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EngineeringUndergraduate study 2010

The Faculty of Engineering has been delivering world-class engineering education for more than 150 years. It offers fully accredited degree programmes that provide students with pathways towards Chartered Engineer status.

Our teaching is kept current by our interactions with industry and through our research activities. In the latest independent survey of research quality, the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise, more than 85% of our research was identified as being of international significance and the Department of Electronics & Electrical Engineering was rated top in Scotland and in the top ten of UK universities.

In addition to providing degree programmes in the traditional areas of mechanical, civil, and electronics and electrical engineering, we offer unique programmes – our Department of Aerospace Engineering is the sole provider of degrees in Aerospace Systems and Aeronautical Engineering in Scotland. These degrees are given preferred status by BAE Systems, a major employer of aerospace graduates in the UK. Our new Biomedical Engineering degree is the first undergraduate degree of its kind to be offered by a university in Scotland.

We also offer fully accredited multidisciplinary innovative degree programmes – including Electronics with Music and degrees in Civil Engineering with Architecture and Product Design Engineering taught in conjunction with The Glasgow School of Art.

Whatever you choose to study, we can offer you:

• world-class facilities – including the James Watt Nanofabrication Centre, a newly established £4.2m Electronics Design Centre, a national Centre for Bio-Nanotechnology (with the University of Oxford) and a Centre for Innovation in Spinal Cord Injury. The faculty is one of the few in the UK with access to major wind tunnel facilities to test aerofoils, cars and bridges.

• strong industrial links – the faculty has excellent links with industry at local, national and multinational levels. Our major national and international joint research programmes with industry are key providers of student projects and placements. Many engineering employers are involved in the University’s prestigious Club 21 work-experience programme which offers well-paid summer placements and, in some cases, sponsorship.

Faculty of Engineering

Introducing the Faculty of Engineering

The Faculty of Engineering offers the following degrees:

• Master of Engineering (MEng)

• Bachelor of Engineering (BEng).

What is a faculty?A faculty is a collection of academic departments of similar disciplines. The Faculty of Engineering comprises:

• Department of Aerospace Engineering

• Department of Civil Engineering

• Department of Electronics & Electrical Engineering

• Department of Mechanical Engineering.

Where can I find out more?For general enquiries:

Mrs Laura Dickson, Schools Liaison Manager

Tel: +44 (0) 141 330 4437

Email: [email protected]

For general admissions enquiries (UK/EU applicants) contact:

Mr James Brennan, Recruitment, Admissions & Participation Service

Tel: +44 (0) 141 330 5303


For general admissions enquiries (international/non-EU applicants) contact:

International & Postgraduate Service

Tel: +44 (0) 141 330 8153


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Faster Route programmesThese might be of interest to you if you: are highly qualified at A-level or Advanced Higher level in relevant subjects; are motivated and keen to pursue an MEng degree with maximum concentration on the subject; wish to complete your MEng degree faster than the normal time frame. For further information about entry requirements visit www.glasgow.ac.uk/undergraduate/degrees/entryrequirements

www.glasgow.ac.uk/engineering

3‘There are feats of engineering all around us – I wanted to be part of that.’Che Wan Khairuddin Samsudin, Civil Engineering


Biomedical Engineering

Introduction to Biomedical Engineering at GlasgowBiomedical Engineering is a new undergraduate degree, being introduced within the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Glasgow. It is the first undergraduate biomedical engineering degree to be offered by a university in Scotland and its development is based on the University’s extensive expertise in biomedical engineering developed over many years.

This degree is interdisciplinary and lectures and laboratories will be provided by staff from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, the Department of Electronics & Electrical Engineering, the Faculty of Biomedical & Life Sciences and the Faculty of Medicine. All groups have extremely high rankings in the UK Teaching League Tables and their staff are committed to delivering undergraduate scholarship and training, at the highest level.

Biomedical Engineering involves the application of engineering principles to the biomedical field and includes: biomechanics; biomaterials; biofluid mechanics; medical electronics; medical imaging and diagnostics; biological control systems; tissue engineering; regenerative medicine; and rehabilitation engineering. The field has broad applications within biotechnology, medicine and dentistry.

The subject lies at the heart of many of the dramatic advances that we have seen in hospitals, whether this be in disease diagnosis, spinal injury repair, corrective surgery in our vital organs (such as the eye and heart) or, more routinely, in joint replacements. For example, one of the specialist activities of the University of Glasgow, in collaboration with the local hospitals, is the rehabilitation of paraplegics combining mechanical engineering to develop the loading systems with control theory to activate the patient’s muscles. Thus within the field of Biomedical Engineering many engineering skills and expertise are required in parallel with a knowledge and understanding of the biomedical and medical sciences.

Biomedical EngineeringDegrees: BEng, MEng

Subject to approval

This Biomedical Engineering degree will allow you to develop a fundamental understanding of engineering principles by studying engineering sciences and mathematics and applying these principles throughout Biomedical Engineering. The programme provides the strong academic engineering education required to equip graduates with the broad range of skills that a biomedical engineer needs in order to meet the challenges of a diverse range of careers, both at home and abroad.

Design of state-of-the-art and high-tech industrial components will provide a focus for the integration of all the engineering disciplines throughout this degree programme. Team projects, individual assessments, computing, presentation skills, design work and team building courses are all fundamental components that underpin the degree programme, and add to the transferable nature of the skills to be learnt. The degree ends with a significant research project in the final year, which for the MEng students can be done in a biomedical laboratory, here in Glasgow, or within a company or university elsewhere in the UK or worldwide.

As this programme is an Engineering degree any chemistry, biology or biomedical knowledge required will be taught within the framework of the course.

What can I expect in first year?The engineering and biomedical subjects in first year are:

• Applied mathematics

• Applied mechanics

• Cells and tissues in health and disease

• Electronic engineering

• Engineering skills

• Fluid dynamics

• Introduction to biomedical engineering

• Physical principles of biological processes.

In first year, cohort activities take place including an outward-bound course lasting several days at a local activity centre, to help develop team and communication skills.

What can I expect in second year?In the second year you will study further engineering and biomedical subjects including:

• Applied mathematics


• Biomaterials

• Computing for biomedical engineering

• Electronic engineering

• Materials

• Human form and function

• Human physiology

• Neuroscience.

What can I expect in third year?In the third year you will study more advanced engineering and biomedical subjects including:

• Biomedical engineering

• Design and manufacture

• Electronic circuit design

• Electronic design

• Fluid mechanics

• Medical electronics

• Medical implants

• and a choice from selected courses in the biomedical sciences.

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Typical offer for BEng (4 years)Highers AABB including Maths and Physics at AB/BAA-levels BBB including Maths and Physics

Typical offer for MEng (5 years)Highers AAAA or AAABB including Maths and PhysicsA-levels ABB including Maths and PhysicsFor entry requirements visit www.glasgow.ac.uk/

undergraduate/degrees/entryrequirements

www.glasgow.ac.uk/biomedicalengineering

What happens next?Selection for the four year BEng Honours final year or transfer to the further two years of the five year MEng programme (with the option of overseas projects) will be made at the end of the third year. The specific subjects that you take and the amount of time you spend on project work will depend on whether you opt for the BEng or the MEng programmes.

In the BEng programme, in addition to your final year project, which takes up one third of the year, you will continue to take courses from Faculties of Engineering, Biomedical & Life Sciences and the Faculty of Medicine as well as speciality courses designed specifically for this degree programme, including: biomechanics; blood flow; rehabilitation engineering; medical imaging and diagnostics.

For those students opting for the Undergraduate Masters Degree (MEng) the course options chosen in the fourth year will be similar to those taken by the fourth year BEng students described above. You will, however, wait until Year 5 before taking your project (enabling you to choose for more course options in Year 4, thus increasing your breadth of your knowledge in biomedical engineering).

In Year 5 (for MEng Students only) you will spend six months (June until Christmas) working on a detailed research based project. As stated, this project can be undertaken within the University or elsewhere, in industry or another university in the UK or overseas. On your return to Glasgow the remainder of the year will be spent allowing you to increase the depth of your knowledge and understanding of biomedical engineering.

Can I study abroad?In addition to the option of taking your Year 5 project abroad, you will be encouraged to take advantage of both the University’s exchange programme, ERAMSUS: www.erasmus.ac.uk and the British Council’s IAESTE programme for traveling and work abroad: www.iaeste.org.

