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THe accrediTaTion ofHigHer educaTion programmes

UK Stdrd r Pressi Egieerig Cmpetece

www.engc.org.uk



TablE o ConTEnTS

1 Foreword 3

2 Part One

Getting your Engineering or Technology 4Degree Programme Accredited

3 Part Two Output Standards or Accredited 8Engineering Programmes •Applicabilityofoutputstandards 15

to MEng degrees •Applicabilityofoutputstandards 17

to IEng programmes

4 Annex 1 Level Descriptors: 19Quality Assurance AgencyScottish Credit and Qualifcations Framework



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Vice-Chcer d Chie Executive Uiversit Huddersed, dChirm the Egieerig accreditti brd

Bob Cryan

Engineeringisabroadchurchthatisconcernedwiththeartandpracticeofchangingtheworldwelivein.Drivenbytheneedsofbusinessandsociety,engineersstrivetondsolutionstocomplexchallenges.Theyworktoachieveusefulandbenecialoutcomesthatenhancethewelfare,healthandsafetyofallwhilstpayingdueregard

to the environment.

Whilsttheobjectiveofengineeringprofessionalismisthepublicgood,studentschoose engineering or a variety o reasons and a range o motivations. Whateverthesemightbe,allstudentsdeserveanengineeringeducationthatisworld-classandthatteachesthemindustry-relevantskills.Accreditationhelpstoensurethat UK engineering education meets these needs as well as drawing studentstowardsacareerintheengineeringprofession.Itdemonstratesbothnationallyand internationally the high standard o UK engineering education and provides abasisforeducationalestablishmentstoreviewtheirprogrammesandtodevelopexcellence in delivery and content.

ThisaccreditationhandbookwasrstpublishedbytheEngineeringCouncil in2004andsincethenhasbeenwidelyusedbyengineeringeducationproviders,individualacademicsandprofessionalengineeringinstitutions.Ithasbeenpraisedforitsclarity,itsbrevityanditsemphasisonlearningoutcomesratherthaninputs.Ithasenabledthedevelopmentofavarietyofdiverseprovision,withoutlosingsightoftherequiredskills,knowledgeandunderstandingthattomorrow’sengineerswillneed.ThecriteriaandprocessofaccreditationhavebeenreviewedinternationallyanddeemedtobeofasufcientlyhighstandardfortheEngineeringCounciltobelicensedtoawardtheEuropeanNetworkforAccreditationofEngineeringEducation’sEUR-ACElabeltoUKaccreditedengineeringprogrammes.ProgrammesthatcarrytheEUR-ACElabelarerecognisedasbeingofinternationalstandingandaligning with European qualifcations rameworks; perhaps most importantly they arerecognised as frst or second cycle degrees consistent with the Bologna process. In

anincreasinglyglobalmarketforengineeringeducation,theopportunityofhavingaEUR-ACElabelbringshugepotentialbenetsforUKprovidersofaccreditedprogrammes.

Thisupdatedversionoftheaccreditationhandbookdoesnotintroduceanychangesto the learning outcomes and it remains rooted in the UK Standard or ProessionalEngineeringCompetence(UK-SPEC).Ithasbeenupdatedtoaddressissuesarisingsince2004,toreectchangesinqualicationsframeworksandtorecognizetheestablishmentin2006oftheEngineeringAccreditationBoard(EAB).EABhasworked hard to ensure consistently applied and rigorous standards and the sharingofgoodaccreditationpracticebetweenprofessionalengineeringinstitutions,andwillcontinuetodoso.Theaccreditationhandbookcontinuestobetheframework

withinwhichprofessionalengineeringinstitutionsthatarelicensedtoaccreditbytheEngineeringCouncilcanestablishtheacceptabilityofdegreeprogrammesforaccreditationanddemonstratenationallyandinternationallyjustwhatitisthataccredited courses deliver.



Why sk ccdii?

accreditti degree prgrmmes recgised pressi d sttutrdies is mrk ssurce tht the prgrmmes meet the stdrds set pressi. I the UK, the Egieerig Cuci sets d mitis the stdrdsr the egieerig pressi d sets the ver requiremets r ccreditti.The Egieerig Cuci iceses pressi egieerig istitutis (licesedMemers) t udertke the ccreditti withi these requiremets – iterpretigthem s pprprite r their w sectr the pressi – d mitis the

registers ccredited r pprved prgrmmes. licesed Memers use theccreditti prcess t ssess whether specic educti prgrmmes prvidesme r the uderpiig kwedge, uderstdig d skis r eveturegistrti i prticur ctegr.

accreditti is ccepted d rigrus prcess tht cmmds respect thi the UK d iterti. It heps studets, their prets d dvisers chsequit degree prgrmmes. It s cers mrket dvtge t grdutes rmccredited prgrmmes th whe the re seekig empmet d s whei due curse the decide t seek pressi quicti. Sme empersrequire grduti rm ccredited prgrmme s miimum quicti.

The ccreditti prcess gives educti istitutis structured mechism tssess, evute, d imprve the quit their prgrmmes. accreditti is devepmet prcess. It ers the pprtuit r mre ctiuig digueetwee licesed Memers d educti istitutis, rther th pcig theemphsis the peridic ccreditti exercise. I imprtt devepmet, theUK Quit assurce agec r Higher Educti (Qaa) hs sice 2006 dptedthe stdrds i UK-SPEC s the suject echmrk sttemet r egieerig.This igmet ws strg supprted the cdemic cmmuit d urtherstregthes the cse r ccreditti s we s ssistig i reducig the regutrurde the higher educti sectr.

