BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Placement Year/Study Abroad

Our degree in Mechanical Engineering is designed to build your confidence and skills base and will equip you with an awareness of engineering in the wider social, ethical, sustainable, and economic context. You will gain the practical skills and expertise to become a successful practicing engineer, with the full educational basis to facilitate progression to engineering management roles.

The first year of the programme provides a foundational grounding in engineering. You’ll then study more advanced principles of mechanics, manufacturing technology, energy systems and engineering design, potentially working on projects with companies such as Nissan, BAE Systems and Rolls Royce.

At Northumbria, our Mechanical Engineering BEng is a three long degree. You will also have the option of taking a placement or study abroad sandwich year and increasing your study time to four years. The programme also allows you to explore contemporary mechanical engineering and undertaking an interdisciplinary project at Level 7 to progress onto a Master MEng qualification

Upon graduation, you will be in an excellent position to become a practising engineer with the skills for progression into both technical and engineering management roles. If you wish to undertake further study at postgraduate level, it is possible to transfer to our MEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering or continue onto one of our MSc degrees.

After many years of running accredited engineering programmes the MEng Automotive Engineering programme has recently been revised and updated and therefore is subject to reapproval of accreditation. The MEng Automotive Engineering is currently seeking accreditation for this Programme from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers to meet the academic requirements for registration as a Chartered Engineer.