ENGINEERING & APPLIED SCIENCE: FOUNDATION YEAR PROGRAMS

Do you want to study sciences, engineering, life sciences and combine honors, but do not have the correct entry requirements?

This program is designed to help students from a wide range of backgrounds that have an interest in any scientific or engineering area, but for whatever reason don’t have the correct entry requirements to join the mainstream program immediately.

ENGINEERING FOUNDATION PROGRAM

Engineering Foundation refers to program with a preparatory year specifically planned to lead into the main engineering disciplines, to produce BEng and MEng graduates. They have been designed for students from wide range of backgrounds who with to progress into engineering but don’t have the correct entry requirements.

The long-term demand for engineers and technologists is high and career prospects are excellent. The foundation year gives student the opportunity to become a professional engineer through access to high quality degree programs.

Engineering Foundation Program opens a path for Chemical Engineering, Electrical Electronic Engineering or to any other Electronic Programs, Mechanical Engineering, ElectroMechanical Engineering, Product Design Courses.

SCIENCE FOUNDATION PROGRAM

The Science Foundation is designed to prepare candidates for a successful transfer to a wide range of degree programs leading to BSc degrees.

The year concentrates on elements of biology, chemistry, mathematics, and physics at the standard equivalent. The focus is to provide student with experience with those scientific and mathematical concepts that are required for success on the undergraduate programs in Chemistry, Biosciences, and within Combined Honors, but student will also develop their knowledge of IT and computing. Students are not expected to have advanced science qualifications, but an enthusiasm for science and a desire to learn are essential. Also, no previous IT knowledge is required.

Science Foundation Program opens a path for Science subjects, Chemistry Programs, Bioscience Programs and more.

ENGINEERING & APPLIED SCIENCE: INFORMATION MATHEMATICS (I-Math)

As a e-revolution becomes more established, new tools are required for handling the emerging challenges of the information age. Information Mathematics refers to the use of advanced mathematical tools and techniques which provide the principle methods needed for facing the new tasks.

Information Math is expected to take an increasingly more significant role in future developments, complementing advances in IT. In today's rapidly changing information age, many employers in the most dynamic and well-paid industries have massive demand for graduates with a combination of strong mathematical skills and IT knowledge.

Program Outline

The BSc in Information Mathematics provides a unique combination of analytical and computational skills, required for an in-depth understanding of new technologies and prepares graduates for high-level careers in the rapidly growing areas of Finance, Computing, Telecommunications and Bioinformatics.

Subject Guide

The course covers: Transition Mathematics; Vector Algebra; Probability and Statistics; Introduction to Analysis Calculus and Ordinary Differential Equations; Abstract Algebra; IT Applications; Introduction to Numerical Methods; Information Technology; Introduction to Systematic Programming; Internet Computing; Communication Skills; Linear Mathematics; Vector Calculus; Real Analysis; Partial Differential Equations; Mathematics Modeling; Statistical Pattern Analysis; Simulations and Stochastic Processes; Computer Graphics; Software Lifecycles; Object Orientated Programming; Data Modeling and Database Systems; Transferable Skills; Data Structures and Algorithms; Complex Analysis; and Chaos and Dynamical Systems.

For Finance Stream, the course also covers: Financial Mathematics; Time Series; Computational Mathematics; Approximation Theory and Methods; Data Mining; and E-Commerce.

For Computer Science Stream, the course covers: Data Mining; E-Commerce; Coding and Cryptography; Formal Software Development; Information Security; Strategic Information Systems; Internet Programming with Java; and Geographic Information Systems.

For Communications Stream, the course covers: Information Theory and Coding and Traffic Theory; Digital Transmissions; Internet Applications; E-Commerce; Coding and Cryptography; and Signal Processing.

For Bioinformatics Stream, the course covers: Data Mining; Time Series; Biological Modeling Cell and Molecular Biology; Molecular Genetics and Virology.

Career Prospects

Career prospects for this program are excellent. The program has been specifically designed to meet the huge demand of skilled information mathematics graduates in the finance, computer science, telecommunications and bioinformatics industries.

