Engineering & Technology - University of Hull Undergraduate Subject Brochure 2010

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ContentsIntroduction 1

Full-time degree courses 4

Four-year BEng courses andFoundation degrees 9

General information 10

Admissions and open days 14

Careers 14

Members of staff and theirresearch interests 15

Admissions contact

Admissions SecretaryDepartment of EngineeringThe University of HullHull, HU6 7RX, UKT 01482 465141F 01482 466664E [email protected] www.hull.ac.uk/engineering orwww.hull.ac.uk/innovation

Key factsFull-time Honours course UCAS code / short titleMEng (4 years)Electronic Engineering H602 MEng/EEMechanical Engineering H301 MEng/MEMechanical and Medical Engineering HBH8 MEng/MMed

BEng/BSc (3 years)Computer Aided Engineering H130 BEng/CAEDesign and Technology HJ15 BSc/DTElectronic Engineering H610 BEng/EEElectronic Product Design* HW12 BSc/EPDMechanical Engineering H300 BEng/MEMechanical and Medical Engineering HB38 BEng/MMedMedical Product Design H390 BSc/MPDProduct Innovation H790 BSc/PInn

BEng with a foundation year (4 years)Computer Aided Engineering H131 BEng/CAE4Electronic Engineering H603 BEng/EE4Mechanical Engineering H302 BEng/ME4

* Subject to approval

Part-time BEng courses (5 years)Electronic EngineeringMechanical Engineering

Part-time BSc top-up (2-years)Engineering Management

Foundation degreesChemical Process EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringMechanical EngineeringPlant Engineering

Places available 140

Typical offersAll kinds of qualifications are considered, including relevant experience, and allapplications are considered individually.Typical offers are as follows.

• MEng courses: 280–340 points, including Maths B, or equivalent• Three-year BEng courses: 220–280 points, including Maths C, or equivalent• BSc courses: 220–280 points, normally in technology-related subjects• Part-time BEng courses: 220–280 points, including Maths C, or equivalent (flexibledepending on experience); entry intoYear 3 (of five) requires HNC or equivalent

• Four-year BEng courses: 120–180 points• Foundation degrees: National Certificate in a relevant engineering subject orVRQ or e

Engineeringandtechnology

Introduction

Why engineering?Virtually all aspects of modern life are affectedby engineering and technology. Cars, aircraft andcomputers are obvious examples, but it is easyto forget that other things – such as thepackaging of the food we eat and the ways wecommunicate – depend on engineering andtechnological expertise.Today, engineers andtechnologists are involved in problem solvingand decision making at every level of industry,commerce and business. So it is hardlysurprising that engineering is vital to economicwellbeing: science, engineering and technologyintensive sectors of the economy account for aquarter of UK GDP and underpin the country’sknowledge economy.As a result, theopportunities and rewards for engineers andtechnologists are considerable – they have someof the best job prospects of any profession, withsalaries among the highest.

Engineering and technology subjects arechallenging and enjoyable, and provide for arewarding professional career in every sense,but the demands made on engineers andtechnologists can be significant. Professionalengineers and technologists need a high degreeof design skill and knowledge of engineeringscience coupled with an awareness ofmanufacturing and business implications.Theyalso need to contribute specialist skills at thehighest level while recognising the constraintsimposed by the environment and the needs ofsociety.All this is built on the transferable skillsof creativity, imagination, innovation,communication and team working. Naturally, thestandards of education and training required aredemanding, and it is extremely important thathigher education keeps pace with advances suchas the emergence of new technologies.Werecognise and meet all these requirements, soour graduates are highly sought after by allemployment sectors.

We also recognise that the boundaries betweenengineering disciplines are becoming less welldefined.An integrated, holistic approach to thefield has led us to offer a range of degreecourses which combine traditionally separateskill sets. In addition to the core disciplines ofMechanical Engineering and ElectronicEngineering, we offer more specialist courses –such as Product Innovation, Design andTechnology, Medical Product Design andElectronic Product Design – which crosstraditional subject boundaries.These coursesteach a range of complementary skills toproduce engineers and technologists who cancreate cutting-edge products within acompetitive business environment.

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Engineering and technology

Why Hull?Hull is distinctive in that we are one of the few universities thatcan boast a genuine general, multidisciplinary engineeringcapability within one department where skills across the variousbranches are taught by professional and practising engineers (allof whom are encouraged to register as Chartered Engineers).The strengths of the Department of Engineering include design,manufacture and the use of materials in all areas of engineeringand technology.This enables us to offer a wide choice ofinnovative and high-quality courses, with flexibility to switchbetween topics if you change your mind. Our coursescontinually evolve to mix traditional academic standards withemerging technologies that reflect the needs and interests oftoday’s students, industry and commerce.The departmentcontinues to build on its success, with a clear commitment to

• be a thriving, forward-looking, coherent engineeringdepartment

• offer a relevant, research-informed and attractive portfolio ofhigh-quality courses

• engage with the region and beyond through industrial andsocial reach-out activity

• work towards an internationally recognised reputation in allareas of research

• create a supportive environment within which staff andstudents can achieve their full potential

The Department of Engineering has an excellent reputation andvery strong links with industry, and it continues to receivegenerous support from regional, national and internationalcompanies. Its Industrial Advisory Panel of senior industrialistsand academic staff reviews the content and structure of all ourdegree courses. An integral part of the department is theEngineering Innovation Institute, which promotes thedepartment’s research activity, professional services, and part-time education and training services to industrial clients.Thisprovides us with industrial examples and experiences that arefed into our course content.

