Studying Engineering at Exeter

Dr Gavin Tabor Admissions Tutor

Purpose of the OHVD

Get to know us

Get your questions answered

Meet staff and see facilities

Meet current students

See campus and city

Help YOU decide where to spend

3/4 years

Why choose Exeter?

Our Reputation Highly regarded university:

The Sunday Times University of the Year 2013

World class university – top 10 in UK; top 1%

globally

7th for Mechanical Engineering (Sunday Times

University guide 2012) - Top 10 for General

Engineering

Excellent student satisfaction students:

3rd in UK (NSS 2012 for General Engineering)

'Top 10' reputation with employers

Good employability

University life in Exeter

Very active Student Guild

Excellent sports and social facilities

The Place

The UK's most beautiful campus

A safe, student-friendly city with a buzzy, big-city

atmosphere

Consistently rated one of the best places to live in

the UK

Campus:

Ongoing investment in

teaching and research

facilities, student

residences etc

(£275 million over last 5

years; £230 million

ongoing)

Facilities Harrison:

Experimental facilities

Visualisation suite

Learning resource centre

Lecture theatres

The degree programme

Our Engineering degrees

Modular system; 15-credit modules (typically), 120 credits per year

Modules can include; lectures, practicals, tutorials, private study, group work, project work; examined through examination and/or C.A.

39 teaching staff

Open door policy

Personal Tutor system for pastoral support

Student-centred, flexible, hands-on learning

Professional accreditation

Engineering institutions work to promote and progress UK engineering

Award Chartered status (C.Eng) as a `badge' of professional engineering credibility

Accredited M.Eng and B.Eng degrees provide routes to Chartered status (M.Eng direct)

Exeter Specialist Engineering degrees accredited

Degree structure: Year 1

Professional Studies &

Skills Development

Business/legal aspects

Independent project

CAD/CAM

Core Engineering 1 & 2

Mechanics

Materials

Electronics

Manufacturing

Engineering Maths

A or B stream

depending on entry

qualifications

Multidisciplinary ‘core’ 1st year

During this year you have complete flexibility

to transfer between disciplines

1st year group project

Runs over the whole year

Multidisciplinary project groups of 7-10 students

Supported by lectures/labs/tutorials

Applies full range of 1st year skills & knowledge

`Green' theme

Degree structure: Year 2

Project / field work

Electronics Management Mechanical Civil

Control Engineering

Geotechnics

Manufacturing Systems

Java programming

Microprocessors Mechanical options

Intro Electronic Engineering Design

Construction Methods

Communication Systems

Electronic options

Materials

Design and self study

Professional Studies & Skills Development 2

Management & Management Science

Solid Mechanics

Thermofluid Engineering

Mathematical Modelling of Engineering Systems

Structures

Introduction to Mech Eng Design

Math Modelling

& Control Eng

Materials

Engineering

Math Modelling

Eng Systems

Degree structure: Year 3

Electronics Management Mechanical Civil Materials

Electronic

Engineering

Engineering

and

Management

Mechanical

Engineering

Materials

Engineering

Civil

Engineering

Example - Civil Engineering

Required modules

ECM3119 Structural Engineering ECM3121 Civil Engineering Hydraulics ECM3123 Geotechnics 2

Choose 1 module from; Water Resources and Pollution Control, CandI, Foreign Language, Fluid Dynamics ....

Choose either:

3rd year project (Exeter), Civil Engineering Design Studies, Eng in Society/Company Finance

Or

Project Abroad (Erasmus), Engineering in International Society, Industrial project

Civil

45 credits

compulsory

15 credits

optional

60 credits

project-related

Individual projects

Projects on active research topics

Many projects industrially-led

Self-directed but supervised by academic staff

“With International Study”

3rd year project in Europe – based on Erasmus partners: in France, Germany, Spain, Sweden...

Up to 6 months stay

Language not a barrier

“With Industrial Experience”

Summer vacation placement (end of Year 2)

Linked to extended - 45 credit - project in Year 3

Support provided to identify and develop a placement and during the placement

Employability team: Dr Stephen Childe, Amy Boylan – develop industrial links and support student employability generally

Degree structure: Year 4

Electronics Management Mechanical Civil Materials

Electronic

Engineering

Engineering

and

Management

Mechanical

Engineering

Materials

Engineering

Civil

Engineering

Example: Mechanical Engineering

Compulsory - ECMM101 Industrial Case Studies (common to all)

Group project

3 courses from:

Computer Aided Design

New Developments in Materials Engineering

Computational Modelling

Mechanics of Materials

Advanced Materials Engineering

Mechanical

Group projects

Interdisciplinary groups of 6-8 students

Real engineering problems

Industrial involvement/sponsorship

VFC hydro-brake

Key component of Urban Drainage system

Mixed team (Mechanical/Civil/E&M) - experimental, theoretical, CFD simulations

Extensive interaction with company

Employability Career Zone • Exeter Award

• Careers Consultants

• Employer events

• Careers fairs

• Workshops & training courses

• Online jobs & opportunities

College Employability Team • College employability bulletin & web page

• Inspiring alumni events

• Engineering employer events

• College Careers Fair

• Work placements

Employability

AECOM

Babcock Marine

Balfour Beatty

Bentley Motors

Cobham

Delphi

Dyson Technology

Fugro Seacore

Jaguar Land Rover

Mustang Engineering

National Instruments

NATS

OSL Rail

Oxford Instruments

SKM Consulting

Thales UK

Tods Aerospace

Triumph Motorcycles

Recent graduates employed by....

81.3%

Our Research

Malaria

Project to develop non-invasive device to detect Malaria

Detects parasite through waste products using magneto-optic means

Proof of concept and field trials

Renewable Energy

Tides are a significant source of energy - reliable and convenient Significant engineering challenges in realising potential Various research and undergraduate projects in this area Member of PRIMaRE

Other research

A range of research including: • Biomedical • Water Systems • Materials • Computational Engineering Industrial collaborators including Rolls Royce, Airbus, Centrax,

Aeromet, Hydro International ..... Industrially facing units: Ex-AT, CALM

Any Questions?

What happens now?

Group A Group B

1.40 – 2.30 R101 Tour

1.40 – 2.30 Wind Tunnel activity

2.35-2.50 Visualisation suite

2.35 – 3.25 Tour

2.55 – 3.45 Wind Tunnel activity

3.30 – 3.45 Visualisation suite

Offer Holders Programme:

Others: information & talks at the Forum. Tea/cake served from 3.30, Room 103 Harrison