Icresig the dvtges pressi ccreditti re eig recgisediterti. The UK egieerig pressi prticiptes i sever mjr

iterti ccrds, withi d utside Eurpe, which estish the ‘trdeiit’ egieerig d techg degrees. I ech cse the sstem ccredittippied i the UK is udmet t the cceptce UK degrees. With icresiggisti, such ccrds d rmewrks (descried i mre deti pge 7)re ssumig grwig imprtce with empers s mes which the c ecdet i the skis d pressiism the egieers ivved. a ccreditedprgrmme s hs mrket dvtge r educti prviders wishig t ttrctiterti studets t the UK.

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GETTInG yoUR EnGInEERInG oRTECHnoloGy DEGREE PRoGRaMME

aCCREDITEDWHy, WHaT IS InVolVED, anD HoW To aPPly



Wh is ivlvd?The ccreditti prcess is esseti e peer review; it is ppied tidividu prgrmmes t t the deprtmet r istituti ver. a eductiestishmet seekig ccreditti r egieerig r techg prgrmmeshud pprch the reevt licesed Memer isted t www.egc.rg.ukaccreditti is tpic the respsiiit their educti r quictisdeprtmet. There m e chrge r the prcess, especi r visits utside the UK. urther dvice is vie rm the reevt licesed Memer. There

wi ievit e sme csts t the istituti seekig ccreditti, mi ut twh i st time. The Egieerig Cuci is sigtr t the Higher EductiCcrdt1 d ecurges licesed Memers t emrce the Ccrdtpricipes i reti t quit ssurce d dt cecti. Egieerigprgrmme ccreditti cmpres ver vur with ther pressis i thisrespect. Jit visits rm tw r mre licesed Memers re pti d creduce the ver csts ccreditti. These c e rgised thrugh theuspices the Egieerig accreditti brd (Eab) d urther detis regive ew.

Ech licesed Memer wi hve its w puished prcess r ccreditti.Tpic the educti istituti wi mke sumissi i dvce visit

tht icudes the wig irmti:

• The learning outcomes of the programme(s)• The teaching and learning processes• The assessment strategies employed• The resources involved – including human, physical and material• Its internal regulations regarding compensation for underperformance• Quality assurance arrangements• Entry to the programme and how cohort entry extremes will be supported

Sme licesed Memers request iiti rie sumissi cverig sic detistht is used t determie i the prgrmme is ike t meet its requiremetsr ccreditti. oce stised this, the licesed Memer wi ppit

ccreditti pe d mke rrgemets r the visit. Ever ert wi e mdet ig requiremets with thse tht deprtmet wud rm hve t meetr iter mgemet d quit ssurce purpses.

The pe wi icude cdemic d idustri memers tried i the pricipes ccreditti d cverst with the requiremets r ccreditti. The visittpic tkes pce ver tw r three d perid, d the pe wi expect tmeet st d studets. Durig the visit, the wi expect t see rtr dther techig spce d e prvided with exmpes studet prject wrk,exmiti scripts, mrkig strtegies d exter exmier reprts.The iter Qa sstems wi e reviewed.

1TheHigherEducationConcordatonHEqualityassuranceanddatacollectionseekstoreducetheburdenonuniversitieswithoutcompromisingqualitystandardsandwasoriginallyestablishedbytheHigherEducationRegulationReviewGroup.



Where prgrmmes re ered crtive with ther eductiestishmets, r rchised sis, the ccreditig istituti wi rmexpect t visit prters ivved i deiverig the prgrmme, thugh thisrequiremet m e wived i certi circumstces.

Ech licesed Memer wi hve cmmittee r rd which wi tke the decisi whether r t prgrmme wi e ccredited, the sis the reprtrm the ccreditti pe. Prgrmmes m e ccredited s u r prtimeetig the educti requiremet r registrti s either IcrprtedEgieer (IEg) r Chrtered Egieer (CEg). a Hurs degrees ccreditedsice 1999 s prti meetig the educti requiremet r CEg shud e

regrded s u meetig the educti requiremet r IEg registrti.

Quiig phrses such s ‘prvisi ccreditti’ d ‘prti ccreditti’re t used.

Users this ccreditti hdk re ecurged t reer t the Guidce nte acdemic accreditti vie the the Egieerig Cuci wesite.www.gc.g.uk/dcums/Guidc_n__acdmic_accdii.d

ouu sddsUder the Uited Kigdm Stdrd r Pressi Egieerig Cmpetece

(UK-SPEC), the decisi whether t ccredit prgrmme wi e mde thesis the prgrmme deiverig the erig utcmes which the licesedMemer hs specied. These utcmes re derived rm the geeric utputstdrds r ccredited degree prgrmmes dpted the Egieerig Cuci

d set ut i Prt Tw this dcumet.

Hw lyWhe educti estishmet eieves it hs prgrmme tht wud eetrm ccreditti the Egieerig Cuci it shud pprch the reevtpressi d tht hds icece t ccredit d is isted t www.egc.rg.uk.The decisi ut which d t ctct wi rm e strightrwrd dvius, dictted the prgrmme’s speciism r uderig ctet.

