Graduate Profiles
Muthukrishnan Kumarasamy: Graduated from MSc Advanced Engineering Design in 2011
Research showed that Brunel’s design ranked higher in all the league tables and Brunel’s industry-ready graduates are highly welcomed by company recruiters. I also read that the careers of Brunel Alumni were remarkably successful as well. The industrial links to this course were so good that it had as much benefits as a sandwich placement program, and this added value to my CV.
The course was intense and connected the essential points between academic theories and industrial real-time applications. Every theory session had an appropriate hands-on session to support and validate the theories. All the course materials are advanced and industry-oriented. We had access to CAD, CAM and analysis software and dedicated training sessions as well. Group projects, individual projects, assignments and programming exercises kept us engaged. I honestly never had time to breathe, but the results were fruitful. Guest lectures and surprise interactive sessions left us spellbound. We had access to rapid prototyping, cam machining and lots more. Simply the best !
I must say that the staff were very helpful and experienced. The Professors, other lecturers, supervisors and technicians helped us to achieve what we came here for. The Course Director, Dr Siva, was a man of miracles. His vision, support and guidance took us to great heights. He will be remembered for the rest of my life. Dr. Bateman spent hours with you individually, if you were interested to learn anything about manufacturing and industry. I never skipped Dr. Joesph Giacomin’s lecture. All the students remained mesmerised during his class. Every student must attend his lecture at least once in their life. In sum, every staff member helped you in all possible ways to make your dreams come true.
I had the opportunity to work with the Placement and Careers Service (PCC) as an employability representative (part-time job). This gave me a wonderful opportunity to speak with and help all the recruiters who come to the Brunel Careers Fairs. Mr. Raj Siddhu helped me sculpt my CV to a professional written perfection. “Give a man a fish; he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish; he will eat for life”. The latter phrase was the best way to explain their service. I was welcomed with a bright smile, every time I visited the PCC. They were so happy to help and provided numerous files and links. I hope everyone knows that the Brunel PCC is rated the best in UK in 2012.
I did an industrial project with Subsea7 ONG Company and built a test rig for offshore splash zone installations. It was a wonderful experience and I learnt numerous concepts through this project. It was a combination of mechanical design, electrical connections, microprocessor programming and instrumentation. I was given the opportunity to work with specialized Orcaflex software. I built a steward platform with other requirements and testing equipment. It was very useful for my career and personal aspirations. The project helps me in my current job as well.
My final year dissertation was with Jones and Shipman Company based in Leicester. I performed a massive FEA on huge grinding machine and created a customized program for performing a multistage analysis on the machines through Abaqus. The program was written in Python and was an instant hit in the industry. My results were implemented and my paper was selected for Simulia International Conference. This project helped me to achieve an A* with distinction. My dissertation also received a Brunel Alumni prize for best dissertation award.
I got a job as a Design Engineer in a ground breaking power storage company and I am working in a core design team of the company developing new solutions. My Master’s degree sowed the seeds of engineering so deep that I am continuing my researches in computational methods and its applications. All design processes involve transforming conceptual models into design, detailing the design and manufacturing phases. Working through hand calculations, modeling, analysis, prototyping and detailed drawings are my day-to-day activities. Designing and devising a test rig to measure performance are also part of the work. I focus on engine cylinder design, gas leakage, hot test rigs and ducting.
In summarising my time at Brunel, “To experience the best of engineering at a University named after the best engineer, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Brunel is priceless!!
Bedros Mardikian
I am now a Subsea Project Engineer working for Subsea 7 ,a multinational EPC contractor for the Oil and Gas industry, a position with substantial responsibilities and challenges in an industry which is at the forefront of all
engineering activities.
I was one of the nine students in the first cohort following the MSc in Advanced Engineering Design (called Engineering Design then). I had just graduated from my first degree and was pleasantly surprised with the warm friendliness and professionalism with which the course staff received us. The course was very demanding but we were fortunate to have Dr Siva Sivaloganathan, the Course Director to encourage us constantly. He had an open door policy and listened to our concerns. We spent several nights at the Niftylift Design studio to meet assignment deadlines and this has made the bonds between the students even stronger. The Design Experience module, the assignment on ANSYS, the advanced CAE examination, the dissertation – there were several instances where we were being pushed to our limits. We were all trained to persevere.