An external panel from industry has been closely involved in advising on the content and structure of the program. Graduates may be employed in the broad range of positions for instance in research and development teams as a part of large company in a start-ups, as trainee analysts, consultants etc. Graduates may also continue their training in the MSc and Ph.D. programs run by the information engineering subject group (such as the MSc by research in Pattern Analysis and Neural Networks), or for teaching and education careers.

ENGINEERING & APPLIED: SCIENCE MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS

Radio, television, music, films and computers inform and amuse us - effortlessly, instantly, clearly, and all at the touch of a button. Media and multimedia technologies pervade technologies become more sophisticated, as the boundaries overlap, blur and disappear, so we will be able to experience more ideas in new and unexpected ways. Multimedia is about conveying information effectively and efficiently through the integrated use of different media: text, audio, graphics, animation, video and human-computer interaction. Multimedia techniques have numerous application areas, including entertainment, education, commerce, engineering, medicine and scientific research.

But how do these technologies work? What makes them tick? How are they going to develop in the future? Digital electronic, computing and communications technologies form the tangible products we use, to gather information, record, interpret and store the data to present the finished product. But the creative element is often hidden in the software. The interaction between the hardware and the software is the crucial element defining the way these products will evolve and which will be successful.

MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGY

The Multimedia Technology program starts with the scientific and technical principles of media capture and computer representation, coupled with the methods of operation and application of the computer software and systems that enable delivery of multimedia productions. This central core is complemented with study of a broad range of technologies and processes that support multimedia systems and the delivery of multimedia productions, e.g. computer software design, computer system organization, the Internet, commercial and scientific information management.

Graduates in Multimedia Technology will be ready for a rewarding career as a technical professional adaptable to wide range of opportunities in the design and application of information communication systems based on software technologies.

Course Guide
This program covers Media Science; Multimedia Software; Programming; Computer Systems; Information Systems; Data Modeling & databases; Professional Studies; Program Design & Data Structures; Human-Computer Interaction; Graphics; Animation; Video and Audio Systems; Professional Studies; Delivery Systems; Post-production Techniques; Selection from specialist options in multimedia computing.

MULTIMEDIA DIGITAL SYSTEMS

In contrast Multimedia Digital Systems complements study of multimedia principles and software by progressively focusing on the hardware technology and discovering how digital electronic designs allow multimedia products to be delivered. Students will consider the theory and practice of digital electronic systems design and see how this provides audio, video and interactive multimedia environments.

As a result students can expect to become a practitioner able to understand and contribute an integrated view of the hardware technology and creative software involved in areas as diverse as video networks, interactive entertainment, music, television and film recording studios, multimedia Internet sites and immersive virtual reality simulation.

Course Guide
This course includes Programming; Digital Electronics; Signals & Systems; Data Modeling & Databases; Media Science; Multimedia Software Professional Studies; Program Design & Data Structures; Digital and Programmable Electronics; Graphics; Video and Audio Systems; Professional Studies; Digital; Systems Design; Delivery Systems; Post-production Techniques; Selection from Specialist options in multimedia digital systems.

CAREER PROSPECTS
The multimedia industry wants students and graduates who can rise to technological challenges it faces. Well-paid placements fro sandwich students are offered each year with companies large and small, local and nationwide. Currently, over half the students in electronic and computing subjects elect to take a sandwich year. Graduates attract offers to work in multimedia, Internet and communications industries at high salary levels.

ENGINEERING & APPLIED SCIENCE: TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

Transport and distribution are of crucial importance to our economy and society, and is being brought sharper into focus with issues such as congestion and public transport in the news virtually every day. Transport Management Program examines the economic, operational, societal and environmental issues related to the transport and distribution industries.

Coupled with a detailed knowledge and understanding of the transport and distribution industries, students will gain the professional, academic and management skills necessary to enter any sector of the industry, and to move between sector of the industry, and to move between sectors during student's career. Student's management skills will also prepare student for a large number of alternative graduate jobs.

