Postgraduate Degrees at the College of Engineering

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POSTGRADUATE DEGREES

ENGINEERING ATSWANSEA UNIVERSITY


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Welcome

Welcome 1 Gaining a Postgraduate Qualication 3 About the College o Engineering 4

Taught Degrees Overview 10 wMSc Aerospace Engineering 12

wMSc/Diploma Chemical Engineering 14 wMSc Civil Engineering 16 wMSc Computational Modelling and Finite Elements 18 wMSc Communications Systems 20 wMSc Computational Mechanics 22

wMSc Electronics or Sustainable Energy 24 wMSc Electrical and Electronic Engineering 26 wMSc Materials Engineering 28

wMSc Mechanical Engineering 30 wMSc Medical Radiation Physics 32 wMSc Nanomedicine 34 wMSc Nanoscience to Nanotechnology 36

Research Degrees Overview 40 w MRes Computer Modelling in Engineering 42 w MRes Communications Systems 44 w MRes Materials Engineering 45 w MRes Materials Engineering (STRIP) 46

w MRes Environmental Management 48 w MRes Nanoscience to Nanotechnology 50 w MRes Steel Process and Product Development (part-time) 51

w EngD Steel Technology (STRIP) 52 w EngD Manuacturing Advances Through 54

Training Engineering Researchers (MATTER) w EngD Structural Metals or Gas Turbine Applications 56

Research Centres Overview 60w Civil and Computational Engineering Centre 62

w Materials Research Centre 64 w Multidisciplinary Nanotechnology Centre 68

Funding Your Studies 72 Questions and Answers 74 How to Apply 75

Powertrain Image on cover by Ed Carter, Research Engineer, College of Engineering

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WelcomeSwansea University continues to maintain its

position as one of the top universities in the UK

for engineering.

At the College of Engineering, we are

recognised internationally for our cutting-edge

research, with 73 per cent of our academic

staff producing research of world-leading or

internationally excellent quality.

We collaborate closely with multinationals, small

and medium size businesses (SMEs), and public

and third sector organisations, which provides

great opportunities for students in both research

and employment.

Through our range of postgraduate study

opportunities, from taught to research degrees

in a variety of disciplines both traditional

and emerging, our aim is for postgraduate

students to develop the potential to become

future leaders and champions of industry or

to be equipped to meet the challenges and

opportunities for a career in research.

With our world-class research centres and a

sustained investment programme to provide

outstanding resources and facilities, the College

of Engineering provides a superb environment in

which to study or conduct research.

I invite you to come and see what we have to

offer and I look forward to welcoming you to the

College of Engineering.

Professor Javier Bonet

Head of the College of EngineeringSwansea University

Swansea

Universitycontinues tomaintain itsposition as

one of the topuniversitiesin the Uk forengineering.


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GainingaPostgraduateQ

ualifcation

At the end of my degree at Cambridge in Aerospace and Aerothermal

Engineering, I felt like it was right for me to continue in academia and so embarked

on a PhD at Swansea University in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). It was

apparent to me that the vast majority of aerodynamics problems were being tackled,

at least in part, using the new computational modelling techniques that Swansea

had made itself famous for pioneering.

It was the transition to Swansea that provided me with the opportunity to get

involved with the BLOODHOUND SSC project and I joined the design team to workon aerodynamics. The team at Swansea University had already gained much trust

due to their work on the Thrust SSC program and seemed the obvious choice to be

invited to get involved in the CFD research forBLOODHOUND SSC.

Ive had a lifetime fascination with how things work, so being part of the project is a

dream come true for me. Its an amazing experience.

Dr Ben Evans

Computational Fluid Dynamics EngineeringCollege of Engineering, Swansea University

Whether youre still studying, havefnished your frst degree or are currentlyworking, completing a postgraduateprogramme can propel your careerurther:

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By developing your knowledge in aspecic area, you can help todierentiate yoursel rom otherrst degree graduates and showcommitment to your discipline oengineering.

w I you would like to qualiy as aChartered Engineer, accredited coursescan provide the additional educationalcomponents or the urther learningneeded to qualiy as a CharteredEngineer, as set out by UK andEuropean engineering proessionalinstitutions.

w From your ellow students to academicsand employers, studying atpostgraduate level can increase yourcontacts and networking potential oruture career success.

w The technical and transerable skills,in project management, workingto deadlines, giving presentationsand teamwork, gained througha postgraduate qualication areimportant to employers.

w Research degrees provide theopportunity or you to develop yourknowledge in a supportive environmentand in turn, to push the boundaries oour understanding o engineering.

College of Engineering

Recognised internationally or:w Outstanding teachingw Ground-breaking multidisciplinary

researchw Well-established links with industryw Excellent career prospects

Engineering at Swansea is a cutting-edgelearning environment with state-o-the artteaching and research acilities. We oera broad portolio o postgraduate coursesthat refect our research strengths andchanging needs o industry.

Swansea University

Swansea University is a traditionalcampus in an enviable searont location,with lower living costs than most o theUK and only three hours on a direct trainrom London.

For more inormation on the University,visit: www.swansea.ac.u

I have so many favourite memories of the University. The lovely beaches, Mumbles

and the Gower close-by and the expansive Singleton Campus. In my spare time I used to

go to the beach for a BBQ or to play volleyball.

Arnab Dasgupt, MSc Mechanical Engineering

Why gain a postgraduate qualication at the

College of Engineering?

A hot contender for any best campus award going, Swansea is virtually unparalleled

for its location and is consistently popular choice with applicants. It sits in parkland

overlooking the Swansea Bay, on the edge of the stunning Gower peninsula.

The Guardian University Guide

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College of Engineering raned 8th in the Uk

The Research Assessment Exercise (RAE)in 2008 ranked engineering at Swanseaas eighth in the UK or the combinedscore o the research quality across theengineering disciplines.

Particular highlights include civilengineering at Swansea ranked second

in the UK or research quality, generalengineering ranked joint th andmaterials engineering joint eighth.

The RAE assesses the quality o researchin the UK Higher Education sector,assuring us o the standards we strive or.

Extensive lins with industry

We work in partnership withmajor industrial companies,which ensure our programmesare current, responsive to changeand adaptable to the requirementsof employers. Our collaborativeresearch links with industry areamongst the best in the UK.

Our knowledgeable academicstaff and students are valued bycompanies for bringing a newperspective and insight into the

latest engineering developments.For more information onour links with industry, seeindividual programme pages andinformation on our world-classresearch centres.

World-leading research

The RAE showed that 73 per cent of

our academic staff produced researchof world-leading (4*) or internationallyexcellent (3*) quality.

Research pioneered at the College ofEngineering harnesses the expertise ofacademic staff within the department. Thisground-breaking multidisciplinary researchinforms our world-class teaching withseveral of our staff leaders in their fields.

The College of Engineering consists ofthree world-class research centres:

wCivil and Computational EngineeringCentre

wMaterials Research CentrewMultidisciplinary Nanotechnology

Centre

A multidisciplinary approach is crucialto address future challenges withinengineering. The organisation ofengineering at Swansea University fromindividual departments of Chemical, Civil,Electrical, Materials and Mechanical intothe College of Engineering has proved tobe extremely successful, in both teachingand research outcomes.

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We have been working with the College

of Engineering at Swansea University through

the Steel Training Research and Innovation

Partnership (STRIP) and Sustainable Product

Engineering Centre for Innovation in Functional

Coatings (SPECIFIC). It is a great way for us to tap

into the knowledge and enthusiasm that exists in

abundance within the University.

The EngD and MRes students we have working

on the STRIP scheme have brought a fresh way

of thinking to our company and they receive

valuable training and access to real industrial

conundrums.

Paul Jones, Technology and Innovation

Manager, Tata Steel

We are a partner to the College of

Engineering through the Knowledge Economy

Skills Scholarships (KESS) scheme. The thesis

project for one of our KESS students targeted

development of a novel technique for diagnosis

of osteoporosis. We have referred to her research

in developing a diagnostic technique for this

crippling disease. We are happy to say that she

has recently signed on with us, and we know she

will prove to be an invaluable employee.

Dr kristen James, Director of Clinical Studies,Acuitas Medical

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State of the art teaching andresearch facilities

From our well-equipped modernlaboratories, multimedia suites andstudy rooms, to the creation o the22 million Centre or NanoHealth,we have the equipment andresources to compliment theinnovative developments takingplace at the College o Engineering.

