MBA Degrees Online

A 3-year full-time or 4-year sandwich programme incorporating a year of relevant professional experience. The first year of our programme encompasses a broad study of the fundamental disciplines of mechanical, electrical and design engineering. It is structured to suit students from all backgrounds. The flexible structure of our degrees enables transfer between Mechanical and ElectroMechanical and Design Engineering programmes and full-time/sandwich routes during these first two years.
Your second and final year incorporate a combination of core material and elective modules which will give you the opportunity to study areas of particular personal interest or professional relevance. Your final year project, involving design, experimental or analytical work can also be tailored to suit your own interests.
Throughout the programme we emphasise business and communication skills which will enhance your ability to write and present technical essays and reports.
The broad basis of our programme, together with the possibilities for specialisation, will make you attractive to employers from a wide spectrum of industries.
Year 1
Modules
Transition Mathematics
Mathematics for Engineers
Electrical Science
Principles of Mechanics
Engineering Practice
Energy Conversion 1
Materials & Processes
Introduction to CAD
IT Applications – MATLAB
Introduction to Business Management
IT & Communications Skills
Year 2
Modules
Value Based Management
Numerical Methods/Statistics
Engineering Mathematics 2
Electrical Systems Engineering
Solid Mechanics
Thermodynamics & Fluids
Dynamics & Vibrations
Measurement & Instrumentation
Product Modelling
Engineering Materials
Quality Engineering
Year 3 – Optional placement year
See placement year section or find out more about the Aston placement year.
Final Year
Modules
Individual Main Project
Advanced Dynamics & Control
Sensors & Actuators
Energy Efficiency
Design Failure Analysis
Project Management 2
Thermodynamics & Fluids
Heat Transfer & Turbomachinery
Choice of one module from:
Design Project (Sustainability)
Design & Engineering Competition

The benefits of designing our programmes in cooperation with industry have been amply illustrated by our graduates rapidly progressing to senior management posts in a wide range of companies. Recent graduates have taken up posts in research and design, electricity supply industries (home and abroad), consulting, manufacturing, nuclear power and marketing. Our recent graduates found graduate engineer/consultant positions with companies including Alstom, Ove Arup, Ricardo (Automotive Consultancy), Rolls-Royce, British Energy, Calor Gas and PhD Research.

In your first two years you will studyalongside our Mechanical Engineering students gaining a broad insight into the fundamental disciplines of mechanical, electrical and design engineering. Programmes are structured to suit students from all backgrounds.
You final year will incorporate a combination of core material and elective modules, ranging from power systems to quality engineering. Electives will give you the opportunity to study areas of particular personal interest or professional relevance in the electromechanical field. Your final year project can involve design, experimental or analytical work.
Throughout our programmes we emphasise business and communication skills which will enhance your ability to write and present technical essays and reports. This multidisciplinary approach provides an ideal preparation for a career in the energy, industrial processing and electromechanical industries as well as consultancy and business.
Year 1
Modules
Transition Mathematics
Mathematics for Engineers
Electrical Science
Principles of Mechanics
Engineering Practice
Energy Conversion
Materials & Processes
Introduction to CAD
IT Applications – MATLAB
Introduction to Business Management
IT & Communications Skills
Year 2
Modules
Value Based Management
Numerical Methods/Statistics
Engineering Mathematics 2 1
Electrical Systems Engineering
Solid Mechanics
Thermodynamics & Fluids
Dynamics & Vibrations
Measurement & Instrumentation
Product Modelling
Engineering Materials
Quality Engineering
Year 3 – Optional placement year
See placement year section or find out more about the Aston placement year.
Final Year
Modules
Individual Main Project
Advanced Dynamics & Control
Sensors & Actuators
Energy Efficiency
Design Failure Analysis [
Project Management 2
Power Systems
Electroheat
Choice of one module from:
Design Project (Sustainability)
Design & Engineering Competition

