BEng (Hons) Manufacturing Systems Engineering

Entry Requirements

SBC Year 1 Entry (NCUK International Foundation Year):

• English Language Requirements:
  • A minimum of IELTS 5.0 in all components (or equivalent)
• Academic Requirements - Standard Qualifications:
  • International Baccalaureate: A minimum of 22 points.
  • UK GCSE, IGCSE or Cambridge O Levels: A minimum of 3 A Grades and 2 B Grades including Mathematics and Science subjects (or relevant subjects depending on Business or Engineering streams).
  • UK A2 Levels: A minimum of one E grade.
  • UK AS Levels: A minimum of 2 E grades.
• Mathematics Requirements:
  
  • An acceptable level of Maths is required.

SBC Year 2 Entry (NCUK International Diploma):

• English Language Requirements:
  • A minimum of IELTS 5.5 in all components (or equivalent).
  • A minimum of IELTS 6.0 in all components (or equivalent) is required to be exempt from the SBC Year 2 EAP Revision Course.
  • A minimum of IELTS 6.5 in all components (or equivalent) is required to be eligible for entry into Sheffield, Leeds or Bradford programmes.   
• Academic Requirements - Standard Qualifications:
  • International Baccalaureate: A minimum of 24 points.
  • Cambridge A Levels: A minimum of two D Grades.
  • Advanced Placement (AP) and SAT Reasoning Test:
    • A minimum of 550 in each part (math + verbal) of SAT I and either:
      • Advanced Placement Tests (AP) in two or more individual subjects at Grade 3 or
      • Two SAT subject tests (SAT II) with a minimum of 550 in each;
• NCUK International Foundation Year Programme (IFY):
  • A minimum of 120 NCUK Points from two subjects following study of the NCUK IFY programme. (A minimum of 320 points is required for entry into Sheffield University programmes.)
• Mathematics Requirements:
  • Engineering routes - a minimum of A Level Grade D (or equivalent).
  • Accounting and Finance routes - a minimum of O Level Grade C (GCSE) or equivalent. To be eligible for certain universities, grades C to A are required.
• Physics Requirements:
  • Engineering routes - a minimum of A Level Grade D (or equivalent) is required.

Curriculum

The first year is the NCUK International Foundation Year (IFY).

In the second year, students will be introduced to the core modules in area of mechanical engineering:

• Mechanics
• Dynamics
• Fluid Mechanics
• Thermodynamics
• Mechanical Engineering Materials
• Structural Analysis.
• C/C++ programming languages
• Mechatronics

In the third year, core modules for this course includes:

• Manufacturing Technology
• Manufacturing and the Environment
• Automation
• Engineering Problem Solving
• Measurement and Control
• Product Testing and Verification
• Advanced Mathematics

In the fourth year, students will be required to complete modules including:

• Industrial Automation
• Project Management
• Risk and Reliability
• Quality Systems
• Strategic Manufacturing
• Advanced Materials and Processing
• High Precision Manufacture