Recognised for quality teachingWith a long history of success in national assessments ofteaching quality, Hull can claim that its teaching in engineeringsubjects is among the best in the country. Before the move toInstitutional Audit and the rigorous internal periodic review, thelast external QAA subject assessment considered six aspects ofthe student experience, including matters such as studentsupport and guidance, learning resources, and curriculum designand content. In all of these areas we achieved the maximumpossible marks, so we gained an overall grade of 24 out of 24.Elements of our teaching that the assessment panel foundparticularly impressive were the

• relevance and currency of the curriculum• approachability of staff• imaginative teaching methods• spacious, well-equipped and well-maintained laboratories• good and supportive IT facilities• friendly and supportive environment• employability of our graduates and our good relations withindustry

It should be mentioned that the content and quality of ourengineering degrees are also assessed by the professionalinstitutions, primarily the Institution of Mechanical Engineers andthe Institution of Engineering and Technology, who have awardedaccredited status to all our degrees against the professionalqualification of Incorporated Engineer (IEng) and CharteredEngineer (CEng). In general terms, IEng accreditation relates toBSc degrees and CEng accreditation relates to BEng or MEngdegrees.

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A top-five university – and a friendly oneIn the 2008 National Student Survey (NSS), and for the fourthyear running, the University of Hull was placed among England’stop 10 mainstream universities for student satisfaction. Hull’simpressive position in the NSS league table proves that studentsat the University continue to be among the happiest in thecountry.

Hull is one of the UK’s finest teaching universities, regularlyfeaturing near the top of national teaching quality league tables. Inthe 2008 NSS, a total of 88% of the University’s students saidthat they were satisfied with the teaching on their courses.TheSunday Times’s University Guide 2009 places Hull amongnorthern England’s top four higher education institutions forteaching and notes that well over half of our full-time studentsachieve a first or upper second class degree.

And those students do very well after graduation. Comfortablyexceeding the national benchmark for employment indicators, theUniversity has maintained a place among the top 10 highereducation institutions for graduate employability every year sincecomparative records were first published.The latest HigherEducation Statistics Agency figures indicate that 96% of full-timestudents obtaining first degrees from the University either findemployment or progress to further study within six months ofgraduation – making Hull one of the North’s top threeuniversities for graduate prospects.

Finally, Hull’s reputation as a friendly, congenial university is not amyth, as our current and former students continually testify. TheGuardian’s 2009 University League Table rated Hull particularlyhighly for the good environment on and around our campuses,and for the social life that our students enjoy. Having experiencedthe sense of community and camaraderie that helps makestudying at this university so pleasurable, it’s no surprise that ourgraduates frequently become friends for life, staying in touch longafter completing their studies.

The Chartered EngineerChartered Engineer is the highest level one canaim for within the profession. CharteredEngineers are led by knowledge andunderstanding but need appropriate know-how;they are top-class innovative engineers showingtechnical and managerial leadership; and, creatingthe medium- and long-term perspective, theydefine the vision of the future. CharteredEngineers can tackle complex multi-variableproblems, often with incomplete data – they willbe the innovators and creators of value incontemporary and future society.

The Incorporated EngineerIncorporated Engineers do not use technologyfor its own sake – they make it pay.Theycombine business and technology to deliverinnovation in everything they do.They form themainstream of professional engineers, whoengage in innovation, creativity and change.Theyare led by know-how but need appropriateknowledge and understanding; they are top-classapplications engineers; and, creating a short- andmedium-term perspective, they achieve the goalsof today.

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Full-time degree courses

We offer a wide range of BSc, BEng and MEng Honoursdegree courses plus a selection of Foundation degrees, and allthese courses encompass the theme that engineering andtechnology are really all about solving problems … making lifeeasier! Our courses develop problem-solving skills rangingfrom, for example, finding straightforward faults in elementarysystems or products (in first-year modules) to finding ways ofdesigning novel products and systems and solving highlycomplex problems (in final-year modules).All our courses aremodular, and our strong research record informs our teaching.

At present, the Department of Engineering offers the followingHonours degrees:

• Computer Aided Engineering• Design and Technology• Electronic Engineering• Electronic Product Design• Mechanical Engineering• Mechanical and Medical Engineering• Medical Product Design• Product Innovation

There is no need to worry about choosing between our degreecourses. Before you fill in your UCAS application, you can call usfor advice on 01482 465141, check out the latest informationon our websites, or email [email protected] withan enquiry – a member of our departmental admissions teamwill get back to you promptly.We can help you choose thecourse which is best suited to your needs or give examples ofthe type of activities you may undertake as part of your course.Alternatively, feel free to email any member of academic stafflisted on pages 15–16 if you think they can help with anyquestion you may have.

Course contentIn Year 1, all students follow a similar path through coreengineering and technology topics such as Fundamentals ofEngineering, Computing and Key Skills in Semester 1, as well assome modules specific to their course in Semester 2.

In Year 2, all students follow a programme of modules that covera broad range of topics within their chosen course and providethe background for a choice of more specialist modules in thethird year (and the fourth for MEng students).

In Year 3 (andYear 4 for MEng courses), students choose from arange of module options to develop their strengths andinterests. All courses include modules on subjects related tobusiness and management, such as industrial and productionmanagement and the role of the engineer or technologist insociety. All courses also include a major individual project in thefinal year, as well as a rich variety of modules ranging fromProduct Planning, Project Management and Design Exercisethrough Computer Aided Analysis and CADCAM to MedicalImplant Design.

Further details of course content can be found in our subjectleaflets, on the University website at www.courses.hull.ac.uk andon our departmental web pages.

Course structureThe academic year is divided into two semesters, eachcontaining 12 weeks of teaching followed by an assessmentperiod. All our degree courses require you to study six modulesper year. Most students will take examinations or otherassessments in two of their modules at the end of the firstsemester and in the remaining four modules at the end of theyear.These examinations are spaced over a period of two weeksin Semester 1 and four weeks in Semester 2. In each year, themajority of the modules must be taken from within your subjectarea, while the remaining ‘free electives’, where available, may betaken from other disciplines (see the inner back cover).

