B.E. (Hons) & M.Eng.Sc. Sports & Exercise Engineering (GY411)

   
The B.E./M.Eng.Sc. Sports & Exercise Engineering programme at NUI Galway has a strong multidisciplinary focus. The programme will create a new type of engineer whose training and education will provide him/her with the skills and expertise to design sports and exercise systems and devices with particular emphasis on:

• Movement assessment
• Ambulatory monitoring of human performance
• Systems and devices for the assessment of sports and exercise

Aims and Objectives

Sports & Exercise Engineers design systems to perform, monitor and improve sports and exercise performance. Graduates of the Sports & Exercise Engineering BE/MEngSc will have had training in electronic engineering, health science, sports science and mechanical engineering. The programme will educate engineers to work in three important sectors nationally and internationally: Sport and Exercise, Health and Wellness, the Medical Device Industry.

The Undergraduate Degree Programme

The degree course in Sports & Excercise Engineering is one of number degree programmes offered within the College of Engineering and Informatics at NUI Galway.

Structure of the Course

The programme is designed along a “4 1” model: after completing four years of the programme, the student can graduate with a BE (Honours) degree or continue for a further year and graduate with a MEngSc degree. The BE programme will be based on 240 ECTS credits over four years. The MEngSc programme will be based on 300 ECTS credits over five years (one additonal year after completion of the four-year BE programme) with Engineers Ireland accreditation.

Professional Recognition

The BE/M.Eng.Sc. degree in Sports & Exercise Engineering at NUI Galway will be submitted for accreditation by the Institution of Engineers of Ireland (IEI) and also (through mutual accreditation) by the Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE) in London. This exempts holders of the M.Eng.Sc. degree (at honours level) from NUI Galway from any further written examinations on the path to qualifying as a Chartered Engineer (at which stage the letters ’CEng' may be placed after the name).

Examinations

Official examination regulations applying to the Sports & Exercise Engineering degree programme (as given in the NUI Galway "Marks and Standards" document) are available via the College of Egnineering and Informatics documentation page.

Teaching Facilities

Lecture / Tutorial Rooms

Common courses (i.e. involving other groups besides Sports & Excercise Engineering students) are usually held in lecture rooms and theatres on the main concourse of the Arts/Science Building. Note that some first and second year courses are common courses.

Most specialist subjects in Sports & Exercise Engineering, notably subjects taught in years 3 and 4, are taught in the Electrical & Electronic Engineering lecture room (Room EL301 in the McLaughlin Building, Nun's Island). This room is fully equipped with a seating capacity of 60 (commensurate with the normal class size).

Laboratories

Elite Sports Facilities in the Sports Centre

NUI Galway’s brand new € 22 million Sports Centre. The 6,500 sq.m. sports and leisure complex includes a 25 metre 6-lane swimming pool with moveable floor, squash and racquetball courts, a three-court basketball hall, multipurpose studios, a substantial gym and a high-tech climbing wall. 

Main Teaching Laboratory

(Room 202, Electrical & Electronic Engineering)

Used for teaching electronic engineering and communication systems. Equipped with oscilloscopes, power supplies, signal generators, etc., for 24 students.

Machines and Control Laboratory

(Room 302, Electrical & Electronic Engineering)

Equipped with one Terco AC machine control set with power electronic drive and dynometer, and one Terco DC machine control set with power electronic drive and assorted control systems experiment sets.

Main Project Laboratory

(Room 203, Electrical & Electronic Engineering)

Fully equipped accommodation for 12 project students working individually (or 24 working in pairs on mini-projects) on hardware-type projects (including interfacing with PCs).

Embedded Systems and Digital Design Laboratory

(Room 308, Electrical & Electronic Engineering)

Accommodation for 24 students for embedded systems and digital design work. Equipment includes a fully networked PC suite with facilities for working with embedded systems and digital development boards.

 Postgraduate Research Degrees

After graduation, suitably qualified students may enrol to continue their studies to level 10 PhD. For more information on the research priorities in Electrical & Electronic Engineering, please visit our research page http://www.eee.nuigalway.ie/Research/index.html.

For information on the application process for postgraduate research please visit the postgraduate admissions office http://www.nuigalway.ie/postgrad/.

For Further Information

Enquires about the BE and MEngSc degree programmes in Sports & Excercise Engineering at NUI Galway are welcome. Please contact the Electrical & Electronic Engineering office using telephone, fax, email or the postal address below.

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