Key information for BEng (Hons) in Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering

Code: SE712 | Level: 8 | Duration: 4 years | Delivery: Fulltime | Credits: 240

Location for BEng (Hons) in Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering

Location: Waterford | Campus: Cork Road

Application Information for BEng (Hons) in Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering

Next Intake: Rolling Intake | Application Status: Open | Fee Information Link: /current-students/fees-and-grants/fees/undergraduate-fees

Study Options for BEng (Hons) in Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering

Work placement options: Available (View details at https://www.setu.ie/engage/access-our-talent) | Study abroad options: Available (View details at https://www.setu.ie/global/global-mobility)

International Applicants information for BEng (Hons) in Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering

International Application Status: Open | Application Information Link: https://www.setu.ie/global/study-at-setu/applying-to-setu | International Fees Link: https://www.setu.ie/current-students/fees-and-grants/fees/global-fees

What modules are taught in BEng (Hons) in Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering?

Course outline is subject to change. | Year 4In year four, students choose from one of six streams.Mechanical / ManufacturingFEA & Design Tools Process Control 8.1Energy Conversion Supply Chain ManagementAdditive ManufacturingFEA & Design ToolsAdditive Manu. 1 Additive Manu. 2 Design for Manufacture and 3D PrintingBiomedical EngineeringIntroduction to Convergent TechnologiesSustainability & ValidationPharmaceutical Compliance & LawBiomedical EngineeringGreen Technology & AESPassive Building Design StrategiesSustainability & ValidationEnergy ConversionSustainable Energy Recovery & UtilisationRobotics & AutomationIntroduction to Convergent TechnologiesProcess Control 8.1Robotics & VisionAdvanced Programmable Logic ControllersSystems Integration & Industry 4.0Introduction to Convergent TechnologiesMES / Networks & IoTIndustry 4.0Application of the Internet of Things | Year 1: Sem 1: Engineering Maths 1 | Sem 2: Introductory Engineering Calculus, Sem 1: Physics | Sem 2: Electrical Science, Sem 1: Materials 1 | Sem 2: Manufacturing Technology 1, Sem 1: Mechanical Systems | Sem 2: Engineering Mechanics, Sem 1: Engineering Drawing | Sem 2: Computer Aided Draughting, Sem 1: Engineering Professionalism | Sem 2: Manufacturing Systems | Year 2: Sem 3: Electrical Engineering | Sem 4: Computer-Aided Design, Sem 3: Engineering Maths 2 | Sem 4: Thermodynamics, Sem 3: Engineering Design | Sem 4: Manufacturing Technology 2, Sem 3: Applied Mechanics | Sem 4: Production Systems, Sem 3: Introduction to Programming | Sem 4: Intermediate Engineering Calculus, Sem 3: Materials 2 | Sem 4: Electronic Engineering | Year 3: Sem 5: Quality Management | Sem 6: Industrial Studies & Placement, Sem 5: Automation and Control | Sem 6: , Sem 5: Mechanics of Materials | Sem 6: , Sem 5: Dynamics & Vibrations | Sem 6: , Sem 5: Enterprise Resource Management | Sem 6: , Sem 5: Fluid Mechanics | Sem 6: | Year 4: Sem 7: Heat and Mass Transfer | Sem 8: Advanced Materials & Process Selection, Sem 7: Facility Simulation & Reliability | Sem 8: Applied Fluid Mechanics, Sem 7: Operations Strategy | Sem 8: Manufacturing Facilities, Sem 7: Project 1 | Sem 8: Project 2, Sem 7: Elective 1 | Sem 8: Elective 3, Sem 7: Elective 2 | Sem 8: Elective 4

What further study options exist for graduates of BEng (Hons) in Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering?

Graduates of this course are eligible to proceed to taught and research postgraduate programmes in SETU Waterford and other colleges. Graduates of the course may find work in the following areas:Process Design and ImprovementEnterprise Resource ManagementProduct Design & DevelopmentManufacturing EngineeringQuality ManagementPast graduates are employed in a variety of companies including Bausch & Lomb, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, Mercury Engineering, Radley Engineering and abroad.

SE712 Waterford

Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)

Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering

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What is Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering?