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Spiros KotopoulisGraduated 2008BEng MechanicalEngineering

Having grown up in Greece,

I expected coming to a foreign

country to be an intimidating

experience. But from the very

first day the Engineering

Department was very friendly

and extremely helpful,

making me feel at home in

no time.

From the first year we were

introduced to countless aspects

of engineering principles

needed in industry, and these

were of great use throughout

the course. Every year the

course became more and more

challenging, but the lecturers

always helped us hone our

skills so that we could

perform to the best of our

ability.There would always be

someone available to help,

even if it was the night before

an exam.

I enjoyed the learning

experience so much that I

decided to stay on and

continue with my education: I

am now pursuing a PhD in

the department.

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BEng (Honours) Computer Aided EngineeringEveryone agrees about the growing importance of computers –especially industry, which requires a new generation of engineersto implement and make full use of the latest technology.Thedegree course in Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) includes ahigh proportion of studies related to the application ofcomputers in mechanical and production engineering. In additionto the aims and objectives given for the Mechanical Engineeringcourses, the CAE course aims to produce graduates who arehighly literate in all aspects of computer aided engineering andcan implement and exploit emerging computer-basedtechnologies.

The first two years concentrate on the essential engineeringsciences and include an introduction to computing systems andlanguages. In the final year you undertake a major project onsome aspect of computer aided engineering.

The industrial relevance of the course is enhanced through ourclose collaboration with a number of major CAE user andvendor organisations, which is supported by extensive CAEresearch, well-equipped engineering laboratories, and computingequipment including graphics workstations, several PC labs andcomputer controlled manufacturing systems.

For those whose qualifications do not allow direct entry to thethree-year BEng course, the department also offers a four-yearcourse which includes a foundation year and is designed forthose who have not studied mathematics and science at anappropriate level. Further details of this route to a BEng degreeare given on page 9.

BSc (Honours) Design and TechnologyThis course presents an in-depth appreciation of the process ofengineering design coupled with modern engineering materials,technologies and processes. It aims to produce graduates withparticular intellectual and practical expertise in the designprocess, but with knowledge of the uses and limitations ofcurrent technology across all branches of engineering.

Another key aim of the course is to increase the motivation ofstudents towards the practice of engineering and provide accessfor those who prefer not to study mathematics at the levelrequired for BEng degrees.You will be encouraged to develop anenquiring, open-minded and creative attitude with the necessaryengineering discipline and social, ethical, economic and regulatoryawareness.Throughout the course you will be givenopportunities to develop the wider skills of IT, communication,problem solving, team working and time/task management. Itsmodular structure allows you to focus on aesthetic, commercialor technological aspects of design by selecting from the variousoptions available.

The course has the same first year as Product Innovation andMedical Product Design, but as it progresses you will learn aboutkey enabling technologies, engineering science and technologytransfer while having the opportunity to explore your owncreative potential in a structured sequence of design projects,both as an individual and as part of a team.The course includesmodules on knowledge transfer as well as emergingtechnologies.You also have the opportunity to participate in theUniversity’s Free Elective Scheme (see the inner back cover) andto take part in the national Undergraduates in Schools schemeas a formal assessed part of your course.

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MEng/BEng (Honours) Electronic EngineeringBEng available full-time or part-timeIt is difficult to think of any aspect of life untouched byelectronics, and this is reflected in the range of specialist optionsopen to electronic engineering students.The insatiable demandfor continual development in electronic systems, for personal,home or industrial application, could not possibly be satisfiedwithout the skill and creativity of electronic engineers.

The full-time MEng/BEng Electronic Engineering courses follow acommon core for the first two years, then allow specialisation insubjects such as communications, computer systems or control.The benefit of this approach is that all our students acquire asound and widely relevant electronic engineering education in theearlier part of their course while, in the later part, they candeepen their knowledge across a range of subjects or developspecialist skills. In either case they are able to make an immediatecontribution in their first professional appointments.

The course is taught by a mixture of lectures, practicalexperiments, assignments and design projects.These aresupported by problem classes and tutorials, where difficulties withany of the subject material can be discussed in smaller groups.Laboratory-based work is an important part of this course andtakes a number of forms, from experimental investigation, carriedout individually in a short period of time, to extended groupproject work in which teamwork, project management andcommunication skills are as important as technical proficiency. Inthe final year, teaching is generally carried out in smaller groupsand through extensive project and design work.


MEng/BEng (Honours) Mechanical EngineeringBEng available full-time or part-timeMechanical engineers are concerned with the design,development, installation and maintenance of just about anythingthat has movable parts.They must be flexible, multidisciplinary,technologically aware and able to draw upon knowledge of allbranches of engineering. Our Mechanical Engineering degreecourse was designed from the start in consultation with industryand professional bodies to give our graduates the tools andproficiencies that they need to meet the demands of thischallenging and stimulating career.The course aims to producegraduates who

• understand the role of engineering and are aware of its impacton contemporary society

• can critically assess theories of engineering science• have the foundation knowledge and complementary specialistknowledge appropriate to the expected level of work,professional development and subsequent registration as aChartered Engineer

• can conceptualise and analyse complex problems• are able to use creativity and innovation in design• have lifetime-learning skills appropriate to a wide range ofemployment opportunities and a preparedness to updatethose skills throughout their careers

The course commences with a broad-based engineeringeducation complemented by an integrated period of workshoptraining, by laboratory work and by computer studies.Taughtmaterial is presented with an emphasis on applications, andindustrial relevance is further demonstrated by conceptual anddetail design work.

The first two years of the full-time course of study includemodules in mathematics, mechanical engineering science(dynamics, statics, fluid mechanics, materials and stress analysis),manufacturing methods, computer aided design (CAD) and anintroduction to electrical and electronic engineering.These studiesare complemented by a specialist ‘design-and-make’ modulewhich utilises our machine shops (an important professionalrequirement), and by additional modules which introducecommercial management, production management and computerstudies.

