Sustainable Engineering
19.40Faculty Postgraduate Programme in Sustainable Engineering
Postgraduate courses offered within the Faculty Programme in Sustainable Engineering have a common overall structure where award of qualifications depends upon the pursuance of a named distinct pathway.
MSc, Postgraduate Diploma and Postgraduate Certificate in Sustainable Engineering:
Building Design and Management
Chemical Processing
Marine Technology
Offshore Renewable Energy
Renewable Energy Systems and the Environment
Sustainable Product Development
Course Regulations
[These regulations are to be read in conjunction with Regulation 19.1]
Admission
19.40.1Regulations 19.1.1 and 19.1.2 shall apply.
Mode of Study
19.40.2The courses are available by full-time and part-time study.
Course Structure
19.40.3The following distinct pathways are named postgraduate awards in Sustainable Engineering of the Faculty of Engineering:
Building Design and Management
Chemical Processing
Marine Technology
Offshore Renewable Energy
Renewable Energy Systems and the Environment
Sustainable Product Development
19.40.4For the Postgraduate Certificate students will undertake 60 credits as follows:
Compulsory Class on Sustainability (see Regulation 19.40.5)10 credits
Faculty-wide Classes (see Regulation 19.40.6)20 credits
Classes chosen from the individual pathways (see
Regulations 19.40.7 – 19.40.1230 credits
For the Postgraduate Diploma and degree of MSc, students will in addition undertake a further 60 credits as follows:
Group Project (see Regulation 19.40.13)40 credits
A further 20 credits chosen from the List of Faculty-wide classes
And/or the lists of classes chosen from the individual pathways20 credits
For the degree of MSc only, students will in addition undertake a further 60 credits as follows:
Individual Project (see Regulation 19.40.14)60 credits
19.40.5Compulsory ClassLevelCredits
EF xxx Sustainability510
19.40.6Faculty-wide Optional Classes
No fewer than 10 credits chosen from:
List A
CL 956Environmental Business Strategy510
EF 939Environmental Impact Assessment510
EF 918Environmental Management Systems510
No more than 20 credits chosen from:
List B
EF 927Design Management510
EF 930Information Management510
EF 926Financial Engineering510
EF 932Risk Management510
EF 931Project Management510
Exceptionally, the Programme Director may approve the substitution of one class for one of the Faculty-wide classes.
Named Pathways
19.40.7Sustainable Engineering: Building Design and Management
Compulsory Classes*
22 563Ecology, Sustainability and the Built Environment510
AB 9xxConstruction Project Management5 10
ME 922Energy Resources and Policy5 10
19.40.8Sustainable Engineering:Chemical Processing
Optional Classes*
CP 906Colloid Engineering 2510
CP 917Process Design Principles510
CP 918Safety Management Practices510
CP 919Programming & Optimisation510
CP 921Emerging Technologies510
CP 938Environmental Control Technologies510
CP 939Energy Systems510
19.40.9Sustainable Engineering:Marine Technology
Optional Classes*
NM 947Modelling and Optimisation in Design510
NM 950Maritime Safety and Risk510
NM 958Risers and Mooring Lines510
NM 962Advanced Marine Structures510
NM 975Computational Free Surface Hydrodynamics510
NM 9xxAero-Hydrodynamics of High Speed Craft510
19.40.10Sustainable Engineering:Offshore Renewable Energy
Optional Classes*
NM 969Offshore Renewable Energy510
NM 923Finite Element Analysis of Floating Structures512
ME 922Energy Resources and Policy510
ME 919Electrical Power Systems510
19.40.11Sustainable Engineering: Renewable Energy Systems and the Environment
Optional Classes*
ME 922Energy Resources and Policy510
ME 928Energy Systems Analysis510
ME 919Electrical Power Systems510
ME 930Energy Modelling and Monitoring510
19.40.12Sustainable Engineering:Sustainable Product Development
Compulsory Classes*
DM 924Product Design Techniques520
DM 943Sustainable Product Design andManufacture510
Optional Classes*
DM 929CAED Systems510
DM 923Product Modelling and Visualisation 510
DM 933Risk Engineering510
DM 926Supply Chain Operations510
DM 918People, Organisation & Technology510
* Exceptionally, the Director of the Sustainable Engineering Pathway may approve the substitution of one of the pathway classes.
19.40.13Students for the degree of MSc and Postgraduate Diploma will undertake:
EF 936Sustainable Engineering Group Project540
19.40.14Students for the degree of MSc only:
EF 900Individual Project560
Examination, Progress and Final Assessment
19.40.15Regulations 19.1.25 – 19.1.33 shall apply.
19.40.16The final assessment will be based on performance in the examinations, coursework, the Individual Project where undertaken and, if required, in an oral examination.
Award
19.40.17Degree of MSc: In order to qualify for the award of the degree of MSc in Sustainable Engineering: in a distinct pathway, a candidate must have performed to the satisfaction of the Board of Examiners and must normally have accumulated no fewer than 180 credits, of which 60 must have been awarded in respect of the Individual Project.
19.40.18Postgraduate Diploma: In order to qualify for the award of the Postgraduate Diploma Sustainable Engineering: in a distinct pathway, a candidate must have performed to the satisfaction of the Board of Examiners and must normally have accumulated nofewer than 120 credits from the course curriculum.
19.40.19Postgraduate Certificate: In order to qualify for the award of the Postgraduate Certificate Sustainable Engineering: in a distinct pathway, a candidate must have performed to the satisfaction of the Board of Examiners and must normally have accumulated no fewer than 60 credits from the course curriculum.
19.40.20
to 19.40.40(Numbers not used.)
Engineering
Postgraduate Certificate in Engineering
Course Regulations
[These regulations are to be read in conjunction with Regulation 19.1]
Admission
19.40.41All students will normally have been admitted in the first instance to the MRes in Engineering.
Duration of Study
19.40.42 Regulation 19.1.5 and 19.1.6 shall apply.
Mode of Study
19.40.43The course is available by full-time and part-time study.
Curriculum
19.40.44All students shall undertake an approved curriculum as follows:
Compulsory Classes:LevelCredits
CL 931 Research Protocols for Science and
Engineering510
and either
DM 933Engineering Risk Management510
or
EF 931Project Management510
Optional Classes
No fewer than 40 credits chosen from Level 5 classes offered by the Faculty of Engineering, as approved by the Director of Studies.
Examination, Progress and Final Assessment
19.40.45Regulations 19.1.25 – 19.1.33 shall apply.
19.40.46The final assessment will be based on performance in the examinations, coursework, and, if required, in an oral examination.
Award
19.40.47 Postgraduate Certificate: In order to qualify for the award of the Postgraduate Certificate in Engineering, a candidate must normally have accumulated no fewer than 60 credits from the course curriculum.