2014/15 Taught Postgraduate Programme Catalogue

PhD, PGD Integrated Tribology

Total credits: 120

Entry requirements:

1st or 2nd class UK honours degree, or equivalent, in Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, Applied Mathematics or other relevant discipline.

School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:

School of Mechanical Engineering

Examination board through which the programme will be considered:

School of Mechanical Engineering

Programme specification:

The programme will:

Provide University research and training. The students themselves will benefit by being amongst the most highly trained and capable graduates in the country.

- The content of the programme will provide broad, fundamental, multidisciplinary, multi-sectorial and inclusive training. The initial technical training will be tailored to the needs of each student, based upon their previous academic and industrial experience;

- Our training programme will equip individuals with the specialist skills industry requires, whilst at the same time providing the professional skills that will mark them out as future leaders.

- By training our students as a cohort we aim to instil a broad knowledge of Tribology and its application, ensuring that they are able to apply their skills to a wide range of industrial challenges.

- Taught modules will enhance student skills in specialist fundamental tribology topics and assist in studying complex industrial applications of tribology.

- iT-CDT students will be ambassadors for the Centre, and will be trained in communication and media skills, and go on to undertake key dissemination activities. These will include a student conference, and producing a 1-minute video highlighting the topic, aims, and potential impact of their research. They will also conduct short consultancy-type projects, with the aim of ensuring as wide as possible benefits from their Tribological skills.

- iT-CDT will provide an atmosphere of research scholarship that combines the collaborating universities' skill sets, with those of the industrial partners, which will enable students to achieve to their highest potential.

- We will enhance the UK research base in tribology and provide a recognised technology gateway with whom industry can develop long term strategic technology needs and also shorter term application led projects.

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[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment, Learning Context]

Compulsory modules:

Students will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

Optional modules:

Students will be required to select 30 credits from the following optional modules:

Last updated: 28/04/2016

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