Harper Adams University - Prospectus 2024

Being aHarper Engineer What does thatmean? Our engineers learn to be industry-ready, adaptive to the changing world, its needs and future challenges. This learning begins as a team from day one. Yes, you will learn in lectures, demonstrations, and tutorials, but you will also be considering problems, developing solutions, sharing, and testing ideas in real world projects. Rather than simply sharing knowledge, our approach involves developing you, as an individual, to become the best engineer you can be. You will acquire business and management skills, you will have ongoing personal contact with tutors who will get to know you, your capabilities, and your ambitions. You will engage with industry projects and contacts throughout your degree programmes, and you will spend one complete year working as an engineer in industry. And when you return from placement, you will design, develop, and complete your own research project, aligned to your interests and career plans – you might even secure industry sponsorship and develop a solution that will be used in the commercial world. Engineering means solving problems – but it’s not just about finding a technological and structural solution. It’s about finding a solution that works for those facing the problem. Modern engineering must be inclusive – there’s no point designing and developing a machine that its intended users do not have the resource to power. Modern engineering must consider modern manufacturing methods, its societal and environmental impact, the right to repair and so much more. It’s not just about putting parts together - we must consider the entire supply chain as well as the end use. Starting with a common first year, you’ll get to learn with your entire cohort across all three specialisms – using their knowledge, passions, and insight to further your understanding and giving you the flexibility to move courses should you wish to. This same flexibility applies to our course routes as well - with sufficient results, there is the option to switch from the Bachelors route to Masters (subject to course team approval). Inclusive, sustainable, people-focused problemsolving 52 | UNDERGRADUATE PROSPECTUS 2024