What are my career prospects?Biomedical engineering is one of the most rapidly expanding industries, with the development of technologies to meet the demands of Healthcare in the 21st century (including the diagnosis of new infectious diseases and caring for an ageing population, worldwide). Engineering lies at the very heart of many of these challenges, in developing advanced instrumentation, developing prostheses and implant materials, in new diagnostic sensors and new imaging techniques, to diagnose and treat chronic diseases. Some graduates will see this as an excellent preliminary degree for graduate entry into medicine. We believe the degree will also provide graduates with strong transferable skills, enabling them to pursue other careers in finance, law and medicine, as well as other engineering disciplines, should they wish.

At Glasgow our graduates are always in demand. They are well represented in manufacturing companies and a wide range of industries in this country and abroad. In addition, the skills our graduates will acquire are readily transferable to other spheres of activity. Some of our graduates are found in the service industries and other areas of the business community.

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This degree is interdisciplinary and lectures and laboratories will be provided by staff from the Faculty of Engineering, the Faculty of Biomedical & Life Sciences and the Faculty of Medicine.

Where can I find out more?See our webpage for undergraduate applicants: www.glasgow.ac.uk/biomedicalengineering or contact Mrs Laura Dickson. Tel: +44 (0) 141 330 4437. Email: [email protected]

For information about biomedical engineering:

www.ipem.org.uk/

www.iom3.org/content/biomedical-applications-division

www.imeche.org/industries/medical/

For information about admissions email: [email protected]

Come and visit usOpen Daywww.glasgow.ac.uk/openday

In June and September we hold an Open Day to allow you, your family and teachers to visit us on campus and see a little of the city.

Open Day allows you to speak to staff in academic departments, find out more about courses, tour the facilities, visit student accommodation and see for yourself what life would be like as a student at Glasgow. If you have a long way to travel you can also stay in one of our student residences.

Alternative visiting arrangementsOpen Day is the best way for you to get a comprehensive picture of what being a student here would be like. However, if for any reason you can’t make it on that date, then we will be able to make alternative arrangements. To find out more visit: www.glasgow.ac.uk/afternoonvisits

Applicants’ Visit DayAt Glasgow we go the extra mile. If you receive an offer of a place at Glasgow, we will invite you to visit us before making your final decision. Applicants’ Visit Day usually takes place in March. Details will be sent to you together with your offer of a place.

Biomedical Engineering at Glasgow is the first undergraduate degree of its kind to be offered by a university in Scotland.

IntroductionThe University of Glasgow is home to the only Department of Aerospace Engineering in Scotland, educating undergraduate and postgraduate students in the professional study of aerospace engineering and conducting internationally-renowned programmes of research.

The department reflects a broad-based and interdisciplinary approach to our degree programmes, research and international collaborations. As one of only three BAE Systems preferred departments, our BEng and MEng undergraduate degree programmes in Aeronautical Engineering and Aerospace Systems produce many of the leading engineers for the UK and international aerospace industry.

The department has long standing research programmes in all fields of aerospace engineering from helicopter aerodynamics and flight mechanics to avionics and space systems engineering, ensuring graduates have leading edge skills.

Aerospace engineering encompasses all aspects of the design, manufacture and operation of aircraft and spacecraft, while aerospace systems specialises in aerospace electronic and computer systems.

The UK aerospace engineering industry has a turnover of over £17 billion and employs one third of all aerospace engineers in Europe. The industry is set for continued growth as a key high technology sector.


Aerospace Engineering

Where can I find out more?See our web page for undergraduate applicants: www.glasgow.ac.uk/aerospace/undergraduatestudies or contact Miss A Queen. Tel: +44 (0) 141 330 3575. Email: [email protected]

For information about aerospace companies in the UK consult the Society for British Aerospace Companies: www.sbac.co.uk

For recent developments in aerospace read Flight International (www.flightglobal.com/Home/Default.aspx) or Aviation Week magazines (www.aviationweek.com/aw).






The department is one of three in the UK selected by BAE Systems to ‘preferred’ course status, which has favourable implications on industrial involvement in the course and for jobs with the company.

Glasgow has the only Department of Aerospace Engineering in Scotland. We are also one of the few universities in the UK where students can access wind tunnel facilities to test aerofoils, cars and bridges.

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www.glasgow.ac.uk/aerospace

‘I chose Glasgow because it is the only University in Scotland that offers this degree. I was also attracted by Glasgow’s history and its international reputation.’

Andrew Smith, Aeronautical Engineering

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Aerospace Engineering

Aeronautical EngineeringDegrees: BEng, MEng, MEng Faster Route

Humans have always had a fascination with flight. Aerospace is a global industry that has been behind some of the most significant technological advances of the past 100 years, and it offers exceptionally rewarding careers. To work in the field you need to have an analytical mind, be highly skilled and motivated and have a multidisciplinary outlook.

The study of aeronautical engineering tells you how flight is possible, how aircraft are designed, constructed and powered, how they are used and how they are controlled for safe operation. The subject extends to aerospace engineering, so that the study of satellite and space systems ranks alongside the study of atmospheric flight. This programme will appeal to you if you are good at maths and physics and have an enquiring mind. A fascination with aircraft and flight is good but not essential.

To study aeronautical engineering you require an excellent level of ability in maths and physics. As well as being taught all the basic maths and physics you will need for the core subjects, you are expected to be able to pick up additional mathematical and problem- solving skills on your own in the conduct of your project and course work.

What can I expect in first, second and third years?The first three years of the programme are the same whether you go on to the BEng or MEng degree programme.

In first and second years you will take core subjects in:

• Mathematics• Applied mechanics• Dynamics• Fluid dynamics• Thermodynamics • Electronics. These are applied to introductory studies in aeronautics including aerodynamics and propulsion. You will also take courses in drawing and workshop skills.

In third year the basic subjects are expanded so that you will learn about detailed aircraft design. You can begin to analyse and understand the aircraft behaviour, predict its performance, understand its propulsion systems and begin to perform detailed designs of aircraft structural components.

What happens next?Your selection for BEng Honours (four-year degree) or MEng (five-year degree) depends on your progress record in your first three years.

BEngIn fourth year you will begin to deal with some of the advanced concepts that make aeronautics so fascinating and challenging. These include the study of composite materials, aeroelasticity, high-speed aerodynamics, fluid dynamics, flight dynamics and control theory to a high level. Your individual project work gives you the opportunity to apply the knowledge you have gained during your studies to a problem in aerospace engineering.

MEngIn fourth year MEng students conduct a week long experimental programme in a specially instrumented test aircraft and the scope of their project work is different to BEng students.

Fifth year study will widen your knowledge at the same time as providing you with more in-depth study of aircraft and their systems. You will learn about aircraft handling qualities, aircraft operations, advanced structural analysis techniques, in addition to extending the subjects you studied in your fourth year. Half of your fifth year is devoted to project work.

A range of optional courses is available in fourth and fifth years to allow you to develop and follow your own interests. These courses include:

• Helicopter theory• Advanced turbomachinery• Computational fluid dynamics• Experimental aerodynamics• Space flight dynamics• Electro-optics• Aerospace systems.

LaboratoriesLaboratories are present in each year of study. These may involve running computer simulations or require measurements in an experimental test. You will run a jet engine, weigh and balance an aircraft, test structural components and perform wind tunnel tests.

Can I study abroad?The MEng degree programme allows you to take your fifth year project in one of our partner universities in continental Europe, and to support this you will take a foreign language course in your fourth year. In addition to this, we have partner universities in the USA and Australia, and some students have taken their third year of study in these institutions.

The University holds a Study Abroad Fair every November. Information is also available on our website: www.glasgow.ac.uk/studying/exchange

What are my career prospects?The analytical and problem-solving skills of the aeronautical engineering graduate are well-regarded by employers and researchers, and for this reason you can find employment readily in a range of sectors. As well as the traditional aerospace industry and in research, graduates find careers in:

• the general engineering sector including mechanical and civil engineering

• airlines (as pilots, flight crew and engineering)

• the renewable energy industry

• offshore engineering

• motorsport and Formula 1

• the armed forces

• bio-engineering

• the financial, law, retailing and general management sectors.

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Typical offer for BEngHighers AABB including Maths and Physics at AB/BAA-levels BBB including Maths and Physics

Typical offer for MEngHighers AAAA or AAABB including Maths and PhysicsA-levels ABB including Maths and Physics

Typical offer for MEng Faster RouteHighers AA at AH in Maths and Physics plus AB at HigherA-levels AAB including Maths and PhysicsFor entry requirements visit www.glasgow.ac.uk/


www.glasgow.ac.uk/aerospace

Aerospace SystemsDegrees: BEng, MEng, MEng Faster Route

The study of aerospace systems focuses on the design and use of onboard systems found on most aircraft and spacecraft, and how these systems may be used to improve the operation and performance of aerospace vehicles. Such aerospace systems form important parts of any aircraft and a degree in this area covers a wide range of topics, such as the control systems, navigation, communications, flight data and flight simulation.