Course Guide

This program covers Introduction to Logistics; Principles of Transport Planning; Principles of Economics; Principles of Business Management; Marketing; Data Analysis; Development and Regulation of Transport Activity; Law; Financial Accounting; IT; Literature Review Project; Planning and Controlling Logistics; Air Transport; European Transport; Management Accounting; Maritime Transport; Operations Research; Project Management; Service Marketing; Vehicle Fleet Operation; Environmental Management; Environmental Evaluation; Transport Planning Systems; Human Resource Management; Passenger Service Provision; Political Institution and Sustainability; Highways Engineering; Rail Transport; Service Logistics; Business Statistics; Transport Economics; Investigative Projects.

TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT

This program is designed as a general management degree, using examples, illustrations and case studies from the transport and distribution industries. Student's studies will incorporate all the relevant management skills; accounting, marketing, human resources and operations management. All are set within the context of the transport related industries, including passenger and freight modes. Student's business skills will also be enhanced by courses such as economics, data analysis, operations research, computing and information management.

TRANSPORT PLANNING

Transport Planning Program helps student to develop an understanding of the physical and economic processes involved in Transport Planning and the efficient use of land resources together with the essential resource links between those land uses, including the application and use of Geographical Information Systems. In addition, students will study relevant management skills such as accounting, marketing and human resources. Typical employers include central and local government, consultants in land use transportation and communications, and those private employers with significant commitment to land use development.

CAREER PROSPECTS

The tremendous growth and changes in transport activity have created an increased demand for transport managers. Career prospect for Transport Management Program graduates is good. Graduates are mostly employed by distribution divisions of manufacturers, bus, rail and airline companies, airport and shipping authorities, shipping lines, road freight hauliers, local and central government and transport consultants.

HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS: ENGINEERING & APPLIED SCIENCE

The aim in creating these degrees is to engage student's enthusiasm for a career devoted to the prevention of accidents, work-related ill-health and environmental damage, particularly within the construction industry, and the management of health, safety and environmental systems. These degrees have been introduced in response to increasing demands by industry for graduates with the necessary knowledge and skills in these fields.

BSc IN HEALTH, SAFETY & ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

All sectors of industry and commerce are currently combining these functions to create multidisciplinary teams to manage their health, safety and environmental responsibilities - responsibilities both to their work force, customers and society at large. The people employed in these teams must have an understanding of how business and management systems operate knowledge of the underlying science and technology, and the ability to assess the impacts and risks of both existing and proposed operations.

Course Guide

The course covers Work Place Heath and Safety; Materials; Physiology; Mathematics; Data Analysis; Communication Skills and IT; Law; Environmental Impact Assessment; Principles of Business Management; Fundamental Science and Technology; Geology and Soil Science; Sustainable Process Technology; Risk Assessment; Ergonomics; Occupational Health; Heath and Safety Environmental Law; Risk Management; Environmental Management; Pollution Management and Monitoring; Survey and Drawing Skills; Energy Supply and Distribution; Ecology; Water Management. The course also covers Risk Management Applications; Materials and Failure; Quality Management; Contaminated Land and Waste Management; Clean Technology; Energy Efficiency; GIS; and Introduction to Remote Sensing.

BSc CONSTRUCTION AND HEALTH SAFETY

The management of health and safety within the construction industry is of paramount importance and influences all aspects of a project, from its design and planning through to implementation. The industry requires graduates with these skills at levels of management, for individual sites through to company management level. Subject studied include construction process, law, occupational health, materials, surveying, project management and risk assessment.

ENGINEERING & APPLIED SCIENCE: MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS

Radio, television, music, films and computers inform and amuse us - effortlessly, instantly, clearly, and all at the touch of a button. Media and multimedia technologies pervade technologies become more sophisticated, as the boundaries overlap, blur and disappear, so we will be able to experience more ideas in new and unexpected ways. Multimedia is about conveying information effectively and efficiently through the integrated use of different media: text, audio, graphics, animation, video and human-computer interaction. Multimedia techniques have numerous application areas, including entertainment, education, commerce, engineering, medicine and scientific research.