My career aspirations have always been joining the Oil and Gas industry. I believe Brunel University’s reputation and the Course Content attracted employers hence I was invited to attend many interviews. I finally accepted an offer from Technip (a French Oil and Gas contractor based in Aberdeen) where I worked for two years both onshore and offshore working on North Sea assets until I moved to Subsea 7 in London.
I recently participated in the re-accreditation of the course by the IMechE. The IMechE were pleased to find out about my experiences and how the course has equipped me to apply for Chartership. I will be applying for the IMechE Chartered Engineer status before the end of 2010.
I am in constant touch with the Dr Siva Sivaloganathan. Several of my friends from the course are still here in the UK doing very well in their careers. I can confidently recommend this course to anyone serious in becoming a high flyer.
Seyed Omid Mobasseri
My name is Seyed Omid Mobasseri. I've got my first degree from Tehran University in Material and Metallurgy Engineering. I started my career a year before graduation in 2002 in steel structure industry in different disciplines. After spending 5 years in industry I decided to improve my academic knowledge by continuing my education abroad.
After careful investigation among the available options I chose Brunel due to its academic excellence and its appropriate location. Originally I came to Brunel to follow the MSc in Advanced Manufacturing Systems but during the induction week I met the Course Director for the Engineering Design MSc course, Dr Siva Sivaloganathan, and learnt about this new course which was about to start in same academic year. I found the course contents close to my passions and decided to change. Therefore I joined the Engineering Design course in September 2005.
The course was really a challenge, especially for me because I came from totally different educational background and that meant that I had to make more effort to catch up. The classes were timetabled for two days in a week, but we all nine of us were practically living in the Niftylift Design Studio which was the home for this MSc course. We had a variety of subjects from a variety of disciplines such as mechanical engineering, electronics engineering, control systems and human factors in design. But the subject that made the maximum impact was Design experience. In that module we carried out a group project with industry. In our case the group project was, Developing a new generation of indoor non-hydraulic access platform”, which was proposed by Niftylift Ltd, one of the market leaders in access working platforms. The work content was immense in this module.
The lecturers and the facilities we had were excellent. All the lecturers offered an exclusive help and time to assist during the course. I have to make a special mention about Dr Siva Sivaloganathan the Course Director. His personal care and support was so special which made us feel safe and comfortable in a completely new environment. His contribution both academically and personally was immense to every one of us.
During the course I developed a particular interest in Structural Analysis and FEA in which I carried out my dissertation with focus on offshore riser structure analysis. It gave me an insight into the novel applications of Finite Element Analysis and ANSYS software which I employed in my study. I was able to realise how much it can help the designers. This realisation will be very useful in my work that I am embarking on now.
In August 2006, before I officially finished my course, I received an offer for a student placement in the Quality Control department of Niftylift Ltd. I have now been invited to join the Engineering Department of Niftylift and offered a permanent position in the Research and Development division. In my current role I am mainly engaged in developing the maximum outreach for the new generation of the access machines. In this position I will exploit many of the concepts and sciences which I have theoretically covered in the Masters course e.g. design methodology, FEA and structural analysis etc. This is an ideal opportunity for me to challenge my knowledge in practice.
The Engineering Design MSc course has opened up a completely new and exciting path in engineering for me. I feel confident and valuable. I will recommend this course to any student who is interested in the course and who is
willing to work hard for it.
Venkatesh Kumar
My name is Venkatesh Kumar an International student at Brunel from South India. I did my BE Mechanical Engineering from India and then decided to take up my Masters in Mechanical designs. Looked into several universities in the UK for the related courses and without much hesitation I joined the course MSc Engineering Design in September 2005 as a raw student with no vision and knowing nothing much of Design. But today I am working as Mechanical Design Engineer with a leading UK based building service design consultant. This course has transformed me from a raw engineering student to a professional employable engineer. Is this not what all we International Students dream of? !!! Of course YES!!!