This programme will allow you to understand how aerospace vehicles fly, and how the onboard electrical and electronic systems are designed and operated and how they interface with the aircraft. This rare perspective on the inner working of the aircraft will provide you, as a graduating aerospace systems engineer, with invaluable skills that are sought after in many industries, not just the aerospace industry.

A degree in aerospace systems will open up a world of opportunities for you and give you an excellent foundation for your future.

To study aerospace systems you require an excellent level of ability in maths and physics. As well as being taught all the basic maths and physics you will need for the core subjects, you are expected to be able to pick up additional mathematical and problem-solving skills on your own in the conduct of your project and course work.


In the first year of this multidisciplinary programme you will study core subjects in aeronautical and electrical systems, which will provide you with the necessary groundwork for future years of study.

In the second and third years you will concentrate on aerospace dynamics, aeronautical engineering, electronics and systems, electrical circuits and mathematics. Also, throughout the programme there will be a focus on developing key software programming skills.

What happens next?The first three years of the programme are common to both the MEng and BEng degree programmes. Your selection for Honours in the MEng or BEng in the fourth and fifth years depends on your progress record in your first three years.

BEngSpecial aerospace systems topics are introduced into the third and other years, including

• Flight simulation• Aerospace vehicle guidance and control• Radio and radar• Spacecraft systems• Dynamics• Aircraft handling qualities• Aircraft operations.

MEngIn the fourth year MEng students take the in-flight testing laboratory and the scope of their project work is different to BEng students. Fifth year MEng students spend half of the year on project work. In fourth year you can begin to deal with some of the more advanced concepts that make the development of aerospace systems so crucial to the success of an aircraft design.

Fifth year study widens your knowledge at the same time as providing you with more in-depth study of aircraft systems. You will learn about

aircraft handling qualities, aircraft operations, and advanced control concepts. Half of your fifth year is devoted to project work.

Throughout the programme, you will be involved in specialised team design projects looking at key aspects of both aeronautical and electrical engineering. These exciting projects will assist with your studies by providing practical experience that will reinforce your learning experience.

LaboratoriesLaboratories are present in each year of study. These may involve running computer simulations or require measurements in an experimental test. For the in-flight experiments course taken by MEng students in the fourth year, you will conduct a week long experimental programme in a specially instrumented test aircraft.

Can I study abroad? The MEng degree programme allows you to take your fifth year project in one of our partner universities in continental Europe, and to support this you will take a foreign language course in your fourth year. In addition to this, we have partner universities in the USA and Australia, and some students have taken their third year of study in these institutions.

The University holds a Study Abroad Fair every November. Information is also available on our website: www.glasgow.ac.uk/studying/exchange

What are my career prospects?The constant demand for the renewing of aircraft and the increase in the complexity of aircraft systems leads to a demand for aerospace systems engineers with a wide spectrum of career opportunities in the fields of software and hardware design, simulation and expert systems. Past graduates have gained employment with companies such as QinetiQ, Logica, BAE Systems, Thales and Unisys while a number of graduates have proceeded to postgraduate research in this specialised and expanding branch of engineering. In addition the numerate skills of engineering graduates are of interest to the services sector, and the financial, legal, retailing and general management sectors are also attractive to avionics graduates.

‘During my final year I spent a six-week placement at the Moscow Aviation Institute working on both NASA and Russiancomputer programs.’ Deborah Suart, Aeronautical Engineering

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All of the established MEng and BEng degrees offered by the faculty are accredited by their respective professional bodies.






Civil Engineering

Introduction

The Chair in Civil Engineering and Mechanics is the oldest in the UK, having been established in 1840. Since then, the Department of Civil Engineering has educated many top-flight engineers, who have gone on to distinguished careers in civil engineering and other fields.

The department has the reputation of being friendly, a place where students are free to approach the teaching staff and be assured of a sympathetic ear. Teaching quality was referred to as ‘Rolls Royce’ by a recent external review panel.

Glasgow has a long history of research in civil engineering. Early researchers such as William Rankine set a research ethos that has endured. Rankine’s work on mechanics, thermodynamics and materials was notable not only for its brilliance but also for being perceived, at the time, as being radical. He worked at the boundaries of engineering, translating and refining new ideas in physics and chemistry so that they might ultimately be used in engineering design.

Civil engineering now encompasses a broader range of disciplines and scientific foundations than even Rankine might have imagined. However, our research and teaching staff still follow his philosophy of utilising the most up-to-date technologies and ideas from every branch of science in developing engineering solutions to problems in water and the environment, and mechanics and materials.

A common thread that runs through our programmes is design. Civil engineers design and build structures and, from the conceptual designs undertaken by the first year class to the full-blown detailed designs of the later years, we aim to develop the requisite technical and managerial skills. In our Civil Engineering with Architecture programme further specialist skills for those interested in that aspect of civil engineering are given greater prominence.

The University established a Regius Chair of Civil Engineering & Mechanics in 1840, making Glasgow the oldest University School of Engineering in the UK.

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www.glasgow.ac.uk/civil

‘Civil engineering is a terrific degree to possess as it can be transferred to many professions.’Peter McGowan, Civil Engineering

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Civil EngineeringDegrees: BEng, MEng, MEng Faster Route

Civil engineers design and build monumental structures (such as tall buildings, bridges, tunnels and roads) as well as serving the community by providing the infrastructure needed for water, power, transportation and shelter.

This programme produces graduates who:

• possess problem-solving and design skills in civil and structural engineering

• understand civil engineering management• have environmental awareness• communicate clearly• want to contribute to the wider world by

solving its infrastructure problems• continually develop their expertise to meet

the demands of the future.


Initially you will receive a thorough grounding in the fundamentals of physical and engineering sciences which underpin civil and structural engineering (including mathematics, solid mechanics and strength of materials, dynamics, structural analysis, fluid mechanics, hydrology and soil mechanics).

In subsequent years there are a range of compulsory courses within structural engineering, water engineering, geotechnical engineering and highway and transportation

engineering, civil engineering surveying and advanced computational modelling techniques such as the finite element method, as well as optional courses, a major project and consideration of sustainability issues.

Courses cover both fundamental principles and practical applications. Considerable emphasis is placed upon practical work, in the form of laboratory classes, physical and computational modelling exercises, project work, surveying fieldwork, design projects and site visits.

In third year you will take part in a multidiscipinary design project called INTERACT. Together with students of architecture and quantity surveying from other universities, you will work in small teams to solve real-life design problems, just as you would do in professional life.

The creative process of design forms a major part of the degree programmes, and design activities provide a continuous and integrating thread in all years. The development of communication skills covers drawing, computer-aided drafting, IT skills and written and oral communication.

You will also study:

• managerial, legal and financial aspects of the civil engineering industry, together with techniques for planning and estimating and safety issues in design and construction

• environmental issues related to civil engineering, including environmental impact assessment and environmental sustainability.

There is an optional London visit to view civil engineering structures, usually planned for the Easter vacation in third year, with visits arranged to places such as the Thames Barrier, London Eye and the Millennium Bridge. Other local site visits are also organised, eg to the Falkirk Wheel and Forth Road Bridge.

What happens next?Your selection for BEng or MEng depends on your progress record in your first three years.

The main route to becoming a fully chartered Civil Engineer is through the MEng degree which usually takes five years. The BEng degree remains popular and can be completed normally in four years. The route to becoming a fully chartered engineer with a BEng degree will also require some further study after graduation which can be done part-time from work.

In fourth year, MEng students study a greater range of advanced analytical topics than BEng students. Year five of the MEng programme

is largely devoted to a series of case studies, based on real problems and with strong industrial input, which are intended to develop high level problem-solving skills.

In years four and five, elective courses provide advanced level knowledge within a range of civil engineering specialisations.

Civil Engineering with ArchitectureDegrees: BEng, MEng

In order to better prepare graduates for collaboration with architects, we have developed a degree which aims to provide an appreciation of architectural principles and an understanding of both the architect’s role in construction and the interaction between architect and engineer. The degree has been accredited by the Institution of Civil Engineers and the Institution of Structural Engineers (but does not lead to a professional qualification in architecture).