But how do these technologies work? What makes them tick? How are they going to develop in the future? Digital electronic, computing and communications technologies form the tangible products we use, to gather information, record, interpret and store the data to present the finished product. But the creative element is often hidden in the software. The interaction between the hardware and the software is the crucial element defining the way these products will evolve and which will be successful.

MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGY

The Multimedia Technology program starts with the scientific and technical principles of media capture and computer representation, coupled with the methods of operation and application of the computer software and systems that enable delivery of multimedia productions. This central core is complemented with study of a broad range of technologies and processes that support multimedia systems and the delivery of multimedia productions, e.g. computer software design, computer system organization, the Internet, commercial and scientific information management.

Graduates in Multimedia Technology will be ready for a rewarding career as a technical professional adaptable to wide range of opportunities in the design and application of information communication systems based on software technologies.

Course Guide

This program covers Media Science; Multimedia Software; Programming; Computer Systems; Information Systems; Data Modeling & databases; Professional Studies; Program Design & Data Structures; Human-Computer Interaction; Graphics; Animation; Video and Audio Systems; Professional Studies; Delivery Systems; Post-production Techniques; Selection from specialist options in multimedia computing.

MULTIMEDIA DIGITAL SYSTEMS

In contrast Multimedia Digital Systems complements study of multimedia principles and software by progressively focusing on the hardware technology and discovering how digital electronic designs allow multimedia products to be delivered. Students will consider the theory and practice of digital electronic systems design and see how this provides audio, video and interactive multimedia environments.

As a result students can expect to become a practitioner able to understand and contribute an integrated view of the hardware technology and creative software involved in areas as diverse as video networks, interactive entertainment, music, television and film recording studios, multimedia Internet sites and immersive virtual reality simulation.

Course Guide

This course includes Programming; Digital Electronics; Signals & Systems; Data Modeling & Databases; Media Science; Multimedia Software Professional Studies; Program Design & Data Structures; Digital and Programmable Electronics; Graphics; Video and Audio Systems; Professional Studies; Digital; Systems Design; Delivery Systems; Post-production Techniques; Selection from Specialist options in multimedia digital systems.

CAREER PROSPECTS

The multimedia industry wants students and graduates who can rise to technological challenges it faces. Well-paid placements fro sandwich students are offered each year with companies large and small, local and nationwide. Currently, over half the students in electronic and computing subjects elect to take a sandwich year. Graduates attract offers to work in multimedia, Internet and communications industries at high salary levels.

ENGINEERING & APPLIED SCIENCE

BIOSCIENCE AND BIOCHEMISTRY PROGRAMS

This Bioscience programs are aimed at students interested in the flourishing interface between chemical and biological science, processing and biotechnology. The programs are based on a core of chemistry and chemical engineering, but with a strong additional content of biosciences subjects. Graduates are taught to meet the needs of the wide variety of rapidly developing industries looking for skills in these closely interrelated fields.

BSc BIOSCIENCE PROCESSES

Program Outlines

This program involves the study of processes related to biological systems utilized in human activities based on a firm grounding in chemistry and biology. Students will acquire an understanding of the theoretical basis and practical design of chemical-biological processes. Students also specialize in either: Biomedical Processes, studying drug manufacture and delivery systems and synthetic body materials; Environmental Processes, studying sustainable materials and services and the minimization of environmental impact; or Management, studying the management and business skills required in the bioprocess industries.

Subject Guide

This course covers Fundamental Chemistry; Separation and Transfer Processes, Cell and Molecular Biology; Environmental Impact; Mathematics; IT; Business Environment; Safety; Polymers; Bimolecular; Biomaterials; Physiology; Transfer Processes; Process/Product Design; Simulation, Renewable Energy/Materials, Ecology, Mathematics; Accounting;

For Biomedical

Above mentioned courses + Biomaterials; Biotechnology; Drug Production/Delivery; Medical Product Design; Transfer Processes; Process Design; Clean Technology; Innovation.

