FD (Engineering) Mechanical Engineering

Responding to the regional and national shortage of graduate qualified engineers, the University of Wolverhampton is currently investing over £10m in new Engineering facilities at its Telford Innovation Campus and City Campus in Wolverhampton.

New engineering courses on offer from 2015 share a design that incorporates significant elements of problem and activity-based learning and live industrial project-work. The courses have embedded themes of creativity, employability, professional engineering, and sustainability and the environment. All of our courses are designed to meet the latest standards for accreditation as defined by the Engineering Council.

As a student on this engineering course, will have access to new specialist equipment and technology that is at the forefront of engineering developments. This includes a design and visualisation facility modelled on best-practice in industry, wind tunnels (including a Formula 1 specification rolling road wind tunnel), engine test facilities, a composites laboratory, 3-d printing facilities, an electronics and telecommunications laboratory, a metrology laboratory and a materials testing laboratory.

Our aim is for our graduates to be ready for employment. We provide additional opportunities for students to gain employability skills, with employability workshops and awards as part of the course. In addition and to further develop employability skills, we offer Club Activities. These currently include the IMechE Formula Student Activity, the Human Powered Flight Club, the Flight Simulator Club and the Formula Renault 2l Racing Team Club. These are great fun, and the only conditions to entry are that you need to engage and demonstrate commitment.

Upon successful completion of the course, you will be able to:

• Design and synthesise mechanical engineering products including electro-mechanical systems, systems, and processes, and demonstrate an innovative approach to design realisation.
• Evaluate a range of solutions to engineering problems, drawn from a broad-based knowledge of engineering and technology specialities.
• Select and apply appropriate mathematical methods to solve problems in the analysis and synthesis of mechanical engineering systems.
• Contribute to teamwork effectively and ethically, addressing the prominent engineering, social, environmental, and commercial issues.
• Select and apply appropriate software packages for design, analysis, and synthesis applications and critically evaluate the results.
• Relate theory and practice, thereby facilitating the efficient realisation of viable mechanical engineering products and processes.

The University is committed to a transparent fee structure, with no hidden costs, to help you make an informed decision. This includes information on what is included in the fee and how fees are calculated and reviewed

^# Undergraduate part-time fees for 50% rate of study

Entrants to the programme will be expected to have the support of an employer and will need to demonstrate that it will provide an opportunity for work-based learning, e.g. a letter of employer support with the application form. For full-time students, arrangements will be made to identify an appropriate work placement in advance of admission. It follows that in order to undertake the assessment on the programme, a student must have access to an appropriate work environment (voluntary or paid; full-time, part-time or work placement). If during the programme a student loses their work or access to the workplace then alternative arrangements, if feasible, will be made as soon as possible. Whilst SSC will facilitate this as far as possible, fundamentally, it remains the learner’s responsibility to secure such access in order to complete the learning outcomes of the programme.

In addition, the general entry requirements are as follows:

 

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• GCSEs at grade 4 / C+ including Science, Technology or Mathematics

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  • A Levels - DDE / CC preferably including Mathematics or Physics
  • BTEC L3 Extended Diploma or OCR Cambridge L3 Technical Extended Diploma in a Science or Engineering based subject - grades MPP
  • BTEC L3 Diploma in a Science or Engineering based subject - grades MM
  • Access to HE Diploma in a Science or Engineering based subject (60 credits) of which a minimum of 45 must be at Level 3 (64 UCAS point equivalence, minimum 15 credits at merit and 30 credits at pass)

    Mature applicants, over the age of 21yrs, may be considered based on experience.

     

    In addition, applicants for whom English Language is not their first language are expected to achieve a minimum IELTS Score of 6.0 with no less than 5.5 in any component, or the nationally recognised equivalent. https://www.wlv.ac.uk/international/internationalacademy/english-at-the-international-academy/language-entry-requirements/

     

“I have worked in the Aerospace industry as a Structural Designer for the last 20 years. As an apprentice I attained an HNC in Metals Technology.

When I decided to move back into Higher Education it was not without some trepidation. I found the lecturers to be extremely helpful and their technical knowledge was extremely sound.

My interaction with the lecturers outside of the classroom has been very positive and has helped me to maintain my motivation.

I feel that every single module I have studied has enhanced my level of knowledge as an Engineer and will enhance my employability in the future.

The facilities provided by the University are fantastic and I have never found them lacking.

I feel very proud and privileged to be a student at the University of Wolverhampton and I would encourage anyone who is interested in Engineering to give serious consideration to the University of Wolverhampton.”

Marcus Hayward

Marcus is a current student on the Mechanical Engineering course, and has previously worked for: Airbus; Airbus (North America); BAE Systems; British Aerospace; Boeing Aerospace Corporation; Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation; Rolls-Royce Deutschland; and Rolls-Royce PLC.

 

Tuition Fees Loan (Home Fee Status):

Most students will be able to apply for a loans to pay for these subject to eligibility. To find out more information please refer to the government Student Finance website.

Changes for EU students:

The UK government has confirmed that EU students starting courses from 1 August 2021 will normally be classified as having Overseas Fee status. More information about the change is available at UKCISA:

EU citizens living in the UK with 'settled' status, and Irish nationals living in the UK or Ireland, will still be classified as Home students, providing they meet the usual residency requirements, for more information about EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) click here.

Self-funding:

If you don’t want to take out a loan to pay your fees or if you aren’t eligible to receive a loan, you might want to take advantage of the University’s scheme to pay by instalments: See How to pay.

For more information please contact the Gateway.

Your employer, embassy or organisation can pay for your Tuition fees:

If your employer, embassy or organisation agrees to pay all or part of your tuition fees; the University will refer to them as your sponsor and will invoice them for the appropriate amount.

We must receive notification of sponsorship in writing as soon as possible, and before enrolment, confirming that the sponsor will pay your tuition fees.

Financial Hardship:

Students can apply to the Dennis Turner Opportunity Fund.

for help with course related costs however this cannot be used for fees or to cover general living costs.

Bursaries and Scholarships:

In addition the University also offers a range of Bursaries and Scholarships packages

You can find more information on the University’s Funding, cost, fee and support pages.

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Email

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