About Msc Advanced Engineering Design in University of Plymouth
Course Details
This new engineering masters has been developed specifically for graduate engineers. Build your skills, knowledge and understanding of engineering design practice, modern design tools, and advanced engineering technologies. Advance your professional competency and readiness to tackle complex engineering challenges, whilst fulfilling the educational requirements of the Chartered Engineer Standard (CEng).
This programme will enable you to develop your career to an advanced level of design management in most industrial sectors. It will also support your progression to registration as a Chartered Engineer.
This programme involves 180 credits of study at Level 7 with a flexibility to meet your individual development needs. The core modules in advanced engineering design will be complemented by negotiated study options and a 60 credit individual dissertation project.
The advanced engineering design modules will allow you to explore systems design, product modelling, design management, and the strategies and tactics of modern design practice. Through a project-based learning approach, you'll have the opportunity to develop competency in computer aided engineering and design optimisation tools. The negotiated study options allow you to deepen your knowledge of an engineering topic and/or professional practice, whilst the dissertation project will allow you to use your innovation and creativity to develop solutions to complex problems.
You'll be expected to maintain a record of your continuing professional development to assist you in your application for CEng.
Key features
- 3 Designed so that graduate engineers can fulfil the educational requirements of the CEng Standard.
- 'Advance your professional competency and work place readiness.
- J Develop a rigorous understanding of engineering design methodology; modern design tactics and practice; and the theory of technical systems.
- Acquire deeper understanding of computer aided engineering techniques; the modelling and analysis of engineering systems; and verification, validation and optimisation techniques.
- A Deepen your knowledge and understanding of a technological subject or aspect of professional practice that is pertinent to your own professional development needs.
- Demonstrate innovation and creativity to solve a complex engineering problem in your dissertation project.
- Exploit the broad range of engineering research and technical facilities of the University.
- Study over one year full time or two years part time.
Academic qualification equivalents
We require applicants to have completed a bachelor degree or a bachelor of technology degree from a recognised Indian institution.
Grade: Minimum aggregate of 60% and above
English language requirements (one of the below):
- IELTS 6.0 overall (6.5 for integrated programmes)
- IELTS 5.5 in all four components (listening, reading, speaking and writing)
- PTE 50 (55 for integrated programmes)
- PTE 42 in all four components (listening, reading, speaking and writing)gg
University of Plymouth Highlights
Type |
Public |
Campus Setting |
Rural |
Application mode |
Panther Application or Common Application |
Student Retention rate |
68% |
Cost of Attendance (2020-21) |
39,322 USD |
Number of Students |
UG: 4,100 PG: 1,758 |
Academic calendar |
Semester-based |
Student-Faculty ratio |
18:1 |
Financial Aids |
Scholarships, grants, loans, and Pell grants |
Graduation rate |
54% |
Tuition fee |
UG: 23,902 USD PG: varies |
University of Plymouth Average Tuition Fees And Other Expenses
- Cost of attendance for various 2020-21:
Financials |
UG |
PG |
Tuition and Mandatory Fees |
23,902 USD |
765 USD (Per Credit) + 695+780 USD (CAGS+EDD) |
Room and meals |
11,580 USD |
11,580 USD |
- The mandatory fee (2,622 USD annually) breakdown can be seen as:
Charges |
Amount |
Athletics |
290 USD |
Student Activities |
190 USD |
Transportation fee |
16 USD |
Student Health fee |
380 USD |
Student Recreation |
502 USD |
Educ. Technology |
466 USD |
Registration |
100 USD |