Mechanical Engineering Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours) - BEng (Hon)

This degree programme provides a thorough grounding in mechanical engineering principles and their applications, together with the skills needed to solve real mechanical engineering problems.

You will benefit from our strong links with industry, with practising engineers contributing to lectures and providing employment opportunities.

Programme structure

You will study the same courses in the first three years whether on the BEng or MEng degree programme. Both embed creativity to develop world changing engineers.

Year 1

You will take a wide-ranging curriculum which includes courses in mechanical engineering, mathematics, dynamics, electronics, materials, statics, thermodynamics and engineering skills. These courses are supported by individual and group project work and laboratory work. This interdisciplinary approach, favoured by industry, also makes it easy to switch to most other engineering disciplines at the end of year 1 should you wish to do so.

Years 2 and 3

In year 2 you will study further basic engineering subjects including applicable mathematics, applied mechanics, fluid mechanics, microelectronics, engineering computing, materials, power electronics, thermodynamics, design & manufacture.

During year 3 you will visit a number of industries in the UK and study more advanced engineering subjects including dynamics & control, fluid power, engineering design, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics of engines, heat transfer, instrumentation & data systems, materials & manufacture, simulation of engineering systems and mechanics of materials & structures.

Years 4 and 5

In year 4 you will study a range of compulsory and optional courses from a list which includes: advanced thermal engineering, control, lasers and electro-optic systems, materials engineering, mechanics of solids, robotics, vibration, renewable energy and design projects.

In year 5 individual project work forms a major component of the MEng programme, which has a strong industrial bias. Further courses are chosen from advanced control systems engineering, dynamics, desalination, energy from waste materials engineering, and mechanics of solids and structures. You will also undertake a management course.

Our international links

You can apply to spend one year of your academic studies abroad at an accredited partner university. In year 5 MEng students can work on their project at overseas institutions.

Career prospects

Recent graduates have been employed by:

* Babcock

* Chevron

* Wood Group

* Spooner

* Scottish Power Renewables

* Jee Ltd

* OyI Manufacturing

* BAE Systems

* Rolls-Royce.

Accreditation

The BEng Mechanical Engineering is accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer (CEng).