths operators, pre-processor directives, logical and bitwise operators.
Mechanical Engineering Route
1. Mechanical Science
You will study the mechanics of stationary and moving objects and focus on topics such as turning forces, stress and strain, Newton’s Laws, linear and angular motion, rotational dynamics,simple harmonic motion plus heat transfer and fluid pressure.
2. Electromechanical Systems
In this module students are taught the principles of operation of DC motors, AC motors and various transducers. Analogue to digital conversion, frequency sampling and basic op-amp circuits are also studied as students learn the applications of various electromechanical systems.
3. Manufacturing Materials
You will learn the essentials of engineering drawing and study the characteristics and properties of various materials such as metals, ceramics and polymers used by engineers. A brief introduction to CAD and CAM is also covered.
The course is three terms long. You will undertake directed study for 15 hours per week, and self study for 15 hours per week. Your progress will be assessed by a mixture of tests, course work, case study and exams.
* The Engineering route is subject to validation.
** ESUS is subject to approval.