For more inormation on allour research acilities, see theinormation on our world-class

research centres.

Here at Swansea there is plenty of access to resources such as specialised labs and

brand new cutting-edge equipment to help you develop your ideas.

Gareth Blayney, PhD Nanotechnology

Whether you want to secure a rolein industry or pursue a career inresearch, studying at the Collegeo Engineering will ensure youreequipped with the skills relevant orthe sector.

Our links with industry ostertransitional and permanent links orour students, providing valuableindustry experience or CVs andmaximising employment opportunities.

Personal and professional development

Studying at the College of Engineering canhelp develop your potential to become afuture leader or champion of industry.

We offer courses to help develop yourinterpersonal, leadership and projectmanagement skills for your successfulfuture career.

Studying at the College of Engineering

provided me with a very high level of

technical education and signicant

industrial and international exposure. This

helped me not only to build my condence

in my subject of research but also in my

overall personal development. As a result

of this, af ter nishing my PhD I had several

job offers and I took the one that suited

me best.

Mayur Pal, PhD completed at the

College of Engineering, now

Associate Research Reservoir

Engineer at the Shell International

Exploration and Production Research

Centre

Our dynamic courses respond to therequirements o industry as well asbeing underpinned by the innovativeresearch taking place at the College oEngineering.

You will have access to proessionalcareers guidance to help develop yourcareer path, through external speakersrom industry, the Swansea UniversityCareers and Employability Service or ourProessional Development or Engineerscourses.

The knowledge of machining

techniques, material selection, fluid

mechanics and thermodynamics learnt

at Swansea have all featured in my

professional career.

The skills gained at Swansea assisted in a

successful interview for my current role and

progression thereafter.

Owen Shadic, completed MResComputer Modelling in Engineering, nowEngineering Team Leader at Q Chip Ltd

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Propel your career

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Funding your studies

We have a range of scholarships andbursaries offered at postgraduate level.For more information, see page 72.


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TaughtDegrees

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TaughtDegrees

Our taught degrees can enhance yourcareer prospects, prepare you or urtherresearch and help you gain specialisedskills. Furthermore, they can develop yoursubject knowledge rom your rst degreeor, in certain courses, allow you to study acompletely new subject.

The MSc degrees refect our researchstrengths and the changing needs oindustry. The advanced topics coveredprovide a stimulating challenge or studentsand give a valuable knowledge base or

urther study or a career in industry.Through gaining a postgraduatequalication, you will acquire theknowledge, motivation, and sel-learningskills required or continuous proessionaldevelopment during your uture career, andvaluable experience o working on complexprojects both as an individual and teammember.

Course Structure

MSc programmes are modular in structure.Students must obtain a total o 180 creditsto qualiy or the degree. This is made upo 120 credits in the taught element (PartOne) and a project (Part Two) that is worth60 credits and culminates in a writtendissertation. Students must successully

complete Part One beore being allowed toprogress to Part Two.

Assessment

The award o the MSc is based onsatisactory perormance in examinations,continuous assessment and researchdissertation. The examinations are takenin January and May/June and, i passedsatisactorily, students move on to the ull-time research project during the summer.The research dissertation is submitted inSeptember and is examined externally.

We offer the following taught degrees:

MSc Aerospace Engineering

MSc/Diploma Chemical Engineering

MSc Civil Engineering

MSc Computational Modelling andFinite Elements

MSc Communications Systems

MSc Computational Mechanics

MSc Electronics for Sustainable Energy

MSc Electrical and Electronic Engineering

MSc Materials Engineering

MSc Mechanical Engineering

MSc Medical Radiation Physics

MSc Nanomedicine

MSc Nanoscience to Nanotechnology

Taughtdegr

eesatthe

CollegeofEngineering

I think obtaining a

Masters degree in auniversity with a great

reputation such as

Swansea University makes

it much easier to nd a job.

Roberto Morujo, MSc student,College of Engineering

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TaughtDegrees

MSc Aerospace Engineering

OVERVIEW

This MSc degree is based on theworld-class expertise available in theMaterials Engineering Centre and thecomputational expertise in the Civil andComputational Engineering Centre.

The College o Engineering has adistinguished history o working withaerospace companies around the world.

This course will provide you witha systematic understanding o theadvanced knowledge, critical awareness

and new insights required by eectivepractising aerospace engineers.

At Swansea, world-class aerospaceresearch drives excellent teaching within

a cutting-edge learning environment withstate-o-the-art teaching acilities,preparing students or the design,analysis, testing and fight o the ullrange o aeronautical vehicles, includingpropeller-driven and jet-powered planes,helicopters and gliders.

The College o Engineering is hometo one o the worlds most advancedengineering fight simulators to enablestudents to gain hands-on experience.

This MSc is awaiting accreditation bythe Institution o Mechanical Engineers(IMechE) and the Royal AeronauticalSociety (RAeS).

After passing all the modules on the MSc course, I had the possibil ity to develop

my nal thesis in an industrial environment. I learnt about avionics and electronic

equipment and developed team work and communication skills.

My favourite memory of the course is our team winning the International Aircraft

Design and Handling competition. Our effort really paid off when we won the rst prize!

Before starting my nal thesis, I found a job as an Applications Engineer in one of the

most important aerospace engineering companies, MTorres.

Swansea University provides a fantastic opportunit y to study any eld of engineering

with professional and friendly staff.

Roberto Morujo, MSc Aerospace Engineering

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

First or a second class honoursdegree in Engineering or similarrelevant science discipline.

I you hold an overseas degree,see page 74 or more inormationon applying as an internationalstudent.

I you do not possess an honoursdegree and have proessionalexperience in a relevant area, seepage 74 or more inormation.

MODULES

Modules on the course can vary each yearbut you could expect to study:w Finite Element Computational Analysisw Computational Electromagneticsw Flight Dynamics and Controlw Rotary Wing Aircratw Simulation Based Product Designw Composite Materialsw Numerical Methodsw Computational Fluid Dynamicsw Autonomous Aerospace Vehiclesw

Dynamics and Transient Analysisw Strategic Project Planningw Research Dissertationw Communication Skills or Engineersw Group Projectw MSc Research Project

FUTURE CAREER PROSPECTS

Employment in the aerospace andaeronautical industries.

LINkS WITH INDUSTRY

Our world-leading technology hascontributed to many exciting projects,including the aerodynamics or the currentWorld Land Speed Record car, Thrust SSC,and the uture BLOODHOUND SSC, and the

design o the double-decker super-jet AirbusA380.

We also pride ourselves in the extensivecollaborations with international companiessuch as BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce, EADS andAirbus.

CONTACT DETAILS

College o Engineering

Tel: + 44 (0)1792 295514 | Email: [email protected]

SUITABLE FOR

Those who would like to gaincomprehensive knowledge,understanding and skills thatwill enable them to contribute tothe creation and maintenanceo aerospace and aeronauticalequipment.

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TaughtDegrees

MSc Chemical Engineering

OVERVIEW

This course is built upon the widerange o research in chemicalengineering at Swansea University.

This includes engineering applicationso nanotechnology, bioengineering,biomedical engineering, cell and tissueengineering, chemical engineering,colloid science and engineering,desalination, pharmaceuticalengineering, polymer engineering,rheology, separation processes,transport processes, and water andwastewater engineering.

The MSc research project provides anopportunity to work with a member oacademic sta in one o the above, ora related, area o research. The projectmay also involve collaboration withindustry.

The taught component o the MSc coversspecic areas o advanced chemicalengineering as well as the complex

regulations that are ound in theengineering workplace. It also providesan opportunity or the development opersonal and transerable skills such asproject planning, communication skills,and entrepreneurship.

The MSc is accredited by the Institutiono Chemical Engineers (IChemE). Iyou already have either an IChemEaccredited Bachelors degree inChemical Engineering or the Diplomain Chemical Engineering, this matchingMasters degree course, together withrelevant industrial experience, providesa route to Chartered IChemE status.

MODULES

Taught components on the MSc course canvary each year but you could expect to studymodules such as:w Advanced Transport Phenomenaw Optimisationw Water and Waste Water Engineeringw Complex Fluids and Flowsw Membrane Technology and Bioreactor

Designw Desalinationw Ethics, Saety and Regulation in Engineeringw

Communication Skillsw Colloids and Interace Sciencew Environmental Analysis and Legislationw Polymers: Properties and Designw Research Practicew Strategic Project Planningw Entrepreneurship or Engineers


Chemical engineers nd employmentin a variety o public and private sectorindustries, applying the principles o chemicalengineering to health, energy, ood, theenvironment, medicine, petrochemicals andpharmaceuticals.

