Why you should study this course
- Course content is currently designed to meet the Chartered Engineer general and specific learning outcome statements of the Engineering Council’s UK-SPEC.
- Opportunity to participate in field trips abroad, which have previously included trips to Poland, Bulgaria, China, Belgium and USA*.
- Access to industry-standard software, such as Computer Aided Design (CAD), Finite Element Analysis (FAE) and Computer fluid dynamics (CFD) mathematic modeling software.
- A dedicated industrial placement tutor will aim to help you with your applications for placements and support you if you choose to spend a year in industry* Past placements have included roles in Aston Martin Lagonda, Unipart, Babcock International Group, Cummins, GE-Aviation and GKN.
- Access to the Institute for Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering (AME), which is a collaboration between Coventry University and Unipart Manufacturing Group aiming to bring together the best in academia, industry and R&D in a ‘live’ manufacturing environment. This should provide Manufacturing Engineering students opportunities to access modern equipment for advanced manufacturing such as laser systems, robotics, metrology and materials testing/analysis. Following successful completion of academic Year 1, students are expected to cover their own travel expenses to the Institute for Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering (AME) on the Unipart site in academic years 2 and 3 of the BEng and 4 of the MEng.
- Access to extensive modern facilities in our High Performance Engineering Centre, which houses a 20% scale model wind tunnel, composites lab, metrology lab, four-pot shaker rig, flow lab, AVL engine test cell, automotive workshop, fatigue and tensile testing (Instron), a full size Harrier Jet, three further simulators, civil engineering specialist testing equipment, a range of Computerised Numeric Control (CNC) machinery and a laser workshop.
- Free student membership of WES, the Womens’ Engineering Society, which is an Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity society open to all regardless of gender identity.
What you'll study
Your studies will be split between our £50m Engineering and Computing Building and the Institute for Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering (AME), based at Unipart’s Coventry site.
This 'Faculty on the Factory Floor' provides you with the opportunity to experience technology on the manufacturing front line. Our past students have experienced robotic automation, forming, joining, analysis and simulation, metrology and product verification technology.
You will spend time on the Unipart shop floor, engaging with people who make products and the people who manage product lines. Taught modules are applied immediately in a real factory and supplemented by continual live experiences of how things are manufactured in real time.
You will have the opportunity to engage in our ‘live’ projects at the AME with the help and support of Unipart Manufacturing Group. Past students for example have been provided with opportunities to explore the design of a manufacturing area for a heat-exchange pipe or fuel-rail, and consider the impact of automation and robotics on manufacturing efficiency.
Year one
Year 1 is focused on materials and manufacturing processes (semester 1), and quality and metrology (semester 2). Within each semester, you should apply your learning and knowledge to a real ‘live’ industrial project related to the theme of the semester. In addition to an industrial project module in each semester, you will have the opportunity to undertake two taught modules which will supplement the project modules.
Modules
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Engineering Materials and Manufacturing Technology 1 – 20 credits
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Mechanical Science and Mathematics - 20 credits
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Part-assembly Manufacturing Project - 20 credits
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Quality and Metrology - 20 credits
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Manufacturing Electrical Science - 10 credits
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Quality and Metrology Part-Assembly Extension Project - 20 credits
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2D CAD and Manual Part Programming – 10 credits
Year two
Year 2 is focused on design and sustainability (semester 1), automation, and robotics (semester 2). Similar to Year 1, you should apply your learning and knowledge from taught modules to real ‘live’ industrial projects related to the theme of each semester.
Modules
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Engineering Materials and Manufacturing Technology 2 - 20 credits
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Automation and Robotics - 20 credits
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Automated Manufacturing Project - 20 credits
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Design and Computer Assisted Manufacturing - 20 credits
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Sustainability and the Product Lifecycle - 10 credits
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Design Principles for Manufacturing - 20 credits
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Add+vantage - 10 credits
Final year
During semester 1 of the final year you will have the opportunity to choose one of two pathways: A Lean Operations Management pathway or an Engineering Materials and Manufacturing Technology pathway. For each of these pathways, you will undertake a real ‘live’ industrial project and a taught module related to the pathway theme.
During semester 2, you will be encouraged to undertake a new product development industrial project and complete your individual manufacturing engineering dissertation project, which will have an industrial focus*. Past students have worked with companies such as Unipart Manufacturing Group, Lander Automotive Ltd. and CORE Surgical.
Modules
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Tactical and Strategic Analysis in Manufacturing - 20 credits
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New Product Development Project - 20 credits
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Individual Industry Focused Dissertation Proposal - 10 credits
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Individual Industry Focused Manufacturing Engineering Project - 20 credits
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Supply Chains and Logistics - 10 credits
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Lean Systems and Production Control – 20 credits
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Advanced Manufacturing Systems Project – 20 credits
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Engineering materials and manufacturing technology 3 – 20 credits
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Manufacturing Technology Project – 20 credits