Smetimes the prgrmme’s vet r its redth m me tht the ccreditigistituti is t vius, r tht it cud e ccredited umer istitutis.Jit ccreditti visits c e rgised the Egieerig accreditti brd(Eab) which cts s sige pit ctct. Eab-rgised visits re pprpritewhe ccreditti is sught r either mixed discipie degrees r rge egieerig curses umer licesed Memers. The Egieerig Cuci

prvides the Secretrit r Eab d urther irmti is vie twww.gb.g.uk



It is rre tht degree prgrmme tht emrces the pricipes egieerigct e ccredited. athugh prgrmme m e ccredited prticurlicesed Memer, ce ccredited it ppers i the u ist mitied theEgieerig Cuci , vie t www.gc.g.uk/cdsch. additi,ccredited quictis wi rm pper i the UK secti the EanI Idex recgised Eurpe quictis (www.i.g). a ccredited prgrmmem s prvide the sis r pressi recgiti ther pressiegieerig istitutis.

oce prgrmme is ccredited, it rm retis ccreditti r ve ers.licesed Memers m hwever ccredit r shrter perid, especi i thecse ew prgrmmes where it is ecessr t mitr utputs. Re-ccreditti

is rm udertke usig the sme prcesses s the rigi ccreditti.Educti istitutis shud esure tht their w puicit mteris ccurterefect the ccreditti sttus their prgrmmes.

Iil cgiiThe Wshigt d Sde accrds, t th which the Egieerig Cuci

is prt, prvide mechism r mutu recgiti sigtr cutries ccreditti prcesses – d extesi ccredited degrees – r CEg dIEg degrees respective. a icresig umer cutries re sigtries tthese ccrds. r detis, seewww.gc.g.uk/iil/

Withi Eurpe, the EUR-aCE rmewrk, dmiistered the Eurpe netwrkr accreditti Egieerig Educti (EnaEE), ws uiversities withccredited degrees t demstrte the iterti stdig these wrds.The Egieerig Cuci hs ee grted the right t icese the wrd theEUR-aCE e t UK egieerig degrees ccredited sice nvemer 2006, pmet ee the uiversit. a sigict spect the EUR-aCE rmewrkis tht it igs with the HE quicti rmewrk greed s prt the bgprcess. awrd the EUR-aCE e wi shw tht prgrmme is recgised EnaEE s rst cce degree (bchers d hurs degrees) r secd ccedegree (MEg, MSc etc). r urther detis see www.gc.g.uk/uc



Iduci accredited egieerig prgrmmes prvide the exempiig eves uderstdig, kwedge d skis r pressi cmpetece. The utputstdrds set ut here eed therere t e red i the ctext the geericsttemets cmpetece d cmmitmet r Chrtered Egieers dIcrprted Egieers s set ut i the Uited Kigdm Stdrd rPressi Egieerig Cmpetece (UK-SPEC).

The utput stdrds r ccredited egieerig prgrmmes wi ecmpss twdieret ctegries erig utcmes tht re iter-reted. oe ctegr wie geer i ture, d wi pp t tpes prgrmme. The secd ctegrwi e mre specic. The geer erig utcmes descrie the ver ture

the prgrmme; deiver the specic utcmes shud ctriute t greter resser extet t the deiver the geer es.

The exempiig cdemic wrds re:

Chartered Engineer (CEng):

• either ccredited bchers degree with hurs i egieerig rtechg, pus either

- a pprprite Msters degree ccredited licesed Memer- or pprprite urther erig t Msters eve

• or ccredited itegrted MEg degree.

Pstgrdute Dipms re t exempiig quictis uder UK-SPEC,thugh the m e ccepted idividu sis s meetig prt r urther erig requiremets (re Egieerig Cuci ‘s Guidce nte

acdemic accreditti). www.engc.org.uk/documents/Guidance_Note_on_Academic_Accreditation.pdf

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Incorporated Engineer (IEng):

• either ccredited bchers r hurs degree i egieerig r techg• or Higher nti Certicte/Dipm r udti Degree i egieerig r

techg, pus pprprite urther erig t chers degree eve• or nVQ4 r SVQ4 which hs ee pprved r the purpse icesed

egieerig istituti.

This dcumet des i the rst istce with the utput stdrds expected rm bchers (Hurs) degree pprprite r CEg. The mdictis t theser ccredited MEg degree d r degree prgrmmes specic r IEgccreditti re s prvided.

It is imprtt t te tht the istig dieret erig utcmes des t imp cmprtmetised r ier pprch t erig d techig. Thrughut echprgrmme, umer dieret erig utcmes re ike t e deiveredccurret, thrugh, r exmpe, prject wrk.

The prcess ccreditti wi icude ssessmet whether grdutes rechievig these utcmes. accreditig istitutis m judge tht certi eve chievemet t grduti is ecessr t secure the utcmes.

MEg degrees dier rm bchers degrees i hvig greter rge prjectwrk, usu icudig grup prject. The s prvide greter rge ddepth speciist kwedge, withi reserch d idustri evirmet, s wes rder d mre geer educti se, t prvide th udti redership, d wider ppreciti the ecmic, sci d evirmetctext egieerig.

