BEng Engineering with a Year in Industry

Key details

BENG ENGINEERING WITH A YEAR IN INDUSTRY

Start Year

2021

Attendance

Full Time

Award

Degree of Bachelor of Engineering

UCAS course code

H102

Entry Requirements

BBB

Duration (years)

Engineering at UEA was established through the demand of local industry. This connection permeates the design and delivery of all our programmes – and makes our students’ learning experiences all the richer for it.

You’ll benefit from our connections with local industry right from the start of your course. We’ll give you a taste of the many career paths engineering will open up to you, through meeting role-models, site visits and opportunities for short-term internships and placements. We’ll actively encourage you to develop your networking abilities, and to make the most of your exposure to our industrial contacts. On this course you will spend your third year working in industry, allowing you to gain experience and insight that’s highly valued by future employers, putting you one step ahead of other graduates.

All engineering courses within the School share an integrated programme structure during the first year to demonstrate the potential breadth of the discipline, after which you can elect to tailor the course in Mechanical or Electronic and Electrical or continue to pursue a broad-based approach. We work closely with other UEA Schools including Environmental Sciences, Computing Sciences and Mathematics, so that your learning is informed by a range of expertise.

About

Without engineering, would there be technical innovation? And without innovation, could society progress? Engineers look for questions and seek out solutions. They apply, devise and design. Engineers have an incredibly significant role in shaping the future within what is now recognized as the next industrial revolution.

To prepare for the exciting engineering challenges of this future you could graduate as one of a new breed of highly versatile engineering graduates, possessing the capacity to find solutions to society’s biggest challenges. We aim to produce pioneering graduates, capable of supporting a changing industry through their intellectual flexibility. So we provide you with integrated learning opportunities from the start, supporting the development of hard engineering knowledge and skills, around engineering principles and theories, as well as soft engineering skills such as dealing with clients, team work and connecting with wider stakeholder groups.

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Whilst the University will make every effort to offer the courses listed, changes may sometimes be made arising from the regular review of course programmes. Where this activity leads to significant (but not minor) changes to programmes, there will normally be prior consultation of students and others. Changes may for example consist of variations to the content and method of delivery of programmes, courses and other services, to discontinue programmes, courses and other services and to merge or combine programmes or courses. The University will endeavour to keep such changes to a minimum, and will inform students.

Placement Year and Study Abroad

Graduate with the added advantage of a year’s work experience. On this option you’ll study the same topics as our BEng Engineering students, except you’ll spend your third year working for a company related to your chosen discipline, before returning to complete your degree in your fourth year.

A year in industry is a great way to test out career options, hone your skills, gain real-world experience and make contacts. When you return for your fourth year you’ll be able to consolidate everything you’ve learned.

Using your curriculum vitae developed in first year you will be expected to seek your own work placement and apply to a range of companies. Not only will this ensure that you work within your preferred field, it will also provide you with the essential job-hunting skills you will require after graduation. We will, of course, offer our guidance and support whilst you are identifying and negotiating placement opportunities.

During this year you’ll be supported by an industrial supervisor and a mentor from the University. You and your industrial supervisor will keep in touch during the placement to ensure that it is progressing well, and your UEA mentor will visit you during the year.

Please note that we cannot guarantee you a work placement as this decision rests with potential employers. However, if you are unable to secure a work placement by the end of your second year you will have the option to apply to be transferred onto the equivalent degree programme without a Year in Industry.

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Course Reference Number: 1545465

Assessment for Year 1

Our assessment strategies are as varied as our teaching. In acknowledging the individual ways in which you might prefer to demonstrate your learning, assessment patterns are designed to present opportunities for you to shine through a variety of assessments across the programme.

Assessment examples include written work, poster presentations, illustrative sketches and traditional examinations.

Structure

In your first year you’ll take on small design projects to gain a grounding in engineering mathematics and principles, supported by a broad introduction to energy from practising engineers. Engineering Studies will allow you to study a number of more focused engineering disciplines. Introductions to mechanical, electronic and electrical and energy engineering are delivered through fieldwork,and design and build tasks.

After these introductions you’ll be given the flexibility to change your degree path based on what you’ve learnt. You can choose your preferred path at any point before the start of your second year or, with appropriate module choices, further delay the decision until the end of second year.

