About Mechanical Maintenance Engineering (top-up), Beng (hons) in University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN)

Improve your foundation degree or HND in Engineering and move into a role with more responsibility and better prospects - not to mention higher earning potential… As a graduate, you’ll have the knowledge you need to use technological principles to solve engineering problems, generating innovative solutions to challenging issues in fields like maintenance, precision technologies, machine diagnostics, engineering management, and technology specification.

• You’ll have access to arguably one of the best undergraduate laboratories in the country, with specialist computing facilities.
• You will further benefit from the introduction of our new £35 million Engineering Innovation Centre.
• This course is designed to equip, and enable you, to work as a graduate engineer through the skilled application of your knowledge of engineering.

FURTHER INFORMATION

This course is designed to equip, and enable you to work as a graduate engineer through the skilled application of your knowledge of engineering. This may be in the fields of design, analysis, development, manufacture, application, sales and maintenance of high technology products, systems, and services. The course insists that you reflect on the processes that you apply that underpin engineering practice. You will need to evaluate the social, environmental and financial consequences of your actions as an engineer. We hope to provide you with an interesting and challenging engineering education. The content of this degree reflects the requirements for professional Incorporated Engineer status.

The top-up degree is professionally accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (The IET) as meeting partial fulfilment of the educational requirements to become a Chartered Engineer. This is the only top-up degree currently accredited by The IET.

LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AND ASSESSMENT

The course adopts a range of approaches to the delivery of curriculum including: case studies, lectures, practical sessions, independent learning guided by a tutor and tutorial sessions.

Assessment of learning is conducted by a range of methods including: tutorial questions, examination, use of online assessment via Blackboard questions, extended assignments, presentations, poster defence and written reports.

The course is linked with the Jost Institute of Tribotechnology, meaning there is a collaborative working environment and a close link with a vibrant, research-active community.

PROFESSIONAL ACCREDITATION

Accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as an Incorporated Engineer and partly meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer.

OPPORTUNITIES

The majority of our students are in already in employment. Full-time students can enrol with Unites Internships, which is open to all final year students and graduates and provide the opportunity for work experience placements within the North West. Such placements provide valuable experience to both UK/EU and overseas students alike.

On successful completion of this course, you will be eligible to apply for progression to postgraduate studies.

A first or second class honours degree in mechanical maintenance engineering will allow you to proceed to a master's programme. You will have the opportunity to study the MSc Maintenance Engineering at UCLan and may also apply to any master's in mechanical engineering, manufacturing, product design or management.

A third class honour degree in mechanical maintenance engineering will allow you to proceed to further postgraduate studies. You may consider the PGDip in Maintenance Engineering at UCLan and may be able to transfer to the MSc after successful completion of the PGDip. You can also apply to study for a PGDip in mechanical engineering, manufacturing, product design and in some cases to a master's in management courses.

Mechanical maintenance engineering students who graduate without honours may be restricted in their profession to postgraduate education and may wish to consider completing an alternative Bachelor's degree with honours.

Mechanical maintenance engineering graduates are in greater demand than ever and due to a shortage in this field, a world of career options is available to you. You could find yourself working in aerospace, the automotive industry, biotechnology, construction, manufacturing, utilities, the Ministry of Defence or local authorities as well as service industries. Once you have several years' experience, you could also look at self-employment via contract work, and occasionally consultancy.

All our graduates are in employment or have undertaken postgraduate studies. Graduates in mechanical maintenance engineering typically secure employment in engineering industries including structural engineering, automotive engineering and design, aerospace industry, manufacturing, processing and chemical industries, oil and gas, as well as management positions.

We have a 100% track record of graduate employment - plus you’ll study alongside a diverse group of students from a variety of backgrounds.

Adrien Anseur is undertaking a master’s degree in Automotive Engineering in Turin, Italy, while Dan Nsikakabasi is working in Nigeria for Exxon Mobil.

Wesley Barrett is now New Product Development Team Leader at Siemens Energy.

58% from listed boards (The All Indian Senior School Certificate awarded by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), or The Indian School Certificate (ISC) awarded by the Indian Council for School Examinations (ICSE), or a recognised Indian State Education Board, such as the West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Karnataka Education Boards
60% from other boards, not listed above
Where a specific subject is required for entry to the degree programme, 58% must be achieved in this subject
Pre-University Certificate, Government of Karnataka can be considered – send to tutor – evidence from Govind included in entry requirements folder
3% margin to be considered by UCLan staff based on reputation of institution, work experience etc

65% in Year 12 English *
Or
65% average grade in Year 11 and Year 12 English provided Year 12 is not below 60%
Or
Standard English language requirements – IELTS 6 or equivalent

University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN) Highlights

University of Central Lancashire Average Tuition Fees And Other Expenses

Preston is officially the cheapest city in the UK for students. The following are the categories of the tuition fee payable by the students.

The total estimated annual cost of attendance for the 2020/2021 academic session is as presented on the table below: