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Purpose of the OHVD
Get to know us
Get your questions answered
Meet staff and see facilities
Meet current students
See campus and city
Help YOU decide where to spend
3/4 years
Our Reputation Highly regarded university:
The Sunday Times University of the Year 2013
World class university – top 10 in UK; top 1%
globally
7th for Mechanical Engineering (Sunday Times
University guide 2012) - Top 10 for General
Engineering
Excellent student satisfaction students:
3rd in UK (NSS 2012 for General Engineering)
'Top 10' reputation with employers
Good employability
The Place
The UK's most beautiful campus
A safe, student-friendly city with a buzzy, big-city
atmosphere
Consistently rated one of the best places to live in
the UK
Campus:
Ongoing investment in
teaching and research
facilities, student
residences etc
(£275 million over last 5
years; £230 million
ongoing)
Facilities Harrison:
Experimental facilities
Visualisation suite
Learning resource centre
Lecture theatres
Our Engineering degrees
Modular system; 15-credit modules (typically), 120 credits per year
Modules can include; lectures, practicals, tutorials, private study, group work, project work; examined through examination and/or C.A.
39 teaching staff
Open door policy
Personal Tutor system for pastoral support
Student-centred, flexible, hands-on learning
Professional accreditation
Engineering institutions work to promote and progress UK engineering
Award Chartered status (C.Eng) as a `badge' of professional engineering credibility
Accredited M.Eng and B.Eng degrees provide routes to Chartered status (M.Eng direct)
Exeter Specialist Engineering degrees accredited
Degree structure: Year 1
Professional Studies &
Skills Development
Business/legal aspects
Independent project
CAD/CAM
Core Engineering 1 & 2
Mechanics
Materials
Electronics
Manufacturing
Engineering Maths
A or B stream
depending on entry
qualifications
Multidisciplinary ‘core’ 1st year
During this year you have complete flexibility
to transfer between disciplines
1st year group project
Runs over the whole year
Multidisciplinary project groups of 7-10 students
Supported by lectures/labs/tutorials
Applies full range of 1st year skills & knowledge
`Green' theme
Degree structure: Year 2
Project / field work
Electronics Management Mechanical Civil
Control Engineering
Geotechnics
Manufacturing Systems
Java programming
Microprocessors Mechanical options
Intro Electronic Engineering Design
Construction Methods
Communication Systems
Electronic options
Materials
Design and self study
Professional Studies & Skills Development 2
Management & Management Science
Solid Mechanics
Thermofluid Engineering
Mathematical Modelling of Engineering Systems
Structures
Introduction to Mech Eng Design
Math Modelling
& Control Eng
Materials
Engineering
Math Modelling
Eng Systems
Degree structure: Year 3
Electronics Management Mechanical Civil Materials
Electronic
Engineering
Engineering
and
Management
Mechanical
Engineering
Materials
Engineering
Civil
Engineering
Example - Civil Engineering
Required modules
ECM3119 Structural Engineering ECM3121 Civil Engineering Hydraulics ECM3123 Geotechnics 2
Choose 1 module from; Water Resources and Pollution Control, CandI, Foreign Language, Fluid Dynamics ....
Choose either:
3rd year project (Exeter), Civil Engineering Design Studies, Eng in Society/Company Finance
Or
Project Abroad (Erasmus), Engineering in International Society, Industrial project
Civil
45 credits
compulsory
15 credits
optional
60 credits
project-related
Individual projects
Projects on active research topics
Many projects industrially-led
Self-directed but supervised by academic staff
“With International Study”
3rd year project in Europe – based on Erasmus partners: in France, Germany, Spain, Sweden...
Up to 6 months stay
Language not a barrier
“With Industrial Experience”
Summer vacation placement (end of Year 2)
Linked to extended - 45 credit - project in Year 3
Support provided to identify and develop a placement and during the placement
Employability team: Dr Stephen Childe, Amy Boylan – develop industrial links and support student employability generally
Degree structure: Year 4
Electronics Management Mechanical Civil Materials
Electronic
Engineering
Engineering
and
Management
Mechanical
Engineering
Materials
Engineering
Civil
Engineering
Example: Mechanical Engineering
Compulsory - ECMM101 Industrial Case Studies (common to all)
Group project
3 courses from:
Computer Aided Design
New Developments in Materials Engineering
Computational Modelling
Mechanics of Materials
Advanced Materials Engineering
Mechanical
Group projects
Interdisciplinary groups of 6-8 students
Real engineering problems
Industrial involvement/sponsorship
VFC hydro-brake
Key component of Urban Drainage system
Mixed team (Mechanical/Civil/E&M) - experimental, theoretical, CFD simulations
Extensive interaction with company
Employability Career Zone • Exeter Award
• Careers Consultants
• Employer events
• Careers fairs
• Workshops & training courses
• Online jobs & opportunities
College Employability Team • College employability bulletin & web page
• Inspiring alumni events
• Engineering employer events
• College Careers Fair
• Work placements
Employability
AECOM
Babcock Marine
Balfour Beatty
Bentley Motors
Cobham
Delphi
Dyson Technology
Fugro Seacore
Jaguar Land Rover
Mustang Engineering
National Instruments
NATS
OSL Rail
Oxford Instruments
SKM Consulting
Thales UK
Tods Aerospace
Triumph Motorcycles
Recent graduates employed by....
81.3%
Malaria
Project to develop non-invasive device to detect Malaria
Detects parasite through waste products using magneto-optic means
Proof of concept and field trials
Renewable Energy
Tides are a significant source of energy - reliable and convenient Significant engineering challenges in realising potential Various research and undergraduate projects in this area Member of PRIMaRE
Other research
A range of research including: • Biomedical • Water Systems • Materials • Computational Engineering Industrial collaborators including Rolls Royce, Airbus, Centrax,
Aeromet, Hydro International ..... Industrially facing units: Ex-AT, CALM
What happens now?
Group A Group B
1.40 – 2.30 R101 Tour
1.40 – 2.30 Wind Tunnel activity
2.35-2.50 Visualisation suite
2.35 – 3.25 Tour
2.55 – 3.45 Wind Tunnel activity
3.30 – 3.45 Visualisation suite
Offer Holders Programme:
Others: information & talks at the Forum. Tea/cake served from 3.30, Room 103 Harrison