The programme produces graduates who:

• possess problem-solving and design skills in civil and structural engineering

• understand civil engineering management• communicate clearly• appreciate architectural principles• understand the architect’s role and the

interaction between architect and engineer• have the ability to work and communicate

effectively in a multidisciplinary design environment involving engineers and architects

• can continually develop their expertise to meet the demands of the future.

The programme consists of approximately 80% civil and structural engineering (taught by staff in the Department of Civil Engineering at Glasgow) and approximately 20% architecture

In the latest independent survey of research quality, the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise, Electronics & Electrical Engineering at Glasgow was rated first in Scotland and in the top 10 of UK universities.


Civil Engineering

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(taught by staff in the Mackintosh School of Architecture at the Glasgow School of Art).


There is a considerable overlap between the degree in Civil Engineering with Architecture and the corresponding degree in Civil Engineering and so this information should be read in conjunction with the information describing the Civil Engineering degree.

In the first year, architecture replaces the subjects of geology and environmental impact assessment in the Civil Engineering programme (everything else being retained) and in subsequent years it is mainly the water engineering courses and some civil engineering design studies which are omitted to permit the study of architecture.

Courses cover both fundamental principles and practical applications. Considerable emphasis is placed upon practical work, in the form of laboratory classes, physical and computational modelling exercises, project work, surveying fieldwork, design projects and site visits.

The architecture courses are studio-based and concentrate entirely on architectural design, drawing and model-making, being the means by which designs are explored and described.

In third year you will take part in a multidiscipinary design project called INTERACT. Together with students of architecture and quantity surveying from other universities, you will work in small teams to solve real-life design problems, just as you would do in professional life.

There is an optional London visit to view civil engineering structures, usually planned for the Easter vacation in third year, with visits arranged to places such as the Thames Barrier, London Eye and the Millennium Bridge. Other local site visits are also organised, eg to the Falkirk Wheel and Forth Road Bridge.

What happens next?Your selection for BEng or MEng depends on your progress record in your first three years.

The main route to becoming a fully chartered Civil Engineer is through the MEng degree which usually takes five years. The BEng degree remains popular and can be completed normally in four years. The route to becoming a fully chartered engineer with a BEng degree

www.glasgow.ac.uk/civil

Can I study abroad?Small numbers of students take advantage of the opportunity to spend a period at a university abroad. This is typically for one semester and is organised on an individual basis.

What are my career prospects?There is currently a downturn in the economy and job prospects are less good than they have been in recent years, but demand remains for good quality graduates. Current starting salaries are in the range of £23-27,000. Research by Price Waterhouse Coopers showed that the lifetime ‘graduate premium’ for an engineering degree is worth over £240,000, against an average of £160,000, and well ahead of the premium for humanities and arts at £35,000. Civil engineering has consistently figured in the top half-dozen or so disciplines leading to graduate level employment on leaving university.

Opportunities exist with consulting engineers, contractors and in central and local government. However, a civil engineering degree can also be used to gain entry to a career in, for example, teaching, management, IT, banking or commerce. Civil engineering graduates also have good opportunities to work abroad, especially after becoming chartered with a few years of work experience behind them.

Our graduates have an excellent record of obtaining employment, and recent employers have included Ove Arup, British Aerospace, the Transport Research Laboratory, Network Rail, Buro Happold, Jacobs, British Nuclear Fuels, Whitby Bird, Scottish Environment Protection Agency and Balfour Beatty – all top-rated employers in civil and structural engineering.

Where can I find out more?See our web page for undergraduate applicants: www.glasgow.ac.uk/civil or contact Dr Bill Stewart, tel: +44 (0) 141 330 5203, email: [email protected]






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will also require some further study after graduation which can be done part-time from work.

In fourth year, MEng students study a greater range of advanced analytical topics than BEng students. Year five of the MEng programme is largely devoted to a series of case studies, based on real problems and with strong industrial input, which are intended to develop high level problem-solving skills.

In years four and five elective courses provide advanced level knowledge within a range of civil engineering specialisations.


Electronics & Electrical Engineering

Can I study abroad?All the MEng degrees offered by the Department of Electronics & Electrical Engineering incorporate a six month technical project in one of a broad range of companies and similar organisations worldwide. As an MEng student you will gain direct experience of international industry and be introduced to industrial management techniques. If you choose to follow the European flavour of the MEng you have the opportunity to gain fluency in a foreign language. If you choose the International flavour of the MEng, your project will be in an English speaking laboratory, and instead you will deepen your expertise with additional technical courses.

In addition, all students have the opportunity to participate in the European ERASMUS programme (www.glasgow.ac.uk/studying/exchange). In the early years of your degree you may benefit from studies at one of our partner universities in Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain and Sweden.

IntroductionThe Department of Electronics & Electrical Engineering is housed in the Rankine Building. It has well-equipped teaching and research laboratories, including the recently opened James Watt Nanofabrication Centre with state-of-the-art research facilities and equipment for work on the micro- and nano-metre scale. The department has range of excellent general purpose computing facilities, high resolution optical and electron microscopes for detailed examination of electronic and optical materials, clean rooms which enable students to gain first-hand experience of semiconductor processing, and centres dedicated to electronic design, bio-electronics research, and music technology, amongst other topics.

Undergraduate students benefit from tuition by world-class researchers. In the latest independent survey of research quality, the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise, Electronics & Electrical Engineering at Glasgow was rated first in Scotland and in the top 10 of UK universities. Research helps the department to maintain close industrial links which keeps our teaching relevant to industrial needs and your future career.

Where can I find out more?See our web page for undergraduate applicants: www.glasgow.ac.uk/electronics or contact the Admissions Officer, tel: +44 (0) 141 330 5218, email: [email protected]




Alternative visiting arrangementsOpen Day is the best way for you to get a comprehensive picture of what being a student here would be like. However, if for any reason you cannot make it on that date, then we will be able to make alternative arrangements. To find out more visit: www.glasgow.ac.uk/afternoonvisits


A lecturer in the Department of Electronics & Electrical Engineering was one of the first in the UK to be awarded a prize for excellence in teaching by the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2006.

‘After studying Italian (from scratch!) in my fourth year, I set off to Rome to carry out my project in bioelectronics. It was an experience I would not have missed out on for anything!’

Helen Mills, MEng Electronics & Electrical Engineering

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Audio & Video EngineeringDegree: BEng, MEng, MEng Faster Route

At the heart of the revolution in Internet technology, mobile communications and modern consumer AV equipment, are advances in the capture, manipulation and efficient transmission of digitised audio and video signals. This programme gives you a combination of hardware and software skills which will allow you to drive this revolution forward.

What can I expect in first, second and third years?The first three years of this degree follow closely the curriculum of the degree programme in Electronics & Electrical Engineering (see separate entry).

In the second year you will attend a specialised course in audio and visual perception. You will study the psychology of perception and its applications to lighting, filming, sound recording and audio/video compression such as MPEG.

In the third year you will produce two short films, one documentary and one short fictional film. The documentary will be supervised by a professional from the broadcast industry while the fictional film will be undertaken in collaboration with the Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies where you will be working together with TFTS students in interdisciplinary teams.

In addition, you will also complete a specialised course on audio and video processing and encoding. These additional courses, combined with the core courses and practical project work taken by all students in their first three years, will give you a firm grounding in the knowledge and skills required of any professional electronics or electrical engineer, and additional specialised knowledge in areas such as video compression, digital communications, graphics processors and multimedia systems – topics currently revolutionising all aspects of our lives both in the home and industry.

What happens next?Selection for the BEng Honours final year or transfer to the MEng programme is made at the end of the third year, and the overall structure of the MEng and BEng degrees is identical to that of the Electronics & Electrical Engineering degree – both MEng and BEng students take specialist technical options in fourth year, and whilst BEng students do a final individual project to round off their degree, MEng students take additional management, technical (and possibly language) courses, and carry out an extensive six month industrial placement abroad. As an Audio & Video Engineering student you will take at least two specialist technical options from:

• Real time computer systems• Acoustics and audio technology• Audio programming and signal processing• Image and data processing• Computer and digital communications.In addition, the whole range of specialist options offered by the department, from applied neural networks and signal processing to micro-, opto- and bio-electronics, is also open to you.

What are my career prospects?Employment opportunities exist in the wide range of industries described in the Electronics & Electrical Engineering entry, as graduates are fully qualified electronics and electrical engineers. However, the particular skills you will gain in this degree programme will be of particular advantage in companies specialising in Internet technologies, mobile communications, and to the AV and broadcast industries.


