Departmental Special Regulations for the MSc Degree Programme in Mechanical Engineering
Preamble
The Department of Mechanical Engineering offers MSc degree programmes by course work and research thesis (Dissertation). Subject to the General Regulations for Master’s and Doctor of Philosophy Degrees 40.0 and to General Regulations specific for Master’s Degree Programmes 41.0 the following Departmental Special regulations shall apply:
Entrance Requirements
Applicants for the MSc programme in Mechanical Engineering should have obtained a Bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering with at least GPA, on a 5-point scale) from a recognized university or institution of higher learning.
Programme Structure
The MSc degree programme in Mechanical Engineering shall be a modular based programme offered as coursework and Dissertation. The degree will be offered through full-time or part-time study.
The programme shall consist of course work and Dissertation/thesis extending over 4 semesters of full-time study or 6 semesters of part-time study.
The course work will extend over two semesters and shall consist of three Departmental common courses, one core course and four optional courses. Each stream in the second semester shall consist of four optional courses, where all of them can be chosen from the same stream or two of them from the same stream, and the other two from any of the streams/department/faculty.
The Departmental common courses will be taken in the first semester and the remaining courses will be taken in semesters one and two
The course work structure shall comprise of Departmental common courses, Stream core courses and Optional courses as follows:
Semester 1 (12 credits)
Two Departmental Common Courses (2 x 3 = 6 credits). One Common Course from other Departments (1 x 3 = 3 credits). One Stream Core Course (1 x 3 = 3 credits).
Semester 2 (12 credits)
Two out of four Stream Courses (2 x 3 = 6 credits). Two Courses from any stream/department/ faculty (2 x 3 = 6 credits)
Semester 3 & 4 (12 + 12 = 24 credits)
Dissertation Total number of credits = 48
The structures of the streams are as follows:
A. STREAM 1: MANUFACTURING
Semester 1
Three Common Courses plus One Core (2 credits)
MAT691 Mathematical Methods for Engineers
MEM602 Information Technology in Engineering
CEM603 Research Methodologies
MEM611 Advanced Topics in Manufacturing Methods
Semester 2 (12 credits)
Two out of the Four Stream Courses
plus Two Courses from any Stream/Department/Faculty
MEM612 Advanced Manufacturing Systems
MEM613 Engineering Materials
MEM614 Reliability and Maintainability
MEM615 Manufacturing Productivity
B. STREAM 2: ENERGY AND PROCESS ENGINEERING SYSTEMS
Semester 1 (12 credits)
Three Common Courses plus One Core
MAT691 Mathematical Methods for Engineers
MEM602 Information Technology in Engineering
CEM603 Research Methodologies
MEM621 Transport Phenomena (core)
Semester 2
Two out of Four Stream Courses
Plus
Two Courses from any Stream/Department/Faculty (12 credits)
MEM622 Advanced Power Generation
MEM623 Renewable Energy Systems
MEM624 Process Engineering Systems
MEM625 Energy Management and the Environment
C. STREAM 3 – ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT
Semester 1
Three Common Courses plus One Core (12 credits)
MAT691 Mathematical Methods for Engineers
MEM602 Information Technology in Engineering
CEM631 Research Methodologies
MEM632 Engineering Management Fundamentals (core)
D. STREAM 4 – CONTROL SYSTEMS
Semester 1
Three Common Courses plus One Core (12 credits)
MAT691 Mathematical Methods for Engineers
MEM602 Information Technology in Engineering
CEM603 Research Methodologies
MEM641 Modeling and Control (core)
Semester 2
Two out of Four Stream Courses
Plus
Two Courses from any Stream/Department Faculty (12 credits)
MEM642 Simulation and Software Engineering
MEM643 Signal Processing and Estimation
MEM644 Non-linear Systems, Adaptive, Self-Tuning and Optimal Control
MEM645 State Space and Multivariable Systems
Semesters 3 and 4 – Core Courses (24 Credits)
MEM701 Supervised Research and Dissertation
Assessment
The ratio between formal examination and Continuous assessment shall be 50:50.
