Awards
Target Award
Award Description:Bachelor of Engineering with Honours - BGH
Alternative Exit
Recruitable Target
Alternative Exit
Alternative Exit
Programme Offerings
Full-Time
F2F-JMU-SEP
Sandwich Year Out
F2F-JMU-SEP
Educational Aims of the Course
The BEng. programme in Mechatronics and Autonomous Systems partially fulfils the educational requirements for Chartered Engineer status. It is designed to develop a high level of technical expertise together with the emotional intelligence to be able to practice successfully as a professional engineer in a modern interdisciplinary engineering environment. New graduate engineers are increasingly expected to take on important technical leadership and management responsibilities early in their careers and the knowledge and skills gained from this programme are designed to produce graduates who are able to make an immediate contribution to their employers' organisations. The programme aims to: Provide a programme of study that develops core knowledge and understanding of engineering principles, mathematics, and computation appropriate to the field of Mechatronics and Autonomous Systems. Enable students to develop specialist knowledge, intellectual and practical skills that will enable them to analyse, investigate and develop robust solutions to Mechatronics and Autonomous Systems problems. Develop relevant study and personal skills so that students progressively take responsibility for their learning, becoming, independent learners, while receiving appropriate tutoring and support. Equip students with a range of transferable skills and attributes in the use of computers, software packages, team working, communication, time management and problem solving methodology that will enable them to undertake responsible roles in industry and commerce. Provide a degree programme that meets the accreditation requirements of AHEP-4 UK Spec and the needs of industry. Develop students to work in and manage teams, and work independently at managerial level utilising project management and technical skills. To encourage students to engage with the development of employability skills by completing a self-awareness statement. For students undertaking a placement year, the aim is to provide students with an extended period of work experience at an approved partner that will complement their programme of study at LJMU. This will give the students the opportunity to develop professional skills relevant to their programme of study, as well as attitude and behaviours necessary for employment in a diverse and changing environment.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Maintain and extend a sound theoretical approach in enabling the introduction and exploitation of new and advancing technology.
2.
Communicate in English about engineering topics.
3.
Present and discuss proposals.
4.
Demonstrate personal and social skills.
5.
Comply with relevant codes of conduct.
6.
Manage and apply safe systems of work.
7.
Undertake engineering activities in a way that contributes to sustainable development.
8.
Carry out and record CPD necessary to maintain and enhance competence in own area of practice
9.
Exercise responsibilities in an ethical manner, considering diversity and security of data.
10.
Engage in the creative and innovative development of engineering technology and continuous improvement systems.
11.
Identify potential projects and opportunities.
12.
Conduct appropriate research, and undertake design and development of engineering solutions.
13.
Manage implementation of design solutions, and evaluate their effectiveness.
14.
Plan for effective project implementation.
15.
Plan, budget, organise, direct and control tasks, people and resources.
16.
Lead teams and develop staff to meet changing technical and managerial needs.
17.
Bring about continuous improvement through quality management.
Teaching, Learning and Assessment
Teaching and learning: Lectures Tutorials Laboratory work Group projects Individual projects Individual and group presentations Poster presentation Design, build and test exercises Computer programming exercises On line formative quizzes Assessment: Written examinations On line summative quizzes Group design projects and reports Individual projects and reports Poster display Laboratory logbook
Programme Structure
Programme Structure Description
Students have the option to undertake a placement year. The placement year, module 5330ELE, will follow Level 5 and students will be enrolled on a 480 credit honours sandwich programme. The Level 5 mean for the final award mark will be calculated based upon the 240 credits at Level 5. … For more content click the Read More button below.
Structure
Level 4
Level 5
Level 6
Approved variance from Academic Framework Regulations
In accordance with Engineering Council requirements, a maximum of 30 credits on this programme can be awarded by compensation. The following criteria will apply for students at Level 5, Level 6: Where a module comprises two or more assessment elements (e.g. examination and coursework), successful completion of the module requires … For more content click the Read More button below.
Entry Requirements
A levels
Access awards
Alternative qualifications considered
BTECs
GCSEs and equivalents
IELTS
International Baccalaureate
Interview required
Irish awards
OCR Cambridge Technical
Reduced offer scheme
T levels
UCAS points
Welsh awards
Extra Entry Requirements
Can this course be deferred?
Yes
Is a DBS check required?
No