General Engineering with an Industrial Placement Year Meng (Hon)

Develop a broad knowledge and understanding of engineering on this five-year MEng degree while developing skills in independent thinking and the professional skills necessary for a career in industry. You can take an optional year in industry between years three and four to gain first-hand employment experience.<br/><br/>**With an integrated masters and an industrial placement year, you’ll become a truly interdisciplinary engineer with great career prospects. With a selection of modules from seven departments and a choice of 11 specialisms, youll immerse yourself in the varied fields of engineering.**<br/><br/>In an increasingly complex and challenging world, knowledge and expertise beyond a single discipline is invaluable for 21st-century engineers.<br/><br/>By choosing to take an MEng, you’ll be taking a longer period of study with an integrated masters.<br/><br/>Taught by world-leading experts from our seven outstanding engineering departments, this three-year course will ensure you develop the broadest possible understanding of the field.<br/><br/>At the beginning of your degree, youll study modules across all disciplines, after which you’ll choose one of 11 possible specialisms – or continue studying a variety of subjects.<br/><br/>By taking an industrial placement year, youll spend a year working in a placement, in which you earn a salary and have reduced fees. While placements are not guaranteed and are your responsibility to source, you’ll receive plenty of advice and support from our dedicated Industrial Placement Year team.<br/><br/>Links with companies such as Rolls-Royce, Boeing, Astra-Zeneca and Caterpillar make Sheffield the right choice if you want to do a placement year – and mean we have world-famous companies joining us on campus for employability fairs and networking sessions.<br/><br/>**Why study this course?**<br/>- **Top three for general engineering** - Sheffield is one of the top three UK universities for the subject, according to The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024.<br/><br/><br/>- **Customise your degree** - study here and you have the option to specialise in 11 streams across the Faculty of Engineering – from aerospace to software engineering.<br/><br/><br/>- **Access expert teaching** - get support from across the faculty and sample engineering from many different angles to help you decide your future engineering discipline.<br/><br/><br/>- **Practical, hands-on experience** - ...in state-of-the-art laboratories across the University, including everything The Diamond has to offer.<br/><br/><br/>- **Industrial placement year** - you have the option to spend a year working in industry, gaining real-world experience and connections. We have links with partners such as Rolls-Royce, Boeing, Astra-Zeneca and Caterpillar.<br/>