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Mechanical EngineeringMSc/PG Dip/PG CertTECHNOLOGYKey informationDuration:One year full-time (with optionalone year placement available),three years part-timeLocation:Queens Building,De Montfort UniversityStart date:September 2013 or January 2014(please contact the AdmissionsTeam for further information)Entry requirements:You should have the equivalentof a British Honours degree(2:2 minimum) in a relevantsubject. If you don’t haveformal academic qualificationsbut have extensive industryexperience you will beconsidered individuallyEnglish language requirements:IELTS 6.0 with no componentbelow 5.5 or equivalentTuiTION feeS:Please visit dmu.ac.uk/pgfeesfor informationhow TO APPLY:Please visit dmu.ac.uk/pgapplyCONTACT DETAILS:Technology AdmissionsT: +44 (0)116 257 7456E: pgtech@dmu.ac.ukW: dmu.ac.uk/technologySuitable for aPPlicants from:Course overviewThis course is ideal if you areseeking a postgraduate qualificationaimed at enhancing your knowledgebase and skills, and want to maximiseyour employment opportunities. Thiscourse is broad and challenging andoffers content and skill sets that arerequired by industry worldwide.The course builds on yourundergraduate knowledge basethrough a number of advancedmodules in core subject areas.These are supported by modulesin business and electromechanics,providing you with an insight into theengineering business environmentand broadening your understandingof other engineering disciplines.The course provides you with anunderstanding of the methodologyused in research and an awarenessof the numerical techniquesunderpinning the tools employed inmechanical and thermal analysis.Topicality and direct applicationto the needs of society are alsocatered for, providing you with anunderstanding of the environmentalimpact of human activities andenergy consumption and the role ofthe mechanical engineer in seekingappropriate solutions.Course modulesThe three semesters contributeequally to the degree award. Thefollowing list gives the full-time studypattern. If you choose to undertakea placement, this will take placebefore the Third semester.First semester(September to January)Electromechanics providesan insight into the fundamentaltheory behind mechanical,electronic and mechatronicsystems engineering and themore detailed study of control,dynamics and design. Alsointroduced are the principals ofelectromagnetism, piezoelectricand micro-mechatronics/MEMSBusiness Environment andEnergy Studies will provide anawareness of the commercialenvironment and the need foroperational efficiency withinmanufacturing businesses.It will provide a thoroughunderstanding of lean 6-sigmapractices and their limitations,and an appreciation of newdevelopments in the field ofoperations planningNumerical Methods Techniquesin Engineering presents themodern and advanced numericaltechniques which are currentlyused in mechanical and electronicengineering in a mannerthat is both interesting andunderstandableAdvanced Thermodynamicsand Heat Transfer presentsadvanced topics in appliedthermodynamics and heattransfer related to mechanicalengineering. The module includesadditional thermodynamicsrelations and their applications.The module also covers advancedtopics in conduction, convectionand radiation heat transfer andrelated industrial applicationsSecond semester(February to May)Advanced Solid Mechanicsis an advanced level solidmechanics module which coverstopics such as: theoreticaland experimental deformationanalysis, Finite Element Analysis(FEA), strain beyond elastic limitand topics in material propertiesEngineering SystemsDynamics and Control is anadvanced-level dynamics andcontrol module which coverstopics such as: analysis of linearsystems, introduction to dynamicsof non-linear system, modalanalysis and identification ofsystem models, control designtechniques for state-spacerepresentation and advancedtopics for sisO systemsEUWorld266Please note: Course modules are correct at the time of going to print and are subject to review so may vary.