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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2021/2022

Information in the Degree Programme Tables may still be subject to change in response to Covid-19

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Year 1 Academic year: 2021/22, Starting in: September

Notes:
In order to select your outside courses, please meet with your Personal Tutor.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W


Year 2 Academic year: 2021/22, Starting in: August

Notes:
Progression to Year 2 normally requires passes in at least 80 credit points worth of courses in Year 1.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 20 credits in this group.

Semester 1 options - Mechanical Engineering Year 2

Select between 10 and 20 credits of the following courses
AND

Semester 2 options - Mechanical Engineering Year 2

Select between 0 and 10 credits of the following courses

Year 3 Academic year: 2021/22, Starting in: August

Notes:
Progression to Year 3 normally requires passes in at least 100 credit points worth of courses in Year 2. The 100 credit points passed must be from the list of courses given in Year 2 of the Degree Programme Table (DPT) of the student's chosen degree programme.

In addition, entry to Year 3 is normally only permitted if the following pre-requisite courses are passed:

- CIVE08026: Structural Mechanics
- MECE08009: Dynamics 2
- SCEE08006: Engineering Thermodynamics 2
- SCEE08003: Fluid Mechanics 2

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Year 4 Academic year: 2021/22, Starting in: August

Notes:
- University Progression and Graduation Rules -
In Years 3 and 4 the University progression and graduation rules normally require full passes in 80 credits of courses with an overall average of 40% or more for the 120 credits of study taken in the relevant honours year.

- Transfer to MEng -
Students on a BEng programme who achieve an average of 55% or more in Year 3 will be given the option to transfer to Year 4 of the MEng programme. This decision should be made prior to the start of the new academic year.

If a student has not achieved a pass mark in Professional Issues for Mechanical Engineers 3, they have to take and pass Practical Skills in Mechanical Engineering in year 4.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Mechanical Engineering (BEng Hons) Year 4 options - Semester 1

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Mechanical Engineering (BEng Hons) Year 4 options - Semester 2

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses

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