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Honour School of Engineering Science

A

  • 1. No candidate shall be admitted to the examination in this school unless they have either passed or been exempted from the First Public Examination.

  • 2. The subject of the examination shall be Engineering Science.

  • 3. The examination in this school shall be under the supervision of the Divisional Board of Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences, which shall make regulations concerning it, subject always to the provisions of this subsection.

  • 4.

    • (a) The examination shall consist of three parts (A, B, C).

    • (b) Parts A, B and C shall be taken at times not less than three, six, and nine terms, respectively, after passing or being exempted from the First Public Examination.

    • (c) The Board may give approval for an intercalated year of study or industrial attachment between Parts B and C.

  • 5.

    • (a) A candidate adjudged worthy of at least second class honours in Parts A and B together at the first attempt and worthy of Honours in Part C in Engineering Science may supplicate for the Degree of Master of Engineering in Engineering Science provided that the candidate has fulfilled all the conditions for admission to a degree of the University.

    • (b) A candidate who passes Parts A and B together but fails to be adjudged worthy of at least second class honours at the first attempt, or who is adjudged worthy of at least second class honours in Parts A and B together, but who does not enter, or withdraws from, or fails, or only achieves a Pass in Part C, is permitted to supplicate for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts in Engineering Science (Pass, or Honours with the classification obtained in Parts A and B together, as appropriate); provided that no such candidate may later enter or re-enter the Part C year or supplicate for the degree of Master of Engineering in Engineering Science; and provided in each case that the candidate has fulfilled all the conditions for admission to a degree of the University.

    • (c) The Examiners shall give due consideration to the performance in all parts of the respective examinations.

  • 6. The name of a candidate shall not be published in a results list until they have completed all parts of the respective examination (Parts A, B, and C for the Master of Engineering in Engineering Science or Parts A and B for students exiting with a Bachelor of Arts in Engineering Science) in accordance with cl. 5 above.

  • 7. A candidate who does not fulfil the requirements set out by the Engineering Council’s Compensation and Condonement Policy (2021) will not meet the accreditation requirements of the Engineering Council and Professional Engineering Institutions.
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  • 8. In order to meet the requirements of the Engineering Council Compensation and Condonement Policy (2021), all of the following will apply:
    • (a) A total of no more than one Examination Unit can be compensated, where compensation is defined as “The practice of allowing marginal failure (i.e. not more than ten percentage points below the nominal pass mark) of one or more modules, often on the basis of good overall academic performance.”
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    • (b) An Examination Unit is the equivalent of one written paper in Part A or any two written papers in Part B and Part C combined, excluding B2 (Engineering in Society), B2E2 (Engineering Management and Strategy) and CE1 (Entrepreneurship and Innovation), which are each one Examination Unit.
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    • (c) The following modules may not be compensated: A5 (Engineering Practical Work); B1 (Engineering Computation); B2 (Engineering in Society); B2E1 (Engineering in Society – Ethics, Safety & Risk, Sustainability); B2E2 (Engineering Management and Strategy); B3 (Group Design Project); B4 (Engineering Practical Work); 4YP (Fourth Year Project).
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    • (d) No work submitted for examination can be Condoned, where Condonement is defined by the Engineering Council as “The practice of allowing students to fail one or more module(s) with a fail mark of more than ten percentage points below the nominal pass mark yet still qualify for the award of the degree.”

9. A candidate who does not meet the accreditation requirements of the Engineering Council and Professional Engineering Institutions but who otherwise meets the requirements for the Master of Engineering in Engineering Science will be given leave to supplicate for the Master of Engineering in General Engineering.

B

  • 1. The examiners will not provide calculators, but will permit the use of one hand-held pocket calculator from a list of permitted calculators published by the Chair of the Faculty not later than the end of the Trinity Full Term in the academic year preceding the examination.

  • 2. Candidates may be examined viva voce at the examiners’ discretion.

Part A

  • 1. The Syllabus for Part A will be published on the VLE at the beginning of the academic year. The relative weighting of each paper and the duration of all written papers will be published in the Course Handbook and the Examination Conventions.

  • 2. Each candidate will be required to take four written papers, as follows:

    • A1 Mathematics

    • A2 Electronic and Information Engineering

    • A3 Structures, Materials and Dynamics

    • A4 Energy Systems

  • In addition, candidates will be required to take Paper A5 Engineering Practical Work, which will be examined by continuous assessment. Candidates will not normally be required to submit their Engineering Practical Work. However, the examiners may request practical work from some candidates.

  • 3. A candidate who fails any Part A paper may retake that paper on one, but no more than one, subsequent occasion.

Part B

  • 1. A candidate who obtains only a pass, or fails to satisfy the examiners, may enter again for Part B of the examination on one, but no more than one, subsequent occasion.

  • 2. The Syllabus for Part B will be published on the VLE at the beginning of the academic year. The relative weighting of each paper and the duration of all written papers will be published in the Course Handbook and in the Examination Conventions.