LINkS WITH INDUSTRY

Swansea sta have research links with local,national, and international companies. Anindustrial advisory board, consisting oeight industrialists rom a range o chemicalengineering backgrounds, ensure our coursesmaintain their industrial relevance.

This is a one-year conversion course orgraduates in a science, engineering,or related subject, who wish to work inthe chemical engineering eld but havenot obtained a rst degree in ChemicalEngineering.

It consists o 12 coursework modulesover two semesters ollowed by a six-module plant design project over thesummer period. Successully passing

the Diploma gives exemption to thequaliying design exams o the Institutiono Chemical Engineers (IChemE). It thusprovides an entry point or science andengineering graduates into the chemicalengineering proession at bachelorlevel, and with urther matching Masterslevel study and relevant experience itprovides a route to Chartered IChemEstatus.

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING (DIPLOMA)

CONTACT DETAILS



ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

First or second class honoursdegree in Chemical or BiochemicalEngineering, or a rst or secondclass honours degree in a relateddiscipline, such as chemistry,biochemistry, physics, or otherengineering discipline


I you do not possess an honours

degree and have proessionalexperience in a relevant area, seepage 74 or more inormation.

SUITABLE FOR

Graduates with a ChemicalEngineering degree who arelooking to advance their technicalknowledge beore urther researchor embarking on a career inchemical engineering. This courseis also suitable or those who dontpossess a degree in ChemicalEngineering but would like todevelop chemical engineering aspart o their uture career plans.

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Accredited by the Institution of Chemical Engineers, Swansea Universitys long

standing MSc in Chemical Engineering attracts students from all around the world.

Dr Peter Douglas, Senior Lecturer, College of Engineering


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TaughtDegrees

MSc Civil Engineering ENTRY REQUIREMENTSFirst or second class honoursdegree in Civil Engineering or asimilar relevant engineering orscience discipline.



SUITABLE FOR

Those who would like to prepareor an active and responsiblecareer in civil engineering designand construction.

Practicing engineers will havethe chance to improve theirunderstanding o civil engineeringby attending individual coursemodules.

MODULES

Modules on the course can vary each yearbut you could expect to study:w Reservoir Simulationw Advanced Fluid Mechanicsw Dynamics and Transient Analysisw Finite Element Computational Analysisw Advanced Structural Designw Advanced Structural Analysisw Entrepreneurship or Engineersw Computational Plasticityw Fluid-Structure Interactionw Group projectw MSc Research Project

LINkS WITH INDUSTRY

Strong interaction and cooperation is orgedwith the construction industry and relevantmember institutions o the Joint Board oModerators (JBM), particularly the Institutiono Civil Engineers (ICE) and the Institution oStructural Engineers (IStructE).

These companies are actively engaged withcivil engineering at Swansea University:Atkins, Arup, Balour Beatty Civil EngineeringLtd, Black and Veatch Ltd, City and Councilo Swansea, Dean and Dyball, Halcrow UK,Hyder (Cardi), Interserve Ltd, the Institutiono Civil Engineers (ICE), Laing ORourke,Mott MacDonald Group Ltd, Veryard Opus.

CONTACT DETAILS



OVERVIEW


The Research Assessment Exercise (RAE)in 2008 ranked civil engineering at

Swansea University as second in the UKor research quality, with 95 per cento academic sta classed as producingworld-leading (4*) or internationallyexcellent (3*) research.

This MSc aims to provide advancedtraining in civil engineering analysis anddesign, particularly in modelling andanalysis techniques.

As a student on this course you will beprovided with in-depth knowledge andexposure to conventional and innovative

ideas and techniques to enable youto develop sound solutions to civil

engineering problems.

You will also be provided with practicalcomputer experience through the useo computational techniques, usingmodern sotware, to provide a solutionto a range o current practical civilengineering applications. This willenable you to apply the approach withcondence in an industrial context.

This MSc is awaiting accreditation bythe Joint Board o Moderators (JBM).

The civil engineering sector is one othe largest employers in the UK anddemand is strong or civil engineeringgraduates. This course also equips youwith the skills to be involved in other

engineering projects and providesan excellent basis or a proessionalcareer in structural, municipal and alliedengineering elds.

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The College of Engineering has an excellent reputation for civil engineering. This

course utilises the expertise of academic staff to provide high-quality postgraduate

training for students.

Professor Yuntian Feng, Course Coordinator, College of Engineering


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TaughtDegrees

MSc Computational Modelling andFinite Elements

OVERVIEW

Swansea University has been at theoreront o international research inthe area o computational engineering.Internationally renowned engineers atSwansea pioneered the developmento numerical techniques, such as thenite element method, and associatedcomputational procedures that haveenabled the solution o many complexengineering problems.

Computer simulation is now anestablished discipline that has animportant role to play in engineering,science and in newly emerging areas ointerdisciplinary research.

Using mathematical modelling as thebasis, computational methods provide

procedures which, with the aid o the

computer, allow complex problemsto be solved. The techniques play anever-increasing role in industry andthere is urther emphasis to apply themethodology to other important areassuch as medicine and the lie sciences.

This course provides a solid oundationin computer modelling and the niteelement method in par ticular.

The Civil and Computational Centre,within which this course is run, hasexcellent computing acilities, includinga state-o-the-art multi-processor supercomputer with virtual reality acilitiesand high-speed networking.

This MSc is accredited by the Joint

Board o Moderators (JBM).

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

First or second class honoursdegree in Engineering,Mathematics or similar relevantscience discipline.



MODULES

Modules on the course can vary each year butyou could expect to study:w Computational Electromagneticsw Reservoir Simulationw Numerical Methodsw Solid Mechanicsw Finite Element Computational Analysisw Advanced Fluid Mechanicsw Computational Plasticityw Fluid-Structure Interactionw Nonlinear Continuum Mechanicsw

Computational Fluid Dynamicsw Dynamics and Transient Analysisw Computational Case Studyw Communication Skills or Research Engineersw MSc Research Project

LINkS WITH INDUSTRY

The Civil and Computational EngineeringCentre has an extensive track record oindustrial collaboration and contributesto many exciting projects, including theaerodynamics or the current World LandSpeed Record car, Thrust SSC, and the utureBLOODHOUND SSC, and the design o thedouble-decker super-jet Airbus A380.

Examples o recent collaborators andsponsoring agencies include: ABB, Audi, BAE

Systems, British Gas, Cinpress, DERA, Dti,EADS, EPSRC, European Union, HEFCW, HSE,Hyder, Mobil, NASA, Quinshield, Rolls-Royce,South West Water, Sumitomo Shell, Unilever,US Army, WDA.

CONTACT DETAILS



MRes Computer Modelling in Engineering is also offered. For more information,

see page 42.

SUITABLE FOR

Those who wish to develop theirknowledge and competency in theeld o computer modelling, witha ocus on the nite element, andtaking the skills gained throughthis course to develop their careerin industry or in preparation or aPhD degree.

Those who would like to qualiyas a Chartered Engineer, thiscourse is accredited with providingthe additional educationalcomponents or the urther learningneeded to qualiy as a CharteredEngineer, as set out by UK and

European engineering proessionalinstitutions.

The modules on this course canalso be studied as stand-alonemodules or those who are inemployment seeking proessionaldevelopment or urther knowledgein particular subject elds.


Employment in a wide range oindustries, which require the skillsdeveloped during this course, romaerospace to the medical sector.Computational modelling techniques

have developed in importance toprovide solutions to complex problemsand as a graduate o this course, youwill be able to utilise your highly sought-ater skills in industry or research.

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The Civil and Computational Engineering Centre is acknowledged as an

internationally leading centre for computational engineering research. Many numerical

techniques currently in use in commercial simulation software have originated from

Swansea University. The Centre provides several postgraduate programmes, ori ginating

from the pioneering and internationally recognised MSc course i n Finite Elements

Methods developed by Professor Zienkiewicz in the 1960s.

Professor Yuntian Feng, Course Coordinator, College of Engineering


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TaughtDegrees

MSc Communication Systems

CONTACT DETAILS

Dr Pavel Loskot


MRes Communication Systems is also of fered. For more information, see page 44.