IEg bchers degrees, udti degrees d Higher nti quictiswi hve emphsis the ppicti deveped techg d the

ttimet kw-hw, smetimes withi mutidiscipir egieerigevirmet. The redth d depth uderpiig scietic d mthemtickwedge, uderstdig d skis is prvided i the mst pprprite mert ee the ppicti egieerig pricipes withi existig techgt uture egieerig prems d prcesses.

r Msters degrees ther th itegrted MEg prgrmmes, these stdrdswi e reerece pit. Hwever, ecuse the wide rge such degrees, dthe speciist ture mst them, the pricip reerece pits re ike t ethe quicti descriptr r Msters degrees issued the Quit assurceagec (Qaa) d the Scttish Credit d Quictis rmewrk (SCQ)Prtership, d the cmpetece sttemets dpted the reevt pressi

istituti uder UK-SPEC.





Gl Lig oucmsGrdutes with the exempiig quictis, irrespective registrti ctegrr quicti eve, must stis the wig criteri:

Knowledge and Understanding: the must e e t demstrte theirkwedge d uderstdig esseti cts, ccepts, theries d pricipes their egieerig discipie, d its uderpiig sciece d mthemtics.The must hve ppreciti the wider mutidiscipir egieerig ctextd its uderig pricipes. The must pprecite the sci, evirmet,ethic, ecmic d cmmerci csidertis ectig the exercise theiregieerig judgemet.

Intellectual Abilities: the must e e t pp pprprite qutittivesciece d egieerig ts t the sis prems. The must e e tdemstrte cretive d ivtive iit i the sthesis sutis d irmutig desigs. The must e e t cmprehed the rd picture d thuswrk with pprprite eve deti.

Practical skills: the must pssess prctic egieerig skis cquired thrugh,r exmpe, wrk crried ut i rtries d wrkshps; i idustr thrughsupervised wrk experiece; i idividu d grup prject wrk; i desigwrk; d i the devepmet d use cmputer stwre i desig, sisd ctr. Evidece grup wrkig d prticipti i mjr prjectis expected. Hwever, idividu pressi dies m require prticur

pprches t this requiremet.

General transferable skills: the must hve deveped trsere skis thtwi e vue i wide rge situtis. These re exempied theQuictis d Curricuum authrit Higher leve Ke Skis d icudeprem svig, cmmuicti, d wrkig with thers, s we s theeective use geer IT ciities d irmti retriev skis. The sicude pig se-erig d imprvig perrmce, s the udtir ieg erig/CPD.



Scifc Lig oucms i egiigGrdutes rm ccredited prgrmmes must chieve the wig ve erigutcmes, deed rd res erig. as set ut here, the utcmespp t ccredited prgrmmes t bcher (Hurs) eve edig t CEgregistrti. See pges 15 d 17 r expti hw the might e ppiedt ccredited MEg degrees d t ccredited bchers degrees edig t IEgregistrti, respective.

The weightig give t these dieret rd res erig wi vr ccrdig tthe ture d ims ech prgrmme.

Underpinning science and mathematics, and associated engineering

disciplines, as dened by the relevant engineering institution• Knowledge and understanding of scientic principles and methodology

ecessr t uderpi their educti i their egieerig discipie, t eeppreciti its scietic d egieerig ctext, d t supprt theiruderstdig histric, curret, d uture devepmets d techgies;

• Knowledge and understanding of mathematical principles necessary to underpintheir educti i their egieerig discipie d t ee them t ppmthemtic methds, ts d ttis prciet i the sis dsuti egieerig prems;

• Ability to apply and integrate knowledge and understanding of other engineering

discipies t supprt stud their w egieerig discipie.

Engineering Analysis

• Understanding of engineering principles and the ability to apply them to analyseke egieerig prcesses;

• Ability to identify, classify and describe the performance of systems andcmpets thrugh the use tic methds d mdeig techiques;

• Ability to apply quantitative methods and computer software relevant totheir egieerig discipie, i rder t sve egieerig prems;

• Understanding of and ability to apply a systems approach to engineeringprems.



Design

Desig is the creti d devepmet ecmic vie prduct, prcessr sstem t meet deed eed. It ivves sigict techic d iteectucheges d c e used t itegrte egieerig uderstdig, kwedged skis t the suti re prems. Grdutes wi therere eed thekwedge, uderstdig d skis t:

• Investigate and dene a problem and identify constraints including environmentald sustiiit imittis, heth d set d risk ssessmet issues;

• Understand customer and user needs and the importance of considerations

such s esthetics;

• Identify and manage cost drivers;

• Use creativity to establish innovative solutions;

• Ensure tness for purpose for all aspects of the problem including production,perti, mitece d disps;

• Manage the design process and evaluate outcomes.

Economic, social, and environmental context• Knowledge and understanding of commercial and economic context of

egieerig prcesses;

• Knowledge of management techniques which may be used to achieveegieerig jectives withi tht ctext;

• Understanding of the requirement for engineering activities to promotesustie devepmet;

• Awareness of the framework of relevant legal requirements governingegieerig ctivities, icudig perse, heth, set, d risk (icudig

evirmet risk) issues;

• Understanding of the need for a high level of professional and ethical conducti egieerig.