There were several reasons for this transformation. Firstly the course content which covers a wide area of engineering providing all the knowledge needed in the industry today. Secondly an industrial project which gives the opportunity to work and liaise with a UK based industry. This helped me a lot indeed to learn and build myself.
This project also brings all the students together to work as one, and brings a bond of affection and understanding among all. I have already started to miss all the fun and care given by my friends. And the most important factor of this transformation was a sole person behind the formation of the course and what I am today. I mean Dr. S.Sivaloganathan, the Course Director, who is always backing and supporting all his students all through. His door was always open to all his students. I owe all my success to this HUMAN.
“Engineers make the world”, yes true, but believe me, Engineering Design MSc course will make you an engineer. Come with the will to put in real hard work and to show the world what you are capable of. Without doubt I would say “Brunel MSc Engineering Design-DOORWAY TO THE INDUSTRY”.
Mohsin Sattar
Hi! My name is Mohsin Sattar and a graduate of reputed Brunel University from the batch of year 2006 students in course Engineering Design MSc. What motivated me to join this course is the practical approach of the course as this extensive course has all the qualities to become a qualified design Engineer and to integrate into sophisticated UK industry.
After completing my Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering from my home town Pakistan and working for three years in Engineering industry. I decided to excel my skills in design engineering and I was looking for a course that fulfill my ambitions, then I came across Engineering Design MSc of Brunel. I quickly took a decision to be a part of this dynamic course which resulted in transforming me from basic Mechanical Engineer into professional design Engineer. Now I am working for Saudi Oger Ltd, design and construction company in Saudi Arabia.
This course is suitable for Mechanical Engineering Graduates who want to implement their knowledge gained at undergraduate level and take maximum out of the available resources. The course is so versatile that it offers everything about design from concept to reality. Course is based on 6 advance engineering modules with the application of 6 advance CAE software packages, one module is for a project called ‘design experience’ which is directly linked to the industry and then final dissertation leading to MSc.
All the professors were very helpful, kind and cooperative as they were always willing to listen to our questions and solve our problems. Lectures were taught in purpose built well equipped Nifty Lift Design Studio. I take pride in mentioning the name of course director Dr S. Sivaloganathan, the creator and founder of advance engineering design at Brunel. His personality inspires me a lot as he is very kind, gentle and friendly to all his students which created a very good learning environment. I learn a lot from this person because he was my project advisor both for design experience and dissertation projects.
During the course I develop interest in ‘Advance Computer Aided Engineering’ module and decided to select the project for dissertation from this module which was “An Investigation Into Three Dimensional Nesting” related to CNC machines, a difficult project but was made easy with the help, guidance and cooperation of PhD scholar Mr Eshwar Kumar and Dr S. Sivaloganathan.
I strongly recommend this course to aspiring undergraduate mechanical engineering students and people with several years of experience who are willing to take challenge of today’s modern day technology and to cope with this rapidly changing world. This course has all the essence of advance engineering design blend in one format and providing a platform for future generations to come.
Rushikesh Vyas
World has been facing really hard time since 3 years. During this time, it’s really crucial to widen the scope of skill that we have got. By implementing all skills and education from Master of Engineering and design course, I could manage to be versatile in my work area and manage to secure my place so far. Because of passing through the really important stage of Group project in industry, it was really easy for me to settle down in business easily.
After getting post graduation from engineering design course in Brunel University, I realised that, this course is not made to make me masters in what is written in engineering books, it’s made to make me masters in how to utilise resources in solving particular problem.
It has broadened my scope of area in my field; I can easily approach the problem while at work. I really appreciate the development stage during post graduation in Brunel. This course has strengthened my aptitude towards design engineering which is really essential stage in design field.
After getting MSc Engineering Design, I realised to become a perfect engineering we don’t need skills and knowledge but attitude as well.
