Teaching and assessment
Teaching format
Our courses are highly intensive. Your timetabled activities each week will include:
- Lectures
- Practical work
- Group project work
- Workshops
- Computer laboratories
- Supervisions
Throughout your degree, you'll work together with other students to create usable devices. This extensive project work is a key component of your degree and will give you the opportunity to not only develop a solid knowledge of engineering design and construction principles, but also key project management, teamwork and leadership skills that are indispensable to employers.
You'll also be expected to spend time studying independently. As you progress through the course you'll take on more independent study, guiding your own learning and developing your project management skills.
Your individual project in your final year will be supervised by an academic member of staff who will guide you through your project.
In the UK, full-time students are expected to spend 1,200 hours a year learning. That's about 40 hours of classes and independent study each week during semesters. Everyone learns at a different rate, so the number of hours you spend on independent study will be different to other students on your course.
Facilities
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We have built new labs and workshops for our engineering students. Our range of facilities includes laboratory space, recording studios, digital media suite and computing classrooms.
Teaching location
You will be based in the School of Physics, Engineering & Technology, on Campus West.
Most of your contact hours will be in the School of Physics, Engineering & Technology, with some additional teaching on Campus West.
About our campus
Our beautiful green campus offers a student-friendly setting in which to live and study, within easy reach of the action in the city centre. It's easy to get around - everything is within walking or pedalling distance, or you can use the fast and frequent bus service. Take a campus tour.
Assessment and feedback
Your assignments will be designed not just to test your knowledge but also to challenge you to creatively apply what you've learned. We use a variety of assessment styles, including a practical portfolio. You'll encounter all of them during your course, but the exact balance will depend on the modules you choose:
- Closed-book and open-book exams
- Short technical reports
- Electronic portfolios, including programming exercises, video reports or blogs
- Presentations and demonstrations
- Major technical reports
You'll receive written feedback on work you hand in to help you understand your grade and develop your skills. For your individual project you'll produce a written report, have a viva (a presentation and question/answer session) and also show your project on our demo day, which our external advisory board attend.