Engineering Practice

Prctic ppicti egieerig skis, cmiig ther d experiece,d use ther reevt kwedge d skis. This c icude:

• Knowledge of characteristics of particular materials, equipment,prcesses, r prducts;

• Workshop and laboratory skills;

• Understanding of contexts in which engineering knowledgec e ppied (eg pertis d mgemet, techg devepmet, etc);

• Understanding use of technical literature and other information sources;

• Awareness of nature of intellectual property and contractual issues;

• Understanding of appropriate codes of practice and industry standards;

• Awareness of quality issues;

• Ability to work with technical uncertainty.



alicbiliy ouu Sdds Meg dgsGrdutes rm ccredited itegrted MEg degree wi hve the geer dspecic erig utcmes descried here d wi hve sme these t ehcedd exteded eves. Cruci, the wi hve the iit t itegrte their kwedged uderstdig mthemtics, sciece, cmputer-sed methds, desig,the ecmic, sci d evirmet ctext, d egieerig prctice t sve sustti rge egieerig prems, sme cmpex ture. The wihve cquired much this iit thrugh ivvemet i idividu d grupdesig prjects, which hve hd greter degree idustri ivvemet ththse i bchers degree prgrmmes.

Gl Lig oucms

The rge geer erig utcmes descried r grdutes rm bchersprgrmmes wi s pp t grdutes rm MEg prgrmmes. I respect geer trsere skis, the wig ehced utcmes shud e expected MEg grdutes:

• The ability to develop, monitor and update a plan, to reect a changingpertig evirmet;

• The ability to monitor and adjust a personal programme of work on an-gig sis, d t er idepedet;

• An understanding of different roles within a team, and the ability toexercise edership;

• The ability to learn new theories, concepts, methods etc in unfamiliar situations.

Scifc Lig oucmsI respect the specic erig utcmes, MEg grdutes wi s echrcterised sme r the wig (the ce wi vr ccrdig t theture d ims ech prgrmme):

Underpinning science and mathematics, etc.

• A comprehensive understanding of the scientic principles of own specialisationd reted discipies;

• An awareness of developing technologies related to own specialisation;

• A comprehensive knowledge and understanding of mathematical and computermdes reevt t the egieerig discipie, d ppreciti their imittis;

• An understanding of concepts from a range of areas including some outsideegieerig, d the iit t pp them eective i egieerig prjects.




• Ability to use fundamental knowledge to investigate new and emerging technologies;

• Ability to apply mathematical and computer-based models for solving problems inegieerig, d the iit t ssess the imittis prticur cses;

• Ability to extract data pertinent to an unfamiliar problem, and apply in its solution usingcmputer sed egieerig ts whe pprprite.

Design

• Wide knowledge and comprehensive understanding of design processes andmethdgies d the iit t pp d dpt them i umiir situtis;

• Ability to generate an innovative design for products, systems, components or processes tou ew eeds.

Economic, social and environmental context

• Extensive knowledge and understanding of management and business practices, and theirimittis, d hw these m e ppied pprprite;

• The ability to make general evaluations of commercial risks through some understanding of the sis such risks.


• A thorough understanding of current practice and its limitations, and some appreciation of ike ew devepmets;

• Extensive knowledge and understanding of a wide range of engineering materials andcmpets;

• Ability to apply engineering techniques taking account of a range of commercial andidustri cstrits.



alicbiliy ouu Sdds Ieg pgmmsPrgrmmes desiged specic r IEg ccreditti wi hve emphsis devepig d supprtig the kw-hw ecessr t pp techgt egieerig prems d prcesses, d t miti d mge currettechg t pek eciec.

a prgrmme ccredited r IEg wi hve the geer erig utcmesdescried erier i this dcumet.

Scifc Lig oucmsI reti t the specic erig utcmes, this cus the ppicti deveped techg d the ttimet kw-hw mes tht ccredited

bchers r hurs degree prgrmmes edig t Icrprted Egieerregistrti wi hve dieret emphsis rm thse r itedig ChrteredEgieers. I prticur, the re ike t give greter weightig t devepig kwedge d uderstdig egieerig prctice d prcesses, d t hveess cus sis. Desig wi sti e sigict cmpet, especii itegrtig rge kwedge d uderstdig, ut the emphsis wie desigig prducts, sstems d prcesses t meet deed eeds.

Simir erig utcmes wi pp t ccredited Higher nti d udtiDegree prgrmmes, with prticur stregths emphsised i urther lerigudertke t stis the cdemic requiremets r IEg registrti.

Underpinning science and mathematics, etc.• Knowledge and understanding of the scientic principles underpinning relevant

curret techgies, d their evuti;

• Knowledge and understanding of mathematics necessary to support application ke egieerig pricipes.


• Ability to monitor, interpret and apply the results of analysis and modelling inrder t rig ut ctiuus imprvemet;

• Ability to apply quantitative methods and computer software relevant to their

egieerig techg discipie(s), requet withi mutidiscipir ctext;

• Ability to use the results of analysis to solve engineering problems, applytechg d impemet egieerig prcesses;

• Ability to apply a systems approach to engineering problems through know-how the ppicti the reevt techgies.



Design

Grdutes wi eed the kwedge, uderstdig d skis t:

• Dene a problem and identify constraints;

• Design solutions according to customer and user needs;

• Use creativity and innovation in a practical context;

• Ensure tness for purpose (including operation, maintenance, reliability etc);

• Adapt designs to meet their new purposes or applications.