MODULES

Modules on the course can vary each yearbut you could expect to study:w Communication Skills or Engineersw Data Networksw RF and Microwavew Signal Analysis and Modellingw Digital Communicationsw Mobile Communication Systemsw Computer Aided Communication System

Designw Multimedia Processing and

Communicationsw Digital Signal Processing or

Communicationsw Optical Communications 1w Optical Communications 2w Network Perormance and Securityw Communication Skills or Engineersw MSc Communications System Project

LINkS WITH INDUSTRY

This discipline has a good track record oworking with industry both at research leveland in linking industry-related work to ourpostgraduate courses. We also have anindustrial advisory board that ensures ourtaught courses maintain relevance.

Our research groups work with many majorUK, Japanese, European and Americanmultinational companies and numeroussmall and medium sized enterprises (SMEs)to pioneer research. This activity ltersdown and infuences the project workthat is undertaken by all our postgraduatestudents.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

First or second class honoursdegree in Electrical or ElectronicEngineering or a similar relevantengineering or science discipline.



SUITABLE FOR

Those who have a career interestin the eld o communicationsystems, which has beenundamentally changing the wholeworld in virtually every aspect, andwould like to gain lasting careerskills and in-depth knowledge tocarry out development projectsand advanced research in the areao communication systems.

OVERVIEW

Through this course you will be provided

with an in-depth understanding o thetechnology and architecture o computercommunications, photonics andtelecommunication networks, wirelesstelecommunications and related wirelessinormation technologies.

This is supported with some practicalknowledge and skills or project andbusiness management principles.

The practical knowledge and skills youwill gain as a student on this courseinclude being presented with theessential element o modern opticalcommunication systems based on singlemode optical bres rom the core tothe access, evaluating bandwidth-richcontemporary approaches, and also

covers advanced networking topics

including network perormance and

network security.

You will also be introduced totechnologies underlying thecompressions and transmission o digitalvideo over networking platorms, gainknowledge on the channel models andassociated impairments that typicallylimit the perormance o wirelesssystems, and learn to design optimumdigital communication receivers orsome basic communications channelmodels.

There will also be the opportunityto develop career skills to meet thechanging needs o industry and tocontribute to our society in the area ocommunication systems.

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Employment in wireless communication systems and network administration,and mobile applications development.

I was fascinated by the natural beauty of Swansea before I came here. Swansea

University is near the beach so you can walk around the beach at any time.

This Masters is very useful to enhance your ability and i ncrease your academic

knowledge.

Zhang Daping, MSc Communication Systems


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TaughtDegrees

MSc Computational MechanicsErasmus Mundus

OVERVIEW

The Erasmus Mundus MSc ComputationalMechanics course is a two-year postgraduateprogramme run by an international consortiumo our leading European Universities, namelySwansea University, Universitat Politcnica de

Catalunya (Spain), cole Centrale de Nantes(France) and University o Stuttgart (Germany)in cooperation with the International Centreor Numerical Methods in Engineering(CIMNE, Spain).

Through this course you will be providedwith in-depth, multidisciplinary training inthe application o the nite element methodand related state-o-the-art numerical andcomputational techniques to the solution andsimulation o highly challenging problems inengineering analysis and design.

As a student on this course, you will gaina general knowledge o the theory ocomputational mechanics, including thestrengths and weaknesses o the approach,appreciate the worth o undertaking acomputational simulation in an industrialcontext, and be provided with training in thedevelopment o new sotware or the improvedsimulation o current engineering problems.

There will be a wide choice o specialisationareas (i.e. fuids, structures, aerospace,biomedical) by incorporating modules romthe our universities and this allows you toexperience postgraduate education in more

than one European institution.In the rst year, you will ollow an agreedcommon set o core modules leadingto common examinations in Swanseaor Barcelona. In addition, an industrialplacement will take place during this year,where you will have the opportunity tobe exposed to the use o computationalmechanics within an industrial context. For thesecond year, you will move to one o the otherUniversities, depending upon your preerredspecialisation, to complete a series o taughtmodules and the research thesis.

For inormation on the Erasmus MundusScholarships that are available to highlyqualied students with outstanding academicrecords, see page 72.

This course is ully accredited by the Institutiono Civil Engineers (ICE), Institute o HighwayEngineers (IHE), the Chartered Institution oHighways and Transportation (CIHT) and theInstitution o Structural Engineers (IStructE).For urther details and to apply, visit:www.cimne.com/cm-master


The next decade will experience anexplosive growth in the demand or accurateand reliable numerical simulation andoptimisation o engineering systems.Computational mechanics will becomeeven more multidisciplinary than in the pastand many technological tools will be, orinstance, integrated to explore biological

systems and submicron devices. This willhave a major impact in our everyday lives.Employment can be ound in a broadrange o engineering industries as thiscourse provides the skills or the modelling,ormulation, analysis and implementation osimulation tools or advanced engineeringproblems.

CONTACT DETAILS

Dr Antonio J Gil


ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

First or second class honours degreein Engineering, Applied Mathematics,Physics or a similar relevant sciencediscipline.

I you hold an overseas degree, seepage 74 or more inormation onapplying as an international student.


SUITABLE FOR

Those who wish to develop theirknowledge and competency in theeld o computational mechanicswith applications in solids, fuids andinterdisciplinary elds. Students maytake the Masters as a proessionalterminal degree or in preparation or aPhD degree.

Those who would like to qualiy asa Chartered Engineer, this courseis accredited with providing theeducational components or the urtherlearning matching sections, as set outby the Civil Engineers (ICE), Instituteo Highway Engineers (IHE), andthe Institution o Structural Engineers(IStructE), and other UK and Europeanengineering proessional institutions.

MODULES

Modules on the course can vary each year but youcould expect to study the ollowing core modules(together with elective modules):

wNumerical Methods or Partial DierentialEquations

wFinite Element MethodwContinuum MechanicswComputational Solid MechanicswFinite Element in FluidswComputational Structural Mechanics and DynamicswComputational Wave Propagationw

Extended Finite Element Method and Level SetTechniques

wMulti-Scale Structural AnalysiswMaterials Modelling or Numerical SimulationswNumerical Techniques or Partial Dierential

Equations in Fluids

wResearch Project PlanwMSc ThesiswPractical Training

LINkS WITH INDUSTRY

You will have the opportunity to apply your skillsand knowledge in computational mechanics in anindustrial context.

As a student on this course you will be placed inengineering industries, consultancies or researchinstitutions that have an interest and expertise in

computational mechanics. Typically, you will betrained by the relevant industry in the use o t heirin-house or commercial computational mechanicssotware.

You will also gain knowledge and expertise on theuse o the particular range o commercial sotwareused in the industry where you are placed.

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I gained immensely from the high quality coursework, extensive research support,

confluence of cultures and unforgettable friendship.

Prabhu Muthuganeisan, MSc Computational Mechanics


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TaughtDegrees

MSc Electronics Technology forSustainable Energy

OVERVIEW

The College o Engineering has aninternational reputation or electronicsresearch or energy and advancedsemiconductor materials and devices.

Greenhouse gas emissions and,consequently, global warming arethreatening the global economy andworld as we know it. A non-rational useo electrical energy largely contributesto these.

Electronics or sustainable energygeneration and utilisation is a vitalindustry in todays energy thirsty world.Energy generation and transormation,

in the most ecient way possible, is thekey to reducing carbon emissions.

The development o a System on Chip(SOC) process is a core enablingtechnology or more ecient electricalpower management in the areas oelectric motor control (50 per cent ototal electrical energy is consumed byelectric motors), audio, lighting (25 percent o total electrical energy consumed)and digital broadcast by satellite.

Eective energy management in thesevolume chip applications will deliverstep change reductions in energywastage. The result o putting togetherdata and power processing capabilityon the same chip is a big step orward.Ecient use o electric power has adirect eect in reducing the volume oemitted CO2 greenhouse gases beingpumped into the atmosphere by ourpower stations.

This course places strong emphasis onstate-o-the-art electronics or energyecient devices and power electronics.

The course also covers renewableenergy generation technologies. Excitingnew developments such as plasticelectronics, energy harvesting, solarcells and biouels are discussed andrecent developments in nanotechnologyare highlighted.

As a student on this course, you willlearn about numerical simulationtechniques and have the opportunity tovisit electronics industries with links toSwansea.

CONTACT DETAILS

Dr Petar Igic


ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

First or second class honoursdegree in Electrical and ElectronicEngineering, Physics or a closelyrelated subject.



SUITABLE FOR

Graduates who may want toextend their technical knowledgeand proessional applicants, whomay like to be provided with ast-track career development. ThisMSc addresses the skills shortagewithin the power electronics orrenewable energy sector.

