Course Regulations

Course: MSc in Sustainable Automotive Electrification (Full-Time)

Entry Year: 24/25

Course Module Requirements

Module Code and Credit	Module Name	List (Master’s)	Required to Pass?	Pre-Requisites	List (Lower Awards)
					PG Diploma	PG Certificate	PG Award
WM996-60	Dissertation MSc in Sustainable Automotive Electrification	Core Required	Required	n/a	Optional Core Required
WM998-15	Automotive Research, Strategy and Environment	Core Required	Required	n/a	Core Required	Core Required	Optional Core Required
WM993-15	Modelling and Simulation of Systems	Core Required	Required	n/a	Core Required
WM985-15	Automotive Hybridisation and Electrification	Core Required	Required	n/a	Core Required	Core Required	Core Required
WM994-15	Electrical Drivetrains	Core Required	Required	n/a	Core Required	Optional Core Required (List A/B)	Optional Core Required
WM986-15	Energy Storage Systems	Core Required	Required	n/a	Core Required	Optional Core Required (List A/B)	Optional Core Required
WM984-15	Systems Engineering and Functional Safety	Core Required	Required	n/a	Core Required
WM995-15	Battery Electrochemistry, Design and Manufacturing	Optional Core Required	Required	n/a	Optional Core Required	Optional Core Required (List B)
WM982-15	Power electronic converter design and manufacturing	Optional Core Required	Required	n/a	Optional Core Required	Optional Core Required (List B)
WM983-15	Electrical machine design and manufacturing	Optional Core Required	Required	n/a	Optional Core Required	Optional Core Required (List B)
WM997-15	Smart, Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Fundamentals	Optional Core Required	Required	n/a	Optional Core Required

Project Requirement

The project must be based on a topical aspect of sustainable automotive electrification. Projects should be of a technical nature, or relate to strategic direction of sustainable automotive technologies.

Course Award Requirements

For each WMG award the below table shows how much credit you must have taken and passed and from which of the above lists:

Qualification	Total Minimum Credit to be Taken	Total Minimum Credit to be Passed	Credit from Core Required List	Credit from Optional Core Required List	Credit from Optional Core Required List A	Credit from Optional Core Required List B
Master’s	180	160*	150	30	-	-
PG Diploma	120	90**	90	30	-	-
PG Certificate	60	60	30	-	15	15
PG Award	30	30	15	15	-	-

 

*The award of a WMG Master’s may be made where a student has obtained 160 credits, providing the student has obtained a mark of at least 40% in the remaining 20 credits of failed module(s)

**The award of Postgraduate Diploma may be made where a student has obtained 90 credits, providing the student has obtained a mark of at least 40% in the remaining 30 credits of failed module(s).

 

For all awards, classifications are based on weighted average as follows:

Classification	Award Classification Average
Distinction*	70.0% and above
Merit*	60.0% - 69.9%
Pass	50.0% - 59.9%
Fail	49.9% and below

*To achieve MSc with Merit or Distinction both project mark and overall performance must be in the relevant range (60+ or 70+) and everything must be passed.

 

Module Terminology

 

Type	Definition	Minimum mark PGT
Core Required	Students must take and must pass the module.	50%
Optional Core Required	Students must take the stated proportion of modules from this list and must achieve a pass in those they take.	50%
Core	Students must take, but a pass mark is not required. On PGT courses a marginal minimum fail mark must be achieved.	40%
Optional	Also colloquially called elective. Students may take any remaining credits from this list. General Rules for Award and minimum marks still apply.	40%

 

Course Aims

Develop the skills to design and evaluate the next generation of automotive products that have a lower environmental impact than conventional vehicles. Within the context of environmental legislation and consumer expectations for vehicle quality, reliability, and performance, the course addresses the different technology options and methods for design, system integration, and verification, that will drive the market introduction of new energy efficient vehicles. Working within WMG’s state-of-the-art facilities, and gaining from the latest innovations in research and technology management that are prerequisite for career progression within the international automotive industry. Covering the latest innovations in research, technology management, and leadership that are pre-requisite for career progression within the international automotive industry. This course will be accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) on behalf of the Engineering Council as meeting the requirements for Further Learning for registration as a Chartered Engineer.

Course Learning Outcomes

Postgraduate Award

On completion of the programme students should have shown evidence of being able:

1] Critically evaluate vehicle level design of current and new energy vehicle technology, within the context of technological and sustainability challenges relevant to the automotive industry.

 

EITHER

2a] Critically evaluate the broad range of stakeholder influences on vehicle level design

OR

2b] interpret drivetrain or energy storage system level design in the context of current and future new energy vehicle technology

Postgraduate Certificate

Note: the PgCert can be attained by two routes: students must always take 30 credits from the optional core list but may either take 30 credits from Option List A or take 30 credits from Option List B. The separate option lists are only separated at PgCert level to identify these two routes to PgCert. It is not intended that students take 30 credits optional core and 30 credits list A and 30 credits list B.

 

1] Critically evaluate vehicle level design of current and new energy vehicle technology, within the context of technological and sustainability challenges relevant to the automotive industry.

2] Critically evaluate the broad range of stakeholder influences on vehicle level design

3] interpret drivetrain or energy storage system level design in the context of current and future new energy vehicle technology.

EITHER

4a] Interpret both drivetrain and energy storage system level design in the context of current and future new energy vehicle technology

OR

4b] Specialise in one of these system technologies and demonstrate comprehensive specialist knowledge of associated component technologies at the forefront of automotive electrification.

 

Postgraduate Diploma

1] Critically evaluate vehicle level design of current and new energy vehicle technology, within the context of technological and sustainability challenges relevant to the automotive industry.

2] Critically evaluate the broad range of stakeholder influences on vehicle level design

3] Interpret both drivetrain and energy storage system level design in the context of current and future new energy vehicle technology

4) Demonstrate comprehensive specialist knowledge of at least one associated component technologies at the forefront of automotive electrification.

5] Comprehensively apply systems engineering, functional safety and modelling techniques in the context of sustainable automotive products and technologies

 

Master’s Degree

1] Critically evaluate vehicle level design of current and new energy vehicle technology, within the context of technological and sustainability challenges relevant to the automotive industry.

2] Critically evaluate the broad range of stakeholder influences on vehicle level design

3] Interpret both drivetrain and energy storage system level design in the context of current and future new energy vehicle technology

4) Demonstrate comprehensive specialist knowledge of at least one associated component technologies at the forefront of automotive electrification.

5] Comprehensively apply systems engineering, functional safety and modelling techniques in the context of sustainable automotive products and technologies.

6] Independently conceive, plan and implement a sustained individual project including the effective written and oral dissemination of the project outcomes

Below are links to pdf files containing previous academic years' course regulations:

16/17 to 19/20 Sustainable Automotive Engineering FTMSc (same as PT)

20/21 to 23/24 Sustainable Automotive Electrification FTMSc (same as PT)