Electronic & Software EngineeringDegrees: BEng, MEng, BSc

This programme combines the study of both hardware and software and is taught jointly by the Departments of Computing Science and Electronics & Electrical Engineering. It will give you a deep understanding of the knowledge required to lead the teams that will design and build the computerised systems of the future.

What can I expect in first year?Your first year of study will include courses in:

• Electronics and electrical engineering• Mathematics• Computing science.About a third of your time will be spent on the foundational analogue and digital electronics that you will use throughout your time at university and in your future career, with much of this time in the laboratory where you will design, simulate and test circuits. You will build some circuits too, but the emphasis is on understanding how electronic systems work, which will help you to design new ones.

Another third of the course will cover topics in mathematics. By the end of the year you will be able to apply calculations quickly to a whole range of real engineering problems.

The remaining third of the course will develop computer problem-solving skills

‘After graduating I started working for IBM. During my career with IBM I held positions in manufacturing, development, technical support, human resources and I became a Master Inventor (with over 50 patents).’ Andy Knox, Electronics & Electrical Engineering graduate

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Typical offer for MEng (5 years)Highers AAAA or AAABB including Maths and PhysicsA-levels ABB including Maths and Physics

Typical offer for BScHighers BBBB, including Maths and preferably with one other science subjectA-levels BBB, including Maths and preferably with one other science subjectIB 30 points including three science subjectsFor entry requirements visit www.glasgow.ac.uk/


that are applicable independent of any particular programming language. You will learn procedural and algorithmic program development (in Python) and gain a coherent picture of computer systems including:

• their structure• human-computer interaction• databases• professional and ethical issues.

What happens in second and third years?In second and third year you study a core of compulsory subjects, approximately 50% of which will be taught by the Department of Computing Science, and the remaining in the Department of Electronics & Electrical Engineering.

You will gain a thorough grounding in hardware and software aspects of computer systems, including:

• expertise in programming and software engineering using Java

• detailed knowledge of operatings systems and networking

• a solid foundation in databases• experience with electronic design software.This is combined with a working knowledge of electrical circuit theory, analogue and digital electronic system design and digital communications. This means that at the end of three challenging years, you will possess the basic skills required of any professional electronics engineer or computing scientist, and will be developing your abilities to integrate both hardware and software to design new systems.

Practical work is an essential part of the degree programme. In third year you will take part in a team project combining elements of electronic and software engineering. Between third and fourth year you will undertake a work placement in industry. Usually lasting up to 12 weeks, this is not compulsory, but it is a very useful career development tool. We can assist you in finding a placement in the UK or overseas.

What happens next?Selection for the BEng Honours final year or transfer to the MEng programme is made at the end of the third year and is based on your overall academic performance in your third year. The BSc degree is completed at the end of third year.

Whether you are a BEng or an MEng student, you will have a wide choice of technical options

in fourth year, choosing half your specialist topics from Electronics & Electrical Engineering and half from Computing Science.

Electronics and electrical engineering topics include:

• VLSI design• Robotics.Computing science topics include:• Artificial intelligence• Software engineering processes• Network communications.You will also gain expertise in professional aspects including:

• Economics• Project organisation• Environmental issues• Safety.

BEngIf you are a BEng student, you will complete your studies with a substantial individual project under one-to-one supervision with a member of academic staff. You may choose from a list of projects or propose a project of your own.

MEngIf you admitted into the MEng route you will carry out a team project combined with a course in project management. You may also choose an appropriate European language course. You then complete a six month research and development project in an international company or research lab. If you have chosen to study a European language you may be assigned to a host organisation in Europe. Students choosing this option are considerably prized by future employers.

On return to Glasgow you will take a balance of further technical subjects including a course in advanced system design, and management subjects. If you would prefer, there is an option to concentrate on a comprehensive management course supported by many manufacturing companies in Scotland.

What are my career prospects?In the expanding information industry there is a strong demand for graduates with a combination of skills in hardware and software engineering. Previous graduates have found employment in a wide range of industries, including software houses, electronics companies designing computer-based equipment and commercial institutions such as banks and insurance companies.


Electronics & Electrical EngineeringDegree: BEng, MEng, MEng Faster Route

This degree programme is broadly-based to prepare you for a wide range of professional careers. As a graduate engineer you will be able to deal with anything from power engineering to microelectronics, radar installations to the design of digital systems.

Emphasis is placed on an understanding of fundamental principles, applied to the solution of practical engineering problems. Even in the early years of the programme, the focus is on using the skills you have gained to design and construct useful devices.

What can I expect in first year?Your first year of study will include courses in electronics and electrical engineering, mathematics, computing and physics. You will spend 2-3 hours per morning in formal lectures, with a couple of extended laboratories a week, and the remainder of your time carrying out tutorial exercises and personal study.

About one third of your time will be spent on the foundational analogue and digital electronics that you will use throughout your time at university and in your future career, with much of this time in the laboratory where you will design, simulate and test circuits. You will build some too, but the emphasis is on understanding how electronic systems work so that you can design the products of the future.

Another third of the course will cover topics in mathematics. In the first year this does not go greatly beyond what you have met at school, but the big difference is that by the end of

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the year you will be able to apply calculations quickly to a whole range of real engineering problems. Obtaining skills in computer programming, using engineering software, and gaining a solid foundation in the physics which underlies electronic and electrical engineering will round out your first year studies.

What can I expect in second and third years?The following two years will contain a core of compulsory subjects and optional subjects such as management and languages. The core courses will give you a firm grounding in the knowledge and skills required of any professional electronics or electrical engineer, whether your career takes you to work with hydroelectric projects or wind farms (Power engineering), designing high-tech gadgets and communications devices (Electronic systems design, Digital circuit design, Communication systems) or creating new electronic components at the nano-scale (Electronic devices). These courses are augmented with practical construction and project work in each year – working both alone and in teams. Team projects are also useful in realising where your talents and interests lie when it comes to choosing optional specialist subjects in your final years.

What happens next?Selection for the BEng Honours final year or transfer to the MEng programme is made at the end of the third year and is based on your overall academic performance in third year subjects. Both BEng and MEng students have a wide choice of technical options in fourth year, and can specialise in selected topics from power engineering through applied neural networks and signal processing to micro-, opto- and bio-electronics. (You will also gain expertise in professional aspects including economics, project organisation, environmental issues, and safety.)

BEngBEng students complete their studies with a substantial individual project, under the one-to-one supervision of academic staff. Previous projects have included:• DC power converters for aerospace• Wireless audio distribution• Flip chip bonding for medical diagnostics• Semiconductor lasers• Automated crater mapping on Mars.

MEngIf you are admitted into the MEng route you will carry out a team project combined with a course in project management instead of the fourth year individual project. You may also choose an appropriate European language

course. You then complete a six month research and development project in an international company or research lab. If you have chosen to study a European language you may be assigned to a host organisation in Europe – students choosing this option are considerably prized by future employers. On returning to Glasgow you take a balance of further technical subjects (including a course in advanced electronics system design) and management subjects. However, there is also an option to concentrate on a comprehensive management course supported by many manufacturing companies in Scotland.

What are my career prospects?You may find employment in a wide range of industries and commerce. The electrical and electronics industries themselves have graduates performing a whole spectrum of activity, from nano-scale device manufacture to the design of hydro-electric turbines. Non-electrical industries also employ electrical and electronics engineers to specify, install and maintain a large variety of computing, communications, measurement and control systems. Service industries such as broadcasting, telecommunications and electrical supply all offer opportunities for graduates, as do local authorities, hospitals, education, the civil service, research establishments and the armed forces. Recent graduates have obtained jobs with companies such as Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd, BT, AT&T Global Information Solutions and Mitsubishi Electric Corp. HESA statistics show that starting salaries are amongst the highest recorded, coming just after the medical professions of dentists, doctors and vets.

Electronics with MusicDegree: BEng, MEng

As a graduate of this unique degree you will be a fully qualified electronics and electrical engineer with particular skills in music technology, allowing you to seek employment in the highly competitive and lucrative recording and broadcast industries, whilst also being well qualified for the electronics industry as a whole.

What can I expect in first year?This is an interdisciplinary, interfaculty degree taught jointly by the Departments of Electronics & Electrical Engineering and Music. The balance of engineering subjects to music is roughly 2:1.

In the first year you will study electronics and electrical engineering, mathematics and music. You will spent approximately two hours per morning in formal lectures, and often will have an extended electronics laboratory, plus two afternoons of musicianship and recording workshops per week, with the remainder of your time in practice and personal study.