MODULES

Modules on the course can vary each yearbut you could expect to study:w Energy Ecient Electronics Technologiesw Wide Band-Gap Electronicsw Advanced Power Electronics and Drivesw Modern Control Systemsw Power Generation Systemsw Communication Skills or Engineersw Probing at the Nanoscalew Sot Nanotechnologyw Environmental Assessment and Legislationw Computational Case Studyw MSc Research Project


Employment in the growing renewableenergy sector, power electronic andsemiconductor sector, and electric/hybridvehicle industry.

LINkS WITH INDUSTRY

BT, Siemens, Plessey, GE Lighting,Schlumberger, Cogsys, Morganite,Newbridge Networks, Alstom, CityTechnology, BNR Europe, Philips, SWALEC,DERA, BTG, X-Fab, ZETEX Diodes, IQE, IBM,TSMC, IR, Toyota, Hitachi.

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This course aims to educate a new generation of engineers capable of

understanding the issues and, more importantly, to offer a solution to the problem of

global warming.

This will be achieved by covering a broad range of subject areas, from the latest power

processing semiconductor technology, advanced power electronics, new sophisticated

materials, right across to generation of the electrical energy from conventional sources

and renewable energy sources, such as solar energy.

An important part of the course will be the ability to gain hands-on experience of state-

of-the-art characterisation, fabrication and modelling techniques.

Dr Petar Igic, Director of Electronics Systems Design Centre, College of Engineering


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TaughtDegrees

MSc Electrical and Electronic Engineering ENTRY REQUIREMENTSFirst or second class honoursdegree in Electrical or ElectronicEngineering or a similar relevantengineering or science discipline.



SUITABLE FOR

Those who would like to qualiy asa Chartered Engineer, this courseis accredited with providing theeducational components or theurther learning needed to qualiyas a Chartered Engineer, as setout by the Institution o Engineeringand Technology (IET) and otherUK and European engineeringproessional institutions. Inaddition, as an EnhancedAcademic Partner, SwanseaUniversity is able to und studentmembership o the IET or theduration o their MSc studies.

The modules on this course canalso be studied as stand-alonemodules or those who are inemployment seeking proessionaldevelopment or urther knowledgein particular subject elds.

MODULES

Modules on the course can vary each year butyou could expect to study:w Probing at the Nanoscalew Data Networksw Digital Communicationsw Energy Ecient Electronics Technologiesw Advanced Power Electronics and Drivesw Modern Control Systemsw Wide Band-Gap Electronicsw Power Generation Systemsw Network QoS and Controlw RF and Microwavew Signal Analysis and Modellingw Digital Signal Processing or Communicationsw Lasersw Project Planningw MSc Research Project

LINkS WITH INDUSTRY

This discipline has a good track-record oworking with industry both at research leveland in linking industry-related work to ourpostgraduate courses. We also have anindustrial advisory board that ensure our taughtcourses maintain relevance.

Our research groups work with many majorUK, Japanese, European and Americanmultinational companies and numerous smalland medium sized enterprises (SMEs) topioneer research. This activity lters down andinfuences the project work that is under takenby all our postgraduate students.

CONTACT DETAILS

Dr Andy McCowen


OVERVIEWThrough this course you will developspecialist skills aligned with the Collegeo Engineerings research interests andrefecting the needs o the electrical andelectronics industry.

This MSc covers the ability to applythe knowledge gained in the coursecreatively and eectively or the beneto the proession, to plan and execute aprogramme o work eciently, and to beable, on your own initiative, to enhanceyour skills and knowledge as requiredthroughout your career.

Industry-standard equipment, such asa scanning tunnelling microscope oratomic scale probing or an hp4124

parameter analyzer or power devices,

is used or simulation, implementationand communication.

There will be the opportunity to chooseand apply suitable prototyping andproduction methods and components,gain knowledge in constructing andevaluating advanced models o variousmanuacturing techniques, and be ableto dierentiate, analyse and discussvarious product lietime managementsolutions and how they aect dierentsectors o industry.

This MSc is accredited by the Institutiono Engineering and Technology (IET).Swansea University is an EnhancedAcademic Partner o IET.

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Employment in industry, researchcentres, government or as entrepreneursin a wide range o careers, roma design and development role orelectronic and electrical equipment

or as a technological specialistcontributing to a multi-disciplinary teamin a range o elds, including medicine,travel, business and education.

As an Enhanced Academic Partner of the Institution of Engineering and Technology

(IET) we are able to give our students a great start to a career in electronic and

electrical engineering.

We provide our students with access to state-of-the-ar t equipment and work closely

with top companies in the UK and world-wide.

Dr Andy McCowen, Course Director, College of Engineering


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TaughtDegrees

MSc Materials Engineering

CONTACT DETAILS



MRes Materials Engineering is also of fered. For more information, see page 45.

OVERVIEW

This course ocuses on the College o

Engineerings main research strengthso materials or aerospace applicationsand steel technology. Taught moduleswill allow you to specialise in oneo these areas to a certain degreeand the course also includes moduleson nancial, management andenvironmental aspects o engineering.

Through this course you will be providedwith training and experience in abroad range o topic areas, includingmetallurgy and materials selection,

modern methods used or engineering

design and analysis, the relationshipbetween structure, processing andproperties or a wide range o materials,materials and advanced compositematerials, structural actors that controlthe mechanical properties o materials,and modern business managementissues and techniques.

This course will provide you with thedepth o knowledge and breadth oabilities to meet the demands o theinternational materials industry.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

First or second class honoursdegree in Engineering or a similarrelated discipline.



MODULES

Modules on the course can vary each year butyou could expect to study:w Aerospace Materials Engineeringw Ceramicsw Composite Materialsw Polymers: Properties and Designw Physical Metallurgy o Steelw Environmental Analysis and Legislationw Recycling Technologyw Proessional Development or Engineersw Entrepreneurship or Engineersw

Strategic Project Planningw Simulation Based Product Designw Research Dissertationw MSc Research Project

LINkS WITH INDUSTRY

The internationally leading materials researchconducted at Swansea is unded by prestigiousorganisations such as Rolls-Royce, Airbus andTata Steel.

Other companies sponsoring research projectsinclude Akzo Nobel, Axion Recycling, BAESystems, Bayer, Cognet, Ford, HBM nCode,Jaguar Land Rover, Novelis, QinetiQ, RWEInnogy, Timet, TWI (Wales), as well as manysmaller companies across the UK.

These industrial research links provideexcellent opportunities or great research andemployment opportunities.

We also pride ourselves in the extensivecollaborations with international companiessuch as BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce, EADS andAirbus.

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SUITABLE FOR

This course is an excellent routeor those who have a rst degreein any scientic or technicalsubject and would like to becomequalied in this eld o materialsengineering.


Materials engineering underpins almostall engineering applications andemployment prospects are excellent.

Employment can be ound in a verywide range o sectors, ranging romlarge-scale materials production throughto R&D in highly specialised advancedmaterials in industries that includeaerospace, automotive, manuacturing,

sports, and energy generation, as wellas consultancy and advanced research.

Materials engineering knowledge isvital in many elds and our graduatesgo on to successul careers in researchand development, product design,production management, marketing,nance, teaching and the media, andentrepreneurship.

The quality of the research and postgraduate training programmes in the Materials

Research Centre have been recognised through the Queens Anniversary prize, with

the award citation dening materials engineering at Swansea as a recognised centre

of excellence, with an international reputation.

Dr Cris Arnold, Senior Lecturer, College of Engineering


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TaughtDegrees

MSc Mechanical Engineering

OVERVIEW

Mechanical engineering at Swanseamaintains a high standard o teachingand research, set in a relaxed andsociable atmosphere. The course isstimulating and our graduates arerewarded with excellent job prospects.

This course will provide you with ahigh quality overview o the techniqueso modern mechanical engineering,presenting examples o use rom a widerange o disciplines and industries. Itwill also equip you with the ability tomake inormed judgements on the mostappropriate approach to a range omechanical engineering problems.

The course covers the development omechanical engineering tools, methods

and techniques or problem solving, theuse o these tools and techniques orreal world applications, the ability toormulate an accurate representation osets o experimental data, and businessand management methods and theirapplication in the eld o engineering.

The research project undertaken aspart o the course is industrially relevantand the topics o the course are o highindustrial relevance.

