Mechanical Engineering

Course Overview - Mechanical Engineering

Almost any machine or process you can think of in modern life has benefited from the input of a mechanical engineer.

Mechanical engineers are responsible for the analysis, design and manufacture of an enormous range of industrial products and systems. This includes almost anything with moving parts, from washing machines and wind turbines to automobiles and aircraft.

As a mechanical engineer, you will use your creative and inventive skills to design and improve products and processes, alongside:


* fundamental physics


* complex mathem...

Course Information

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Study Mode

Full-time

Duration

5 Years

Start Date

14/09/2026

Campus

Central area campus

Course Address
George Square
Edinburgh
EH8 9JZ

Application Details

Course Code

H303

Institution Code

E56

Points of Entry

Year 1, Year 2

Entry Requirements

UCAS Tariff

Not Accepted

Scottish Higher

A,A,A,A

AAAA (achievement by end of S5 preferred). BBB must be achieved in one year of S4-S6. Required subjects: Highers: Mathematics at A; one of Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Computing Science or Engineering Science at B. Applicants with Physics preferred. Higher Applications of Mathematics is not accepted in place of Higher Mathematics. National 5s: Physics or Engineering Science at B; English at C.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

37

32

from 37 points with 666 at HL to 32 points with 655 at HL. Required subjects: HL: Mathematics (Analysis and approaches only) at 5; one of Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science or Design Technology at 5. Applicants with Physics preferred. SL: Physics at 5 (if not at HL); English at 5.

A level

A,A,A

A,B,B

AAA - ABB. These grades should be achieved in one set of exams. Required subjects: A levels: Mathematics at B; one of Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science/Computing, Design and Technology (excluding Food Technology) or Engineering at B. Applicants with Physics preferred. GCSEs: English at C or 4; Physics or Science at B or 6.

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Fees and funding

Scotland £1,820
England, Northern Ireland, Wales, Channel Islands, Republic of Ireland £9,535
EU, International £38,900

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