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Overview
This entirely online Manufacture Materials Design module at The Open University UK uses online texts combined with investigative learning activities to help you develop the ability to make manufacturing decisions. The manufacturing processes covered are casting, forming, cutting, joining, additive manufacturing, and surface engineering. By gaining a deeper understanding of the scientific and technological principles that govern these basic processes, you will be able to play a more effective role as a professional engineer. Additional topics introduce management of the supply chain and key ideas in assuring the quality of production. Manupedia, an online database of manufacturing processes, plays a key role in your study.
What you will study
- From an external perspective, the world of product manufacture has changed beyond recognition in the last fifty years.
- But underneath it all there are only so many basic ways you can convert materials into objects – through casting, forming, cutting and joining.
- Even the rapidly developing world of additive manufacturing (or 3D printing), which looks set to disrupt our whole approach to making things, still relies on the scientific principles of casting, cutting and joining to build components.
Programme Structure
Course include:
- Block 1 explores the topic of marketing communications. This is a dynamic area of marketing, and you'll be introduced to the key drivers and trends in the field and be provided with an overview of the marketing communications mix
- Block 2 immerses you in a range of different contexts to explore the nuances of marketing theory and practice.
- Block 3 takes a wider perspective, considering a number of issues that directly and indirectly inform marketing practice.
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 5 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Language
English
Credits
30 alternative credits
Delivered
Online
Campus Location
- Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Disciplines
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- This module can be studied on a standalone basis or as a module of a postgraduate qualification.
- It is expected that you hold a bachelors degree in an engineering-related subject (or the equivalent) from a UK university, giving you a basic understanding of mechanics and materials engineering and an ability to follow mathematical models involving simple calculus.
- If this is your first postgraduate module, it is important for you to appreciate the substantial differences between undergraduate and postgraduate study. At postgraduate level, you are expected to evaluate, synthesise, review, and reflect on material. Independent study is an important component and you will be expected to draw on resources beyond those provided by the module. This module includes materials that should assist you if you don’t already have these skills, or if your skills need polishing.
Tuition Fees
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International Applies to you
Applies to youNon-residents1946 GBP / full≈ 1946 GBP / full -
Domestic Applies to you
Applies to youCitizens or residents1946 GBP / full≈ 1946 GBP / full
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