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Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering with Foundation Year

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About this course


Course option

4years

Full-time | 2024

Subject

Production and manufacturing engineering

**UWTSD ranked 1st in the UK for student satisfaction in Manufacturing & Production Engineering – Complete University Guide 2023**

Mechanical and manufacturing engineering is intended to provide a thorough grounding in mechanical engineering science and its application in design and the solution of a range of engineering problems. In addition, students will develop knowledge in a suitable range of manufacturing processes and materials. The programme will also consider environmental aspects of design and technology and will enable students to gain a range of skills, relevant to a broad range of employment opportunities.

Modules

Foundation Year (Cert HE STEM)

The foundation year is designed to develop your mathematical, analytical and study skills, to equip you with the necessary academic skills required to successfully study engineering at a degree level.

• Academic Skills (20 credits; compulsory)
• Further Mathematics (20 credits; compulsory)
• Further Science for Engineering (20 credits; compulsory)
• Integrating Project (20 credits; compulsory)
• Introduction to Mathematics and Science (20 credits; compulsory)
• Manufacturing and Materials (20 credits; compulsory).

Year One – Level 4 (HNC, HND & BEng)

• Electrical and Electronic Principles (20 credits; compulsory)
• Engineering Applications and Study Skills (20 credits; component pass)
• Engineering Design (20 credits; compulsory)
• Engineering Mathematics (20 credits; compulsory)
• Engineering Science (20 credits; compulsory)
• Materials and Introduction to Processing (20 credits; compulsory).

Year Two – Level 5 (HND & BEng)

• Group Project (20 credits; component pass)
• Management, Innovation and Sustainability (20 credits; component pass)
• Manufacturing Design and Technology (20 credits; core)
• Six Sigma Green Belt (20 credits; compulsory)
• Stress Analysis and Dynamics (20 credits; compulsory)
• Thermofluids and Control (20 credits; compulsory).

Year Three – Level 6 (BEng)

• Advanced Processes and Materials (20 credits; component pass)
• Computational Methods (20 credits; component pass)
• Independent Project (40 credits; compulsory; Graduate Attributes Framework module)
• Plant and Asset Engineering (20 credits; compulsory)
• Structural and Fluid Analysis (20 credits; compulsory).

Assessment methods

The course is assessed by a mixture of coursework, phase tests, presentations, vivas and examinations. Students are given the opportunity to undertake engineering projects in teams and as individuals, applying the content covered within the modules.

Tuition fees

Select where you currently live to see what you'll pay:

Channel Islands
£9,000
per year
England
£9,000
per year
EU
£9,000
per year
International
£13,500
per year
Northern Ireland
£9,000
per year
Scotland
£9,000
per year
Wales
£9,000
per year

The Uni


Course location:

SA1 Waterfront Campus, Swansea

Department:

Engineering

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What students say


We've crunched the numbers to see if overall student satisfaction here is high, medium or low compared to students studying this subject(s) at other universities.

80%
Production and manufacturing engineering

How do students rate their degree experience?

The stats below relate to the general subject area/s at this university, not this specific course. We show this where there isn’t enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Production and manufacturing engineering

Teaching and learning

90%
Staff make the subject interesting
70%
Staff are good at explaining things
80%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
60%
Opportunities to apply what I've learned

Assessment and feedback

Feedback on work has been timely
Feedback on work has been helpful
Staff are contactable when needed
Good advice available when making study choices

Resources and organisation

50%
Library resources
60%
IT resources
70%
Course specific equipment and facilities
50%
Course is well organised and has run smoothly

Student voice

Staff value students' opinions
Feel part of a community on my course

Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

100%
UK students
0%
International students
90%
Male students
10%
Female students
80%
2:1 or above
23%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

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D
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After graduation


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Production and manufacturing engineering

What are graduates doing after six months?

This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.

£28,000
high
Average annual salary
98%
high
Employed or in further education

Top job areas of graduates

38%
Engineering professionals
31%
Science, engineering and production technicians
6%
Quality and regulatory professionals

Graduates are in significant demand, so unemployment rates are well below the national graduate average and starting salaries are well above average. Much the most common industries for these graduates are now vehicle manufacture - there are not enough people with these degrees to go round and so the big employers tend to take the lion's share at the moment. But pretty much anywhere there is manufacturing, there are production engineers. Bear in mind that a lot of courses are four years long, and lead to an MEng qualification — this is necessary if you want to become a Chartered Engineer.

What about your long term prospects?

Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.

Production and manufacturing engineering

The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.

£29k

£29k

£33k

£33k

£34k

£34k

Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree.

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