About one third of your time will be spent on the foundational analogue and digital electronics that you will use throughout your time at university and in your future career, with much of this time in the laboratory where you design, simulate and test electronic circuits. You will build some too, but the emphasis is on understanding how electronic systems work so that you can design the products of the future.

Another third of the course will cover topics in mathematics. In the first year this does not go greatly beyond what you have met at school, but the big difference is that by the end of the year you will be able to apply calculations quickly to a whole range of real engineering problems.

The final third of your first year develops your theoretical knowledge and practical skills in acoustics, recording technology and musicianship (students who enter the course with a particular instrumental skill may choose a performance option instead of integrated musicianship on passing an audition in the Department of Music).

What can I expect in second year?The following year you will study core engineering subjects of analogue and digital electronics, electrical circuits, computer architecture, a design project and mathematics together with practical recording and MIDI processing and another music option.


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What happens next?BEngThe third and fourth years continue the pattern of a mix of electronics (two-thirds) and music (one-third) topics, including sound diffusion, audio programming, software synthesis and composition systems, electronic circuits, systems design and communications systems.

The music options include a wide range of courses in the areas of history of music, composition and performance. The aim is to prepare you for professional practice and management in music and audio technology engineering, and the design and operation of systems (both hardware and software) related to the recording, production and processing of audio/musical signals. There is also the opportunity to investigate specialist topics students may also pursue studies in musical theory or composition. The degree also provides expertise in professional studio management skills.

MEngIf your progress in the first three years is of a high enough standard, you may be invited on to the MEng programme. Your choice of technical options is the same as that of the BEng degree but instead of the extended individual project you carry out a team project combined with a course in project management. You may also choose an appropriate European language course. You then complete a six month research and development project in an international company or research lab. If you have chosen to study a European language you may be assigned to a host organisation in Europe. On returning to Glasgow you take a balance of further technical subjects (including a course in advanced electronics system design) and management subjects. However, there is also an option to concentrate on a comprehensive management course supported by many manufacturing companies in Scotland.

What are my career prospects?Graduates are fully qualified electronics and electrical engineers with particular skills in music technology. This means that the degree is far more prestigious than a vocational qualification in audio recording and production (in fact the course is fully accredited by the Institution of Engineering & Technology, ensuring a speedy route to Chartered Engineer status if desired) and you will have the option of seeking employment in both the highly competitive world of the recording and broadcasting industries, and also the much broader field of employment offered by the electronics industry as a whole.

Microcomputer Systems EngineeringDegrees: BEng, MEng, MEng Faster Route

Microcomputer systems is a field that has exploded over the last decade, creating a huge demand for well-skilled engineers. The design of systems from mobile phones to racing-car engine controllers requires graduates with a knowledge of microcomputers and micro-controllers, the software running on them, and the techniques needed to integrate them with the systems they control.

What can I expect in first and second years?The first two years of this degree closely follow the curriculum of the degree programme in Electronics & Electrical Engineering (see separate entry). The only difference in first year is that your foundational studies in computing science are taught in the Department of Computing Science where the focus is on problem-solving skills, procedural and algorithmic program development, and an awareness of the role of computer programming within the larger software engineering context – independent of any particular programming language.

This will better prepare you for second year, where the optional management courses of the standard Electronics & Electrical Engineering degree are swapped for rigorous courses in software design and data structures.

What can I expect in third year?Your third year will still contain a set of core courses and practical project work that will give you a firm grounding in the knowledge and skills required of any professional electronics or electrical engineer. However, you will concentrate less on the underlying physics of electronics, and instead take advanced programming, network and operating systems courses. This will give you the ability to operate, maintain and design both the hardware and software of the next generation of systems involving microcomputers and micro-controllers – the complex digital devices at the heart of everything from washing machine controllers to intricate scientific satellites.

What happens next?Selection for the BEng Honours final year or transfer to the MEng programme is made at the end of the third year, and the overall structure of the MEng and BEng degrees are identical to that of the Electronics & Electrical Engineering degree – both MEng and BEng students take specialist technical options in fourth year, and whilst BEng students do a final individual project to round off their degree, MEng students take additional management, technical (and possibly language) courses and carry out an extensive six month industrial placement abroad.

However, as a Microcomputer Systems Engineering student, your additional computing science background allows you to choose from a number of specialist technical options offered by the Department of Computing Science in addition to the specialist options taught in the Department of Electronics & Electrical Engineering. These include:

• Real time and embedded systems• Safety critical systems and machine

learning.

What are my career prospects?Employment opportunities exist in the electronics, semiconductor and software industries as well as in commercial organisations. Recent graduates have obtained employment with a variety of organisations including BT, Standard Life, Ministry of Defence, Salomon Brothers International, Freescale Semiconductor and National Semiconductor. Recent AGR statistics show graduate retention in IT hardware/software companies – the main beneficiaries of graduates in Microcomputer Systems Engineering – is the highest recorded at 75%.


Electronic engineers at Glasgow, specialising in nanotechnology, have built some of the smallest devices in the world.

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Mechanical Engineering

IntroductionThe Department of Mechanical Engineering contains a number of internationally leading research groups and runs several taught courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.

Our undergraduate courses provide the educational base for those who seek to become Chartered Mechanical Engineers through a portfolio of degree programmes that lead to the degrees of MEng and BEng. These programmes are accredited in the UK by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and are recognised internationally. They are founded on the expertise of our staff and on close links with other departments, which include the Department of Aerospace Engineering, and the Glasgow School of Art.

The department pursues fundamental, applied and commercially sensitive research intended to advance the understanding of engineering, raise the competitiveness of UK national engineering businesses and to train research engineers to the highest national and international standards.

Where can I find out more?General information including entry requirements and an on-line video introduction to the department can be found at: www.glasgow.ac.uk/mechanical or contact Dr Philip Harrison. Tel: +44 (0) 141 330 4318. Email: [email protected]





Applicants’ Visit DaysAt Glasgow we go the extra mile. If you receive an offer of a place at Glasgow, we will invite you to visit us before making your final decision. Applicants’ Visit Days usually take place in January, February and March. Details will be sent to you together with your offer of a place.

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www.glasgow.ac.uk/mechanical

Mechanical engineers at Glasgow are working with doctors to help people paralysed through spinal cord injury move their limbs and get fit in ways that have never been possible before.

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Mechanical Design EngineeringDegrees: BEng, MEng, MEng Faster Route

One of the many challenges facing industry, academia and the professional engineering institutions is the education and training of engineers capable of exploiting current and future technology. Mechanical design engineering students are taught to produce competitive and innovative products, within a commercially demanding environment. The programme integrates the creative, expressive design philosophy inherent in the Product Design Engineering programme with the optimised industrial design philosophy engendered by the Mechanical Engineering programme. Thus, mechanical design engineering students benefit from the best of both these approaches.

What can I expect in first and second years?For the first two years the programme content is common with the Mechanical Engineering degree programme (see separate entry). This establishes the engineering science knowledge that provides the foundation for more advanced studies and contains a significant element of engineering practice through experimental and computer-based labs.

What happens next?In third and fourth years your engineering and design capabilities are developed using an applications-based approach to exercise existing knowledge, and to introduce more advanced methods. The lectures for this are common with the Product Design Engineering degree programme, while approximately two afternoons per week in the third year are devoted to a studio-based industrial design course which is specific to this degree programme.

You will study more advanced engineering subjects in third year:

• Engineering design

• Dynamics, control and fluid power

• Heat transfer


• Materials and manufacture

• Mathematical modelling and simulation

• Mechanics of materials and structures.

A significant activity in the fourth year is project work aimed at developing your engineering practice experience. You will undertake an individual design project carried out under the personal supervision of a member of staff as well as a product design group project. You will perform the latter in conjunction with students following the Mechanical Engineering degree programme.

In addition the fourth year includes engineering science options which provide prerequisites for an in-depth fifth year curriculum. The specific subjects that you take and the amount of time you spend on project work will depend on whether you opt for the BEng or the MEng programmes.

Selection for the BEng Honours final year or transfer to the MEng programme is made at the end of the third year.

MEngMEng subjects in fourth year include:

• Advanced materials technology

• Group design project

• Entrepreneurship and innovation

• Microelectronics in consumer products

• Project.

In addition to this you will take some courses from the following subject lists:

• Advanced heat transfer

• Control

• Lasers and electro-optic systems

• Materials engineering

• Mechanics of solids and structures

• Physics of fluids

• Vibration.

