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The BSc Computer-Aided Design is a practically-focused top-up degree that will build on your existing qualification and give you exposure to the latest CAD technology as well as modeling and analysis techniques. Throughout the course, you will work o a range of product development projects and will use the latest CAD/CAM packages, analysis software, rapid prototyping systems, and ancillary equipment, and modern communications technologies. In addition, you will gain knowledge of the broader spectrum of design and manufacturing systems and the importance of systems integration. The course has been developed to meet the needs of the industry to enhance your existing qualifications in design or a related area. Computer-aided design graduates have a wide range of career opportunities and have found employment in roles from research, design, and development through to manufacturing and production in mechanical and construction sectors as well as with architectural practices.
Our Minimum Entry Requirements are applicable to those applicants who have not had an equal opportunity to demonstrate their academic ability at school or college and are known as ‘widening access’ applicants. We also sometimes refer to this type of applicant as receiving a ‘contextual’ offer. We may be able to provide you with a contextual offer if you fall into one of the categories below:
You have been in care (care-experienced/care-leaver)
You are a young carer
government-recognizedecognised asylum or refugee status
You are estranged from your family or guardians
You live in a SIMD decile 1-4 (SIMD20/40)* Scottish postcode area
20 hours per week.
You will gain a broad understanding of, and an ability to apply, CAD technology. CAD modelling and analysis techniques will be taught using theoretical and ‘hands-on’ approaches. An overview of the design process and project management methods will enhance your understanding of the management of the design process in an industrial context.
Focuses on the application of advanced CAD techniques within the design and manufacturing environments. Many examples of current industrial CAD applications will supplement ‘hands-on’ and theoretical approaches to your learning. An understanding of the broader industrial context will direct you towards future employment or postgraduate study.
IELTS 6.0 with no skill below 5.5.
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