In the final year you undertake a major project (often incollaboration with industry) and may also specialise in a range ofsubjects such as design, manufacturing or materials, including theimpact on the environment.


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MEng/BEng (Honours) Mechanical and MedicalEngineeringThis is a multidisciplinary course integrating professionalengineering activities with a basic medical knowledge of thehuman body and an understanding of how it functions whenhealthy, diseased or injured. It is concerned with subjects such asthe design and manufacture of new implants and artificial organs,medical imaging and analysis, rehabilitation engineering androbotic assisted surgery.

The course is aimed at students who wish to pursue anengineering degree but with a strong bias towards the medicalfield. Medical engineering has been identified as a priority growtharea both nationally and internationally.The medical engineeringindustry is currently valued at approximately £100 billionworldwide but is still expanding rapidly, with many exciting andrewarding opportunities for suitably qualified engineers.Thisdegree gives students excellent prospects and the opportunityof following a wide range of careers in one of the fastest-growing and most dynamic sectors of the economy.

The first two years of the course cover the fundamentals of abroad range of engineering subjects, including mechanical andelectronic engineering, materials and manufacturing, but with anemphasis on medical applications.Thereafter, you are able tostudy modules on topics such as biomechanics, biomaterials andimplant design. In the final year you undertake a major project,working at a professional level on a medical engineeringproblem, often in conjunction with clinicians from local hospitalsor medical companies.

BSc (Honours) Product InnovationBSc (Honours) Medical Product DesignBSc (Honours) Electronic Product DesignCreativity, invention and product design are areas in which theUnited Kingdom excels. Innovation is the process of transformingideas into marketable products. Many leading UK andinternational organisations require graduates who, starting froman initial need, can design and develop functional, aestheticallyattractive products that have the potential for commercialsuccess.The attainment of this goal requires participants to usecreativity and innovation to solve problems while addressing thefunctional, visual, social and economic needs of the marketplace.These skills are becoming increasingly important as the time-to-market and the product’s lifespan shrink. Such are the skillsfostered by our BSc degree in Product Innovation.

Built upon a strong technical basis, the course is aimed atstudents who consider themselves to be creative and innovative,are interested in the way things work and are looking at careeropportunities in the field of new products. It is about how ideasare generated; how those ideas are turned into detailed designs;and how those designs are turned into successful new products,manufactured using the latest technology. It covers howinnovators choose materials, manufacturing and productionprocesses, packaging and waste (including environmentalconsiderations), transportation, and marketing the finishedproduct.

The first year concentrates on the fundamentals of engineeringrequired to produce successful products. As the coursedevelops, you take modules in a range of product innovationtopics from concepts, through tools and techniques, tomanagement, implementation and practice.Visiting lecturers, fieldtrips to design museums and exhibitions, and links with theUniversity’s Engineering Innovation Institute also enhance thiscourse. Another key feature is the inclusion of an independentstudy module as well as the creation of a fully developed‘product’ in the final year.

Students also benefit from the multidisciplinary nature of thedepartment, drawing on our extensive knowledge base indesign, information technology, advanced manufacturing,CAD/CAM and rapid prototyping.This allows you to gain theknowledge, skills and versatility required for work in a variety ofproduct development environments.The course also allows youto benefit from the University’s Free Elective Scheme.

The specialist pathwaysThere are two specialist pathways that lead to degrees inMedical Product Design and Electronic Product Design.

The BSc in Medical Product Design concentrates on the medicalfield and the design, manufacture and commercial success ofnew implants and artificial organs and other medical products.On this pathway you undertake specialist laboratory work andstudy modules on topics such as biomechanics, biomaterials andimplant design. A major project in the final year allows you towork at a professional level on a medical product problem, oftenin conjunction with clinicians from local hospitals or medicalcompanies.

The BSc in Electronic Product Design concentrates on theportable electronic product field and the design, manufactureand commercial success of new versions of products of thistype. Laboratory and project work are directed towards theparticular issues involved in electronic product design.

These pathways are for students who wish to pursue a productinnovation degree but with a strong bias towards either themedical or the electronics field.

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BEng courses including a foundation year

• BEng (Hons) Computer Aided Engineering• BEng (Hons) Electronic Engineering• BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering

The University of Hull strives to widen participation in, andimprove access to, higher education by offering four-year full-timecourses leading to a BEng (Honours) degree in engineering. Atthe end of the first year, the FoundationYear, students maytransfer if they wish to any other engineering or technologycourse within the department.

We also offer additional language module options forinternational students who wish to improve their academicEnglish in preparation for the subsequent years of study.TheFoundation Year is also integral to the Faculty of Science’sFoundation Science programme, so students have a high level ofsupport and can modify their courses to suit their particularneeds.The following three years are common with the three-yearBEng (Hons) courses, and successful students go on to obtain aBEng (Hons) degree in Computer Aided Engineering, ElectronicEngineering or Mechanical Engineering after a total of four years.These courses are of interest to

• students who have completed two years of study towardsA level qualifications but whose grades are not suitable forentry to the three-year BEng courses

• students with work experience in engineering or science butwithout post-GCSE qualifications

• students with pre-university qualifications in subjects other thanengineering, science or mathematics

• mature students returning to formal education after a break

In their first year, all four-year BEng students generally spend two-thirds of their time studying mathematics and physics.Theremaining time is spent developing study skills and pursuingoptions. Our preparatory year is accredited by the IMechE andthe IET and can qualify you as an ‘A’ class student for entry toany accredited engineering course in the UK.

Foundation degrees

• Chemical Process Engineering• Electrical and Electronic Engineering• Mechanical Engineering• Plant Engineering

These part-time courses are ideal for employees wishing toadvance their careers. Foundation degrees provide a learningexperience in which employment is centre stage, aiming toprovide employers with self-reliant, process-driven individualswho can apply their knowledge, understanding and skills toproblems in the workplace, who can add value and who arecustomer-focused.These employees range from those withrecent advanced apprenticeships to mid-career professionals whowant to increase their knowledge and skills across a range ofengineering disciplines.

