This Computer-Aided Engineering programme at University of the West of Scotland has been designed primarily for engineering and technology degree postgraduates to provide them with a more in-depth knowledge of Computer-Aided Engineering and its applications. All the Masters, Diploma and Certificate courses, based on the Paisley campus near Glasgow, have options in Analysis, Business, Management, Manufacturing, Web Technology, Visualisation and Analysis. The flexible full or part-time structure of the UWS MSc Degree and Postgraduate Diploma course facilitates specialist study in specific areas in Computer-Aided Engineering as well as the broadening of students’ knowledge base through the study of complementary topics. The course has been structured around four core modules. Students then select from a list of possible option streams, each comprising two modules, to complete the award. The qualification awarded will reflect the chosen option stream in the title eg Postgraduate Diploma in Computer-Aided Engineering with Manufacturing.

The main objective of the course is to equip students with marketable technological skills. By focusing on such attributes as knowledge, technical and interpersonal skills in relation to Computer-Aided Engineering, the programme can enable graduates to contribute effectively at an enhanced level within an engineering, manufacturing or technology environment. Graduates with skills in this subject area are very much in demand, as companies strive to reduce product development and manufacturing lead-times and improve in-service reliability.