Put your creative and technical skills to the test
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 modelling and analysis techniques.
Throughout the course you will use product design and data management fundamentals along with industry standard CAD/CAM packages, prototyping systems and ancillary equipment, and modern communications technologies. You will gain knowledge of the broader spectrum of design and manufacturing systems and engineering management tools as a part of different modules.
The course has been developed to meet the needs of industry (Mechanical, Aerospace, Civil and Architecture) for delivering design, engineering and manufacturing skill sets.
Career Opportunities
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.
UWS graduate Amanda Shaw benefited from studying Computer Aided Design at UWS. Find out why Amanda chose engineering as a career and what her job as a Senior Engineering Technician with AECOM entails at the STEM Learning website.
Course details
The BSc Computer-Aided Design has been developed to meet the needs of industry to enhance your existing qualifications in design, or a related area, for product development projects.
Year 3
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.
Year 4
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.
Teaching & Assessment
The teaching and learning methods employed by staff in the delivery of the module portfolio covers a wide range of established as well as some novel approaches.
Much of this is left to the professionalism of the staff delivering the material with traditional lectures and tutorials still forming the basis for much of the teaching and learning within the School.
Extensive use is also made of laboratories, seminars, group work, independent learning and demonstrations.
Problem-based learning materials are also used in some modules.
Course Structure
Find out more about the structure, learning outcomes, compulsory and optional modules in this course.