Students are taught on a day-release basis and via work-basedmodules.They join full-time undergraduate students for daytimelectures and benefit from an additional amount of eveningprovision.The full course takes three years.

The Foundation degrees are different in style from normalcourses of study in that they involve blended learning: this meansthat your activities in the workplace are embedded in the course,which allows the study to be of value to the employer. For thisreason, employers must commit to supporting the employee byallowing day-release attendance at the University and usingworkplace activity as a basis for study.

Students who have successfully completed a Foundation degreeand wish to continue their studies can expect to gain entry tothe third year of one of our part-time BEng courses or completea one-year full-time or two-year part-time course that will leadto the award of BSc.

Four-year BEng courses and Foundation degrees

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General information

Sandwich and exchange programmesOur flexible academic structure allows students to take periodsof industrial training within their degree courses, and we have anumber of exchange agreements with foreign institutions toallow students to study or undertake a project abroad for up toa year.You may also apply for intercalation (a year out) at anystage of your studies, although the most common time for doingthis is at the end of the second or third year.This year can beused to make any of our degrees into a ‘thick sandwich’ course,including a year in industry.

Teaching and assessment methodsAt Hull, the style of teaching is carefully designed to suit thesubject matter. Indeed, the department has a reputation forleading and developing modern teaching methods in engineering.Each module is taught by the right mix of lectures, problemclasses, small-group seminars and tutorials, andpractical/experimental work, designed to give you the confidenceto take responsibility for your own learning and good timemanagement.Typically, you will have about 20 hours’ teaching perweek in the first year, reducing to about 8 hours in the final yearplus time allocated to your project.Visiting lecturers bring astrong flavour of industry and research to our courses.

We feel that individual contact with students is important andwe promote this though our open-door policy, which ensures arelaxed approach to discussions with staff.We also have a strongculture of providing additional support for students who need it,the Department of Engineering being fully committed to thepastoral care of its students. Each student is allocated a memberof staff who acts as their personal tutor, taking a special interestin their progress, both personal and academic, throughout theperiod of study.The department also has a student progressionofficer dedicated to helping students progress smoothly throughtheir courses of study. In the first year, you have a timetabled slotwith your tutor to ensure that your transition to highereducation is smooth and that any issues you have are dealt withspeedily.

Engineers and technologists require the ability to make well-justified design decisions.The skill necessary to make suchdecisions is best taught through project-type work.The structureof our courses means that project work can be given theemphasis it warrants, and you will experience various types ofprojects, both individual and group-based, during all our degreecourses.

Assessment of all courses is by means of a combination ofwritten examination papers, project reports, continuouslyassessed coursework and computer-based activities.Presentations of project findings in seminars to peer groups, tolecturing staff and occasionally to industrial sponsors are animportant element of the assessment.Typically, courses areassessed 50–60% by examination and 40–50% by othermethods such as design work. First-year assessment is ‘qualifying’only: this means that you must pass the year to qualify toprogress to the second year, but your marks do not counttowards your degree.Your degree classification is based on theweighted average of marks fromYear 2 onwards.

Final-year projectsFinal-year projects are an important part of all of our courses.You can choose from an extensive list of projects, most of whichare offered in association with our industrial collaborators ordirectly linked to staff research interests. Alternatively, you canpropose your own project or have a project provided by yourindustrial sponsor. Recent projects have included

• Ground Vibration from Airborne Explosions• Prototyping Electronic Systems for Microchemical Reactors• Bringing Leonardo da Vinci’s Inventions to the Present• Development of a Parameterised Solid Model of PrimateSkulls

• RouletteWheel Security and Monitoring System• Control of an Inverted Pendulum in 3-D Space• Simulation of Production Processes in Manufacturing• Modelling the Effects of Rain on ATPC systems• Modelling of Multiple Received Radio Transmissions• Knowledge and Methods in Proactive DFA• Innovation: Development of a New Product• A Portable Electronic Microscope• A Diagnosis of the Failure of Toughened Glass• A Fish Tagging and Monitoring System• A New Device for Treating Long Bone Fractures• The Design and Implementation of an Electric Motorcycle• Active Car Suspension Using Fuzzy Logic• Selection and Testing of Materials for Stab-Resistant BodyArmour

• Incorporating Environmental Concepts into DesignMethodology

FacilitiesLaboratory and computing facilities for both teaching andresearch are excellent.The department has extensive teaching,project and research laboratories as well as good supportfacilities such as mechanical and electronic workshops. For IT, inaddition to several suites of networked PCs in the department,you have access to the faculty’s network and to the recentlyinstalled networked laboratories with about 130 PCs.The facultycomputer network is part of the University network and allowseasy access to the internet, as well as on-site facilities such as thelibrary catalogue.The University network extends to all halls ofresidence, where study-bedrooms have direct networkconnections.

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Adnan FazalMEng Mechanical Engineering

I am a second-year international

student from Pakistan. Before I

started my course I was so nervous

about joining a different culture

and education system.When I

arrived, the International Office

arranged accommodation and

transport – they were really so

cooperative. I felt like this was my

home town. In the welcome week

I learned everything about

computer software, my department

and the library, and the students’

union arranged parties for new

students. I am a Muslim, and was

impressed to find a big prayer

room on the main campus.

Facilities in the Engineering

Department are outstanding, with

good computer access, and the

teaching staff like to help students

– if I have any problem I can

knock on their door.The

department arranges seminars on

how to find a placement and a job

after graduation, and it has good

contacts with big companies.The

MEng degree is accredited by the

IMechE (Institution of Mechanical

Engineers), and it is a direct route

to becoming a Chartered Engineer.

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Centre for MathematicsMathematics plays a fundamental and increasing role in themodern world, particularly through engineering, science andtechnology. It is a subject that has evolved over the centuriesfrom ancient times and today finds application throughoutsociety.

