Mechanical Engineering - MSc Programme content
Key information
Key information
- Complete full-time in one year
- Delivered on campus
- Modules taught during autumn and spring semesters
- Submit a research project (thesis) at the end of the summer semester
- Receive training in technical communications and project planning
- Take 2 core modules and 3 - 4 elective modules each semester
You will learn through a blend of
- Lectures, workshops, and hands-on activities
- Reflective practice and guided research
- Regular feedback from faculty and peers
Programme content
Core modules
- Research Project (ME6161) enables students to apply the knowledge learned from the programme to a research problem or challenge in their chosen field of study.
- Advanced Technical Communication for Engineers (ME6051) prepares engineering students for publishing/writing as a part of their professional careers and/or further postgraduate studies.
Electives – choose 4
- Finite Element Analysis (ME4616)
- Advanced Mechanics of Solids (ME4037)
- Computational Fluid Dynamics (ME4438)
- Wind Ocean Hydro (CE6001)
- Boundary-Layer Theory (ME4417)
- Heat and Mass Transfer (ME6141)
- Scientific Computation (MS6021)
- Fundamentals of Continuum Mechanics (ME6001)
- Aerospace Metallic Materials (ME6091)
Relevant course materials - such as books and journal articles - will be available digitally via the UL Glucksman Library’s online resources.
For more information on each module, you can search the faculty, school and module code on UL’s Book of Modules.
Core modules
- Research Project (ME6162) provides students with the skills to tackle practical engineering challenges in industry or for a potential career as a research engineer.
- Project Planning & Control (IE4248) develops abilities to plan and manage large engineering projects.
Electives – choose 3
- Advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics (ME6062)
- Engineering Mechanics of Plastics and Composites (ME6072)
- Renewable Energy Technologies (ME6092)
- Fracture Mechanics (ME6052)
- Fuels and Energy Conversion (ME4047)
- Non-Linear Finite Element Analysis (ME6071)
- Microfluidics (ME6122)
Relevant course materials - such as books and journal articles - will be available digitally via the UL Glucksman Library’s online resources.
For more information on each module, you can search the faculty, school and module code on UL’s Book of Modules.
Core module
- Research Project (ME6163) concludes with a report (maximum 12,500 words) and a substantive presentation to a specially convened symposium.
Relevant course materials - such as books and journal articles - will be available digitally via the UL Glucksman Library’s online resources.
For more information on each module, you can search the faculty, school and module code on UL’s Book of Modules.
