
Mechanical Engineering Meng (Hon)
Course Overview - Mechanical Engineering Meng (Hon)
Mechanical engineers design and develop systems, machinery and devices that may be in your home like your air fryer or solar panels on your roof, in industrial settings like heavy machinery for mining, and even in medical environments with prosthetics, MRI machines and surgical robots. Their work is wide-ranging and challenging, and they are creative problem-solvers and innovative thinkers.
Our Mechanical Engineering MEng includes a year of masters-level study to develop your technical understanding, management and leadership skills to support your career progression.
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Mechanical engineers design and develop systems, machinery and devices that may be in your home like your air fryer or solar panels on your roof, in industrial settings like heavy machinery for mining, and even in medical environments with prosthetics, MRI machines and surgical robots. Their work is wide-ranging and challenging, and they are creative problem-solvers and innovative thinkers. <br/><br/>Our Mechanical Engineering MEng includes a year of masters-level study to develop your technical understanding, management and leadership skills to support your career progression.<br/><br/>You’ll learn with a team who are part of the Advanced Engineering Centre and take part in exciting and challenging projects linked to their research.<br/><br/><strong>TOP REASONS TO CHOOSE THIS COURSE</strong><br/><br/><br/>• Exciting project work including rocket cars, robots and the international Engineering Without Borders challenge.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Learn with internationally recognised researchers who are part of our Advanced Engineering Centre. Areas of research expertise include remanufacturing, fluid mechanics and thermodynamics.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Accredited by IMechE and IET.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Specialist facilities include flight and car simulators, wind tunnel, prototyping labs and workshops, CNC machines, and robotics and VR labs.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Student-led Sustainable Technology and Engineering Projects (STEP) lab – working to solve energy challenges.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Professional engineers visit to share their experiences in guest lectures. <br/><br/><br/><br/>• Gain a year of work experience on placement. <br/><br/>
Course Information
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Course Details
Information
Study Mode
Sandwich
Duration
5 Years
Start Date
09/2026
Campus
Brighton
Application Details
14 January
Application deadline
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
H302
Institution Code
B72
Points of Entry
Year 1
Entry Requirements
UCAS Tariff
112
128
Access to HE Diploma
Not Accepted
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
28
Must include three subjects at Higher Level, two to be Maths and Physics at grade 5.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
DDM
DMM
To include merit in 'further maths for engineering techs'.
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
H3,H3,H3,H3,H3
A level
A,B,B
B,B,C
Must include a C in A level Maths, plus a Physical Science.
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Fees and funding
Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year |
---|---|---|---|
England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands, Republic of Ireland | £9,535 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |
EU, International | £17,250 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |