Design & Engineering courses

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Enhance career prospects

Studying a Master's-level course with us can enhance your career prospects and improve your performance. Our courses are tailored to meet industry requirements and to enhance the skills of practising engineers and designers. We attract students from across the world and this provides for an international student experience that has been commended by external commentators.

Informed by our research

Your experience of studying with us will be enhanced and informed by our research, which gives an in-depth understanding of the influences that the changing technological environment and sustainability agenda

Design

have on design practices. Underpinned by research in the areas of biomedical engineering, creative design, mechanical engineering, nano coating, corrosion, energy and modelling (NanoCorr, Energy and Modelling), tribology and design, our courses will equip you to deal not only with today’s issues, but also those of the future.

Industrial partners

As well as achieving success with commercial projects, the work of our academics is recognised and rewarded by external bodies. Our team regularly works with industrial partners to help them improve their processes and productivity, so we know that the education we deliver will give you the skills that employers are looking for.

Some of our courses in this area are accredited by the following bodies (see each course listing for details):

If English is not your first language, you'll need an IELTS (Academic) qualification or equivalent. See each courses website for details.

Case study: Advanced fatigue testing

With sustainability becoming ever more important in the preservation of our planet, more and more advanced materials are coming to market with the aim of extending the life of the products they are used in the manufacture of. Doing so can reduce the amount of scrap metal generated by up to 75%, and the global market is estimated to grow by £4.4 billion between 2016 and 2024.

However, it is crucial to make sure these new materials – especially those that contain metal – are capable of delivering on their promise of lasting longer and enabling more efficient operations. If they aren’t capable of lasting as long as their more traditional counterparts, then the operation becomes a false economy and the eco-friendly aim of their use is negated.

Secured funding

BU has successfully secured funding to launch the ADDISONIC project (Advanced Manufacturing Ultrasonic Fatigue Protection and Life Extension). It will see BU leading global research into the use of ultrasonics for fatigue testing advanced materials. Ultrasonic fatigue testing machines can test these materials through a billion cycles in just a few days, compared to more traditional testing processes that can only achieve such results in months or even years.

World first

What’s more, BU’s Dr Diogo Montalvao was the first researcher in the world to adapt and use specimens loaded in two directions for ultrasonic testing – a far more realistic assessment of the tasks they will be likely to perform once they are in use. Doing so could lead to savings of millions for manufacturers – as well as the certainty of knowing that the materials in question are playing their part in saving the planet.