This course is accredited by theInstitution o Mechanical Engineers(IMechE).

CONTACT DETAILS

Dr Mike Clee


ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

First or upper second class honoursdegree in Mechanical Engineeringor a similar relevant engineeringor science discipline (or example,physics or mathematics).


I you do not possess an honoursdegree and have proessionalexperience in a relevant area, see

page 74 or more inormation.

SUITABLE FOR

Those who would like to qualiy asa Chartered Engineer, this courseis accredited with providing theeducational components or theurther learning matching sections,as set out by the Institution oMechanical Engineers (IMechE),and other UK and Europeanengineering proessionalinstitutions.

Practising engineers will havethe chance to improve theirunderstanding o mechanical

engineering by attendingindividual course modules.

MODULES

Modules on the course can vary each year butyou could expect to study:w Product Liecycle Managementw New Product Introductionw Advanced Fluid Dynamicsw Condition Monitoringw Dynamics and Transient Analysisw Optimisationw Modern Control Systemsw Entrepreneurship or Engineersw Simulation Based Product Designw Computational Intelligence in Engineeringw Strategic Project Planningw Group projectw MSc Research Project

LINkS WITH INDUSTRY

Members o sta work closely with a range oindustries through knowledge transer projects,consultancy and strategic research, whichinorms the practical problems used in ourteaching.

Within Wales we have close interaction withlarge companies such as Tata Steel and Ford,as well as small and medium-sized enterprises(SMEs). Across the UK there is or has been

recent work with companies such as Astra-Zeneca, British Aerospace, Qinetiq, GKNand Rolls-Royce whilst urther aeld there isclose working with companies such as SKF(Netherlands), Freeport (USA), One Steel(Australia), and Barrick Gold (USA) to namea ew.

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The modules on this course are o highindustrial relevance and the benets to

employability are immediate in a widerange o industries.

Every single day at the College of Engineering has been a l earning process for me.

The MSc in Mechanical Engineering involves leading world-class professors, tutors

and academics with whom we were lucky to be associated. There is also a great peer

group too.

I would like to pursue a PhD at Swansea University and become an entrepreneur. The

College of Engineering has helped immensely with these ambitions.

Arnab Dasgupta, MSc Mechanical Engineering


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TaughtDegrees

MSc Medical Radiation Physics

CONTACT DETAILS

Dr Richard Hugtenburg


OVERVIEW

This course builds on the highly successul

research partnerships between the Collegeo Engineering, the College o Medicineand Swansea NHS Trust, including theMultidisciplinary Nanotechnology Centreand NanoHealth initiatives, and ongoingwork in state-o-the art radiotherapymodelling techniques, body compositionand tissue characterisation.

This course will provide you with thenecessary knowledge and understandingo undamental aspects o the use oradiation in medicine in order that youare conversant in medical terms, humanphysiology and radiation mechanisms.

A direct link to clinical practice isprovided through hands-on instructionwith equipment used routinely in thehospital setting, which will prepare youor research and clinical practice in a

rapidly changing eld, including tuition in

computer modelling, human engineering

and the medico-legal issues they imp ly.As part o the course, you will learnabout the unction o the medical physicistand clinical engineer in diagnosticand therapeutic medicine and gain theknowledge to meet the needs o modernand emergent clinical practice includingtuition in legislative and medico-ethicalissues, and tissue engineering.

This course has been accredited by theInstitute o Physics and Engineering inMedicine (IPEM). IPEM is the proessionalbody that works with physical science,engineering and clinical proessionalsin academia, healthcare services andindustry in the UK and supports clinicalscientists and technologists in their practicethrough the provision and assessment oeducation and training.


This course will prepare you or researchand clinical practice in a rapidly changingeld, including tuition in computermodelling, human engineering and themedico-legal issues they imply. It willenable you to develop the potential tobecome a leader, dening and infuencingmedical practice.

For a medical physicist career path, therole includes opportunities or laboratorywork, basic and applied research,management and teaching, oering auniquely diverse career. In addition thereis satisaction in contributing directly topatient treatment and care.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

First or second class honours degreein Engineering or the PhysicalSciences, Radiological Sciences orsimilar relevant discipline.

I you hold an overseas degree, seepage 74 or more inormation onapplying as an international student.


SUITABLE FOR

An accredited MSc, in combinationwith an NHS or equivalent trainingprogramme, is currently the mainroute or graduates seeking theproessional qualication o ClinicalScientist in Medical Physics.

This course also provides thenecessary urther learning needs tomeet the academic requirements orChartered Physicist status.

This course is designed to oerfexibility or students rom industry,in particular the NHS trusts, whichincludes the provision o a part-timetwo-year Masters programme and

the opportunity to conduct certainpractical components o the coursein the workplace in cooperation withemployers.

MODULES

Modules on the course can vary each year butyou could expect to study:

wCell Culture and Bioreactor Design

wIntroductory Medical Physics

wPhysics o the Body

wRadiation Physics

wMedical Imaging

wNuclear Medicine and Diagnostic Radiology

wRadiation Protection

wRadiotherapy Physics

wNanoscale Simulation

wEthics Saety and Regulation in EngineeringwStrategic Project Planning

wMSc Research Project

LINkS WITH INDUSTRY

The close proximity o Swansea University to twoo the largest NHS Trusts in the UK outside oLondon, as well Velindre NHS Trust (a stronglyacademic cancer treatment centre), oers theopportunity or collaborative research throughstudent placements.

The academic sta o this discipline havealways had a good relationship with industrialorganisations, which are the destination o ourmedical engineering graduates. The industrialinput ranges rom site visits to seminars deliveredby clinical contacts.

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I have found studying at the College of Engineering wonderful. All the facilities were

provided and everything in the College of Engineering encourages you to do better.

I have enjoyed the student life with my friends at the University and my favourite

memories of the course are the teamwork of the students.

Abdulielah k.Almutairi, MSc Medical Radiation Physics


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TaughtDegrees

MSc Nanomedicine

OVERVIEW

The application o nanotechnology to

human health promises to revolutionisemedicine in the 21st century. Imagingand manipulation o matter at thenanoscale will allow diagnosis andtreatment o disease at the molecularlevel leading to early intervention toprevent disease and personalisedmedicine.

At Swansea University, the Colleges oEngineering and Medicine have createda vibrant inter-disciplinary environmentthat is producing research o the highestquality in the areas o nanodevices,nanotoxicology, tissue engineeringand nanoparticle diagnostics. Thissuccess has led to the creation o a 22million research centre - the Centre orNanoHealth (CNH) which will house

a unique micro-nanoabrication cleanroom embedded within a biologicalresearch laboratory and with immediateaccess to clinical research acilities runby local NHS clinicians.

This MSc course is unique within theUK in that it draws upon expertisein both engineering and medicine to

cover a broad range o subject areas,

rom the latest nanoscale abricationtechnology to medical applications onanotechnology and the increasinglyimportant area o nanotoxicology.There is an emphasis throughout onthe application o nanotechnology in amedical environment and the course isconstructed to ensure that students roma non medical/biological backgroundhave a comprehensive introduction tomedicine. Similarly the engineeringcomponents are structured so thatstudents rom a lie science backgroundcan readily acquire the backgroundmathematical skills required.

This course will provide you as astudent with the knowledge, motivation,and sel-learning skills required or

continuous proessional developmentduring your uture career and providesvaluable experience o working oncomplex projects both as an individualand team member.

Our aim is or students to develop thepotential to become uture leaders andchampions o nanohealth.

CONTACT DETAILS

Proessor Paul Rees


ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

First or second class honoursdegree in a physical sciences orengineering discipline. Applicantswith a degree in a lie sciencesor medical discipline will beconsidered on a case by casebasis ollowing an interview.


I you do not possess an honours

degree and have proessionalexperience in a relevant area, seepage 74 or more inormation.

SUITABLE FOR

Those who are interested in howthe use o nanotechnology isstarting to infuence the eld odiagnostic and remedial medicine,and have a previous degree in ascience or engineering subject.

MODULES

Modules on the course can vary each year butyou could expect to study:w Introductory Medical Physicsw Probing at the Nanoscalew Bio-Nanotechnologyw Sot Nanotechnologyw Principles o Nanomedicinew Nanotoxicologyw Introduction to Bio-Inormaticsw Project Planningw Colloids and Interace Sciencew Ethics, Saety and Regulation

w Communication Skillsw MSc Research project


As a student on this MSc, you will learna large number o techniques or theabrication, characterisation and measuremento nanoparticles and devices usingnanotechnology which will prepare you or acareer in a wide range o high-tech industries.

