MEng Mechanical Engineering / Automotive Engineering

We've changed some parts of this course for the 2020 to 2021 academic year due to coronavirus (COVID-19). These changes may affect how we'll teach you and which modules you'll take.

Discover how automobiles are designed, built and tested. Learn the specialist science and engineering behind the industry, then design and create your own. You'll have the chance to specialise in areas of motor vehicle engineering that interest you, from race cars to vehicle electronics. This degree will prepare you for a career in automotive mechanical engineering.

This course provides a solid foundation in mechanical engineering and you'll learn the core principles of:

vehicle dynamics

structural design

propulsion

automotive electronics

Then you can specialise in subjects, including composite engineering.

As part of this course you can:

use our range of engineering facilities and gain practical experience with our design workshops and studios.

get a solid introduction to relevant subjects such as mathematics and mechanics

take a work placement to boost your academic performance and career prospects

showcase your work in our annual Engineering Design Show

study management modules to explore a variety of career paths

go on site visits to experience engineering in practice

You can also join our Formula Student team. You'll help design, build and race a car in competitions.

We're a designated university for the Defence Technical Undergraduate Scheme (DTUS).

Enhance your employability by taking this course with a paid industrial placement year.

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You'll spend this extra year at an engineering firm, applying the skills and knowledge you've learned so far.

The fee is 20% of the standard annual tuition fee.