Within the University, the Centre for Mathematics forms a focusfor mathematics learning, teaching and research. Located withinthe Department of Engineering, it provides support to degreecourses across the University which require mathematics,including courses in engineering. In addition to scholarship andeducation, research interests are mainly in fluid mechanics,probability and the applications of mathematics to industrial andenvironmental problems.

Centre staff are familiar with the difficulties that some studentshave when it comes to understanding and using mathematics insupport of their main degree discipline. A caring and friendlyenvironment is provided to enable Hull students to developtheir mathematical skills, whether coming from a modestmathematical background or a more developed understandingof mathematical principles.The staff aim to assist individuals todevelop their potential to the level needed for success in theirstudies.

Mathematics continues to evolve in response to newunderstanding and discoveries in many areas. It also generateschallenging problems within itself and continues to play a vitalrole in the intellectual development of our world. During the lastfew decades, entire new areas of interest have emerged,stimulated by new ideas and developments in, for example,engineering, computing, physics, biology and finance. Powerfulnew methods have been developed to solve long-standingproblems.The Centre for Mathematics seeks to be fully aware ofthese developments and to draw on them where appropriate inthe teaching of mathematics to students in engineering and inother disciplines.

Postgraduate studyWe offer taught MSc programmes inWireless SystemsEngineering, Radio Systems Engineering and Logistics Technology,Medical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Embedded Systemsand Automatic Control.There is also the possibility of studyingfor a higher degree in one of the broad range of research areascovered within the department. Please contact the departmentfor further details of these opportunities.

Annual prizesAs a result of various kind donations and bequests, thedepartment is able to offer a number of prizes to students ofsufficient merit at various stages of their studies:

• Aeronauts Prize• BarnesWallis Memorial Trust Book Prize• Cromwell Tools (Year 1 Mechanical Workshop)• Hull Association of Engineers (various)• IEE (Manufacturing Division) Lucas Prize• IMechE Frederick BarnesWaldron Best Student Prize• IMechE Best Project Prize• Institute of Electrical Engineers Prize• PalmerWalliker Prize• Royal Academy of Engineering Prize• School Prize (Electronics)• School Prize (Mechanical)• Sir Henry Royce Prize• The D A Bell Prize• The Farnell Prize• Walter Firth Prize• YorkshireWater Prize

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AccommodationMost single first-year students starting full-time degrees areguaranteed places in accommodation owned, managed ordirected by the University.The range of choice is unusually wide– from self-catered student houses and flats, through University-managed private lettings and our traditional halls of residence, tothe ‘Lawns’ halls in the parkland of what is effectively a studentvillage at Cottingham. (See the Undergraduate Prospectus fordetails.) Those who wish to continue in residence beyond theirfirst year are usually able to do so.

ScholarshipsWe collaborate closely with many industrial companies andencourage students to apply for sponsorship.We are often in aposition to find placements for students during the summervacation.We also support the student placement schememanaged by NAMTEC, whereby top-quality engineeringundergraduates are selected for two nine-week summerplacements, over consecutive years, within the advancedengineering and metals industry sector.The scheme is supportedby extra-curricular summer schools for the student andidentification of any employer-specific technical trainingrequirements. At the end of two years the employer has theopportunity to offer the placement student permanentemployment, and to this end an additional graduate inductionphase is offered.

The Department of Engineering offers a number of scholarshipsthrough two main schemes: the Sir Brynmor Jones Scholarships(for home students) and the International Student Scholarships inScience (for overseas students). Both schemes work on the basisof academic merit.The Sir Brynmor Jones Scholarship isautomatically awarded to students who are able to achieve threegrade Bs at A level and is worth £1,500 per annum (subject tocontinuing high academic performance in subsequent years).

The University offers other schemes, and information on allbursaries and scholarships available is sent direct to applicantsduring the application process.

International studentsThe Language Institute provides a range of courses in English as aForeign Language, specially tailored to the needs of internationalstudents. It offers intensive courses for one, two or three monthsbefore the start of the academic year, focusing on English forStudy and Research and on English Language, Society andCulture. It also provides an in-sessional programme of languagesupport, including English for academic study and businesspurposes, and a year-long intensive ‘bridge’ programme. Particularhelp is available to students accessing our degree courses via theFoundation Year.

Social activitiesAn important part of University life takes place outside lecturesand laboratories.There are many opportunities for students tomix socially, both with other students from the department andwith the wider University community. Much of the social life ofthe Department of Engineering is organised by the student body.There are plenty of occasions on which staff and students canmeet informally, such as on our annual student-vs-staff bowlingevent.

Students and staff meet more formally to exchange ideas throughthe Staff–Student Committee, which convenes twice a semester,and there is a good deal of day-to-day interaction between staffand students since the staff operate an open-door policy.

All our students are encouraged to take part in University-wideactivities and societies. In the past, for example, engineeringstudents have run the University football, rugby and Americanfootball teams, chaired the Malaysian Students’ Society and beenmembers of the University orchestra.

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Admissions and open days Careers

All our courses require a general interest in engineering,technology and/or science and an appreciation of how modernlife is affected by technological advances.We like to think ofour graduates as the industrial leaders of tomorrow, with theability to analyse, theorise, generalise, hypothesise and reflecton engineering problems. Engineering involves more than justthe technical problems, and our courses involve activities toimprove areas such as team working, communication skills andcreativity.We like to see evidence of some of these abilities inapplicants for our courses.

Although academic qualifications are important, motivation andinterest in the subject are also important, so offers are made onan individual basis, following discussion with the applicant wherepossible.Typical offers range from 120 UCAS points (four-yearBEng courses) through 240 UCAS points (three-year BEng/BSccourses) to 300 UCAS points (MEng courses). For all coursesexcept the BSc and the four-year BEng, we will usually requireMathematics at A level or equivalent.We also welcome a widerange of relevant vocational qualifications or experience in lieuof UCAS points. Every application is considered on its ownmerits, so do not be put off because you have unusualqualifications.

