Mechanical Engineering MSc
Advanced Manufacture ENG5096
- Academic Session: 2026-27
- School: School of Engineering
- Credits: 20
- Level: Level 5 (SCQF level 11)
- Typically Offered: Semester 1
- Available to Visiting Students: No
- Collaborative Online International Learning: No
- Curriculum For Life: No
Short Description
This course introduces students to a selected sub-set of advanced manufacturing methods. It includes: micro and nano-manufacturing, pultrusion, composites and layered manufacture.
Timetable
Three one-hour lectures and one tutorial per week for ten weeks.
Excluded Courses
Advanced Manufacturing
Co-requisites
None
Assessment
Assessment
80% Examination
20% Coursework
Main Assessment In: December
Course Aims
The aim of this course is to:
■ Provide students with knowledge of a sub-set of advanced manufacturing processes
■ Provide students with the capability to design simple components and products that take full advantage of the manufacturing processes
■ Provide students with an ability to research and evaluate new and advanced manufacturing processes
Intended Learning Outcomes of Course
By the end of this course students will be able to:
■ Describe the main features of a sub-set of advanced manufacturing processes
■ Undertake and justify the selection of a particular manufacturing process for a particular component or product
■ Design a simple component or product taking full advantage of the strengths of a particular manufacturing process
■ Research and describe an emerging or developing advanced manufacturing process and evaluate its capability and scope of application