So by epitomising from top, this course enables anybody to become a real engineer who is not popular in not making mistakes but popular in fixing many problems.
Immanuel Doss
Hi all my name is Immanuel Doss from India and a 2007/08 batch pass out of this course. Previous to my post graduation I came from a Mechanical engineering background from India with 4 years of work experience from some of the top companies in India like Wipro Infrastructure Engineering and L&T-Demag Machinery Ltd in the field of design and development. When I decided to further equip myself by doing a post-graduation degree, the most diffcult choice anyone would face is a specialisation subject; for me it was very simple as it was design and development in an engineering application that excited me and which I felt was what I was called to do. With this specialization in mind I searched all around the world which includes Unites States, Australia and Sweden and after much research came to the conclusion that this course would be the best one to choose as it focused more on approaching a problem rather than just throwing formulas.
The course is designed in such a way that it gives a taste of various mechanical engineering fields; this being followed by a specialisation through individual dissertation. The course taught me to appreciate electronics and controls as this was something I was not much into considering my pure mechanical background. Above all the course taught me to approach a design problem in a systematic way, this approach was taught in a practical manner through group project and individual dissertation. Course Director Dr.Siva is highly knowledgeable in design and development problem solving techniques and the time spent with him during my dissertation was fulfilling.
I would like to recommend this course to fresh graduates considering this will be a perfect stepping stone into the industry. I would also like to recommend this course to people with professional experience as I am sure will help them to further sharpen the skills as systematic problem solvers; appreciators of interconnected fields like electronics and ergonomics. Currently I am working for an offshore industry and I am able to understand and work on projects in spite of my limited experience in this field thanks to my ability to approach and solve problem learnt significantly through this course.
Bhavin Engineer
Hi everybody, my name is Bhavin Engineer and, besides being aptly named for this course, I come from an engineering background too! I completed my undergraduate course in 2006 in the field of Aerospace Engineering from Queen Mary’s University, London. During my time there, one module captured my imagination, this was the Design Engineering module. This gave me a glimpse at what is involved when creating, designing and producing successful products.
I researched the courses available to me, and the Engineering Design MSc at Brunel caught my eye. I subsequently applied and haven’t regretted the decision since.
What’s great about this course is that it builds you up from the fundamentals; the calculated methodologies and models to create good designs. Then during the rest of the year it incorporates the factors and aspects of designing or re-designing a product from all angles. It then asks you to actually implement this throughout the year in the ‘Design Experience’ module which is a group project set for an established company in the industry. This simulates a professional environment where you go through the realistic trials and tribulations of working within a team, coming up against hurdles, and negotiating and communicating with internal and external bodies.
My confidence and my ability have been greatly actuated by this course and this can only be down to two things; the teaching staff and the course structure. The teaching staff are incredibly supportive and helpful. My constant interaction with them and the guidance that they have given has helped me to gain self-belief and this is demonstrated in the quality of work I produce these days. The course is heavily orientated around the use of Computer Aided Engineering software, which is used predominantly in engineering companies throughout the UK and even abroad. The way the structure is set; there is no choice, but to become a proficient user of these software which gives a tremendously beneficial effect to your employment prospects and your capabilities as an engineer. In addition to the involvement with software there is the introduction of certain modules that give you a slightly different, but equally as important, approach on the reality of designing, in particularly designing for manufacture and designing for human interaction. The importance of communication is also a recurring theme in the course and emphasis on this aspect is significant, because you not only have to deal only with scientists, but Lehman too ! This gives a refreshing perspective and also helps you to become a complete employment package.
After nearly spending 6 months at Brunel I can honestly say to myself that when I leave that I will be fully adapted and equipped to become a skilful and influential design engineer in the industry. I definitely recommend this course to any highly motivated engineering undergraduates, regardless of discipline, that want to gain and acquire what it takes to become a gifted designer.
