Masters in Engineering Science (MEngSc) in Mechanical Engineering Specialization: Manufacturing, Process, and Automation Systems
In response to sustained international demand for highly skilled graduates in mechanical engineering for manufacturing and process engineering industries, we offer a 1-year duration Master of Engineering Science (MEngSc) Degree in Mechanical Engineering (Manufacturing, Process, and Automation Systems). The programme contains a careful blend of mechanical engineering, manufacturing, process engineering and automation.
This full-time programme is open to graduates who already hold (or expect to obtain) an honours Bachelor degree (Irish NFQ Level 8 or equivalent) with a minimum grade of 2:2 honours (or 3.0 GPA USA equivalent) in a closely related engineering discipline and should have covered mechanical engineering fundamentals such as mechanics, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and materials. The programme is also funded by the Irish Higher Education Authority (HEA) under the Graduate Skills Programme, and reduced fees are available for eligible candidates. Further details, including fees, are available at the study@ucc webpage.
Please note that this programme is not available part-time.
What will I be Studying?
Students take ten taught modules from the list below to the value of 50 credits and also undertake a preliminary research project worth 10 credits in part I. Candidates who obtain a minimum of 50% in both the coursework and the preliminary project are then eligible to undertake a major four-month research project worth 30 credits in Part II and submit a thesis leading to the award of the Masters degree.
Part I:
- ME6001 Manufacturing Systems (5 credits)
- ME6002 CAD/CAM (5 credits)
- ME6003 Production Management (5 credits)
- ME6004 Operations Research and Project Economics (5 credits)
- ME6007 Mechanical Systems (5 credits)
- ME6008 Mechatronics and Robotics (5 credits)
- ME6009 Industrial Automation and Control (5 credits)
- ME6010 Technology of Materials (5 credits)
- PE6002 Process Automation and Optimisation (5 credits)
- PE6003 Process Validation and Quality (5 credits)
- PE6007 Mechanical Design of Process Equipment (5 credits)
- PE6009 Pharmaceutical Engineering (5 credits)
- CE3010 Energy in Buildings (5 credits)
- CE4016 Energy Systems in Buildings (5 credits)
- CE6024 Finite Element Analysis (5 credits)
- EE4012 Biomedical Design (5 credits)
In addition, all students must take:
- ME6019 Preliminary Research Report (10 credits)
Part II
- ME6020 Minor Research Thesis (30 credits)
Current Timetable:
MEngSc in Mechanical Engineering (MENMEC1)
Programme requirements (full details):
Postgraduate Calendar - MEngSc in Mechanical Engineering
(Please note that the Postgraduate Calendar gives details of the current academic year only)
Full module descriptions (for each module code listed above):