Teaching and Learning

Your Engineering with a Year in Industry degree course will combine lectures, workshops and tutorials. You’ll then be asked to apply the knowledge gained to a research problem or a series of questions, or to solve a design problem. Because it is this application of knowledge that will help you gain a deeper understanding of the material and help you to retain what you have learnt.

Throughout your studies you will develop skill sets in line with the guidance provided by the Engineering Council. That means you’ll graduate with the capabilities you need to get your career off to a flying start, including being an effective communicator, digitally literate, and capable of dealing with problems where you have insufficient data.

You’ll develop your communication skills through written reports, oral presentations and workshop discussions. And workshops will also give you time to develop digital skillsets in computer analysis and design.

What’s more, we’ll provide you with multiple opportunities to connect with industry. You will be encouraged to develop your networking abilities and to optimise your exposure to our industrial contacts.

By combining excellence in teaching and industrial connections, we aim to secure your success as you progress through your programme and beyond.

Independent study

Independent study will be guided by the requirements of your research projects, design work and small problem-solving exercises. You can expect to explore your module content widely, through which you will develop the independent learning skills so highly valued by employers.

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Assessment for Year 2

Assessment examples include written work, poster presentations, illustrative sketches and traditional examinations.

Structure

In addition to the core material that builds on themes from the first year, you’ll further your knowledge of electronic and electrical engineering, and mechanics. Our dynamics and vibration module will demonstrate the fundamental behaviours of system under loading excitation that are essential to mechanical engineers. Teaching in Engineering Principles and Design will carry the thread of design through to your final year.

If you achieve 60% or above in your second year you may be eligible to transfer onto our four year MEng Engineering programme.

Teaching and Learning

By combining excellence in teaching and industrial connections, we aim to secure your success as you progress through your programme and beyond.

Independent study

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Assessment for Year 3

Assessment examples include written work, poster presentations, illustrative sketches and traditional examinations.

Structure

You’ll spend your third year on industrial placement, working for an organisation related to your chosen engineering discipline. You’ll then return to UEA to complete your degree in the fourth year.

During your placement year you’ll gain invaluable real-world skills and experience, while also making contacts through which may further your career once you’ve graduated.

Teaching and Learning

By combining excellence in teaching and industrial connections, we aim to secure your success as you progress through your programme and beyond.

Independent study

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Assessment for Year 4

Assessment examples include written work, poster presentations, illustrative sketches and traditional examinations.

Structure

In your final year of study we’ll encourage you to take ownership of elements of your learning through the exploration of a detailed project, based on your specific interests.This could involve experimentation, research, practical construction, circuit assembly or computer modelling.

This experience will help you define your path towards a specific career. When an opportunity presents itself, we will link the projects to real engineering problems.

We’re keen to ensure you graduate industry-ready, so we embed project management skills within your final year project. We’ll also develop your commercial awareness, potentially highlighting risks and opportunities.

Core engineering teaching will include stress analysis and design, and control systems, which support the exploration of more specialised fields of engineering.

Teaching and Learning

By combining excellence in teaching and industrial connections, we aim to secure your success as you progress through your programme and beyond.

Independent study

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Assessment for Year 1

Assessment examples include written work, poster presentations, illustrative sketches and traditional examinations.

Compulsory Modules

MATHEMATICS FOR SCIENTISTS A

Code ENV-4015Y

Credits 20

You will cover differentiation, integration, vectors, partial differentiation, ordinary differential equations, further integrals, power series expansions, complex numbers and statistical methods as part of this module. In addition to the theoretical background there is an emphasis on applied examples. Previous knowledge of calculus is assumed. This module is the first in a series of three maths modules for those across the Faculty of Science that provide a solid undergraduate mathematical training. The follow-on modules are Mathematics for Scientists B and C. Recommended if you have grade A*-C at A-level Mathematics, or equivalent.

ENGINEERING DESIGN AND PRACTICE

Code ENG-4007Y

Credits 40

Through this module you will explore the wider context of engineering activity and be introduced to engineering design. You will understand the varied roles and considerations of professional engineers through the pursuit of themes linked to sustainability, professional conduct and innovation. Furthermore, you will be exposed to the technological and digital innovations in engineering practice, considering visual and graphic communication, mathematical processing and data analysis. You will develop communication, research and estimation skills in support of real-world design challenges. Through building, iterative testing, laboratory activity and learning from failure, you will learn how to become a critical thinker and reflective engineering practitioner.

ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES AND ANALYSIS

Code ENG-4008Y

Credits 60

This module will allow you to explore the fundamental theories that underpin engineering, spanning the disciplines of fluids, thermodynamics, hydraulics, materials, structures, mechanics, circuitry and electronics. You will learn how to apply this knowledge to identify engineering opportunities, to analyse the performance of engineering components and to support the engineering design process.

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Important Information

Whilst the University will make every effort to offer the modules listed, changes may sometimes be made arising from the annual monitoring, review and update of modules. Where this activity leads to significant (but not minor) changes to programmes and their constituent modules, the University will endeavour to consult with students and others. It is also possible that the University may not be able to offer a module for reasons outside of its control, such as the illness of a member of staff. In some cases optional modules can have limited places available and so you may be asked to make additional module choices in the event you do not gain a place on your first choice. Where this is the case, the University will inform students.

Assessment for Year 2

Assessment examples include written work, poster presentations, illustrative sketches and traditional examinations.

Compulsory Modules

ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES AND DESIGN

Code ENG-5003Y

Credits 20

This module purposely fuses the boundaries conventionally constraining engineering designers, to enable you to fully explore the breadth of design principles and processes presented within a contemporary design challenge. Supported by a framework of integrated learning, you will continue to develop your ability to straddle the boundaries of creative design practice in the determination of holistic design solutions. Societal design challenges will add real-world context to problems posed as you explore the issues facilitating the realisation of revolutionary ideas in contemporary design practice.

ANALOGUE AND DIGITAL ELECTRONICS

Code CMP-5027A

Credits 20

A practical introduction to electronics, this module is structured to consider analogue electronics and digital electronics in turn. Topics you’ll cover include passive and active components, including op-amps, transistors, logic gates, flip-flops and registers. Circuits you’ll study include amplifiers, oscillators, modulators, combinational and sequential logic and state machines. You’ll spend much of your time doing practical work – underpinned by lectures – where you will build prototypes circuits, as well as designing and building Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs).

DYNAMICS AND VIBRATION

Code ENG-5004B

Credits 20

You will build on the introductory material you gained in first year engineering mechanics. An appreciation of why dynamics and vibration are important for engineering designers leads to consideration of Single-degree-of-freedom (SDOF) systems, Equation of motion, free vibration analysis, energy methods, natural frequency, undamped and damped systems and loading. Fourier series expansion and modal analysis are applied to vibration concepts: eigenfrequency, resonance, beats, critical, under-critical and overcritical damping, and transfer function. Introduction to multi-degree of freedom (MDOF) systems. Applications to beams and cantilevers. MathCAD will be used to support learning.

Optional A Modules

(20 credits)

PROGRAMMING FOR NON-SPECIALISTS

Code CMP-5020B

Credits 20

You will be introduced to a number of programming concepts at the start of your programming career, using a modern programming language common to many digital industries, with specific focus on applications within STEM fields. We structure learning through lectures, delivering core materials, and tutor supported exercises to reinforce learning, and to prepare you for programming in your following studies.

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Code ENG-5002B

Credits 20

This module builds on understanding in wind, tidal and hydroelectric power and introduces theories and principles relating to a variety of renewable energy technologies including solar energy, heat pumps and geothermal sources, fuel cells and the hydrogen economy, biomass energy and anaerobic digestion. You will consider how these various technologies can realistically contribute to the energy mix. You will study the various targets and legislative instruments that are used to control and encourage developments. Another key aspect of the module is the study and application of project management and financial project appraisal techniques in a renewable energy context.

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Assessment for Year 3

Assessment examples include written work, poster presentations, illustrative sketches and traditional examinations.

Compulsory Modules

YEAR IN INDUSTRY

Code ENG-6005Y

Credits 120

This module benefits from our many links with industry and by involving between 45 and 60 weeks it provides experience that is valued by potential employers. To help you in identifying suitable placements you will attend support sessions from year 1 onwards. The work placement will take place in year 3 of the programme and is worth 120 credits, it is assessed on a pass/fail basis which is normally a technical report marked by your mentor and a presentation delivered to UEA teaching staff. A series of formative stage submissions is also included for feedback on progress. The mark from the work placement module does not count towards the classification of your degree; however, if you fail your placement assessment, you will have the option to apply to transfer to the equivalent year 3 degree programme without a year in Industry.