Ajay Nicholas
Hi! I am Ajay Nicholas from South India doing my Masters in Engineering Design at Brunel University. After my under graduation from Anna University I was lost in the wind for choosing the appropriate university to do my MSc. After several searches, I came across Brunel University and the Engineering Design MSc Course. Looking through the course, I was shocked to see the vast coverage of modules that the course had. I could imagine how someone could go through Finite element analysis along with Design of micro controllers and digital controllers (which is something vague for a mechanical engineer) integrated with ergonomics and manufacturing. Apart from these modules the course has SIX hard core softwares to be learnt.
The first day I came to this University I met our Course Director, Dr. Siva Sivaloganathan. He said me that this course is built up for the student who has the “Passion to learn and who has the courage to take up the Challenge”. From an overall aspect, this course is built upon five of the most important branches of Mechanical Engineering. It enables each student to explore his/her region of interest and to walk in the right path.
Out of all the modules, the one I was personally getting afraid was the Mechatronic and Micro controller module. Electronics was always my dreaded subject. We had three major electronic modules in our course and each of these courses had the best Professors I had ever seen. The fear which I had on electronics is now vanished and I myself am amazed to see myself getting so much involved in electronics that even my final dissertation is on electronics. This is the magic of this course.
Moreover this MSc has a group project module called ‘Design Experience’ in which a group of students take up an Industrial project. The project helped us to work in groups, gave us the courage to talk and give presentations and gave us a practical exposure to the various theories we have learnt during our undergraduate studies. This module is like a mind enhancer which made us to think and implement our ideas.
Another important aspect of this course is our Course Director, mentor and to say our Godfather, Dr. Siva. He is the drive for every student in the course and through him we learnt various principles of life right from how to work to how to succeed. Apart from him we have some of the best Professors from the University, who can really mould and shape one’s dreams.
Six months over now and I can say that this one of the best step I had taken in my life and doing this made me to realise my capabilities and proudly recognize myself as an Engineer.
Neel Kamal Sandhu
I am Neel Kamal Sandhu from Haryana India. I graduated from CITM Faridabad with a BEng in Mechanical Engineering in 2001. Like the many who follow Bachelors degree in India I had developed a keen interest in engineering design but had limited industry experience and associated knowledge. I came to live in the UK and it was very hard and frustrating to find the job especially when, the advancement in Computer aided design and Finite element analysis tools have become fundamental to engineering design. I soon realised that it is necessary to learn the modern designing tools such as Pro-Engineer, Ansys, Catia, AutoCAD and Adams. The sooner I realised this I started looking for a course where I can learn all these tools whilst working on real industry projects which as a whole can lead towards that dream job with a leading company. It was very hard to find one, but at last I found Brunel University is running a course “MSc Advanced Engineering Design” which covers all these tools and is accredited by IMechE. I met the Course Director, Dr S. Siva in their Engineering Design 2008 show at Brunel University and saw the real projects the previous students worked on. I got hooked on the course and immediately decided to enrol my self. During the course I learnt all the designing tools backed up with the theory and worked on breathtaking real industry projects and also gained the skills such as team work, presentation, organisation and communication.
I never realised how fascinating and challenging it is to solve a real engineering project until I experienced it myself. I worked on a group project in McVitie's part of United Biscuits and completed my dissertation with Nifty lift, one of the leading manufacturers of mobile elevating work platforms. The modules taught in the course were challenging but the lecturers were very helpful. The lectures were very well organised and well explained to gain the required knowledge and answers given to any doubts raised during the lessons were dealt professionally so that the students are thorough with the subject. These projects have given me the knowledge, skills and confidence to be competent enough to get my dream job. The students at Advanced Engineering Design had a unique advantage in getting a fully integrated course to a career in engineering while most of the courses provide only a collection of modules. Finally by the time I finished my masters I got my dream job with UK’s No.1 and USA’s No.2 Company “National Grid” and I am due to start the Graduate Development Programme in September 2010. I look back the time (including several nights working to meet assignment deadlines), I spent at Niftylift Design Studio which is the home of the MSc Advanced Engineering Design with lot of affection and pride.
I strongly recommend this course to any aspiring mechanical engineering graduates, especially to Indian students, who wish to add advanced engineering design knowledge and application experience together with other skills such as team work, presentation, organisation and communication to their arsenal.
