Advanced Maintenance Engineering MSc

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Gain an understanding of the critical role maintenance plays in a modern manufacturing operation. Blend technical and management skills knowledge. Study the latest practices and technologies.

Skills Boost NE Discount

Learning and teaching in 2020/21

Overview

This course is designed to support both recent graduates and experienced engineers in developing their understanding of the critical role maintenance plays in a modern manufacturing operation. You will study the latest practices and technologies that can be used to enhance equipment availability and thus improve productivity and efficiency.

You will receive tuition in the basic topics related to maintenance and get the opportunity to enhance your understanding of their significance, eg, through reflecting on given examples or experience from their workplace.

Why us?

World-leading' research in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, according to the latest Research Excellence Framework (REF)

Strong industrial links delivered via Institute for Automotive and Manufacturing Advanced Practice (AMAP)
Recent significant investment in Engineering laboratories

Joining us in 2020

Covid-19 has challenged the delivery of technical degree courses but here at the University of Sunderland we have maintained professional standards with an effective approach to your programme of study, blending face-to-face and online teaching.

Our experience has shown that this method opens new learning opportunities for all, enabling you to develop postgraduate skills such as research, critical thinking and problem solving, with support from the Engineering academic team and the wider University services available to you. Key practical and theoretical skills will continue to be taught in our new delivery method. This will include developing highly specialist knowledge using digital design techniques blended with the advanced mechanical theory you would be expected to implement in engineering scenarios. This approach will ensure you continue to develop your engineering skills and prepare yourself for employment in a senior role.

The Advanced Maintenance Engineering course was designed from the outset to use a blended approach to make it accessible to working engineers. We will deliver key content in ‘short course’ blocks of two to three days at a time on campus, allowing you to meet staff and use our extensive facilities. Theoretical lectures and other interactions will continue to be delivered online using live conference technology and video content you can review at your convenience.
The Engineering Student Society will launch in September and will be meeting you during the first week to say hello, along with all the teaching team and our amazing technical staff.

In the coming months before commencing your studies please contact your Programme Leaders if we can offer any further guidance before joining us:

Engineering Team Leader Dave Knapton – Engineering Team Leader dave.knapton@sunderland.ac.uk
Dr Mike Knowles – Postgraduate Engineering Programme Leader michael.knowles@sunderland.ac.uk

Course structure

You will be taught using a combination of lectures, tutorials, practical activities and project work.

You will be assessed via coursework.

Modules include:

Research in Practice (30 credits)

Gain an understanding of the expectations of Masters-level work and support in developing the appropriate research and communication skills.

Maintenance Strategy (30 credits)

Consider the various approaches to developing a maintenance strategy, including Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), Reliability Centred Maintenance (RCM) and Condition Based Maintenance (CBM). Take the opportunity to consider these approaches against a full range of real-world constraints such as business, financial and environmental considerations.

Condition Monitoring and CBM (30 credits)

Gain an understanding of how the condition of engineering assets can be measured and used to inform maintenance practices. Gain a practical and theoretical insight into the principles of how systems wear, how this can be measured using modern instrumentation technology and the latest technologies to collect and process data to include Industry 4.0, Internet of Things and Big Data techniques.

Asset Management (30 credits)

Explore the approaches and standards used in managing engineering assets throughout their lifecycle. Cover topics such as risk, reliability, KPIs and asset data management through the lens of the relevant ISO 55000 standards.

Project/Dissertation (60 credits)

Using your research and critical analysis skills, draw on the knowledge you have gained during the course of the programme to address a real engineering problem or research question at the forefront of the discipline.

Some modules have prerequisites. Read more about what this means in our Help and Advice article.

Facilities

You will be based at the David Goldman Informatics Centre. Our specialist labs include:

• Product Development Lab
• Electronics Lab
• Automation Lab
• Project Lab
• Material Characterisation Lab
• Formulation Lab
• Thermofluids Lab
• Mechanical Engineering Lab

You will have access to a range of industry leading technologies at the Industry Centre, the home of the Institute of Automotive and Manufacturing Advanced Practice as well as access to industrial standard software to help prepare you for a future career in a digital context.

Entry requirements

We don’t currently display entry requirements for United States. Please contact the Student Admin team on studentadmin@sunderland.ac.uk or 0191 515 3154.

Fees and finance

The fee for this course is:

£375 per 10 credits for part-time study

Please note that part-time courses are not available to international students who require a Tier 4 visa to study in the UK.

If you are unsure whether you qualify as a UK, EU or international student, find out more in our Help and Advice article.

The Skills Boost North East Discount is a 20% waiver on the full cost of course fees for postgraduate taught Masters courses for any worker who has been furloughed, has been made redundant, or is likely to be made redundant and who has a local connection to the North East region. The discount is also available to anyone with a connection to the North East who graduated in academic year 2019/20 with an undergraduate degree from any university, or who has graduated with an undergraduate degree from a university in the North East in academic year 2019/20 and has been unable to secure full-time graduate employment due to pressures of Covid-19. Read more about the discount.

Take a look at the Your Finances section to find out about the scholarships and bursaries that may be available to you.

Use our scholarships calculator to see what you may be entitled to.

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This information was correct at the time of publication.

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Career ready

An MSc will help you develop into a critical, questioning problem solver who can identify problems and apply technology to improve and optimise industrial processes - these are the skills industry needs.

There is considerable demand among employers for engineering graduates with the right mix of skills and experience.

Graduate success

Sunderland has a good reputation with employers. Our recent graduates have gone on to work for companies such as – McLaren Automotive, General Motors, Jaguar, Perkins Engines, GSK, Northumbrian Water, Hitachi and Parametrics Technology. Other graduates conduct research within major automotive manufacturers such as Ford, Vauxhall and Nissan.

AMAP

Our Engineering team is engaged in a wide range of industry projects via AMAP including Knowledge Transfer Partnerships and Consultancy. AMAP is also host to the North East Maintenance Forum (NEMF) – a quarterly meeting attended by a wide range of industrial representatives from a number of sectors including manufacturing, process industries and utilities. Several academics are also engaged in activities with Professional Engineering Institutions such as the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE).

Research-active staff

You’ll be taught by a dynamic, diverse team of research-active staff who are engaged in a number of areas of research including:

Advanced Materials / Graphene
Advanced Maintenance and Asset Management
Robotics and Control

Formula Student

If you’re looking for extra-curricular opportunities, why not join the University of Sunderland’s Formula Student motorsport team? Each year the team work together to design, build and test a single-seater racing car in preparation for the IMechE Formula Student competition held annually at Silverstone, the home of the British Grand Prix.

The competition encourages many different skills and talents. These include: engineering, management, production, administration, accounting, marketing, advertising, public relations, as well as teamwork and co-operation. It’s ideal for helping to prepare for life after university in any career path, and the team welcome not just engineers but anyone who has an interest in motorsport and wants to improve their skills.

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Contact

Contact the Student Helpline for further information about studying at the University of Sunderland:

0191 515 3000

student.helpline@sunderland.ac.uk

View Programme Specifications for the Faculty of Technology.

Page last updated: 09 October 2020

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