Academic Regulations 2004/5

Institute of Sound & Vibration Research


ACOUSTICAL ENGINEERING PROGRAMME

Part I

Compulsory Units

SESG1003 Properties of Materials
ISVR1001 Sound Perception
ISVR1002 Physical Acoustics
ISVR1003 Dynamics
ISVR1004 Vibration
ISVR1005 Analogue Electronics and Transducer Physics
ISVR1006 Dynamics of Fluids
ISVR1007 Linear Systems and Transducers
MATH1011 Mathematics for Acoustic and Vibration Engineering
MATH1016 Mathematics for Acoustic and Vibration Engineering
SESM1001 Design and Computing A and B


Part II

Compulsory Units

ISVR2001 Acoustics II
ISVR2002 Vibration II
ISVR2003 Vibration and Materials
ISVR2004 Control Systems
ISVR2005 Dynamics of Fluids 2A
ISVR2006 Dynamics of Fluids 2B
ISVR2007 Design 2A
Design 2B
ISVR2008 Regulations and Human Effects
ISVR2010 Electronics and Digital Audio Technology
MATH2023 Mathematics for Acoustic and Vibration Engineering
MATH2024 Mathematics for Acoustic and Vibration Engineering


BEng Acoustical Engineering

Part III

Compulsory Units

ISVR3019 Individual Project (40 credits)

Plus optional units from the following list to make a total of 120 credits, subject to revisions in the course handbook. Single units are worth 10 credits, with double units worth 20 credits.

MANG3022 Management 1
MANG3023 Management 2 (pre-requisite MANG3022)
ISVR3001 Human Factors in Engineering (double unit)
ISVR3002 Engineering Vibration
ISVR3005 Underwater Acoustics 1
ISVR3006 Underwater Acoustics 2 (pre-requisite ISVR3005)
ISVR3008 Applied Digital Signal Processing A
ISVR3009 Applied Digital Signal Processing B (pre-requisite ISVR3008)
ISVR3010 Audio Systems
ISVR3011 Finite Element Analysis
ISVR3012 Mathematical Methods of Acoustics
ISVR3013 Environmental and Transportation Noise
ISVR3014 Noise and Vibration Control 1
ISVR3016 Analytical and Numerical Acoustics
ISVR3017 Electroacoustics
ISVR3007 Musical Instrument Acoustics
ISVR3004 Automobile Engineering II
FREN9023 French (double unit) (Part III only) or
GERM9017 German (double unit) (Part III only)
MATH3024 Partial Differential Equations
MATH3025 Complex Variables and Transforms
MATH3026 Statistics for Engineering Systems
MATH3027 Operational Research
MATH3028 Optimisation

MEng Acoustical Engineering

Part III

Compulsory Units

MANG3022 Management I
MANG3023 Management II
ISVR3015 Acoustical Engineering Design (20 credits)
ISVR3019 Individual Project (40 credits)

Plus optional units from the BEng Acoustical Engineering list to make a total of 120 credits, subject to revisions in the course handbook.


Part IV

Compulsory Units

IS496A Group Design Project (50 credits)

100 credits from the following MSc units list, subject to revisions in the course handbook.
20 credits from Management modules can be taken.

IS495 Multidisciplinary Project (25 credits)
ISVR6038 Analytical and Numerical Acoustics
ISVR6042 Environmental and Transportation Noise
ISVR6044 Finite Element Vibration Analysis
ISVR6046 Active Control of Sound and Vibration
ISVR6048 Electroacoustics
ISVR6055 Noise Control 2

Plus a total of no more than 30 credits from the BEng Part III Acoustical Engineering options list, subject to revisions in the course handbook.


BSc Acoustics and Music

Part I

Compulsory Units

ISVR1001 Sound Perception
ISVR1002 Physical Acoustics
ISVR1007 Linear Systems and Transducers
MATH1011 Mathematics for Acoustic and Vibration Engineering
MATH1016 Mathematics for Acoustic and Vibration Engineering

Plus optional units from the following list, subject to revisions in the course handbook. Either 4 Music and 1 ISVR, 3 Music and 3 ISVR or 2 Music and 4 ISVR, the ISVR options taken from the Part I Acoustical Engineering list.

MUSI1001 Introduction to Twentieth Century Music
MUSI1002 Music and Culture 1500-1750
MUSI1003 Classic and Romantic Music 1750-1900
MUSI1004 Performance A
MUSI1004 Performance B
MUSI1005 Jazz and Popular Music
MUSI1006 Music Technology
MUSI1007 Analysis through Composition I
MUSI1008 Analysis through Composition II


Part II

Compulsory Units

ISVR2001 Acoustics II
ISVR2010 Electronics and Digital Audio Technology
MATH2023 Mathematics for Acoustic and Vibration Engineering
MATH2024 Mathematics for Acoustic and Vibration Engineering

Plus optional units from the following list, subject to revisions in the course handbook. Either 5 Music and 1 ISVR, 4 Music and 2 ISVR or 2 Music and 5 ISVR, the ISVR modules taken from the Part II Acoustical Engineering list, including Room Acoustics and Music.

ISVR2009 Room Acoustics and Music
MUSI2011 Ensemble Performance IA
MUSI2011 Ensemble Performance IB
MUSI2012 Solo Performance A
MUSI2012 Solo Performance B
MUSI2013 Orchestration and Arranging
MUSI2017 Music in Popular Culture
MUSI2020 Conducting A
MUSI2020 Conducting B
MUSI2022 Species Counterpoint
MUSI2024 Jazz Theory


Part III

Optional Units

Either 6 Music and 3 ISVR, 4 Music and 6 ISVR or 2 Music and 5 ISVR.

A project in ISVR is worth 4 ISVR options; the other options are those in the Part III Acoustical Engineering list.