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An extended, broader-based qualification requiring four years of academic study. The MEng is a challenging and demanding programme which will take you deeper into your subject. The MEng programme is enhanced by additional modules in Smart System Design, Engineering Management, Project Management, Environmental Impact, Health and Safety Management. Industry-based projects and an emphasis on teamworking will help you develop further the extensive range of skills required of a leading professional engineer.
Please see Mechanical Engineering BEng page for pre-MEng outline.
Year 1
Modules
Transition Mathematics
Mathematics for Engineers
Electrical Science
Principles of Mechanics
Engineering Practice
Energy Conversion
Materials & Processes
Introduction to CAD
IT Applications – MATLAB
Introduction to Business Management
IT & Communications Skills
Year 2
Modules
Value Based Management
Numerical Methods/Statistics
Engineering Mathematics 2 M
Electrical Systems Engineering
Solid Mechanics
Thermodynamics & Fluids
Dynamics & Vibrations
Measurement & Instrumentation
Product Modelling
Engineering Materials
Quality Engineering
Year 3 – Optional placement year
See placement year section or find out more about the Aston placement year.
Year 4
Modules
Project Management
Main Project
Sensors and Actuators
FEA
Dynamics
Control Systems
Design Failure Analysis
Thermodynamics and Fluids
Operations Strategy
Financial Reporting
Energy Efficiency
Year 5
Please contact us for specialist MEng modules

There is always a demand for competent construction and project managers without whom the infrastructure, so necessary to today’s society, could not exist. When you graduate you will possess the necessary skills to work for civil engineering contractors, building and project management companies, local government and in the service industries. The management, transferable and technical skills developed during your studies will also be attractive to other professions and there is significant potential for successful careers in such diverse fields as finance, logistics and general management.

Year 1
The first year is identical for both construction degrees thereby providing you with the flexibility to switch between courses prior to the second year if you so desire.
Modules
Engineering Materials
Drawing and CAD
Surveying
Design
Introduction to Logistics
Law
Introduction to Business Management
Financial Accounting
Communications Skills & IT
Basic Mathematics
Construction Technology
Geology & Soil Science
Year 2
In the second year, the business, financial management, legal and planning aspects introduced in the first year are further developed as are the more technically oriented construction subjects.
Modules
Materials
Construction Law
Site Investigations & Analysis
Highways and Pavements
Measurement and Estimation
Building Control
Risk Assessment Methodologies
Workplace Health and Safety
Inventory Management
Project Management
Management Accounting
Environmental Management & Audit
Year 3 – Optional placement year
See placement year section or find out more about the Aston placement year.
Final Year
The final year besides further enhancing and consolidating your management and technical capabilities provides you with the opportunity to explore in depth a construction-related topic of your choice.
Modules
Research Project (double module)
Materials Durability & Assessment
Risk Management Applications
Contract Administration
Health, Safety and Environmental Law
Operational Research II
Human Resource Management
Green Building
Contaminated Land & Waste Management
In addition to the core modules listed above, you will need to choose 2 from a list of options likely to include the following:
Facilities & Management
GIS
Inbound Logistics
Quality Engineering

Graduates from this new course can expect find employment in a wide range of industrial sectors where electronic design and communications form the basis of their products and frequently progress rapidly to positions of responsibility with high levels of remuneration.

We build on the highly respected and well-established ‘design’ modules in the Product Design suite of courses by providing a specialist thread of electronics and computing subjects. Each year features design exercises and projects to exploit your developing electronics and computing skills.
You will gain expertise in digital and programmable electronics and be able to use your knowledge of materials, production processes and technology to create products in which electronics and computing are an essential integral part. We aim to encourage your creative thinking, to develop your design visualisation skills, to expand your knowledge, confidence and professional values so that you can move into a successful career in innovative product design where electronics is the key.
Year 1
Computing for Electronic Engineering
Digital and Analogue Electronics
Electrical Systems Engineering
Basic Mathematics
Materials & Processes
Introduction to CAD
Industrial Design
Fundamentals of Mechanical Engineering
Design Project
Year 2
Digital and Programmable Systems
Computing Systems Engineering
Themed Design Project
Value-based Strategy
Professional Studies
CAD 2
Industrial Design 2
Product Modelling
Design for Manufacture
Year 3 – Optional placement year
See placement year section or find out more about the Aston placement year.
Final Year
Individual Final Year Project
Digital Systems Design
Computing Systems Engineering
Industrial Design 3
Specialist electives including:
Digital Systems Architecture
Project Management
Quality Engineering
Engineering Materials
Innovation Management
Design Failure Analysis

Graduates from Internet Systems have found employment in a diverse range of careers; business, commerce and the public sector, in Britain and abroad, need internet and computing expertise and find our students an attractive resource.