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Mechanical engineers play a crucial role in shaping the world around us and driving advances in technology and infrastructure.

On our BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering course, well take you through exciting developments in automation, advanced manufacturing and other new technologies fuelling Industry 4.0. You will also develop a strong underpinning in engineering principles, including thermodynamics and mechanics of fluids or structures.

As well as building your technical knowledge, you will learn modern business philosophies and leadership skills. This will give you lots of transferrable skills for the business world and the confidence to manage projects and teams.

We will get you to solve real problems too, such as how to manage an inventory by monitoring the flow of goods, stock levels and cost efficiencies.

The course also covers control systems and quality management, including the importance of meeting ISO standards. To help understand the role of automation, you could be constructing an automated inspection system to monitor the quality of products. We will be delving into robotics and other electronic solutions as well.

Students get plenty of opportunities to use the latest CAD, CFD and FEA professional software to create innovative designs and simulate how products work.

Our facilities also include an industry-standard CNC machine for advanced manufacturing and labs for material testing and exploring friction and vibration.

In our 拢1.3 million Smart Zone, we have fabrication and collaboration spaces featuring augmented and blended reality. Its where youll get to grips with laser cutters, 3D scanners and printers, and other rapid prototyping techniques.

For work on developing advanced materials, we have a manufacturing and digital hub at the 拢20 million Innovation Enterprise Zone. Through the IEZ, we also offer unique connections into industry and some students get to work on innovation projects with real companies.

You can also opt for a 12-month placement to gain invaluable practical experience for your future career.

On successful completion of study, we will issue the following award: BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering

Course content

In Year 1, your learning will closely mirror our other engineering degree disciplines (Automotive, Aeronautical, Electrical & Electronics etc.) to ensure you have a solid foundation in engineering principles. (See Module section for more details).

In Year 2, you will be introduced to more advanced concepts of mechanical structures, engineering design and manufacturing, as well as automation & control engineering. At the same time, you will develop problem-solving, teamworking and leadership & management skills.

In Year 3, the major part of your course will be associated to completing a substantial engineering project as well as focusing on specialised modules in Finite Element Analysis, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Manufacturing and Power Plant and Clean Technology.

Careers

Our Mechanical graduates have gone on to a range of engineering roles, some as design engineers, project engineers, systems engineers and mechanical engineers. But there are also many of our graduates who go on to further studies such as our MSc programmes in Mechanical Engineering and Sustainable Energy Technologies, in Automotive Engineering or in Aeronautical Engineering or PhDs.