The course is ocused on the medicalapplications o nanotechnology which alignswell to the large number o biotechnologycompanies that have emerged over the last ewyears. You will be exposed to research withinthe Centre or NanoHealth to be ully preparedor continued academic progress to a higherresearch degree.

LINkS WITH INDUSTRY

The Centre or NanoHealth has a large numbero industrial users and partners includingBoots, GE Healthcare, Amnis Corporation, andBiostatus. The course and projects undertakenwill expose you as a student to the work othese companies with the University.

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The MSc in Nanomedicine gives the student an overview of the current

technologies in nanotechnology which are being deployed in medicine in applications

as varied as drug delivery and imaging.

Professor Paul Rees, Centre for NanoHealth, College of Engineering


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TaughtDegrees

MSc Nanoscience to Nanotechnology

OVERVIEW

The growth o nanotechnology is one

o the most exciting developments inscience and engineering in recentyears. Much o the research in this eldis interdisciplinary in nature, drawingexpertise rom dierent areas acrossthe lie science, physical science andengineering disciplines.

This course covers a broad rangeo subject areas, rom the latestsemiconductor abrication technologythrough to biological and medicalapplications, with the emphasisthroughout on characterisation andcontrol o materials on the nanoscale.It covers the techniques necessary orscientic investigation at these verysmall dimensions and the very latestresearch developments in this rapidly

evolving area.As a student on this course, you beable to comprehend the undamental

principles o physics and engineering,

which have consequences ornanotechnology, and to gain anunderstanding o how the generalconcepts o scientic research aretranserred to engineering applicationsand products.

This MSc will also enable you to applyappropriate techniques or designing,imaging and evaluating nanostructures,whilst gaining a knowledge omathematic models and their applicationwithin a research project throughinterpreting quantitative and qualitativedata.

The course utilises the acilities in theMultidisciplinary NanotechnologyCentre, which has a state-o-the-

art nanotechnology laboratorysuite (500m2) housing cutting-edgeabrication and characterisationacilities.

CONTACT DETAILS



MRes Nanoscience to Nanotechnology is also offered. For more information,

see page 50.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

First or second class honoursdegree in Engineering or similarrelevant science discipline.



SUITABLE FOR

Those who want to develop anunderstanding o the techniquesavailable to abricate andinvestigate nanoscale structures,and to be able to present,understand, evaluate, and interpretqualitative and quantitativedata, develop arguments andmake judgements based onundamental concepts o nanoscaleengineering.

The modules on this course canalso be studied as stand-alonemodules or those who are inemployment seeking proessional

development or urther knowledgein particular subject elds.

MODULES

Modules on the course can vary each year butyou could expect to study:w Probing at the Nanoscalew Bio-Nanotechnologyw Sot Nanotechnologyw Nanoscale Simulationw Nanoscale Structures and Devicesw Wide Band-Gap Electronicsw Principles o Nanomedicinew Nano(geno)toxicologyw Introduction to Bio-Inormaticsw Strategic Project Planningw Colloid and Interace Sciencew Ethics, Saety and Regulation in Engineeringw Communication Skills or Research Engineersw MSc Research project


As a student on this course, you will beprovided with the qualities needed oremployment in technology or higher researchdegrees requiring the exercise o initiatives,specialist knowledge, personal responsibilityand decision making in complex andunpredictable contexts.

LINkS WITH INDUSTRY

Work within the MultidisciplinaryNanotechnology Centre places a strong

emphasis on the development o applications-driven research and the transer o technologyrom the laboratory to the work place or healthcentre. Interaction with industry is thereore akey component o the Centres strategy andwe have collaborated with major multinationalcompanies such as Agilent, Boots and Sharp,as well as a number o smaller Welsh-basedcompanies.

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I found that the MSc Nanotechnology covered a broad range of topics. This really

opened my mind to the potential possibilit ies of the eld and to consider future careers

in areas that I had not previously thought of. This course has allowed me to nd the

right area of research to continue to a PhD.

Chris Barnett, MSc Nanoscience to Nanotechnology


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ResearchDegrees

Our research degrees can enhance your career prospects inindustry or research, help you gain extensive and specialisedresearch skills, and allow you to explore a specic areain depth, which in turn can push the boundaries o ourunderstanding o engineering.

We oer the ollowing research degrees:

PHDDegree Structure: Typically three years in duration. Studentsundertake supervised research.Assessment:A thesis o no more than 100,000 wordsis submitted, which demonstrates original research thatcontributes signicantly to the subject area, and assessment isin the orm o an oral examination (viva).

MPHIL

Degree Structure: Two or three years ull-time study (our to veyears part-time). Students undertake supervised research.Assessment: A thesis o no more than 60,000 words issubmitted, which demonstrates original research thatcontributes signicantly to the subject area, and assessment isin the orm o an oral examination (viva).In some cases, there may be opportunities or students tocontinue onto a PhD.

The above are oered in a wide range o research areas.

Take a look at the research strengths (on our website and inpages 60 to 70) in our three world-class research centres: Civiland Computational Engineering Centre, Materials ResearchCentre, and Multidisciplinary Nanotechnology Centre.

Once you have identied a topic area within which youwould like to work, we recommend that you submit a researchproposal and discuss this with an Admissions Tutor or thesubject area beore making an application. Contact detailscan be ound on our website or email [email protected] to express your interest.

ENGDDegree Structure: Four-year scheme with taught modules andan industry-linked project. Prepares students or research andindustry leadership careers.Assessment: Successul completion o taught modules and athesis o no more than 100,000 words is submitted, whichdemonstrates original research that contributes signicantlyto the subject area, and assessment is in the orm o an oralexamination (viva).

For more inormation on all the EngD degrees that we oer, seepages 52 to 57.

MRESDegree Structure: Combination o taught modules(60 credits) and a research thesis, which presentsthe outcome o a signicant research project (120credits) over 12 months ull-time study. An MRes(Master o Research) provides relevant trainingto acquire the knowledge, techniques and skillsrequired or a career in industry or or urtherresearch.Assessment: A thesis o no more than 40,000 wordsis submitted. The research project can be carried outin industry or at Swansea University.

For more inormation on all the MRes degrees thatwe oer, see pages 42 to 51.

MSC BY RESEARCH

Degree Structure: One year ull-time study (or twoto three years part-time). Individual programme oresearch with no taught modules, enabling studentsto pursue a research-based programme o study.Assessment: A thesis o no more than 40,000 words.In some cases, there may be opportunities orstudents to continue onto an MPhil or PhD.

The MSc by Research schemes are as ollows:w Aerospace Engineeringw Bio-process Engineeringw Chemical Engineeringw Civil Engineeringw Desalination and Water Re-usew Electrical and Electronic Engineeringw Intelligent Wireless Networks or Healthcare

w Materials Engineeringw Mechanical Engineeringw Medical Engineeringw Membrane Technologyw Micro Sensors and Actuatorsw Nanoelectronicsw Nanotechnologyw Simulation Driven Product Designw Telecommunication Systemsw Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

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ResearchDegrees

MRes Computer Modelling in Engineering

OVERVIEW

Computer simulation is now anestablished discipline that has animportant role to play in engineering,science and in newly emerging areas ointerdisciplinary research.

Using mathematical modelling as thebasis, computational methods provide

procedures which, with the aid o thecomputer, allow complex problemsto be solved. The techniques play anever-increasing role in industry andthere is urther emphasis to apply themethodology to other important areassuch as medicine and the lie sciences.

This MRes programme consists otwo streams: students may choose tospecialise in either structures or fuids.The taught modules provide a goodgrounding in computer modelling and inthe nite element method, in particular.

The Civil and Computational Centre,

within which this course is run, hasexcellent computing acilities, includinga state-o-the-art multi-processor supercomputer with virtual reality acilitiesand high-speed networking.

This MSc is accredited by the JointBoard o Moderators (JBM).

CONTACT DETAILS



ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

First or second class honoursdegree in Engineering,Mathematics or a similar relevantscience discipline.



SUITABLE FOR

Those who are interested ingaining a solid understanding ocomputer modelling, specialisingin either structures or fuids, andtaking the skills gained through thiscourse to develop their career inindustry or research.

Those who would like to qualiyas a Chartered Engineer, thiscourse is accredited with providingthe additional educationalcomponents or the urther learningneeded to qualiy as a CharteredEngineer, as set out by UK and

European engineering proessionalinstitutions.

