Systems Engineering MEng
Description
H660 4 year or H641 5 year with DIS
Systems engineering is a new and very exciting field, quite different in its approach from conventional engineering disciplines.
As a systems engineer you will be managing and implementing complex, interdisciplinary projects through all their phases including specification, design, development and maintenance. To do this effectively you will need to acquire knowledge across a wide range of subjects. Our Systems Engineering programmes draw on the expertise of the following Departments:
- Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering
- Computer Science
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Human Sciences
- Materials
- Mathematical Sciences
- Mechanical Engineering
And module options are available from:
- Loughborough Business School
- Politics, International Relations and European Studies
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil and Building Engineering
- Design and Technology
As a student on the programme, you are taught how to tackle problems as individuals within team-based environments. You will be trained in the principles of such diverse fields as mathematics, electronic systems, mechanical systems, computing and software systems, system dynamics and control, and human factors. Team projects are a prominent feature of each year of the course, providing the opportunity to apply the multidisciplinary knowledge being accumulated to practical real life situations.
This programme is sponsored by BAE Systems, Selex Galileo and Frazer-Nash.
The University is pleased to be part of the Royal Academy of Engineering's Visiting Professor scheme for Integrated System Design. This programme fosters industry–academia links and aims to help universities to teach engineering design to undergraduates in a way that relates to real professional practice. Professor Paul Davies from Thales joined the university in 2007.
For those who would like a good, readable introduction to what systems engineering is all about, the Academy has published an excellent booklet, which sets out to demystify the design of complex projects. It lays down six simple principles covering the design of any integrated system and is intended as a guide for educators, students and practising engineers.
- 'Creating Systems That Work: Principles of engineering systems for the 21st Century' can be downloaded from the Academy's website
- The Department's own guide to Systems Engineering undergraduate programmes can be downloaded here.
The combination of specialised modules, industrial input, sponsorship opportunities and excellent employment prospects make this a highly attractive and rewarding programme of study.
This programme is accredited by:
Course Content
- ELA010
- Programming and Software Design - Compulsory
- ELA001
- Circuits - Compulsory
- ELA003
- Electronics A - Compulsory
- ELA004
- Signals and Systems - Compulsory
- ELA005
- Electromagnetism A - Compulsory
- ELA007
- Systems Thinking - Compulsory
- MAA303
- Mathematics A - Compulsory
- ELB006
- Systems Integration - Compulsory
- ELB004
- Control System Design - Compulsory
- MAB303
- Mathematics B - Compulsory
- MMB140
- Engineering Mechanics - Compulsory
- ELB007
- Systems Methods - Compulsory
- ELB008
- Aircraft Design - Compulsory
- ELB002
- Communications - Optional
- ELB003
- Electromechanical Systems - Optional
- HUC502
- Human Factors in Systems Design C - Compulsory
- MPC022
- Materials Properties and Applications - Compulsory
- ELD002
- Group Project - Compulsory
- ELC012
- Systems Engineering Applications Theory - Compulsory
- ELC030
- Bioelectricity - Fundamentals and Applications - Optional
- ELC040
- Electrical Machine Operation and Analysis - Optional
- ELC041
- Advanced Control - Optional
- ELC056
- Fundamentals of Digital Signal Processing - Optional
- ELC014
- Biophotonics Engineering - Optional
- ELC027
- Independent Study 1 - Optional
- ELC026
- Advanced Laboratory - Optional
- ELB019
- Computer Architecture - Optional
- ELB014
- Software Engineering - Optional
- ELB002
- Communications - Optional
- ELB010
- Electronics B - Optional
- ELC003
- Renewable Energy Sources - Optional
- ELC006
- Fast Transient Sensors - Optional
- ELC013
- Electromagnetic Compatibility - Optional
- ELC008
- Business Management - Optional
- ELC007
- Electromagnetism C - Optional
Student Stories
- Blago Mihaylov is now back at Loughborough in the third year of his MEng after an exciting year out.
Read about Blago's time with BAE Systems and the ultimate aeroplane, Typhoon
- Here's a link to a Youtube video about the Systems programme made by sponsors BAE Systems. Helen talks about why she chose Systems Engineering and what made the programme special. It's a bit old now but still captures the flavour of the course. (Sorry, Helen!) She is now employed by the company as a Systems Engineer.
- Ed Leggott graduated in 2009 and is now flying high! Read about Ed's experiences as a Flight Systems Engineer.
- Adam Fallon is helping to build the most advanced civil aircraft in the skies as a Direct Entry Graduate with Airbus.