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Assessment for Year 4

Assessment examples include written work, poster presentations, illustrative sketches and traditional examinations.

Compulsory Modules

ELECTRICITY GENERATION AND DISTRIBUTION

Code ENG-6001B

Credits 20

This module is highly practical and will allow you to study how electricity is generated and how it is distributed to users. The first part studies DC and AC electricity and looks at how RLC circuits behave through complex phasor analysis. The second part will give you the chance to study electricity generators, beginning with magnetism and Faraday’s Law. Synchronous and asynchronous generators are studied along with application to conventional power stations and to renewable generation (e.g. wind). You'll also look at transformers and transmission lines with a view to distribution of electricity. Voltage conversion methods such as the rectifier, buck and boost converters are examined and finally electricity generation through solar is covered. Your lab classes will build on material from lectures which in turn forms the basis for coursework.

CONTROL SYSTEMS

Code ENG-6007A

Credits 20

Automatic control is essential in any field of engineering and science. Control systems are an integral part of robotic systems, manufacturing systems, self-driven vehicles and any industrial operation and household application involving control of temperature, humidity, flow, pressure, etc. A competent engineer should be familiar with the control theories commonly used nowadays and their practical application. In particular, this module is focused on the analysis and design of control systems based on the classical control theory. Among other topics, this module covers: -Systems modelling using Laplace transforms. -System identification. -Open-loop and closed-loop control systems and the importance of feedback. -Evaluation of systems stability and behaviour using different analysis tools like Bode plots, the Routh-Hurwitz criterion, the Root Locus method or Nyquist plots. -Design and tuning of different common types of controllers, like PID controllers and lead/lag compensators, to meet a variety of design requirements. -Digital control systems. -Programming and operation of PLCs (programmable logic controllers) and its use in automatic industrial systems. -Analysis and design of control systems using Matlab In order to reinforce the learning and engagement, different case studies of industrial applications from local companies are introduced and potentially a site visit.

ENGINEERING MAJOR PROJECT

Code ENG-6008Y

Credits 40

This module allows you independently to select and explore a topic of project study of particular interest to you and linked to your programme pathway. Projects can involve design, research, experimentation, computation and other activities. Where possible, projects will be linked to an industrial partner. The technical content will build on the study of previous years, while the module will embed new project management, risk assessment and communication skills.

Optional A Modules

(40 credits)

ARCHITECTURES AND OPERATING SYSTEMS

Code CMP-5013A

Credits 20

Study the organisation of system software and the underlying hardware architecture in modern computer systems. The role of concurrent operation of hardware and software components is emphasised throughout this module. Central concepts are reinforced by practical work in the laboratory. The architectures portion of the module focuses on the components of a processor, including the registers and data path, and you will explore concepts such as instruction fetch cycles, instruction decoding and memory addressing modes. The operating systems component focuses on how the system software manages the competing demands for the system hardware, including memory management and disc and processing scheduling.

NUCLEAR AND SOLAR ENERGY

Code ENG-6002Y

Credits 20

This module addresses the technical and financial aspects of nuclear power and solar energy, whilst letting you apply your knowledge from the Engineering Practice module to make ethical decisions incorporating health and safety risk assessments. Successful design of nuclear installations requires a detailed quantitative risk analysis within a regulatory framework that imposes high tolerances. Furthermore, you will obtain advanced knowledge and skills for the optimal design and performance analysis for cost-effective configurations of PV systems, solar thermal systems and hybrids to achieve sustainable development. Although these energies are considered cleaner, it is essential to consider the environmental impact and planning law, as well as changing the societal perception of both.

STRESS ANALYSIS AND DESIGN

Code ENG-6006Y

Credits 20

Beginning with a revision of first and second year concepts of elasticity this module will consolidate an understanding of the relationship between stress and strain in a variety of contexts such as torsion, shear and bending of open and closed sections with applications in aerospace, wind engineering, bridge design and others. Analytical techniques such as Mohr’s circle will be covered and you will explore the way that design codes place practical limits on stress and strain such as in bolted and welded connections.