For Environment

Above mentioned courses + Polymers; Transfer Processes; Economics; Process Design; Renewable Energy/Materials; Clean Technology; Project Management; Marketing; Innovation; Finance and Planning.

For Management

Above mentioned courses + Polymers; Transfer Processes; Economics; Process Design; Renewable Energy/Materials; Clean Technology; Project Management; Marketing; Innovation; Finance and Planning.

BSc BIOSCIENCE TECHNOLOGY

Program Outlines

This program involves the study of biosciences utilized in human activities from a scientific perspective, but with a strong emphasis on applications. The program will provide students with a sound understanding of biological systems at the interface between chemistry and biology, which underlies modern bioscience and pharmaceutical technologies. While focusing on the scientific aspects of the subject, the program is intended to equip graduates for early entry into industry or research administration and thus develops themes of product design and management.

Subject Guide

This program covers Fundamental Chemistry; Physiology; Cell and Molecular Biology; Mathematics; IT; Business Environment; Safety; Organic Chemistry; Polymers; Biomolecules; Biomaterials; Process/Product Design; Human Disease; Nutrition; Genetics; Pharmacology; Accounting; Law; Biomaterials; innovation; Drug Production/Delivery; Biotechnology; Product Design.

BSc BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Program Outlines

Some of the most important research advances in biology over the last twenty years have been made by chemists. This is a specialist program designed for students contemplating a future in research at the interface between chemistry and biology. It focuses on the themes of advanced, modern organic synthesis and analysis and chemical and molecular biology.

Subject Guides

This program covers: Fundamental Chemistry; Kinetics; Physiology; Cell and Molecular Biology; Mathematics; IT; Safety; Organic Chemistry; Physical and Elemental Chemistry; Polymers; Biomolecules; Biomaterials; Human Disease; Nutrition; Genetics; Pharmacology; Drug Manufacture and Delivery.

CAREER PROSPECTS

Graduates will find opportunities in a wide variety of modern exciting industries including pharmaceuticals, agro-chemicals, biotechnology, environmental control, water, renewable energy and materials.

See also:  Engineering applied: science health

ENGINEERING & APPLIED SCIENCE: HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS

The aim in creating these degrees is to engage student's enthusiasm for a career devoted to the prevention of accidents, work-related ill-health and environmental damage, particularly within the construction industry, and the management of health, safety and environmental systems. These degrees have been introduced in response to increasing demands by industry for graduates with the necessary knowledge and skills in these fields.

BSc IN HEALTH, SAFETY & ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

All sectors of industry and commerce are currently combining these functions to create multidisciplinary teams to manage their health, safety and environmental responsibilities - responsibilities both to their work force, customers and society at large. The people employed in these teams must have an understanding of how business and management systems operate knowledge of the underlying science and technology, and the ability to assess the impacts and risks of both existing and proposed operations.

Course Guide

The course covers Work Place Heath and Safety; Materials; Physiology; Mathematics; Data Analysis; Communication Skills and IT; Law; Environmental Impact Assessment; Principles of Business Management; Fundamental Science and Technology; Geology and Soil Science; Sustainable Process Technology; Risk Assessment; Ergonomics; Occupational Health; Heath and Safety Environmental Law; Risk Management; Environmental Management; Pollution Management and Monitoring; Survey and Drawing Skills; Energy Supply and Distribution; Ecology; Water Management. The course also covers Risk Management Applications; Materials and Failure; Quality Management; Contaminated Land and Waste Management; Clean Technology; Energy Efficiency; GIS; and Introduction to Remote Sensing.

BSc CONSTRUCTION AND HEALTH SAFETY

The management of health and safety within the construction industry is of paramount importance and influences all aspects of a project, from its design and planning through to implementation. The industry requires graduates with these skills at levels of management, for individual sites through to company management level. Subject studied include construction process, law, occupational health, materials, surveying, project management and risk assessment.