The fifth year provides additional breadth and depth in engineering design. The MEng programme includes the final design project, which could run for two consecutive years (four and five) in collaboration with industry. It also provides additional design management skills and in-depth aspects of engineering sciences.

Compulsory subjects include:

• Applied design systems

• Entrepreneurship and new business

• Project.

In addition to the above you will take some courses from the following lists:

• Advanced control systems engineering

• Built environment

• Laser design and applications


• Mechanics of solids and structures.

Can I study abroad? You are encouraged to take advantage of both the University’s exchange programme, ERAMSUS: www.erasmus.ac.uk and the British Council’s IAESTE programme for travelling and work abroad: www.iaeste.org

Also, in the fifth year students can work on their final year project in overseas institutions.

What are my career prospects? In your third and fourth years, great benefit can be derived by obtaining industrial experience during the summer vacations. You will know enough by then to contribute usefully to the firm’s activities; it enables both you and the company to sound each other out about the prospect of full time employment after graduation, and it may provide ideas for your final year project, which can benefit both yourself and the company.

There is an excellent track record of employment in industry of our recent graduates.



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Mechanical EngineeringDegrees: BEng, MEng, MEng Faster Route

Mechanical engineering is arguably the broadest of the engineering disciplines. A mechanical engineering degree will allow you to develop a fundamental understanding of mechanical engineering principles by studying engineering sciences and mathematics and learning to apply them to real engineering problems. This programme provides the strong academic engineering education required to equip graduates with the broad range of skills a mechanical engineer needs in order to meet the challenges of a diverse range of careers both at home and abroad.

Throughout this degree programme, design of cutting-edge and high-tech industrial components provides a focus for the integration of the mechanical engineering disciplines. You will gain a wide range of transferable skills which will give you the confidence and background to begin your career in engineering. Group work, individual projects, computing and presentation skills, design work, a teambuilding course and an understanding of business management are integrated into the degree programme. The main themes running throughout the programme are engineering science, engineering practice and professional studies.

What can I expect in first year?Cohort activities will take place including an outward bounds course lasting several days at a lochside activity centre which will develop team and communication skills. The engineering subjects in first year are:

• Applicable mathematics• Applied mechanics • Materials • Thermodynamics and fluid mechanics• Design and manufacture.

What can I expect in second year?In the second year you will study further basic engineering subjects including:

• Applicable mathematics • Applied mechanics • Electrical power engineering• Engineering computing• Materials• Power electronics • Thermodynamics • Design and manufacture.

What can I expect in third year?In third year you will visit a number of industries in the UK and study more advanced engineering subjects including:

• Dynamics, control and fluid power• Engineering design• Fluid mechanics• Gas dynamics• Heat transfer • Instrumentation and data systems • Materials and manufacture• Mathematical modelling and simulation• Mechanics of materials and structures.

What happens next?Selection for the BEng Honours final year or transfer to the MEng programme is made at the end of the third year. The specific subjects that you take and the amount of time you spend on project work will depend on whether you opt for the BEng or the MEng programmes.

MEngFor MEng, a compulsory professional studies subject is included in fourth year and project work is used to enhance your engineering practice experience and further courses are chosen from the following list of subjects:

• Elements of law for engineers• Marketing • Microeconomics• Operations management• Software engineering • Advanced heat transfer • Control • Lasers and electro-optic systems • Materials engineering• Mechanics of solids and structures• Physics of fluids • Vibration.

As in fourth year, a professional studies subject is compulsory in fifth year but now individual project work forms a major component of the course with further courses chosen from the following list of subjects:

• Advanced control systems engineering• Applied design systems• Built environment • Laser design and applications• Materials engineering• Mechanics of solids and structures.

Can I study abroad?You are encouraged to take advantage of both the University’s exchange programme, ERAMSUS: www.erasmus.ac.uk and the British Council’s IAESTE programme for travelling and work abroad: www.iaeste.org


What are my career prospects? Our graduates are always in demand. They are well represented in manufacturing companies and a wide range of industries in this country and abroad. In addition, the skills our graduates will acquire are readily transferable to other spheres of activity. Some of our graduates are found in the service industries and other areas of the business community.


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Mechanical Engineering (European Curriculum)Degrees: BEng, MEng, MEng Faster Route

The aim of this programme is to produce graduate engineers who can, even in their first professional employment, contribute to the business of multinational companies. The primary strength of this programme is the enhanced education in both engineering and language, facilitated by the integrated year of study at a continental European university.

This programme combines the study of mechanical engineering with study of a European language. The first two years of the programme, taken in Glasgow, are similar to the Mechanical Engineering programme but with the option of additional language training. Usually, the third year of the BEng or the fourth year of the MEng, are taken at one of many approved European universities.

A breakdown of the programme content at the different levels is given below and should be read in conjunction with the Mechanical Engineering programme entry.

What can I expect in first and second years?You will follow the curriculum of the Mechanical Engineering programme, but the study of a European language is available in second year.

What happens next?If you follow a BEng programme you will work for a year abroad studying the equivalent of a BEng in Mechanical Engineering or, if you follow a MEng programme, you will study as for a MEng in Mechanical Engineering at Glasgow.

In fourth year, if you follow a MEng programme you will work for a year abroad studying the equivalent of a MEng in Mechanical Engineering or, if you follow a BEng programme, you will study as for a BEng in Mechanical Engineering at Glasgow.

Level-5 (MEng only)You will follow the curriculum of the MEng in Mechanical Engineering.

Can I study abroad? One of your academic years will be spent studying at one of many possible non-UK based European universities; in addition fifth year students can work on their final year project at overseas institutions.

What are my career prospects? As a graduate with a degree accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, with working knowledge of a European language and with experience of living abroad for a year, you will be in a strong position to develop an international career based either in the UK or abroad.

Employment opportunities exist in both multinational companies or in the increasing numbers of British companies who trade extensively with mainland Europe and the US.

Mechanical Engineering with AeronauticsDegrees: BEng, MEng, MEng Faster Route

This exciting degree programme benefits from a genuine collaboration between the Departments of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Glasgow and is the only degree of its kind in Scotland.

It is aimed at students who wish to study for a degree which combines the breadth and wide appeal of mechanical engineering with the opportunities offered by advanced study of mechanical, aeronautics and aerospace subjects. You will benefit from the close ties with industry developed by both departments, with industrial case studies focused on the aerospace industries.

As with the University’s other Mechanical Engineering-based programmes, design provides a focus for the integration of the different disciplines and the three key themes, engineering science, engineering practice and professional studies are integral to the programme.

The core mechanical engineering programme in the first two years is supplemented with subjects in aerospace engineering and aerodynamics. In the third year and onwards, you will study a range of core mechanical engineering subjects and core aeronautics subjects, plus a choice of advanced options offered by both departments. In many cases all

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design and project work will be closely focused on aeronautical engineering applications. You will study the main mechanical engineering disciplines plus a programme of aeronautics beginning with an introduction to aerospace engineering, the incorporation of aeronautics design and project work, leading to a range of advanced mechanical and aeronautics options.

What can I expect in first year?The engineering subjects in Level-1 are:

• Aerospace engineering

• Applicable mathematics




• Materials

• Thermodynamics and fluid mechanics

• Managerial and organisational context.

Cohort activities will take place including an outward bounds course lasting several days at a lochside activity centre which will develop team and communication skills.

What can I expect in second year?In the second year you will study further basic engineering subjects all of which are compulsory:




• Electrical power engineering

• Elements of thermodynamics for aerospace propulsion

• Engineering computing

• Introduction to aerodynamics

• Materials

• Power electronics.

What can I expect in third year?In third year you will visit a number of industries in the UK and study more advanced engineering subjects:

• Aerodynamics and fluid mechanics

• Aircraft performance


• Flight mechanics



• Mechanics of materials and structures

• Propulsion and turbomachinery.

• Software engineering.

What happens next?The subjects studied in the fourth year depend on whether you opt for the BEng or the MEng programme. Selection for the BEng Honours final year or transfer to the MEng programme is made at the end of the third year.

MEng compulsory subjects include:

• Entrepreneurship and innovation

• Aerospace design project.

Further courses are chosen from the following list of subjects:

• Advanced heat transfer

• Aircraft structures and materials

• Control

• Flight dynamics

• High speed aerodynamics

• Industrial aerodynamics



• Mechanics of solids and structures

• Physics of fluids

• Vibration.

Like fourth year, a professional studies subject is compulsory in fifth year but now an aerospace-focused individual project forms a major component of the course:

• Entrepreneurship and new business

• Industrial project.

