BEng Hons in Mechatronics (Lancaster University)
Qualification Obtained
BEng (Hons) in Mechatronics
UCAS Code(s):
H730
About this Course:
The BEng Degree in Mechatronics has been designed for students seeking to focus their vocational interest and wishing to develop their career in this ever increasing important field of Engineering which combines some Mechanical Engineering disciplines with Electrical Engineering. This course is accredited though the IET.
The programme has been designed to equipping you with key tools and techniques used by professional Engineering managers. It has also been designed to build your knowledge of management theory, and with the language and practice of management.
You will also acquire a distinctive blend of knowledge and understanding, intellectual skills, practical application skills, reflection skills and transferable skills that are fundamental to project managers in the working environment.
The programme has been designed to equipping you with key tools and techniques used by professional Engineering managers. It has also been designed to build your knowledge of management theory, and with the language and practice of management.
You will also acquire a distinctive blend of knowledge and understanding, intellectual skills, practical application skills, reflection skills and transferable skills that are fundamental to project managers in the working environment.
Assessment Methods:
You will be assessed by two principal means over your course of study; formal time constrained examinations and assignment based coursework. Some modules are assessed by both examination and assignment. Some modules, due to the nature of the subject, will each consist of 100% coursework.
The assignments are designed to serve a dual purpose. Firstly, they contribute to your overall profile within a module. Secondly, they are intended to help reinforce your understanding of the subject matter by making sure the relevant learning outcomes are covered for a module. Completion of these assignments is seen, therefore, as an important factor in the successful completion of your studies.
The examinations take place at the end of the semester in which you complete the study of a module and test your understanding of the subject matter developed over the preceding weeks.
Progression:
- Honours related Top-up at Blackpool and The Fylde College
- Masters Degree at Lancaster University or other institutions
Special Features:
This scheme is intended to create an integrated, modular degree scheme covering relevant subjects within the Electrical, Mechanical, Aeronautical and Nuclear Engineering sector.
The BEng programmes in Engineering at Blackpool and the Fylde College are designed to meet the following aims:
- to attract and recruit students of good academic ability and potential from all social groups
- maintain and develop a distinctive education in engineering that enables every learner to attain the highest level of professional and personal development that he/she can achieve
- ensure that its programmes meet the requirements for accreditation by the relevant professional bodies
- equip all undergraduates with knowledge, practical and general transferable skills to enable them to play a leading and creative role as incorporated or chartered engineers in industry or elsewhere in the community
- provide BEng programmes which offer breadth and depth in their respective engineering disciplines
- ensure that learners acquire an understanding of their professional and ethical responsibilities and of the impact of engineering solutions in a global environmental context
- respond through postgraduate programmes to the needs of specific industries
- recognise the right of staff to develop teaching programmes which cover agreed course objectives, whilst allowing them the academic freedom to decide on the appropriate means by which to achieve these
Teaching Methods:
Students will be required to be autonomous learners in many respects, and this will apply to the dissertation in particular. The summative assessments will require students to demonstrate advanced study skills and to use them in the critical analysis and synthesis of information from a variety of sources. Various modes of assessment will be used in different modules to ensure all aspects of learning are assessed and that students are engaged in different forms of assessment, covering their diversity of learning styles.
Modes of assessment will be drawn from the following:
- Essays
- Individual reports.
- Seen and unseen written assessments and examinations
- Presentations
- Short exercises involving data analysis
- Tasks aimed at the assessment of specific skills (for example, research skills, statistical presentation skills)
- Research dissertation
On-demand tutorials are available when immediate guidance regarding the course or general counselling is needed. Fixed point tutorials are used to review progress, discuss aspirations and options, identify necessary remedial actions, plan future progression via individual action plan, assist and provide general counselling, or prepare for and debrief on industrial experience and workplace learning.
Skills Developed:
You will need good communicational skills as the modules are delivered using an array of lectures, discussions, seminars and presentations.
Good interpersonal skills are also important as you will be working in groups on a regular basis and this provides an opportunity for networking.
The course is very enjoyable but requires candidates to work outside of college time. You are required to complete assignments to tight deadlines so good time management skills are essential.
How to Apply
Once you’ve decided to apply for a course, you’ll need to work out whether you satisfy our entry requirements (or will have done by the time your course starts). Providing you meet the criteria, you can then apply for your course. Full-time applications go through the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS), although foundation degree graduates progressing to a relevant top-up programme can (subject to certain criteria) apply to the College direct.
More information about entry requirements and the application process is available within our Higher Education section
Course Occurrences:
| Course Code | Start Date | End Date | Location | Tuition Fees | Attendance Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ET1HE514 | 10th Sep 2012 | 14th Jun 2013 | Bispham Campus | £3465 | HE Full Time |
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