Manufacturing Engineering (Hons) Coventry University

Overview

Why you should study this Manufacturing Engineering (Hons) course from Coventry University

• Opportunity to participate in field trips abroad, which have previously included trips to Poland, Bulgaria, China, Belgium and USA2.
• Access to industry-standard software, such as Computer Aided Design (CAD), Finite Element Analysis (FAE) and Computer Fluid Dynamics (CFD) mathematic modelling software4.
• A dedicated industrial placement tutor will aim to help you with your applications for placements and support you if you choose to spend a year in industry (subject to availability)2. Past placements have included roles in Aston Martin Lagonda, Unipart, Babcock International Group, Cummins, GE-Aviation and GKN.

Careers and opportunities

Our current collaboration with the Unipart Manufacturing Group aims to ensure this course is highly vocational in nature, designed to produce ‘industry ready’ graduates, who, on successful completion of this course, are prepared for any role they obtain in industry.

Upon successful completion of the course, you will have gained knowledge of:

• The function, materials, manufacturing processes, technologies and assembly of a range of engineering products.
• The principles of engineering science and mathematics and their application to design, production, use and service of a range of manufactured products.
• Design principles for products and systems that meet technological and business market requirements and constraints.
• Operations management, product planning/control methods and quality techniques at different levels of factory and supply chain hierarchy.
• Sustainable engineering, business and knowledge management practices within a global context.
• Engineering management of people, processes and projects (at tactical and strategic levels).