BEng Acoustical Engineering
Entry requirements
A level: AAB including mathematics and another accepted science subject IB: Pass, with 34 points overall with 17 points at Higher Level, including a minimum of 5 at Higher Level in Mathematics (Analysis and Approaches) or 6 at Higher Level in Mathematics (Applications and Interpretation), and a minimum of 5 at Higher Level in another accepted science subject.
About this course
Bachelor of Engineering in Acoustical Engineering, a physics degree focused on the science of sound and vibration. Core topics include Systems Design, Signal Processing, Control Systems, Mathematical Modelling, Accounting, Engineering Design, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. Students complete practical lab work and projects to design, build, and test components and systems. The first year covers fundamental principles through An Introduction to Acoustical Engineering, An Introduction to Engineering Design, Electrical and Electronics Systems, and Mechanics, Structures and Materials. The second year progresses to Audio and Signal Processing, Electronics and Control, Physical Acoustics, and Systems Design and Computing, alongside management and fluid mechanics topics. The final year includes an Individual Project, Acoustical Engineering Design, Human Responses to Sound and Vibration, and Noise Control Engineering. Optional modules allow students to explore areas such as Aeroacoustics, Architectural and Building Acoustics, Electroacoustics, and Introduction to Machine Learning.
Modules
- An Introduction to Acoustical Engineering
- An Introduction to Engineering Design
- Electrical and Electronics Systems
- Mathematics for Engineering and the Environment
- Mechanics, Structures and Materials
- ThermoFluids
- Audio and Signal Processing
- Electronics and Control
- Engineering Management and Law
- Fluid Mechanics
- Mathematics for Engineering and the Environment Part II
- Mechanics, Machines and Vibration
- Physical Acoustics
- Systems Design and Computing
- Acoustical Engineering Design
- Human Responses to Sound and Vibration
- Individual Project
- Noise Control Engineering
- Active Control of Sound and Vibration
- Aeroacoustics
- Architectural and Building Acoustics
- Automotive Chassis and Powertrain
- Biomedical Application of Signal and Image Processing
- Control and Instrumentation
- Electroacoustics
- Finite Element Analysis in Solid Mechanics
- Human Factors in Engineering
- Introduction to Machine Learning
- Ocean Acoustics & Biomedical Ultrasound
- Signal Processing
- Theoretical and Computational Acoustics
- Theoretical and Computational Acoustics
- Vibration Engineering Practice