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Advanced Mechanical Engineering at University of Sheffield - UCAS

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Course summary

Strengthen your knowledge and understanding of mechanical engineering. Choose from a wide selection of optional modules to tailor your studies to your interests. Course description This highly flexible course is designed to strengthen your knowledge and understanding of mechanical engineering. It offers a wide selection of optional modules, allowing you to tailor your studies to reflect your interests, and graduates go on to work in many areas of engineering. You’ll also have the chance to further explore a subject that interests you through your individual research project. Previous study To give you a fair chance of succeeding on your course, we need to make sure you have enough experience in relevant subjects. All of our MSc courses are designed for students who have completed a degree similar to our BEng Mechanical Engineering. Many of our MSc students come from different subject backgrounds, including aerospace, automotive, civil and marine engineering courses, as well as mechatronics, manufacturing, mathematics and physics. We would like to see evidence of experience in the key subject areas listed below:

  • Solid mechanics
Mohr's circle, 2D elasticity including plane stress and plane strain, bending of beams, buckling of columns, plasticity, fracture mechanics.
  • Statics, dynamics and control
Equilibrium, free body diagrams, kinematics and kinetics of mechanisms, vibrations, resonance, block diagram representation of feedback control, Laplace domain models.
  • Fluid mechanics
Laminar and turbulent flows, Reynolds number, Bernoulli’s equation, calculation of pressure drop in pipework.
  • Thermodynamics and heat transfer
First and Second Laws, Carnot, Rankine and Otto cycles, general conduction equation, convection, Nusselt number, emissivity, view factors. We would normally expect to see a strong performance in these subjects on your transcript. If you have studied these topics as part of modules with very different titles, you will need to indicate this on your application form. Accreditation This course is accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.


How to apply

International applicants

English language requirements: IELTS 6.5 (with 6 in each component) or University equivalent.

Entry requirements

Minimum 2:1 undergraduate honours degree in a relevant subject with relevant modules. Subject requirements We accept degrees in the following subject areas: Chemistry Manufacturing Automation Mathematics Mechanical Design Mechanical Engineering Physics Vehicle Engineering We may also consider other related engineering subjects. Module requirement You should have studied at least one module from two of the four areas below: Area 1: Solid Mechanics Design of Machine Elements Fracture Mechanics Materials Mechanics Materials under Stress Mechanical Design Mechanics/ Strength of Deformable Solids Mechanics/ Strength of Materials Solid Mechanics Stress/ Structural Analysis Structural Mechanics/ Integrity Area 2: Dynamics Applied/ Theoretical/ Engineering Mechanics Control Dynamics Mechanics of Machines Mechatronics Theory of Machines Theory of Mechanisms Vibration Area 3: Thermo Aero- Engine Theory Aero Propulsion Air Conditioning Automobile Engine Diesel Engine Internal Combustion Engines Reciprocating Engines Refrigeration Thermodynamics Any other modules with the words 'Heat', 'Thermal' etc. Area 4: Fluids Aerodynamics Fluids Gas Dynamics Hydraulics Pneumatics NB: Modules containing the words ' Experiment/Experimental' or 'Lab' are unacceptable.


Fees and funding

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Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

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Advanced Mechanical Engineering at University of Sheffield - UCAS