Further courses are chosen from the following list of subjects:

• Advanced control systems engineering

• Aircraft handling quality and control

• Aircraft structures and materials

• Applied design systems

• Built environment

• Experimental aerodynamics

• Laser design and applications



James Watt conducted some of his early experiments with steam power while working at the University.

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A design for lifeRed Button Design, a product design company started by three University of Glasgow and Glasgow School of Art students, is showing the business world that Glasgow’s enterprising students are a force to be reckoned with.

James Brown and Nicky Pang – both studying Product Design Engineering – and Amanda Jones, a Glasgow philosophy graduate, have seen their innovative water transport, sanitation and storage device wow some of the UK’s toughest judges, including those on the BBC series Dragon’s Den. The team won unanimous backing and funding of £50,000 from the ‘dragons’ for their product, the Reverse Osmosis Sanitation System (ROSS), which they believe could provide clean water for the 1.2 billion people in the world without a reliable source.

Users would roll the ROSS unit to a water source and fill the 50-litre tank. As the device is rolled back to the point of water usage, the rotation of the wheels drives a gear set which moves a filtration membrane through the water, de-contaminating it.

The result topped off a year of fantastic success for the Red Button team, who also saw off the challenge of 180 entries from 23 countries to win Oxford University’s 21st Century Challenge Competition in December 2007.



Product Design EngineeringDegrees: BEng, MEng, MEng Faster Route

Product design engineering creates young engineers whose strength lies in their capacity for creative synthesis and the development and design management of engineering and consumer products.

The degree is delivered in close cooperation with the Glasgow School of Art and integrates the science of engineering with the activity of designing. We pioneered the concept of bringing together creativity and engineering by integrating the two distinctive educational cultures.

In each year you will take the course Product design engineering which is a studio activity based at the Glasgow School of Art and is centred on design project activities. At the University you will study core engineering subjects in the form of lectures, small group and individual project work, labs, tutorials, computing skills, design assignments, presentations and business management tasks that together develop the three main themes of engineering science, engineering practice and professional studies (see the Mechanical Engineering programme entry).

What can I expect in first year?In the first two years of the degree you will study core mechanical engineering subjects, complemented by design studies at the Glasgow School of Art, to develop creativity, exploration and expression of ideas, and to build confidence in the design process.

In first year you will study:



• Materials

• Thermodynamics and fluid mechanics

• Product design engineering.

What can I expect in second year?In the second year you will study:



• Electrical power engineering

• Engineering computing

• Materials

• Power electronics

• Thermodynamics

• Product design engineering.

What can I expect in third year?The third year develops and integrates the application of theory through structured projects. The amount of studio work at the Glasgow School of Art will increase. The relationship between the degree programme and industry is strong and we try to maximise the opportunities to work with industry during the studio programme.

You will study more advanced engineering subjects at the University:



• Heat transfer


• Mechanics of materials and structures.

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Can I study abroad? You are encouraged to take advantage of both the University’s exchange programme, ERAMSUS: www.erasmus.ac.uk and the British Council’s IAESTE programme for travelling and work abroad: www.iaeste.org


What are my career prospects? The degree aims to allow students who wish to pursue a professional engineering career in mechanical engineering but who have a particular interest in aeronautical and aerospace engineering, to keep their career options open. Graduates will have all the engineering and transferable skills of mechanical engineers with a strong additional speciality in aeronautics. Mechanical engineering graduates are well represented in aerospace industries and this degree provides enhanced employment opportunities in this sector.





‘Five years ago, I made the leap to Asia, and its technology hub, Taiwan. Product Design Engineering gave me the can-do attitude to learn Chinese, and the skills to design products for companies as diverse as Giant Bicycles, Otis Elevators and Intel. Today, I guide the global design strategy of Dell’s Small Business products’Jonathan Biddle, BEng 2002 (pictured above)

Dell Taiwan, Industrial Design Manager


What happens next?Selection for the BEng Honours final year or transfer to the MEng programme is made at the end of the third year.

BEngIn the final year of the BEng, you will be in a position to propose your own programme of individual product development and prototyping leading to concept and detailed design proposals. This accounts for the majority of your study in fourth year in Product design engineering.

Before you start your final project in fourth year, you will go on a field trip, visiting a number of industrial locations throughout the UK.

In addition, you will study advanced subjects in engineering, management and design.

MEngThe MEng degree is an enhanced programme which includes a core of mechanical engineering studies integrated with industrially based, innovative design projects and contextual professional studies. In fourth year of the MEng degree you will study the same taught courses as for the BEng, complemented by a group design project, in which you will work together with Mechanical Engineering and Mechanical Design Engineering students. Studio activities at the Glasgow School of Art will be continued with the course Product design engineering.

Before you start your final project in fifth year, you will go on a field trip, visiting a number of industrial locations throughout the UK.

In addition, you will study advanced subjects in engineering, management and design, including:

• Advanced materials technology

• Microelectronics in consumer products

• Professional studies


For the majority of the final year you will work on a programme of individual product development and prototyping proposed by you, leading to concept and detailed design proposals.

In addition you can choose one optional course from:

• Control


• Vibration.

Can I study abroad? As part of the MEng programme there is the possibility that you spend the fourth year in Trondheim, Norway. We are currently establishing links with universities in the Netherlands and in Australia to provide similar possibilities.

What are my career prospects? Career prospects are excellent, with opportunities ranging from leading international companies through design studios to the possibility to establish your own business. As you work closely with industry in your final years, the degree programme has an excellent record of employment in industry. Recent employers include the following leading companies:

• Apple Computers (USA)

• BAE Systems

• Cambridge Consultants

• Dyson

• Nokia

• JCB

• IBM

• Schlumberger

• AT&T

• OKI

• Hoover

• Candy

• British Aerospace

• BT

• Polaroid.

A number of graduates have also established their own successful businesses.

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‘Scotland at its artsy, riotous, high-octane, good-time best’ Lonely Planet

What is it like living and studying in Glasgow?Named as one of the world’s top ten cities by independent travel guide Lonely Planet, Glasgow attracts the largest student population in Scotland. The city’s reputation for friendliness means that wherever you come from, you’ll soon treat it as your second home. Glasgow is:

• situated in the central belt of Scotland on the River Clyde • Scotland’s largest city • home to a population of 600,000.

Some of the city’s many attractions include:

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Music and nightlife

In an average week Glasgow hosts 123 bands, 72 classical composers, 49 choirs, 38 orchestras and 21 jazz bands. Renowned for discovering acts from Franz Ferdinand to Primal Scream, the city’s fantastic live music haunts include King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut – voted UK’s best live venue by listeners of Radio 1 three years in a row.

More than 700 bars, pubs and nightclubs mean no two nights in Glasgow are the same. Whether you’re after a record-breaking 100-foot long bar (the Horseshoe), or a pub with stuffed stags’ heads and kilted staff that’s as appealing as it is unpronounceable (Uisge Beatha), Glasgow has a venue to suit. Dance until you drop at the Subclub, or revisit 1920s America at the Vegas clubnight on the Renfrew Ferry, it’s up to you.

What’s more, due to our diverse and multicultural population, you can eat your way around the world in Glasgow restaurants.

Festivals

At least one festival every month of the year shows Glasgow loves to celebrate. Some of our favourites include the Glasgow International Comedy Festival, Celtic Connections folk music festival, Glasgay, Glasgow Film Festival and Aye Write!, the city’s book festival. In the summer, you’re only 50 minutes away from Edinburgh’s International and Fringe Festivals by train.

Culture

Art lovers and museum wanderers are spoilt for choice, with the city’s famous Burrell collection vying for attention beside Scotland’s most visited attraction, the Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum. Discover live art within the cavernous brick archway spaces beneath Glasgow’s Central Station at the Arches, or enjoy ‘a play, a pie and a pint’ at Oran Mor, a former church that has since been converted into a theatre, bar and nightclub.

Sport

Wearing its passion for sport on its sleeve, Glasgow’s set to host the Commonwealth Games in 2014. Across the world people know the city as home of Celtic and Rangers football clubs, but with no fewer than 27 public fitness centres including swimming pools, running tracks, 11-a-side pitches and tennis courts, you’re guaranteed to find something to get involved with, whatever your level of fitness.

Campus culture

Are you craving cosy campus living, or do you prefer big city excitement? Whichever is your style, you’ll be impressed by the University’s excellent location in the compact and friendly West End of Glasgow. Just two miles from the city centre, with great bus and underground links, the West End has a reputation as the bohemian, trendy and cosmopolitan quarter of Glasgow.

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