Integrated Engineering

The BEng (Hons) Integrated Engineering course at the University of Plymouth is an interdisciplinary engineering degree for the digital age. It will provide you with the skills and competences needed to operate effectively as a modern professional engineer across traditional boundaries.

To do this the course draws on expertise from across the School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics with a range of modules that include civil and mechanical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, robotics engineering, and computing and mathematics.

The enhanced benefits and key features of studying this degree, in contrast to single-discipline courses, are;

• The development of key transferable critical-thinking skills and the synthesis and integration of engineering competencies.

• The acquisition of greater interdisciplinary knowledge leading to greater engineering creativity.

• The opportunity to undertake worthwhile project work across traditional engineering discipline boundaries.

• Enhanced and consolidated understanding developed from the blending of ideas associated with different engineering disciplines so leading to better problem solving skills and increased professional flexibility.

• Improved employment opportunities on graduation to meet the future skills challenges presented by Industry 4.0.

In the first year of your Integrated Engineering course, you will study alongside other engineering students from across the school to learn the fundamental engineering principles which will underpin the subjects you choose to study later in the course. You will develop your mathematical and computing skills and will enhance your engineering knowledge by studying additional topics chosen from civil and mechanical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, and robotics engineering. You will also learn about generic design and computer-aided design processes. Laboratory sessions will form an important part of your learning.

In the second year you will begin to develop and consolidate your chosen engineering study direction. Here you will choose modules from the coherent pathways indicated.
Pathway 1: Mechanical/Civil Engineering
Pathway 2: Electro/Mechanical Engineering
Pathway 3: Electro/Robotic Engineering
Pathway 4: Robotic/Computing Engineering
MATH237 is the compulsory mathematics module for all students and a total of 60 credits are studied in each semester. All students attend a placement preparation module (BPIE215). In addition, students should be aware of Stage 2 modules that are pre-requisites modules for Stage 4 modules. All modules are 20 credits.

You can decide to do an optional industrial placement during your third year of your studies. In preparation for this you must attend a suitable placement preparation module during stage 2. Doing an industrial placement will allow you to integrate and consolidate your learning from your first and second years in a meaningful way. In addition, by taking the opportunity to spend an optional year in paid employment whilst still a student engineer, you will obtain recordable professional experience, build a network of industry contacts and often obtain offers of summer work, sponsorship or employment on graduation. Our placements team will support you in finding a placement, and we have an extensive network of employers across all sectors.

In the final year, you will complete your Integrated Engineering degree by studying modules which will more fully define your chosen engineering specialism. To do this you will choose modules from one of four module clusters. These clusters relate to civil and mechanical engineering, electro-mechanical engineering, electro-robotic engineering, and robotic-computing engineering. To complete your studies, you must also do a compulsory final year dissertation project chosen from your preferred cluster.

The modules shown for this course or programme are those being studied by current students, or expected new modules. Modules are subject to change depending on year of entry and up to date information can be found on our website.

For up to date details, please refer to our website or contact the institution directly

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/beng-integrated-engineering

To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:

• Course does not award QTS