MODELLING ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESSES

Code ENV-6004A

Credits 20

Our aim is to show how environmental problems may be solved from the initial problem, to mathematical formulation and numerical solution. Problems will be described conceptually, then defined mathematically, then solved numerically via computer programming. The module consists of lectures on numerical methods and computing practicals; the practicals being designed to illustrate the solution of problems using the methods covered in lectures. We will guide you through the solution of a model of an environmental process of your own choosing. The skills developed in this module are highly valued by prospective employers.

THE CARBON CYCLE AND CLIMATE CHANGE

Code ENV-6008A

Credits 20

What do you know about the drivers of climate change? Carbon dioxide (CO2) is the greenhouse gas that has, by far, the greatest impact on climate change, but how carbon cycles through the Earth is complex and not fully understood. Predicting future climate or defining ‘dangerous’ climate change is therefore challenging. In this module you will learn about the atmosphere, ocean and land components of the carbon cycle. We cover urgent global issues such as ocean acidification and how to get off our fossil fuel ‘addiction’, as well as how to deal with climate denialists.

FOSSIL FUELS

Code ENV-6009A

Credits 20

You will be introduced to geological, economic and political aspects of fossil fuels (oil, natural gas and coal). These are used to discuss environmental concerns arising from the use of fossil fuels, and the potentially profound implications of future fuel scarcity on society. Some knowledge of Earth science and basic Chemistry will be expected.

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Entry Requirements

A Levels

BBB or ABC including Mathematics at grade B and one other Science subject or BBC including Mathematics at grade B and one other Science subject with a grade A in the Extended Project. Science A-levels must include a pass in the practical element

BTEC

DDM in an Engineering pathway. Excludes BTEC Public Services, BTEC Uniformed Services and BTEC Business Administration

Scottish highers

AABBB including grade A in Mathematics and one other Science subject

Scottish highers advanced

CCC including Mathematics and one other Science subject

Irish leaving certificate

2 subjects at H2 and 4 subjects at H3 including Mathematics and one other Science subject

Access course

Pass the Access to HE Diploma with Merit in 45 credits at Level 3 including 12 credits in Mathematics and 12 credits in one other Science

European Baccalaureate

70% including 70% in Mathematics and one other science subject

International Baccalaureate

31 including HL5 or SL6 in Mathematics and HL5 in one other science subject

GCSE offer

You are required to have Mathematics at a minimum of Grade B or Grade 5 and English Language at a minimum of Grade C or Grade 4 or above at GCSE.

Additional entry requirements

Science A-levels must include a pass in the practical element.

A-Level General Studies and Critical Thinking are not accepted.

If you do not meet the academic requirements for direct entry, you may be interested in one of our Foundation Year programmes:

BEng Engineering with a Foundation Year

If you do not meet the academic and/or English requirements for direct entry our partner, INTO University of East Anglia offers guaranteed progression on to this undergraduate degree upon successful completion of a preparation programme. Depending on your interests, and your qualifications you can take a variety of routes to this degree:

International Foundation in Mathematics and Actuarial Sciences

International Foundation in Physical Sciences and Engineering

Alternative Qualifications

UEA recognises that some students take a mixture of International Baccalaureate IB or International Baccalaureate Career-related Programme IBCP study rather than the full diploma, taking Higher levels in addition to A levels and/or BTEC qualifications. At UEA we do consider a combination of qualifications for entry, provided a minimum of three qualifications are taken at a higher Level. In addition some degree programmes require specific subjects at a higher level.

Students for whom english is a foreign language

Applications from students whose first language is not English are welcome. We require evidence of proficiency in English (including writing, speaking, listening and reading):

IELTS: 6.0 overall (minimum 5.5 in all components)

We also accept a number of other English language tests. Please click here to see our full list.

If you do not yet meet the English language requirements for this course, INTO UEA offer a variety of English language programmes which are designed to help you develop the English skills necessary for successful undergraduate study:

Pre-sessional English at INTO UEA

Academic English at INTO UEA

Interviews

Most applicants will not be called for an interview and a decision will be made via UCAS Track. However, for some applicants an interview will be requested. Where an interview is required the Admissions Service will contact you directly to arrange a time.

Gap year

We welcome applications from students who have already taken or intend to take a gap year. We believe that a year between school and university can be of substantial benefit. You are advised to indicate your reason for wishing to defer entry on your UCAS application.

Intakes

This course is open to UK, EU and International applicants. The annual intake for this course is in September each year.

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Course Reference Number: 1545465

BEng ENGINEERING WITH A YEAR IN INDUSTRY