This is a broad area focusing on the design and development of products and processes. Mechanical engineering has a strong product and equipment design element, while manufacturing engineering analyses the processes and systems required to produce goods.

What is the BEng (Hons) in Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering course?

This is a four year honours degree, which prepares students for employment in a very broad range of engineering situations.

This course has recently been modified to include the following specialised streams:

Mechanical/Manufacturing
Additive Manufacturing
Biomedical Engineering
Green Technology and Alternative Energy Systems
Robotics & Automation
Systems Integration and Industry 4.0.
These streams may also be reflected in the Placement module in Year 3 and in the two-semester long Final Year Project. This will allow the students to accumulate a possible 60 credits in their chosen stream in the final two years of this programme.
Please note that not all streams may run in any given year.

Industrial Placement

Industrial placement takes place in semester 6, which can be up to six months duration (March - September). These placements have been very successful at providing for the students a perspective on the broad variety of material that they have covered in the course.

Students have been previously placed in Bausch & Lomb (Waterford), Honeywell (Waterford), Intel (Leixlip), Janssen Pharmaceutical (Cork), Lipton's (Cork), Servier (Wicklow), Schering-Plough (Wicklow), and Stryker (Cork).

Field Trips

Industrial visits are an integral part of the course, providing the students with examples of authentic applications of course material. Other events, such as visiting lecturers or Engineering Society trips, occur on a regular basis.

Course outline is subject to change.

Year 4

In year four, students choose from one of six streams.

Mechanical / Manufacturing

FEA & Design Tools

Process Control 8.1

Energy Conversion

Supply Chain Management

Additive Manufacturing

FEA & Design Tools

Additive Manu. 1

Additive Manu. 2

Design for Manufacture and 3D Printing

Biomedical Engineering

Introduction to Convergent Technologies

Sustainability & Validation

Pharmaceutical Compliance & Law

Biomedical Engineering

Green Technology & AES

Passive Building Design Strategies

Sustainability & Validation

Energy Conversion

Sustainable Energy Recovery & Utilisation

Robotics & Automation

Introduction to Convergent Technologies

Process Control 8.1

Robotics & Vision

Advanced Programmable Logic Controllers

Systems Integration & Industry 4.0

Introduction to Convergent Technologies

MES / Networks & IoT

Industry 4.0

Application of the Internet of Things

Year 1

Semester 1	Semester 2
Engineering Maths 1	Introductory Engineering Calculus
Physics	Electrical Science
Materials 1	Manufacturing Technology 1
Mechanical Systems	Engineering Mechanics
Engineering Drawing	Computer Aided Draughting
Engineering Professionalism	Manufacturing Systems

Year 2

Semester 3	Semester 4
Electrical Engineering	Computer-Aided Design
Engineering Maths 2	Thermodynamics
Engineering Design	Manufacturing Technology 2
Applied Mechanics	Production Systems
Introduction to Programming	Intermediate Engineering Calculus
Materials 2	Electronic Engineering

Year 3

Semester 5	Semester 6
Quality Management	Industrial Studies & Placement
Automation and Control
Mechanics of Materials
Dynamics & Vibrations
Enterprise Resource Management
Fluid Mechanics

Year 4

Semester 7	Semester 8
Heat and Mass Transfer	Advanced Materials & Process Selection
Facility Simulation & Reliability	Applied Fluid Mechanics
Operations Strategy	Manufacturing Facilities
Project 1	Project 2
Elective 1	Elective 3
Elective 2	Elective 4

Leaving Cert: Minimum entry requirements

2 subjects: H5
4 subjects: O6/H7
English or Irish: O6/H7
Mathematics: O3/H7

H5 or better in a Laboratory Science (Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Physics with Chemistry and Agricultural Science) or Technical (Engineering, Technology, Technical Drawing, Design & Communications Graphics) subject compensates for not making the required grade in Mathematics (O3/H7).

Advanced and Equivalent Entry:

Graduates of this course are eligible to proceed to taught and research postgraduate programmes in SETU Waterford and other colleges.

Graduates of the course may find work in the following areas:

Process Design and Improvement
Enterprise Resource Management
Product Design & Development
Manufacturing Engineering
Quality Management
Past graduates are employed in a variety of companies including Bausch & Lomb, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, Mercury Engineering, Radley Engineering and abroad.