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Engineering Tripos, part IIB: Notice concerning Engineering Areas

Engineering Tripos, part IIB: Notice concerning Engineering Areas

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Students choose eight modules from a list of eighty or so.  Each module may have up to 16 lectures, or equivalent work, and is scheduled to be either wholly within the Michaelmas Term or wholly within the Lent Term (with the exception of a small number of vacation modules).  There are no supervisions for fourth-year modules.  Fourth-year modules may be assessed wholly by coursework, wholly by examination, or by a combination of the two (25% coursework, 75% exam).  All module examinations are held in the first three weeks of the Easter Term.

The Engineering Areas are defined by the Faculty Board of Engineering in the following documents. To qualify in a particular Engineering Area, you must take a minimum number of modules falling within that area.  The Engineering Area for your modules and project do not have to be the same. 

New for 2015-16: You may find your module choice enables you to qualify in more than one area. You may do this; you do not have to choose between them. Alternatively, you may choose modules which do not allow you to qualify in any single area, in which case you will register for Engineering.

For advice on Engineering Areas and module choices, your Director of Studies should be your first port of call.


Part IIB Engineering Area requirements: Mechanical Engineering

Students intending to qualify in this Engineering Area in Part IIB must include at least four of the modules listed.

 

Number Title Notes
4A2 Computational Fluid Dynamics M1
4A3 Turbomachinery I M7
4A7 Aerodynamics M3
4A9 Molecular Thermodynamics (not running 2015-16) M6
4A10 Flow Instability L6
4A12 Turbulence and Vortex Dynamics L3
4A13 Combustion and IC Engines L5
4B13 Electronic Sensors and Instrumentation L2
4B19 Renewable Electrical Power M2
4C2 Designing with Composites M5
4C3 Electrical and Nano Materials M6
4C4 Design Methods M2
4C5 Design Case Studies L4
4C6 Advanced Linear Vibrations M4
4C7 Random and Non-linear Vibrations M8
4C8 Applications of Dynamics L1
4C9 Continuum Mechanics M7
4C15 MEMS: Design (not running 2015-16) L6
4C16 Advanced Machine Design L9
4D6 Dynamics in Civil Engineering L2
4D17 Plate and Shell Structures M3
4F1 Control System Design M6
4F7 Digital Filters and Spectrum Estimation M8
4G4 Biomimetics L7
4G5 Molecular Modelling M14
4G6 Cellular and Molecular Biomechanics M10
4I5 Nuclear Materials L16
4I10 Nuclear Reactor Engineering M13
4I11 Advanced Fission and Fusion Systems L10
4M6 Materials and Processes for Microsystems (MEMS) M1
4M12 Partial Differential Equations and Variational Methods L11
4M16 Nuclear Power Engineering L11
4M17 Practical Optimization M19
4M20 Robotics (NEW 2015-16) M12

Advice

Mechanical Engineering covers a very broad field: the main areas are mechanics, fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, materials, and design, but topics in control and instrumentation are also relevant.  Many students will choose to specialise either in the "dry" side of the subject (mechanics, materials, design) or the "wet" side (fluids and thermodynamics), but combinations of courses can be found to suit many different career paths, some of which cut across this divide.  It would be prudent for students to discuss this with the Engineering Area Coordinator before choosing a very eclectic mix of courses, in case a lack of overlap makes the workload unusually high.

Specialist advice can be obtained from the Mechanical Engineering Coordinator whose details can be found on the IIA Mechanical Engineering Area webpage.


Part IIB Engineering Area requirements: Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

Students intending to qualify in this Engineering Area in Part IIB must include at least four of the modules listed.

Number Title Notes
4A2 Computational Fluid Dynamics M1
4A3 Turbomachinery M7
4A9 Molecular Thermodynamics (not running 2015-16) M6
4A13 Combustion and IC Engines L5
4B14 Solar Electronic Power: Generation and Distribution M4
4B19 Renewable Electric Power M2
4D13 Architectural Engineering M12
4D14 Contaminated Land and Waste Containment M1
4D15 Sustainable Water Engineering L4
4I5 Nuclear Materials (not running 2015-16) L16
4I7 Electricity and Environment L7
4I10 Nuclear Reactor Engineering M13
4I11 Advanced Fission and Fusion Systems L10
4M14 Sustainable Development M13
4M15 Sustainable Energy L8
4M16 Nuclear Power Engineering L11
4M18 Present and Future Energy Systems M5

Advice

Power generation and environmental engineering are central to the advancement of a sustainable future in developed and emerging economies. Energy engineering and sustainability are broad interdisciplinary subjects. This Engineering Area offers the opportunity to draw together modules across electrical, mechanical and civil engineering, with application areas ranging from power generation in gas and steam turbine plants, to fuel cells and renewable energy technologies, to buildings and infrastructure.

Specialist advice on this Engineering Area can be obtained from the Coordinator whose details can be found on the IIA Energy, Sustainability and the Environment Engineering Area webpage.