Tigran Samadi
My name is Tigran Samadi. I’ve got my first degree from Central Branch Tehran University in solid mechanical engineering. I started my career well years before graduation in mechanical design in the automotive industry. After graduation I’ve joined in Oil, Gas and petrochemical plant designing for some considerable time. I then decided to improve my academic knowledge by continuing my education abroad.
After careful investigation among the available options I chose Brunel due to its academic excellence. Originally I was planning to follow the MSc in Advanced Mechanical Engineering. During that time I’ve got 4 offers from the other universities. But after contacting Dr. Siva Sivaloganathan I learnt about this MSc in Advanced Engineering Design. I found the course contents to my passion and decided to start my MSc in Advanced Engineering Design in September 2008. This is one of my best decisions in life.
The course was really a challenge especially for me because I came from totally different educational background and that meant that I had to make more effort to catch up. The classes were timetabled for two days in a week but all 20 of us were practically living in the Niftylift design studio which was the home for this MSc course. We had a variety of subject from a variety of disciplines such as mechanical engineering, electronics engineering, control system, finite element analysis, advance manufacturing system, physical human factor design and advance CAE. But the subject that made the course exciting for me was FEA mixed with advance CAE which was related to my experience in Oil and Gas industry. Eventually I found that through these modules this course helped me out in my new career.
The lecturers and the facilities were perfect. All the lecturers offered exclusive help on time to assist during the course. I had to make a special mention about Dr. Siva Sivaloganathan the course director. His personal care and support was so special which made us feel safe and comfortable in a completely new environment. His contribution both academically and personally was immense to every one of us.
During the course I developed a particular interest in Structural Analysis and FEA in which I carried out my dissertation with focus on pipe line crack analysis with assistance FEA. It gave me an insight in to the novel applications of Finite Element Analysis and Caesar II and Abaqus packages, which I employed in off-shore industry. This provided a significant addition to my previous experience in the field. In November 2009 before I officially finished my course, I received an offer for stress analyst job in off-shore industry in London Marine Consultants. I’ve done the first FSRU piping stress analysis for a regasification plant installed in ship. Now I’ve been working with LMC as a senior stress analyst which is the ideal opportunity to challenge my knowledge in the practical project.
The Advanced Engineering Design MSc course has opened up a completely new and exciting path in engineering for me. I feel confident and valuable. I strongly recommended this course to any student who is interested in an advanced career in engineering and who is willing to work hard for it. But as I mentioned above, there is no worries because our supportive and lovely course director will help you a lot.
Ramakrishna Nuna
I am Ramakrishna Nuna from Hyderabad, India and I came United Kingdom in September 2008. I had my undergraduate education in Mechanical Engineering stream in a JNT university affiliated college. I was keen to continue my education at Masters level in Engineering in a university abroad. I looked at several different universities from different countries but settled down to the MSc in Advanced Engineering Design at Brunel University in the United Kingdom. I did this because Brunel is one of the top school for Engineering and Design in the UK and the curriculum of this course has multidisciplinary modules which offer the students with a wider range of exposure to non mechanical disciplines. Especially the Design experience (Group project) module carried out jointly with industry, provides an opportunity to work with industrial collaboration, thus giving a feel of the British manufacturing sector.
The material taught in the modules Advanced computer aided engineering, Manufacturing and Structural design and FEA made my previous knowledge and skills in these subjects further strengthened. In the module design of mechatronics systems I had worked on ORCAD and PSpice simulation software packages to build electrical circuits and analyse them. Similarly the Micro processors and Embedded Control enabled me devise or write a program and simulate the results. The last taught module was Physical Human factors in design, which dealt with the physical human characteristics (factors) in a man–machine interface.
In the design experience module as a member in a group of 4, I worked on a project entitled “Human powered house lighting system”. I can say that this design experience module is an easy way to get in to an industry which you are trying to approach. I am glad to say that we had access to most advanced software packages such as draft are Autocad, Solid works, Pro-Engineer 4.0 and CATIA for design and Ansys 12.0 and Abaqus 6.9-1 for analysis. My dissertation involved a project in FEA using Ansys on a problem given by Niftylift ltd.
