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.