Part IIB Engineering Area requirements: Aerospace and Aerothermal Engineering

Students intending to qualify in this Engineering Area in Part IIB must include one of the following combinations in their selection of modules:

  • either four Part IIB core modules,
  • or three Part IIB core modules + two Part IIB companion modules.

Core modules

Number Title Notes
4A2 Computational Fluid Dynamics M1
4A3 Turbomachinery I M7
4A4 Aircraft Stability and Control M10
4A7 Aerodynamics M3
4A9 Molecular Thermodynamics (not running 2015-16) M6
4A10 Flow Instability L6
4A12 Turbulence and Vortex Dynamics L3
4A13 Combustion and IC Engines L5
4A15 Aeroacoustics (returned 2015-16) M9

Companion modules

Number Title Notes
4B13 Electronic Sensors and Instrumentation L2
4C2 Designing with Composites M5
4C4 Design Methods M14
4C5 Design Case Studies L4
4C6 Advanced Linear Vibrations M4
4C7 Random and Non-linear Vibrations M8
4C9 Continuum Mechanics M7
4C15 MEMS: Design (not running 2015-16) L6
4F1 Control System Design M6
4F2 Robust and Non-linear Control L9
4F3 Optimal and Predictive Control L3

Advice

Aerospace and Aerothermal Engineering is an interdisciplinary blend of subjects ranging from fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, structures, instrumentation, control, electronics and design to manufacturing.  In essence Aerospace Engineering is concerned with flight and Aerothermal Engineering with the associated propulsion systems.  In the past, development in these fields has been driven by technological issues.  In the future, environmental concerns, minimising noise and pollution, and relentless pressure on design and manufacturing turnaround time will force novel solutions and paradigm shifts.

The essential interdisciplinary nature of the subject is reflected in the diversity of the recommended companion modules drawn from across the spectrum of the Department's teaching. This diversity increases in Part IIB.

Specialist advice on this Engineering Area can be obtained from the Coordinator whose details can be found on the IIA Aerospace and Aerothermal Engineering Area website.


Part IIB Engineering Area requirements: Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering

Students intending to qualify in this Engineering Area in Part IIB must include at least four of the modules listed.

Number Title Notes
4D4 Construction Engineering L8
4D5 Foundation Engineering L5
4D6 Dynamics in Civil Engineering L2
4D7 Concrete Structures (moved from MT to LT for 2015-16) L10
4D8 Pre-stressed Concrete (reintroduced 2015-16) L11
4D10 Structural Steelwork M5
4D13 Architectural Engineering M12
4D14 Contaminated Land and Waste Containment M1
4D15 Sustainable Water Engineering L4
4D16 Construction Management (not running 2015-16) M9
4D17 Plate and Shell Structures M3
4M9 Surveying Field Course LV1
4M14 Sustainable Development M13
4M15 Sustainable Energy L8
4M18 Present and Future Energy Systems M5
4M19 Advanced Building Physics M14

Advice

Intending Civil, Structural or Environmental Engineers are advised to study the broadest possible range of relevant courses.

NB.   Module 4D16 'Construction and management' can be counted as one of your two management modules for the purposes of accreditation by the Institution of Structural Engineers.

Specialist advice on this Engineering Area can be obtained from the Coordinator whose details can be found on the IIA Civils Engineering Area website.


Part IIB Engineering Area requirements: Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Students intending to qualify in this Engineering Area in Part IIB must include at least four of the modules listed.

Number Title Notes
4B2 Power Micro Electronics M8
4B5 Nanotechnology M10
4B6 Solid State Devices and Chemical/Biological Sensors L3
4B7 VLSI Design, Technology and CAD L1
4B11 Photonic Systems M9
4B13 Electronic Sensors and Instrumentation L2
4B14 Solar-Electronic Power: Generation and Distribution M4
4B19 Renewable Electrical Power M2
4B20 Display Technology L6
4B21 Analogue Integrated Circuits M3
4C3 Electrical and Nano Materials M6
4C15 MEMS: Design (not running 2015-16) L6
4F5 Advanced Communications and Coding M7
4M6 Materials and Processes for Microsystems (MEMS) M1
4M20 Robotics (New 2015-16) M12

Advice

Electrical and Electronic Engineering covers the range of topics which best represent the current trends in circuits, devices and systems for hardware implementations.

Specialist advice on this Engineering Area can be obtained from the Coordinator whose details can be found on the IIA Electrical and Electronic Engineering Area website.


Part IIB Engineering Area requirements: Information and Computer Engineering

Students intending to qualify in this Engineering Area in Part IIB must include at least four of the modules listed.

Number Title Notes
4F1 Control System Design M6
4F2 Robust and Non-linear Systems and Control L9
4F3 Optimal and Predictive Control L2
4F5 Advanced Communications and Coding M7
4F7 Digital Filters and Spectrum Estimation M8
4F8 Image Processing and Image Coding L3
4F10 Statistical Pattern Processing M9
4F11 Speech and LanguagePprocessing L1
4F12 Computer Vision and Robotics M2
4F13 Machine Learning M11
4M17 Practical Optimization M14
4M20 Robotics (New 2015-16) M12

Advice

Information and Computer Engineering covers the digital representation and processing of signals and systems.  It extends from the theory of signals and systems, through to the manipulation of data via computer programs.  In addition to all of the information modules, this professional area includes modules from the Computer Science Tripos.

