Introduction
This page describes the course as presented under normal circumstances. Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and current uncertainty around large gatherings, it’s currently necessary to replace the residential schools described with directed practical work and activities that you’ll carry out at home and online. These changes will remain in force for as long as the pandemic prevents residential schools from taking place. Therefore, whether you attend a residential school (as described below) or carry out the practical work/activities will depend on when you undertake the affected modules.
Combine modules from engineering analysis and technology. Shape a qualification that suits your career aspirations. You’ll develop a range of transferable skills, such as creative problem solving, effective communication, project management and concept realisation. You’ll also develop a professional approach to your work and extend your engineering skills. Through the project module, and as part of a small project team, you’ll design and present a solution to a real-world engineering need.
Key features of the course
- Develops your planning, organising, data collecting, analysing and writing skills
- Extends your knowledge of recent research
- Leads to professional qualifications
- Ideal preparation for a research degree
Program Outcome
The learning outcomes of this qualification are described in four areas:
- Knowledge and understanding
- Cognitive skills
- Practical and professional skills
- Key skills
Curriculum
Course details
There are two routes through this qualification:
- Route 1 is for all new students, and for students that started their studies in November 2019 or later.
- Route 2 is for students that started their studies before November 2019. If you’re following this route, you must complete your studies by 31 December 2024.
Route 1
To gain this qualification, you need 180 credits as follows:
Stage 1 (120 credits)
30 credits from List A:
- Finite element analysis: basic principles and applications (T804)
- Manufacture materials design (T805)
Or, subject to the rules about excluded combinations, the discontinued modules T881 and T884
60 credits from List B:
- Calculus of variations and advanced calculus (M820)
- Environmental monitoring and protection (T868)
- Finite element analysis: basic principles and applications (T804)
- Making environmental decisions (T891)
- Making strategy with systems thinking in practice (TB871)
- Managing for sustainability (T867)
- Managing change with systems thinking in practice (TB872)
- Manufacture materials design (T805)
- Project management (M815)
- Strategic capabilities for technological innovation (T849)
- Technology innovation management (TB801)
- Mathematical methods and fluid mechanics (MST326)
- Deterministic and stochastic dynamics (MS327)
30 credits from:
- Team engineering (T885)
Stage 2 (60 credits) – you must complete Stage 1 first
You will choose either:
- a research route
- a professional route
Research route
60 credits from:
- Research project (T802)
Professional route
60 credits from:
- Project management (M815)
- The MSc professional project (T847)
You should note that the University’s unique study rule applies to this qualification. This means that the 60 credits from the Research project (T802) must be unique to this qualification and not already counted towards any other OU qualification that has previously been awarded to you.