Engineering (Mechanical Engineering)

This course is accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as an Incorporated Engineer and partly meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer.

If you're interested in Mechanical Engineering and want to know how things are designed, manufactured and made to work, this is the course for you. Through consultation with local employers, we have developed a highly industry relevant programme that delivers the knowledge, experience and general transferable skills required for employment in this broad and exciting field.

Our BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering programme will provide you with the core and specialist principles of this highly employable engineering field to furnish you with the required skills to enjoy an exciting career path within this diverse sector. You will have the opportunity to follow a Mechanical pathway, after you have sampled core engineering subjects.

The course consists of core common modules at level 4 and then develops with more subject specialisms later in the programme. Opportunities to explore software and practical subject areas such as computer aided design, controls & simulation and computational fluid dynamics are embedded within the modules to enable a blend of practical and theoretical experiences to enhance employability.

A current shortage of skilled mechanical engineers means there are excellent career opportunities for talented engineering graduates as design, production and project engineers within a variety of sectors. Many of our graduates are now employed by major companies such as EDF Energy, Westinghouse Springfields, BAE Systems, Airbus, NIC, GCE and Ford Motor Company as mechanical design, production, project or research and development engineers.

This course at Blackpool and The Fylde College is delivered as part of the Lancashire & Cumbria Institute of Technology, meaning you'll benefit from industry-focused technical training designed with leading employers.

Course Modules

Modules at level 4

Module title Code Credits Optional

Managing Professional Engineering Project ET4MD246 15 No

Professional and Academic Skills Stem ET4MD290 20 No

Workshop ET4MD291 10 No

Engineering Mathematics ET4MD292 15 No

Engineering Design ET4MD293 15 No

Fundamentals of Thermodynamics and Heat Engines ET4MD297 15 No

Mechanical Principles ET4MD298 15 No

Fluid Mechanics ET4MD299 15 No

Modules at level 5

Module title Code Credits Optional

Research Project ET5MD238 20 No

Professional Engineering Management ET5MD239 20 No

Further Engineering Mathematics ET5MD240 20 No

Materials Properties and Testing ET5MD246 20 No

Advanced Mechanical Principles ET5MD251 20 No

Propulsion ET5MD253 20 No

Modules at level 6

Module title Code Credits Optional

Major Project ET6MD211 40 No

Professional Engineer ET6MD212 20 No

Control and Simulation ET6MD213 20 No

Composite Materials ET6MD217 20 No

Manufacturing Systems Engineering ET6MD218 20 No

Thermofluids ET6MD221 20 Yes

https://www.blackpool.ac.uk/course/et1he606