Apart from the studies Brunel offers good placement opportunities to its students. Brunel has hold an annual international career fair attended by leading companies along with regular employment. The research facilities which Brunel provides are extremely good. Brunel has ranked that 82% of its research is as per norms of the international standards and it was awarded as a 54.5% increase in its government research funding. The library, internet access 24 hours and high quality workable computing facilities are incredible.
In summary I have enjoyed my stay at Brunel and I have learned a lot. The lecturers were very knowledgeable and helpful. Though the employment prospects in the UK is down due to the recession I can say that me and my friends from the Advanced Engineering Design course are still attending to interviews. This is definitely a plus above others. I recommend this course to anyone with my background looking for an MSc programme in Mechanical Engineering.
Vishesh Tokas
I am Vishesh Tokas a mechanical engineering graduate from ITM Gurgaon India. After graduation I was looking for a Masters course to continue my studies. Luckily I found details of the MSc in Advanced Engineering Design, which really interested me. The subjects were building upon my knowledge acquired during my undergraduate studies. Further it offered the chance of becoming a chartered engineer since it is accredited by the IMechE. The course is unique in itself covering all the modules which a Design Engineer must know. The Design Experience module gave a real world experience with a client company sponsoring the project which gave a lot of insight about the UK industry. Being an international student, this type of exposure was the one which I dearly wanted from a foreign degree. The facilities for the students are fantastic, all libraries are well stocked and the computer facilities are excellent. Niftylift Design studio, specially dedicated to the Advanced Engineering Design students with 24 hour access, is a unique feature of this course. The course content for MSc has been fantastic across both terms. I also enjoyed the assignment given in our Manufacturing module, where we got to apply what we have learned to a client’s real time manufacturing problem. In this module we had to apply innovative, creative and pragmatic thinking to design a model. The academic and personal support I received at the engineering and design school is second to none. The staff was very approachable, friendly and extremely helpful. The course was thoroughly enjoyable. I’ve made a lot of great friends on the course and this made the hard work that was demanded by the course was a great fun as well. Our course is very proactive on the social side of things. It is really a comprehensive programme, covering theory and practice in engineering. My postgraduate experience is extremely positive. I have now finished the taught part of the course and started my dissertation. I would recommend this course to any mechanical engineering graduate considering higher studies. I would recommend them to attend an open day if they can because this will make you have firsthand realisation about what the school and university itself have to offer.
Mohammed Asim
I am Mohammed Asim from Hyderabad. Studying MSc Advanced Engineering Design at Brunel University gave me great opportunity to shape my career. Knowledge gained through learning theories is not of use unless it is applied to the real world. This was the case with me, after completing bachelors in mechanical engineering from India, I had lots of theoretical knowledge but when it came to applying them in the practical world I was helpless and I could not help myself. This made me motivated to look for a masters from a reputed university. Brunel was my first option and studying in Brunel University shaped my career. The course, MSc Advanced Engineering Design, comprises of all the important modules required for an individual in the real job market. Starting from human factors, Design experience, Advanced manufacturing design, Mechatronics, etc. I found the structure of the modules well established and well organized with good experienced lecturers allocated, based on their experience and knowledge. All the lecturers are helpful with a helping hand at any time, without getting irritated. A student needs a good response from a lecture in order to proceed further with his studies. Different ways of approach towards problem solving is being taught here. This is achieved through well organized modules including group assessment. The dissertations that we do here are wide ranging. I am doing my dissertation on a project related to the oil and gas industry. I hope this will open my future horizons.
Apart from studies, Brunel rocks in sports and other extracurricular activities including different cultural celebrations. This gives good relaxation from studies to a person and permit him to meet with different person from all around the world. A person completing his Masters in Advanced Engineering Design will feel proud and confident towards his future life. He will have confidence in facing interviews and can discuss his ideas in group. I recommend this course.