Economic, social and environmental context

• Knowledge and understanding of commercial and economic context of egieerig prcesses;

• Knowledge of management techniques which may be used to achieveegieerig jectives withi tht ctext;

• Understanding of the requirement for engineering activities to promotesustie devepmet;

• Awareness of the framework of relevant legal requirements governingegieerig ctivities, icudig perse, heth, set, d risk (icudigevirmet risk) issues;

• Understanding of the need for a high level of professional and ethical conducti egieerig.


• Understanding of and ability to use relevant materials, equipment, tools,prcesses, r prducts;

• Knowledge and understanding of workshop and laboratory practice;

• Knowledge of contexts in which engineering knowledge can be applied (egpertis d mgemet, ppicti d devepmet techg etc);

• Ability to use and apply information from technical literature;

• Ability to use appropriate codes of practice and industry standards;

• Understanding of the principles of managing engineering processes;

• Awareness of quality issues and their application to continuous improvement.



annex 1

lEVEl DESCRIPToRSQuit assurce agec eve descriptrs

Dsci high duci qulifci lvl 6:Bchl’s dg wih hus

The descriptr prvided r this eve the HEQ is r cher’s degreewith hurs which shud meet the descriptr i u. This quicti descriptrc s e used s reerece pit r ther eve 6 quictis, icudigcher’s degrees, grdute dipms etc.

Bachelor’s degrees with honours are awarded to students who havedemonstrated:

• a systematic understanding of key aspects of their eld of study, includingcquisiti cheret d detied kwedge, t est sme which is t,r irmed , the rert deed spects discipie

• an ability to deploy accurately established techniques of analysis and enquirywithi discipie

• conceptual understanding that enables the student:- t devise d susti rgumets, d/r t sve prems, usig idesd techiques, sme which re t the rert discipie

- t descrie d cmmet up prticur spects curret reserch,r equivet dvced schrship, i the discipie

• an appreciation of the uncertainty, ambiguity and limits of knowledge• the ability to manage their own learning, and to make use of scholarly reviews and

primr surces (r exmpe, reereed reserch rtices d/r rigi mterispprprite t the discipie).

Typically, holders of the qualication will be able to: • apply the methods and techniques that they have learned to review, consolidate,

exted d pp their kwedge d uderstdig, d t iitite d crrut prjects

• critically evaluate arguments, assumptions, abstract concepts and data (that maye icmpete), t mke judgemets, d t rme pprprite questist chieve suti - r ideti rge sutis - t prem

• communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialistd -speciist udieces.

And holders will have:

• the qualities and transferable skills necessary for employment requiring:

- the exercise iititive d pers respsiiit- decisi-mkig i cmpex d upredicte ctexts- the erig iit eeded t udertke pprprite urthertriig pressi r equivet ture.



Hders cher’s degree with hurs wi hve deveped uderstdig cmpex d kwedge, sme it t the curret udries cdemic discipie. Thrugh this, the hder wi hve deveped tictechiques d prem-svig skis tht c e ppied i m tpes empmet. The hder such quicti wi e e t evute evidece,rgumets d ssumptis, t rech sud judgemets d t cmmuictethem eective.

Hders cher’s degree with hurs shud hve the quities eeded rempmet i situtis requirig the exercise pers respsiiit, ddecisi-mkig i cmpex d upredicte circumstces.

bcher’s degrees with hurs rm the rgest grup higher eductiquictis. Tpic, erig utcmes r these prgrmmes wud eexpected t e chieved the sis stud equivet t three u-timecdemic ers d ed t wrds with tites such s bcher arts,ba (Hs) r bcher Sciece, bSc (Hs). I dditi t cher’sdegrees t this eve re shrt curses d pressi ‘cversi’ curses,sed rge udergrdute mteri, d tke usu thse whre red grdutes i ther discipie, edig t, r exmpe,grdute certictes r grdute dipms.

Dsci high duci qulifci lvl 7:

Ms’s dg The descriptr prvided r this eve the rmewrk is r mster’s degreewhich shud meet the descriptr i u. This quicti descriptr c s eused s reerece pit r ther eve 7 quictis, icudig pstgrdutecertictes d pstgrdute dipms.

Master’s degrees are awarded to students who have demonstrated:

• a systematic understanding of knowledge, and a critical awareness of currentprems d/r ew isights, much which is t, r irmed , the rert their cdemic discipie, ed stud r re pressi prctice

• a comprehensive understanding of techniques applicable to their own researchr dvced schrship

• originality in the application of knowledge, together with a practicaluderstdig hw estished techiques reserch d equir re usedt crete d iterpret kwedge i the discipie

• conceptual understanding that enables the student:- t evute critic curret reserch d dvced schrshipi the discipie

- t evute methdgies d devep critiques them d,where pprprite, t prpse ew hptheses.



Typically, holders of the qualication will be able to:

• deal with complex issues both systematically and creatively, make sound judgemets i the sece cmpete dt, d cmmuicte theirccusis cer t speciist d -speciist udieces

• demonstrate self-direction and originality in tackling and solving problems,d ct utmus i pig d impemetig tsks t pressir equivet eve

• continue to advance their knowledge and understanding, and to developew skis t high eve.