Certain qualifications or prior learning may provide entry withadvanced standing, giving direct entry to the second year. Priorlearning can be certificated, experiential or a mixture of the two.We welcome applications from mature students with industrialexperience. If you feel that you may have grounds for exemptionfrom any part of your intended course, please send details ofthe content of the course you studied or your experience tothe department at the time of applying through UCAS. All suchapplications are considered on an individual basis.

If your UCAS application looks promising, we will normally inviteyou to a departmental open day.Visits include a presentationand a tour of the department, but they begin with an informalbuffet lunch to allow you to talk to staff and students, get a feelfor the University and ask those questions not answered in theprospectus. Parents and friends are welcome to attend. At theopen day you will not be required to undergo an interview; theemphasis is rather on letting you judge what we have to offer.

Choosing a university is one of the most important decisionsyou will ever make.You will have many factors to consider –reputation, facilities, career prospects, accommodation, and soforth. Naturally we hope that this pamphlet, along with theUniversity’s general prospectus, will persuade you to chooseHull. However, to fully understand why the Sunday Timesasserted that this university ‘offers one of the best deals inhigher education’, and why the Department of Engineering has ahigh international reputation for excellence, you really shouldvisit us. Almost everybody who does so is extremely impressedby the quality of the campus and the facilities of all kinds.

Employment prospects for our graduates continue to beexcellent, and many have had several firm offers ofemployment before graduating.This is helped by the excellentservices offered to all current and former students by theUniversity’s Careers Service, whose staff will advise you at anytime, including your first two years, about possible careers. Italso organises recruiting visits to the campus by all the majoremployers during your final year.

For a number of years there has been a national shortage ofengineers and technologists, and this is reflected in the benefitsthat you could receive after your degree. For example:

• in 2005, the average earnings of a Chartered Engineer in theUK exceeded £53,000

• the pay rises of Chartered Engineers in the UK continue tooutstrip the rise in the cost of living

• the Engineering Council’s most recent survey revealed that anincreasing number of chairmen, chief executives and managingdirectors are professional engineers

• many of our graduates find employment throughout Europe –and in the USA, where the rewards and recognition are evenhigher

• engineering graduates are particularly sought after by leadingcompanies

Our courses are designed in close collaboration with industry toensure that they meet the requirements of potential employers.Employment prospects for our graduates continue to beparticularly good, and Hull has one of the best records forgraduate employment, consistently being in the Top 10 in theofficial employability ranking of UK universities.

The types of jobs that our graduates do are varied, but manyfind employment in leading UK and international organisationssuch as Alstom, Arthur Andersen, BAE Systems, British Energy,Corus, Qinetiq, DESG, Galaxy Radio Manchester,GlaxoSmithKline, the Health and Safety Executive, Jaguar Cars,the Royal Navy, Sandiacre Packaging (USA), the Army,Vodafoneand many more.

The range of careers open to good graduates in engineering isunlimited.The most obvious careers are technical ones inresearch, design, product development, production or forensicsin companies concerned with computers, instrumentation,industrial control, communications, and so forth.There are manyopportunities in businesses large and small which design andmake modern products such as domestic consumer goods,medical devices and transport-related products. Many employersin sectors other than engineering – banking and management,for example – are realising that the analytical skills of engineeringgraduates can be applied to great effect in other areas, and arerewarding their employees appropriately. Some graduates findthe challenging environment of the small company orconsultancy work particularly rewarding. In addition there are, ofcourse, more general fields of employment, such as the CivilService.

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Head of DepartmentPhilip RubiniBSc Tech, PhD (Sheff), [email protected] of computational fluid dynamics and application topractical engineering problems in low-speed aerodynamics, heattransfer, combustion and fire safety

Professor of Electronic EngineeringStephanie K HaywoodMA (Oxon), PhD (CNAA), CPhys, FInstP, MIEEE, [email protected] devices based on quantum wells or quantumdots for environmental sensing, telecommunications and solarcells

Professor of Medical and Biological EngineeringMichael FaganBSc, PhD (Exeter), CITP, CEng, [email protected] engineering and finite element analysis

Professor of Control Systems EngineeringRon J PattonBEng, MEng, PhD (Sheff), CEng, MIET, Sen Mem IEEE, Sen [email protected] control systems, fault diagnosis and robust controldesign

Emeritus ProfessorsKeith AttenboroughBSc (Lond), PhD (Leeds), CEng, FIA, FASA

Chris BrookesPhD (Cantab), CEng, FIMMM

George H A ColePhD, DSc (Lond), FRAS, FInstP, CEng, FIMechE

Alan CummingsBSc (Lond), MSc, PhD, DEng (Liv), CEng, FIOA, FIMechE

Alan PughBSc (Wales), PhD (Nott), FREng, FIET, MBCS, MIEEE

Kenneth G SwiftBSc, MSc (Salf), PhD (Hull), CEng, FIMechE, FIET

Donald GWhiteheadBSc (Manc), CEng, FIET, MBCS, MIEEE

ReadersSergei LukaschukPhD (Novosibirsk)[email protected] fluid dynamics with medical applications

Eur Ing Susan H PulkoBSc (Lond), PhD (Nott), CEng, MIET,[email protected] modelling and simulation, optoelectronics

Senior LecturersMichael S BinghamMSc, PhD (Sheff)[email protected] and stochastic processes, especially on groups

James M GilbertBSc, PhD (Hull), CEng, MIET, [email protected] manufacturing, design for manufacture, control

Gareth B NeighbourBSc, PhD (Bath), CSci, CPhys, CEng, MInstP, [email protected] materials performance, fundamental materialsstructure–property relationships, decommissioning and riskassessment, redundancy in design, functionality of components,environmental engineering

