About Mechanical Engineering in University of West of Scotland
OVERVIEW
Our MSc Mechanical Engineering is intended for mechanical engineering graduates (and engineering graduates from related disciplines, eg aircraft, aeronautical, product design engineering) and will deepen and widen your knowledge and understanding of mechanical engineering specialist topics.
In addition to enhancing your technical skills and knowledge, the MSc Mechanical Engineering will allow you to further develop your interpersonal and transferable skills. These will allow you to function in an advanced engineering environment as a senior engineer and manager.
The taught element of the course will focus on advanced mechanical engineering subjects such as advanced fluid mechanics and CFD, applied Finite Element Analysis and structural integrity etc. However, you will have the opportunity to specialise and explore a specific subject in more detail through the master's dissertation.
Our graduates will have developed expertise to improve their employability within design and development of the automotive, aerospace, offshore, oil and gas and all main stream mechanical engineering industry sectors.
The MSc is ideal for engineers holding a BEng degree that require a further learning element to qualify for Chartered Engineer registration.
COURSE DETAILS
Our MSc Mechanical Engineering course is taught by highly qualified and experienced members of the School’s teaching staff.
Our course will deepen and widen your knowledge and understanding of mechanical engineering specialist topics. The Postgraduate Diploma (PgDip) comprises of a number of core modules and the MSc is completed through a detailed research investigation and dissertation. In the Postgraduate Diploma (PgDip) stage, you will study the following core modules:
- Advanced Engineering Materials (core, 10 credits)
- Advanced Fluid Mechanics and CFD (core, 20 credits)
- Advanced Heat Transfer (core, 20 credits)
- Composites Design and Analysis (core, 10 credits)
- Measurement and Instrumentation (core, 10 credits)
- Applied Finite Element Analysis (core, 20 credits)
- Structural Integrity (core, 20 credits)
- Research Design and Methods (core, 10 credits)
Jobs
You will have developed the expertise to improve your employability within design and development of the following industry sectors:
- automotive
- aerospace
- offshore
- oil and gas
- all main stream mechanical engineering industry sectors
Graduates from this MSc have secured professional employment with major international companies such as: Rolls Royce; Howden; Doosan Babcock; Babcock International; Spirit AeroSystem; BAE System; and Thales Optronics.
Further Study
Upon completion of our course, you will have attained an internationally-recognised Master's degree and may pursue additional postgraduate study or doctoral level and secure a PhD studentship.
Academic qualification equivalents
English language requirements (one of the below):
- IELTS : 6.0 with no skill below 5.5
- TOEFL : 78
- PTE : An overall score of 54 with no element below 51
University of West of Scotland Highlights
| University Type |
Public University |
| Campus Setting |
Urban |
| Graduate Job Rate |
96% |
| Major Investment |
£81 million (campus infrastructure) |
| Cost of Attendance |
About £17,000 |
| Applications Accepted |
Online |
| Work-Study |
Available |
| Intake Type |
Semester wise |
| Mode of Program |
Classroom and Online |
| Intake Months |
September and January |
University of the West of Scotland The Average Tuition Fees And Other Expenses
The annual tuition fee for a variety of courses are given below.
| Level of Study |
Non-EU Tuition Fee |
| UG Class based |
£12,000 |
| UG Lab based |
£14,000 |
| PG taught (Class based) |
£12,600 |
| PG Taught (Lab Based) |
£14,600 |
| PG Research (Class based) |
£12,600 |
| PG Research (Lab based) |
£14,600 |
| PG Research (Lab based) (CEPS) |
£15,900 |