Candidates with a strong interest in control should also consider 'Instrumentation and Control' as an alternative.

Specialist advice on this Engineering Area can be obtained from the Coordinator whose details can be found on the IIA Information and Computer Engineering Area website


Part IIB Engineering Area requirements: Electrical and Information Sciences

Students intending to qualify in this Engineering Area in Part IIB must include at least six of the modules listed.

Number Title Notes
4B2 Power micro electronics  M8
4B5 Nanotechnology M10
4B6 Solid state devices and chemical/biological sensors L3
4B7 VLSI design, technology and CAD L1
4B11 Photonic systems M9
4B13 Electronic sensors and instrumentation L2
4B14 Solar-electronic power: generation and distribution M4
4B19 Renewable electrical power M2
4B20 Display technology L6
4B21 Analogue integrated circuits M3
4C3 Electrical and nano materials  M6
4C15 MEMS: design (not running 2015-16) L6
4F1 Control system design  M6
4F2 Robust and non-linear control  L9
4F3 Optimal and predictive control L2
4F5 Advanced Communications and Coding M7
4F7 Digital filters and spectrum estimation  M8
4F8 Image processing and image coding  L3
4F10 Statistical pattern processing  M9
4F11 Speech and language processing L1
4F12 Computer vision and robotics M2
4F13 Machine learning  M11
4M6 Materials and processes for microsystems (MEMS) M1
4M12 Partial differential equations and variational methods  L11
4M17 Practical optimization M14
4M20 Robotics (NEW 2015-16) M12

Advice

Electrical and Information Sciences covers a very broad area.  The B modules cover a wide range of electronic circuits and devices, while the F modules cover the digital representation and processing of signals, and the manipulation of data in computers.  

A student in this area will be seeking to gain a broad overview of systems from the signals that flow through them to the hardware platforms that implement them.  Although many students will choose to do mostly B modules or mostly F modules depending on their inclination towards the electrical or information side, students who prefer to specialise exclusively in one or the other should consider one of the other B/F engineering areas.

Specialist advice on this Engineering Area can be obtained from the Coordinator whose details can be found on the IIA Electrical and Information Sciences Engineering Area webpage


Part IIB Engineering Area requirements: Instrumentation and Control

Students intending to qualify in this Engineering Area in Part IIB must include at least four of the modules listed.

Number Title Notes
4B11 Photonic systems M9
4B13 Electronic sensors and instrumentation L2
4C6 Advanced linear vibrations M4
4C7 Random and non-linear vibrations  M8
4C15 MEMS: design (Not running 2015-16) L6
4F1 Control system design  M6
4F2 Robust and non-linear control  L9
4F3 Optimal and predictive control L2
4F5 Advanced Communications and Coding M7
4F7 Digital filters and spectrum estimation  M8
4F8 Image processing and image coding  L3
4F10 Statistical pattern processing  M9
4F11 Speech and language processing L1
4F12 Computer vision and robotics M2
4F13 Machine learning M11
4M20 Robotics (NEW 2015-16) M12

Advice

Instrumentation and Control covers a range of topics which are important to the monitoring and control of modern systems.  The B modules cover basic circuits and device technology and the F modules cover the representation, capture and manipulation of signals.  The C modules cover the relevant engineering aspects of mechanical systems.

Students intending to qualify in this Engineering Area in Part IIB must include at least four of the modules listed.

Specialist advice on this Engineering Area can be obtained from the Coordinator whose details can be found on the IIA Instrumentation and Control Engineering Area website


Part IIB Engineering Area requirements: Bioengineering

Students intending to qualify in this Engineering Area must include at least four of the modules listed of which at least two must be G modules.

Number Title Notes
4G1 Mathematical Biology of the Cell L6
4G2 Biosensors L5
4G3 Computational Neuroscience L4
4G4 Biomimetics L7
4G5 Molecular Modelling M14
4G6 Cellular and Molecular Biomechanics M10
4C4 Design Methods M2
4C5 Design Case Studies L4
4C9 Continuum Mechanics M7
4F8 Image Processing and Image Coding L3
4F11 Speech and language processing L1
4F12 Computer Vision and Robotics M2
4F13 Machine Learning M11
4I8 Medical Physics L10

Advice

Bioengineering is a rapidly growing field encompassing the use of engineering tools to solve problems in medicine and biology as well as new quantitative approaches to biological systems based on engineering principles.

Specialist advice on this Engineering Area can be obtained from the Coordinator whose details can be found on the IIA Bioengineering Engineering Area webpage.


Part IIB Engineering Area requirements: Engineering (New for 2015-16)

Students intending to qualify in this Engineering Area in Part IIB may choose any set of modules subject to the restrictions given in COMET.

Last updated on 29/09/2015 18:24