And holders will have:

• the qualities and transferable skills necessary for employment requiring:- the exercise iititive d pers respsiiit- decisi-mkig i cmpex d upredicte situtis- the idepedet erig iit required r ctiuig pressidevepmet.

Much the stud udertke r mster’s degrees wi hve ee t, r irmed, the rert cdemic r pressi discipie. Studets wi hveshw rigiit i the ppicti kwedge, d the wi uderstd hwthe udries kwedge re dvced thrugh reserch. The wi e e tde with cmpex issues th sstemtic d cretive, d the wi shwrigiit i tckig d svig prems. The wi hve the quities eeded rempmet i circumstces requirig sud judgemet, pers respsiiit

d iititive i cmpex d upredicte pressi evirmets.

Mster’s degrees re wrded ter cmpeti tught curses, prgrmmes reserch r mixture th. lger, reserch-sed prgrmmes m edt the degree MPhi. The erig utcmes mst mster’s degree cursesre chieved the sis stud equivet t t est e u-time cedrer d re tke grdutes with cher’s degree with hurs(r equivet chievemet).

Mster’s degrees re te distiguished rm ther quictis t this eve(r exmpe, dvced shrt curses, which te rm prts ctiuigpressi devepmet prgrmmes d ed t pstgrdute certictes

d/r pstgrdute dipms) icresed itesit, cmpexit d desit stud. Mster’s degrees – i cmpris t pstgrdute certictes dpstgrdute dipms – tpic icude ped iteectu prgressitht te icudes sptic/reserch r schr ctivit.

Sme mster’s degrees, r exmpe i sciece, egieerig d mthemtics,cmprise itegrted prgrmme stud spig sever eves where theutcmes re rm chieved thrugh stud equivet t ur u-timecdemic ers. Whie the utcmes the quictis themsevesmeet the expecttis the descriptr r higher educti quictit eve 7 i u, such quictis re te termed ‘itegrted mster’s’ s ckwedgemet the dditi perid stud t wer eves (which tpicmeets the expecttis the descriptr r higher educti quicti

t eve 6).



irst degrees i medicie, detistr d veterir sciece cmprise itegrtedprgrmme stud d pressi prctice spig sever eves. Whie the utcmes the quictis themseves tpic meet the expecttis the descriptr r higher educti quicti t eve 7, these quictism te reti, r histric ress, tites bcher Medicie, d bcher Surger, bcher Det Surger, bcher Veterir Medicie r bcher Veterir Sciece, d re revited t MbChb r bM bS, bDS, bVetMedd bVSc respective.

Note

The Mster arts (Ma) grted the Uiversit oxrd d the Uiversit Cmridge re t cdemic quictis. The Ma is rm grted,

ppicti, t grdutes these uiversities with bcher arts (ba).n urther stud r ssessmet is required, ut the recipiet m e requiredt p ee.

at the Uiversit oxrd, the Ma m e grted durig r ter thetwet-rst term rm mtricuti d t the Uiversit Cmridge,the Ma m e grted six ers ter the ed the rst term.

© The Quit assurce agec r Higher Educti 2008

The rmewrk r Higher Educti Quictis i Egd, Wes d nrther Ired.



th Scish Bchls dgSCQF Level 9SCQF Credit Points

at est 360 credits which miimum 60 re t SHE eve 3

General

The Scttish bchers (-Hurs) degree is tpic chieved ter theequivet three ers u-time higher educti. I the mi, d depedig the sujects r pressi re(s) studied, it is wrded either bcher Sciece (bSc), r bcher arts (ba).

Design of qualication athugh degrees wi exhiit ce redth d depth, sme degreeswi e high cused whie thers wi devep greter redth utcmes.The prticur chrcteristics ech degree wi e rticuted i the prgrmmespecicti. M degrees which hve specic vcti cus crr recgiti the pprprite pressi r sttutr d. I sm umer uiversities,i sme cuties, this quicti is tited ‘Ma’. The Scttish bchers degree is recgised ‘rm’ etr requiremet t umer pressis crss the UK.

Typically, holders of the degree will be able to:

Demstrte rd d cmprtive kwedge the geer scpe the suject, its dieret res d ppictis, d its iterctis withreted sujects;

Demstrte detied kwedge deed suject r mre imited cverge speciist re ced wider rge stud. I ech cse, speciisedstud wi e irmed curret devepmets i the suject;

Use their kwedge, uderstdig d skis, i th idetiig d sigprems d issues d i rmutig, evutig d ppig evidece-sedsutis d rgumets.

Shw critic uderstdig the esseti theries, pricipes d ccepts the suject(s) d the ws i which these re deveped thrugh the mimethds equir i the suject;

Shw wreess the prvisi ture kwedge;

Cmmuicte the resuts their studies d ther wrk ccurte d reii rge dieret ctexts usig the mi speciist ccepts, cstructsd techiques the suject(s);

Gi miirit with d cmpetece i the use rutie mteris, prcticesd skis; d gi miirit with d cmpetece i ew tht re mrespeciised, dvced d cmpex; Ideti d ddress their w erig eedsicudig eig e t drw rge curret reserch, devepmet dpressi mteris;

Scttish Credit d Quictis rmewrk



oti we deveped skis r the gtherig, evuti, sis d presetti irmti, ides, ccepts d qutittive d/r quittive dt, drwig wide rge curret surces. This wi icude the use ICT s pprprite tthe suject(s);

app their suject d trsere skis t ctexts where criteri r decisisd the scpe the tsk m e we deed ut where pers respsiiit,iititive d decisi-mkig is s required.

th Scish Bchls dg wih HusSCQF Level 10SCQF Credit Points

at est 480 credits which miimum 180 re t SHE eves 3 d H icudig miimum 90 t SHE eve H

General information

The Scttish bchers degree with Hurs is tpic ered thrugh theequivet ur ers u-time higher educti. It is wrded mi seither bcher Sciece (bSc Hs), r bcher arts (ba Hs).