MODULES

Taught modules on the course can vary eachyear but you could expect to study:w Numerical Methodsw Solid Mechanicsw Advanced Fluid Mechanicsw Dynamics and Transient Analysisw Communication Skills or Research Engineersw Finite Element and Computational Analysis


Employment in a wide range o industries,

which require the skills developed during thiscourse, rom aerospace to the medical sector.Computational modelling techniques havedeveloped in importance to provide solutionsto complex problems and as a graduate o thiscourse, you will be able to utilise your highlysought-ater skills in industry or research.

LINkS WITH INDUSTRY

The Civil and Computational EngineeringCentre has an extensive track record oindustrial collaboration and contributesto many exciting projects, including theaerodynamics or the current World LandSpeed Record car, Thrust SSC, and the utureBLOODHOUND SSC, and the design o thedouble-decker super-jet Airbus A380.

Examples o recent collaborators and

sponsoring agencies include: ABB, Audi, BAESystems, British Gas, Cinpress, DERA, Dti,EADS, EPSRC, European Union, HEFCW, HSE,Hyder, Mobil, NASA, Quinshield, Rolls-Royce,South West Water, Sumitomo Shell, Unilever,US Army, WDA.

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I was attracted to the MRes course at Swansea as the subject matter was just what

I was looking for.

I previously worked as a Cardiovascular Research Assistant at the Murdoch Childrens

Research Institute in Melbourne. My employer, the Head of the Cardiology Department,

encouraged me to develop skills in modelling as this has a lot of potential to help

answer some current questions and controversies in the eld. I was looking for a

Masters level course that could provide me with computational modelling skills that

I could apply to blood flow problems, particularly those arising from congenital heart

disease.

The College of Engineering at Swansea is certainly a good choice. In the computational

modelling area, it is one of the leading centres in the world (they wrote the textbook,literally). A lot of people I knew in Swansea initial ly came to study for a couple of years,

but then ended up never leaving. I can see how that could happen.

Jonathan Mynard, MRes Computer Modelling in Engineering, then PhD atthe University of Melbourne, currently post-doctoral fellow at the BiomedicalSimulation Laboratory, University of Toronto, Canada


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ResearchDegrees

MRes Communication Systems MRes Materials Engineering

MODULES

OVERVIEW

This MRes programme provides anexcellent teaching and research

environment with internationalrecognition or the advancementand dissemination o knowledgecommunication and photonic systems,which provides lasting career skills orstudents.

Along with the taught component,this MRes contains a substantialresearch component that involvesindependent research. As a studenton this programme, you will have the

opportunity to progress a researchproject linked to an industrially relevant

problem under joint supervision o anacademic and a participating industrialresearcher.

In addition, the MRes project includesa series o lectures that deal withresearch techniques including researchmethodologies, philosophy andprinciples, ethics, experimental design,managing research project progress,data analysis and presentation, andtechnical and scientic writing.

Taught modules on the course can vary each year but you could expect to study:

w Data Networksw Signal Analysis and Modellingw Digital Communicationsw Computer Aided Communications

System Design

w Optical Communications 1w Communication Skills or Research

Engineersw MRes Research Project

MODULES

Taught modules on the course can vary each year but you could expect to study:

w Aerospace Materials Engineeringw Physical Metallurgy o Steelw Environmental Analysis and

Legislationw Recycling Technology

w Proessional Development orEngineers

w Entrepreneurship or Engineersw Project Planningw MSc Research Project

The MRes Materials Engineering is designed as a stepping point to a research

career in the materials profession. The modules are important training elements

which enhance the students experience of the major research project, which forms

the majority of the degree. The scheme combines elements of aerospace, steel and

environmental technologies, reflecting our research strengths.

Dr Cris Arnold, Senior Lecturer, College of Engineering

For more information on entry requirements, career prospects, links with industry and

contact details, see page 20.

For more information on entry requirements, career prospects, links with industry and

contact details, see page 28.

OVERVIEW

This MRes degree includes modulescovering a range o areas withinthe materials discipline, which arelinked to the College o Engineeringsmain research strengths o aerospacematerials, environmental materials andsteel technology.

This degree is accredited by the Instituteo Materials, Minerals and Mining(IOM3).

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I have enjoyed my research with my supervisor and have one patent sorted,

published two IEEE letters (a well-cited journal in the area of communications) and one

IEE letter (an internally renowned peer-reviewed journal) - my dream has come true!

Arun Raaza, MRes Communication Systems


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ResearchDegrees

MRes Steel Technology (Steels Trainingand Research Innovation Partnership)

OVERVIEW

The Steels Training Research and InnovationPartnership (STRIP) was born out of theneed to fill the knowledge gap that existsin the Welsh steel industry. Over its six-year lifespan STRIP will train over 78 highcalibre individuals who can contribute to theknowledge economy.

The STRIP scheme aims to producehigh calibre MRes graduates with thenecessary skills required to drive theWelsh steel industry forward, cementing amanufacturing base in this country for yearsto come.

The STRIP MRes degree is an industriallyled, one-year Masters scheme.

On this scheme, you will have theopportunity to embark on a large researchproject related to the metals industry andbe provided with the breadth of advancedknowledge and abilities to meet thedemands of the UK steel technology sector.

A number of technical and non-technicalcourses will be given at the start of thescheme to ensure you have a solid basefrom which to tackle the research project,which is aimed at a specific materials

or engineering problem within the steelindustry.

The training covers a broad range oftopic areas, ranging from metallurgy andmaterials selection to modern methodsused for engineering design and analysis,through to business and financialplanning skills and time management andpresentational skills.

An appreciation will be developed of thefinancial constraints imposed on industry,as well as health and safety considerations,environmental issues, and experience inmodern business management methods.

The STRIP project is funded through theEuropean Social Fund via the WelshEuropean Funding Office.

STRIP MRes studentships come with abursary of 12,500 per annum.

This MRes degree is also offered as athree year part-time Integrated GraduateDevelopment Scheme (IGDS).

This MRes is accredited by the Institute ofMaterials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3).

MODULES

Taught modules on the course can vary each yearbut you could expect to study:

wAdvanced Steel MetallurgywCorrosion and Coating TechnologywSteel ProcessingwRisk Assessment and ManagementwProessional Development or EngineerswElements o Materials SelectionwProject PlanningwMRes Project Thesis


Through this scheme, you will be provided withthe detailed technical knowledge and experiencerequired or a successul career at a technicalor management level within the modern steelindustry.

At the end o the scheme, you will have a higherlevel qualication along with crucial experienceo industry allowing you to more quickly enterinto the world o work and contribute ully to thisimportant sector.

LINkS WITH INDUSTRY

The MRes degree is linked to the steel industryand has very strong links with Tata Steel, VectorInternational, BASF, Surecast, EM Coatings andGE.

Research projects are ully unded by industryand are thereore involved with cutting-edge,industrially relevant challenges. Topics arediverse, ranging rom development and testingo new steels or automotive use, to productionand evaluation o novel coatings or sustainableconstruction. As a researcher you will either beembedded within the company or split betweenthe company and the University dependent onequipment needs.

CONTACT DETAILS

Dr David Penney


ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

First or second class honours degreein Engineering or a similar relateddiscipline.

Applicants are required to be EUcitizens and must be prepared tomove to the convergence area oWales at the point o enrolment.

Candidates who do not possessan honours degree but who havesucient proessional experiencein a relevant area, which replicatesthe application o theory romundergraduate studies in a relevant

discipline, are assessed on a case-by-case basis.

SUITABLE FOR

Those who would like to develophigh level research skills whilstgaining experience within industry,which is critical or employment.

The part-time MRes degree issuitable or graduates already inull-time employment in the steelsector. Individual modules aretaken separately by means o shortduration intensive courses lasting oneweek each.

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I completed my BEng Materials Engineering at Swansea University and continued

to study here on the MRes Steel Technology as it was a fantastic chance to complete

an industry-led research project.

I decided to study at the College of Engineering because of the links wi th industry and

I would like to stay here and become a researcher or go into industry and become a

Chartered Engineer.

Ive enjoyed the MRes and Im looking forward to more work in research through the

EngD Steel Technology that I have a place on.

Chris Melvin, MRes Steel Technology (STRIP)


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ResearchDegrees

MRes Environmental Management

OVERVIEW

Environmental management has becomea necessity or many orga

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Postgraduate Degrees at the College of Engineering