Nicholas G RileyBEng (Sheff), MSc (Essex), CEng, [email protected] propagation, ionospheric and tropospheric effects,communication systems

Tim ScottBSc, PhD (Lond), CMath, FIMA, CPhys, [email protected] methods for solving differential equations in physicsand engineering

Members of staff and their research interests

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LecturersAnthony D BatesonBEng (Lincoln), MIIE, [email protected] teaching methods

Ian M BellBSc, DipEng (Hull),[email protected] design and test, computer aided electronic design,electronic circuits and systems,VHDL

Nathan J BrownBSc (Hull)[email protected] processes, design for manufacture, CAD systems andmodular design

Gavin L CutlerBSc (Manc), MSc (Essex), [email protected] education, product design and development

Catherine A DobsonBSc, PhD (Hull)[email protected] engineering and finite element analysis

JohnW ElliottBSc, PhD (Manc)[email protected] and stability of high Reynolds number flow and heattransfer

Kevin S FanceyBSc (Brunel), MSc, PhD (Hull), CEng, [email protected] composite materials, plasma-based processing ofmaterials

Igor E ItskevichMSc (Phys Tech, Moscow), PhD (Chernogolovka), [email protected] studies of semiconductor nanostructures; self-assembled quantum dots; high pressure

Jing-Sheng LiuMSc, PhD (Surrey), [email protected] analysis, engineering design optimisation

Ming HouBEng, MEng (Xian), Dr-Ing (Wuppertal)[email protected], system theory, fault diagnosis

Kevin S PaulsonBSc, MSc, PhD (Oxford Brookes)[email protected] models of rain variation, rain models for radionetwork management, the electrical properties of cellular tissue,tissue characterisation by electrical impedance spectroscopy

Michiel PostemaMSc (Utrecht), Dr (Twente), SenMIEEE, [email protected] of novel bubble-ultrasound techniques andapplications

Eur Ing Anthony JWilkinsonBSc, DipEng, PhD (Hull), CEng, MIET, [email protected] process control, computer and parallel processingapplications, magnetostrictive applications

Honorary ProfessorsPaul O’Higgins (Hull York Medical School, UK) – HonoraryProfessor of Biomedical Engineering

Charles Oxnard (University ofWestern Australia) – HonoraryProfessor of Bioengineering

UlrichWitzel (University of Bochum, Germany) – HonoraryProfessor of Biomechanics

Honorary Senior FellowsSunil JudahBEng, MSc, PhD, DUC, MIET, MIEEE

Klaus SelkeBSc, DipEng, PhD, CEng, MIEE, MBRA

Honorary Industrial FellowsFrank I CookeCEng, MIEE

Peter Gardner

GeoffreyW GriffithsBSc

PeterW HothamMA part-time in Hull

What sort of subjects can I take?You can take almost any free electivemodule from outside your main course ofstudy.You can even take a module fromanother faculty.The catalogue of freeelectives might include

• Computers and Applications• Industrial and Environmental Chemistrywith an Introduction to Forensic Science

• Space Science: Fact and Fiction• Introduction to Psychology• Economics of the Environment• Passport modules in foreign languages

What are the main reasons forparticipating?• The scheme gives you the opportunityto study a subject without having tocommit yourself to taking furthermodules in that subject area.

• By taking a free elective you are able tofollow up your interests as part of yourdegree.

• With a broader education you mayacquire extra skills that will help youwhen you enter the employment market.

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DisclaimerThis pamphlet is intended principally as a guide for applicants.Thematters covered by it – academic and otherwise – are subject tochange from time to time both before and after students areadmitted.While every reasonable precaution was taken in theproduction of this pamphlet, the University does not accept liabilityfor any inaccuracies or changes. Information relating to studyprogrammes is issued for the general guidance of students enteringthe University and does not form part of any contract.The Universityhopes to provide the courses and facilities described, but reservesthe right to withdraw or to make alterations to courses and facilitiesif necessary.

AddressFor general enquiries, please write to

Admissions ServiceThe University of HullHull, HU6 7RX, UK

T +44 (0)1482 466100F +44 (0)1482 442290E [email protected]

Dates of semestersFor the current semester dates please visit our website atwww.hull.ac.uk or call Admissions on +44 (0)1482 466850.

Studying for a degree at Hull is a unique experience.We aim to provide youwith an education that offers both depth and breadth of knowledge.To meetthese ends the University has developed an optional Free Elective Scheme.Thisscheme enables the majority of undergraduate students to take one module ayear from outside their main course of study (but please note that not allcourses may allow free electives in each year because of the requirementsmade by professional bodies – please contact the Admissions Tutor for furtherinformation).

So, how does it work?Each year you take 120 credits’ worth of modules.

Free Elective Scheme

Admissions policyAdmissions information provided in thispamphlet is intended as a general guide andcannot cover all possibilities. Entryrequirements are generally stated in termsof A level grades and/or UCAS points, butwe encourage applications from peoplewith a wide range of other qualificationsand/or experience. Some further details ofthe various entry routes are included inour general prospectus. Please contact theAdmissions Service (see below) with anyspecific queries about admissions.

DisclaimerThis pamphlet is intended principally as aguide for applicants.The matters coveredby it – academic and otherwise – aresubject to change from time to time bothbefore and after students are admitted.While every reasonable precaution wastaken in the production of this pamphlet,the University does not accept liability forany inaccuracies or changes. Informationrelating to study programmes is issued forthe general guidance of students enteringthe University and does not form part ofany contract.The University hopes toprovide the courses and facilities described,but reserves the right to withdraw or tomake alterations to courses and facilities ifnecessary.

AddressFor general enquiries, please write to

Admissions ServiceThe University of HullHull, HU6 7RXT 01482 466100F 01482 442290E [email protected]

Dates of semestersFor the current semester dates please visitour website at www.hull.ac.uk/hulluniversity/semesterdates.

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