  • 3. A limited number of places are available for candidates seeking to follow the Engineering, Entrepreneurship and Management pathway through Part B. Candidates who apply to follow this pathway and are successful shall be required to take the papers set out in paragraph 4. Candidates who do not apply to take this pathway, and candidates who apply to take these papers but are unsuccessful, shall be required to take the papers set out in paragraph 5.

  • 4. Candidates who follow the Engineering, Entrepreneurship and Management pathway will be required to take:

    • a) Four Part B written option papers.

      b) Engineering Computation (paper B1).

      d) Engineering in Society (Ethics, Safety & Risk, Sustainability) (paper B2E1)

      e) Engineering Management and Strategy (paper B2E2)

      f) Group Design Project with Entrepreneurship (paper B3E).

      g) Engineering Practical Work (paper B4). This will be examined through continuous assessment. Candidates will not normally be required to submit their Engineering Practical Work. However, the examiners may request practical work from some candidates.

  • 5. All other candidates will be required to take:

    • a) Five Part B written option papers.

      b) Engineering Computation (paper B1).

      c) Engineering in Society (paper B2), comprising of

      • i.   Ethics, Safety & Risk, Sustainability

        ii.    Project finance, Project management, Technology strategy

    • d) Group Design Project (paper B3).

      e) Engineering Practical Work (paper B4). This will be examined through continuous assessment. Candidates will not normally be required to submit their Engineering Practical Work. However, the examiners may request practical work from some candidates. 

  • 6. For Paper B1, candidates shall submit a portfolio of five reports. The portfolio will include a one-page report on conclusion of each of the four topics studied in Michaelmas Term (four reports in total) and one four-page project report on the application of these Engineering Computation techniques to an engineering problem. The portfolio must be uploaded to the University approved online assessment platform by noon on Wednesday of the first week of Hilary Term in the year of the Part B examination. Project reports previously submitted for the Honour School of Engineering Science may be resubmitted. No project report will be accepted if it has already been submitted wholly or substantially for another honour school or degree of this University, or for a degree at any other institution.

  • 7. Candidates shall submit to the examiners written reports on the Group Design Project (paper B3) or Group Design Project with Entrepreneurship (paper B3E). The report must be uploaded to the University approved online assessment platform by noon on Wednesday of the fourth week of Trinity Term in the year of the Part B examination. The project report must not exceed thirty pages. Project reports previously submitted for the Honour School of Engineering Science may be resubmitted. No project report will be accepted if it has already been submitted wholly or substantially for another honour school or degree of this University, or for a degree at any other institution. 

Part C

  • 1. No candidate may present themselves for examination in Part C unless they have been adjudged worthy of at least second class honours by the examiners in Parts A and B together at the first attempt.

  • 2. The Syllabus for Part C will be published on the VLE at the beginning of the academic year. The relative weighting of each paper and the duration of all written papers will be published in the Course Handbook and Examination Conventions.

  • 3. Candidates who follow the Engineering, Entrepreneurship and Management pathway will be required to take either:

    • (i) six Part C written option papers.

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    • (ii) four Part C written option papers and the Entrepreneurship and Innovation (paper CE1) as set out in Schedule A of the Honour School of Economics and Management. Candidates must have taken Engineering Management and Strategy (paper B2E2) in their third year in order to choose this option.

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    • (iii) an equivalent approved collection of course options if taking part in an exchange scheme. 

  • 4. All other candidates will be required to take six Part C written option papers or an equivalent approved collection of course options if taking part in an exchange scheme.

  • 5. Each candidate shall carry out a project on a topic of Engineering Science; this is commonly known as the 4th Year Project (or ‘4YP’). The report must be uploaded to the University approved online assessment platform by noon on Wednesday of the fourth week of Trinity Term. The report must not exceed fifty pages. Reports previously submitted for Part C for the Honour School of Engineering Science may be resubmitted. No work will be accepted if it has already been submitted, wholly or substantially, for Part B or for another honour school or degree of this University, or for a degree of any other institution. 

  • 6. For each individual candidate taking part in a full year exchange at a host institution, the Exchange Coordinator will ensure that the transcript for the approved courses undertaken by the candidate is obtained from the host institution under seal, together with the research project report submitted by the individual and its assessment provided by the host institution. The transcript, the research project report and its assessment, accompanied by a summary by the Exchange Coordinator, will be provided to the Chair of Examiners, Honour School of Engineering Science.

  • Candidates may undertake their Project during a twenty-four week industrial placement and take a specified equivalent of six Part C written papers. The placement will be undertaken between the end of Trinity Full Term in the year in which the Part B examination is held and the beginning of Hilary Full Term in the year in which the Part C examination is held. The project will be carried out under the supervision of a person or persons approved by the Director of 4th Year Studies. All projects and industrial attachments will normally be arranged by, and must be approved by, the Director of 4th Year Studies. The report shall be on a topic approved by the Director of 4th Year Studies. External project reports must be submitted by noon on Friday of the week before the start of Hilary Full Term (Week 0) in the year in which the Part C examination is held.