BSc (Hons) Engineering Science (Top-up)
Turn your engineering ambitions into a reality with a degree that will jump-start your potential.
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Course information
Features and benefits
Collaborate with industry
Every year, we invite businesses and academic colleagues to set live projects that challenge our students to devise innovative solutions to current problems.
Professional study environment
Study in our £115m Dalton building, designed for collaboration, innovation and world-class learning and research.
Study in cutting-edge facilities
Our engineering facilities include mechanical and electrical engineering labs, a light manufacturing workshop, machining and materials testing equipment and a cyber-physical lab containing some of the latest industry 4.0 technologies.
Taught by leading researchers
We're 6th in the UK for the impact of our research in Engineering, and 100% of our research impact is world-leading or internationally excellent (REF 2021).
Flexible learning and support
You will have access to regular online video support, which provides additional explanation and guidance on a range of topics, from coursework and exam paper guidance to software tutorials.
Shape your own learning
Choose from a range of optional modules to fit your interests, including advanced electronics, structural analysis and engineering design.
Year 1
Core modules
Business and Operations Management
Individual Project
Project Design and Implementation
Option modules
Structural Analysis
Engineering Design
Computational Mechanics
Communications and Networks
Advanced Digital Electronics
Advanced Power and Control
Advanced Analogue Electronics
Thermofluids
Study and assessment
Ten credits equates to 100 hours of study, which is a combination of lectures, seminars and practical sessions, and independent study. A three-year degree qualification typically comprises of 360 credits (120 credits per year). During the course, you are likely to be required to engage in collaborative projects, practical assessments, group work activities, and to give presentations to your peers/tutors. The exact composition of your study time and assessments for the course will vary according to your option choices and style of learning.
Additional information
Taught by experts
BSc (Hons) Engineering Science (Top-up) is part of the School of Engineering and Environment at Manchester Met. Discover more about the school and who you’ll be working with if you choose to study this course.
Our School of Engineering and Environment is driven by purpose. Students don’t just study real-world problems, they solve them. By working with academics active in research and collaborating with industry, you’ll become part of Manchester’s legacy.
Entry requirements
IELTS score
IELTS 6.0 overall, with no element less than 5.5 (or equivalent)
UK students
Additional requirements
International students
IELTS
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If you are an international student, you will usually need to get a student visa before you can study in the UK.
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Fees and funding
Careers support and prospects
Employed or in further study
87.6% of our UK-domiciled, full-time, first degree graduates are employed or in further study 15 months after graduation.
Graduate Outcomes survey 2022/23 leavers, HESA data.
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How to apply
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You can review our current terms and conditions before you make your application. If you are successful with your application, we will send you up to date information alongside your offer letter.
Disclaimers
Programme review
Our programmes undergo an annual review and major review (normally at 6 year intervals) to ensure an up-to-date curriculum supported by the latest online learning technology. For further information on when we may make changes to our programmes, please see the changes section of our terms and conditions.
Important notice
This online prospectus provides an overview of our programmes of study and the University. We regularly update our online prospectus so that our published course information is accurate. Please check back to the online prospectus before making an application to us to access the most up to date information for your chosen course of study.
Confirmation of regulator
The Manchester Metropolitan University is regulated by the Office for Students (OfS). The OfS is the independent regulator of higher education in England. More information on the role of the OfS and its regulatory framework can be found at officeforstudents.org.uk.
All higher education providers registered with the OfS must have a student protection plan in place. The student protection plan sets out what students can expect to happen should a course, campus, or institution close. Access our student protection plan.