Design of qualication

a Hurs degrees wi exhiit ce redth d depth s wi e cerrm prticur prgrmme specictis. M Hurs degrees wi hve specic vcti cus, d i sme cses wi crr recgiti thepprprite pressi r sttutr d. I sm umer uiversities,i sme cuties, this quicti is tited ‘Ma (Hs)’. The Hurs degreeis the recgised ‘rm’ etr requiremet t pstgrdute stud d tm pressis crss the UK.

Typically, holders of the degree with Honours will be able to:

Demstrte sstemtic, extesive d cmprtive kwedge duderstdig the suject(s) s whe d its iks t reted suject(s);

Demstrte detied kwedge ew speciisms d devepmets,sme which re t, r irmed , the rert the suject;

Use their kwedge, uderstdig d skis i the sstemtic d criticssessmet wide rge ccepts, ides, d dt (tht m e icmpete),d i idetiig d sig cmpex prems d issues; demstrte smerigiit d cretivit i rmutig, evutig d ppig evidece-sedsutis d rgumets.

Shw critic uderstdig the estished theries, pricipes d ccepts,d umer dvced d emergig issues t the rert the suject(s);



Shw cmprehesive kwedge d miirit with esseti d dvcedmteris, techiques d skis icudig sme t the rert the suject;

Cmmuicte the resuts their stud d ther wrk ccurte d rei usigthe u repertire the pricip ccepts d cstructs the suject(s).

Shw critic uderstdig the ucertit d imits kwedge d hw itis deveped d iit t dep estished techiques sis d equirwithi the suject;

Sstemtic ideti d ddress their w erig eeds th i curret di ew res, mkig use reserch, devepmet d pressi mteris s

pprprite, icudig thse reted t the rert devepmets.

Devep skis i idetiig irmti eeds, d i the sstemtic gtherig,sis d iterpretti ides, ccepts d quittive d qutittive dtd irmti rm rge evuted surces icudig curret reserch,schr, d/r pressi iterture;

app their suject-reted d trsere skis i ctexts pressi requivet ture where there is requiremet r:

• the exercise of personal responsibility and initiative;• decision-making in complex and unpredictable contexts;• the ability to undertake further developments of a professional

r equivet ture.

Mss dgsSCQF Level 11SCQF Credit Points

at est 180 credits which miimum 150 re t SHE eve M. r itegrtedMsters, t est 600 credits which miimum 120 re t SHE eve M.(Credit deitis d t rm pp t the MPhi)

General information

The Msters degree is vie thrugh sever dieret rutes: s prgrmmer grdutes r equivet, thrugh t est e er u-time pstgrdutestud r equivet perid prt-time stud; s prgrmme tpic theequivet ve ers’ u-time stud tht itegrtes perid udergrdutestud with the Msters degree.

The rst these tpic eds t wrd Mster Sciece r Mster arts, depedig the suject tke, ut ther tites re s used. Itegrtedprgrmmes, requet ered ver the equivet ve ers’ u-time stud,tpic ed t suject-specic quicti tite (e.g. MEg) d re te ikedt pressi/sttutr d recgiti.



Design of qualication

I the mjrit cses, the Msters degree refects speciised kwedge duderstdig prticur res, ppictis r eves expertise i prticursuject r pressi res. I sme pressi res, Msters degrees reiked t structures ctiuig pressi devepmet.

Typically, holders of the qualication will be able to:

Demstrte sstemtic uderstdig kwedge, d criticwreess curret prems d/r ew isights, much which is t,r irmed , the rert their cdemic discipie, ed stud,r re pressi prctice;

De with cmpex issues th sstemtic d cretive, mke sud judgemets i the sece cmpete dt, d cmmuicte theirccusis cer t speciist d -speciist udieces.

Shw cmprehesive uderstdig techiques ppice t their wreserch r dvced schrship;

Demstrte se-directi d rigiit i tckig d svig prems,d ct utmus i pig d impemetig tsks t pressir equivet eve.

Demstrte rigiit i the ppicti kwedge, tgether with prctic

uderstdig hw estished techiques reserch d equir re usedt crete d iterpret kwedge i the discipie;

Ctiue t dvce their kwedge d uderstdig, d devep ew skist high eve.

Shw cceptu uderstdig tht ees the studet: • to evaluate critically current research and advanced scholarship in the

discipie, d t evute methdgies d devep critiques them d,where pprprite, t prpse ew hptheses.

• to demonstrate the qualities and transferable skills necessary for employmentrequirig: the exercise iititive d pers respsiiit; decisi-

mkig i cmpex d upredicte situtis; d the idepedeterig iit required r ctiuig pressi devepmet.

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