Engineering - Mechanical Engineering

The ME in Mechanical Engineering is a two-year professional engineering graduate degree. Graduates of the programme will be eligible for the title of Chartered Engineer (CEng). This programme is aimed at graduate Mechanical Engineers seeking to obtain a masters degree in Mechanical Engineering. You will gain advanced theoretical, conceptual and practical knowledge in the application of Mechanical Engineering. Emphasis is placed on the skills required to generate new knowledge through research. This is achieved through independent and project-based learning while working with UCD academics and researchers on contemporary research projects. This programme is delivered by a highly research-intensive School holding 151-200 in the QS World Subject Rankings and Top 6 in Ireland/UK Employer’s and Research rankings and awarded €9.56 million in research funding between 2014-19.



The programme comprises core and optional taught modules, a research project and a professional work experience. Advanced modules are available in core subject areas of Mechanical Engineering such as thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, continuum mechanics, fracture mechanics, solid mechanics, dynamics and control. Optional modules are available in materials engineering, nanomaterials, ceramics, metals processing, energy system and climate change and composites and polymers.



Who should apply?



Full Time option suitable for:



Domestic(EEA) applicants: Yes

International (Non EEA) applicants currently residing outside of the EEA Region. Yes

Stage 1 - Core

Engineering Thermodynamics III MEEN40010

Mechanics of Fluids II MEEN40020

Manufacturing Engineering II MEEN40030

Computational Continuum Mechanics IMEEN40050



Stage 1 - Option

Heat Transfer MEEN20050

Fracture Mechanics MEEN40060

Technical Ceramics MEEN40080

Energy Systems and Climate Change MEEN40090

Advanced Polymer Engineering MEEN40110

Computational Continuum Mechanics II MEEN40150

Materials Thermodynamics and Kinetics MEEN40160

Mechanics of Solids III MEEN40170

Mechanics of Fluids III MEEN40190

Energy in Transport MEEN40210

Professional Engineering (Management) MEEN40430

Technical Communication MEEN40670

ME Mech Prof. Work Exp. (Shor) MEEN40710

ME Mech Prof. Work Exp. (Long) MEEN40720

Technical Comms (Online) MEEN40820

Advanced Metals Processing MEEN41150

Quantitative Methods for Engineers STAT40690



Stage 2 - Core

Research Skills and Techniques MEEN40560

ME Mechanical Thesis MEEN40700



Stage 2 - Option

Numerical Algorithms ACM40290

Process Control CHEN40560

Control Theory EEEN40010

Heat Transfer MEEN20050

Engineering Thermodynamics III MEEN40010

Mechanics of Fluids II MEEN40020

Manufacturing Engineering II MEEN40030

Materials Science and Engineering III MEEN40040

Computational Continuum Mechanics I MEEN40050

Fracture Mechanics MEEN40060

Advanced Metals/Materials Processing MEEN40070

Technical Ceramics MEEN40080

Energy Systems and Climate Change

Advanced Polymer Engineering MEEN40110

Computational Continuum Mechanics II MEEN40150

Mechanics of Solids III MEEN40170

Mechanics of Fluids III MEEN40190

Energy in Transport MEEN40210

Professional Engineering (Management) MEEN40430

Technical Communication MEEN40670

Technical Comms (Online) MEEN40820

Advanced Vibrations MEEN41040

Quantitative Methods for Engineers STAT40690

- An honours undergraduate degree (NFQ level 8) with a minimum upper second class honours or international equivalence in a Mechanical Engineering programme.



- Applicants whose first language is not English must also demonstrate English language proficiency of IELTS 6.5 (no band less than 6.0 in each element), or equivalent.



- Students meeting the programme’s academic entry requirements but not the English language requirements, may enter the programme upon successful completion of UCD’s Pre-Sessional or International Pre-Master’s Pathway programmes. Please see the following link for further information http://www.ucd.ie/alc/programmes/pathways/



These are the minimum entry requirements – additional criteria may be requested for some programmes.

How to apply?

The following entry routes are available:

ME Mechanical Engineering FT (T165)

Duration

2 Years Attend Full Time

Deadline Rolling*



* Courses will remain open until such time as all places have been filled, therefore early application is advised.

120

2 years full time.

ME Mechanical Engineering (T165) Full Time

EU Year 1 - € 8085

EU Year 2 - € 8085 aa

nonEU Year 1 - € 25600

nonEU Year 2 - € 25600 aa


aaSecond Year Fee applies to Students in 2nd Year in 2020 and who were a 1st Year Student on the programme in 2019/20

***Fees are subject to change



Please note that UCD offers a number of graduate scholarships for full-time, self-funding international students, holding an offer of a place on a UCD graduate degree programme. For further information please see http://www.ucd.ie/global/study-at-ucd/scholarshipsfinances/scholarships/.


The College of Engineering & Architecture also offer scholarships for non-EU students, for more information see: www.ucd.ie/eacollege/study/noneuscholarships.

Next Intake: 2024/2025 September.

Career & Graduate Study Opportunity

In the year immediately after graduation, this programme boasts a 95% success rate for graduates seeking employment or progression to research education. Mechanical engineers are at the centre of every area of technology.



Graduates from this programme will be eligible to become fully qualified professional engineers, capable of working anywhere in the world at an advanced technical level or as a professional engineering manager. In the recent past, UCD ME Mechanical Engineering graduates have progressed to careers in industries such as: aerospace industry (e.g. European Space Agency), automobile industry (e.g. Ferrari, Jaguar Land Rover, Ford, Denso), biomedical industry (e.g. Medtronic, Boston Scientific, Stryker), oil and gas (Cameron) and materials and manufacturing (Henkel, Kingspan).