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BEng (Hons)

Mechanical Engineering

Attendance

Campus

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Duration

3 Years

Start

September 2023

UCAS Code

H301

Delivery

Campus Taught

Foundation entry

Spent your life taking things apart to see how they work? This could be the course for you. Mechanical Engineering teaches you to design objects and systems with motion.

A mechanical engineer applies fundamental engineering principles such as mechanics, materials, computer-aided design and thermo-fluids to analyse and design objects and systems with motion.

Our Mechanical Engineering, BEng degree provides a rounded education to graduates. This ensures you’re prepared to work in a range of industrial sectors.

You’ll also develop skills in user needs and business plan development. There’s an optional placement route to spend a year in industry between Year 2 and Year 3.

The course is informed by our Advanced Digital Manufacturing Technology (ADMT) research centre and the Jost Institute of Tribotechnology.

Why study with us

Our Mechanical Engineering offering is ranked in the UK’s top 10 for student satisfaction. Plus it's ranked 1st in the North West (Complete University Guide, 2021).
Learn using the latest equipment available in our new £35m Engineering Innovation Centre. It houses an additive manufacturing (3D printing) lab, rapid prototyping, CNC workshop, computing labs and more.
You can join the Innovation Club as well as various research groups. And work with a diverse group of students and staff on innovation and research projects

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What you'll do

You’ll have the opportunity to join the Innovation Club and work with a group of students and staff on projects. You will also take part in specialised research and industry-led group projects.
You’ll be tutored by world-class academics with both industry and research experience.
Work on real-world projects with commercial partners in state-of-the-art facilities.

Module overview

Course delivery

Following the pandemic, we have found that some courses benefit from a blended learning and teaching approach. Therefore, the majority of your teaching will be face-to-face on campus aside from a small amount of online teaching where we have learnt it works best.

95%Face-to-face

5%Online

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our published course information. However, our programmes are subject to ongoing review and development. Changing circumstances may cause alteration to, or the cancellation of, courses. Changes may be necessary to comply with the requirements of accrediting bodies or revisions to subject benchmarks statements. As well as to keep courses updated and contemporary, or as a result of student feedback. We reserve the right to make variations if we consider such action to be necessary or in the best interests of students.

Study in our Engineering Innovation Centre (EIC)

During your studies with us you’ll benefit from our new £35 million EIC building which provides an integrated teaching space in state-of-the-art facilities.

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Mechanical Engineering BEng facilities

Inside our EIC we have a motorsports and air vehicles laboratory, additive manufacturing lab (3D printing), rapid prototyping, and a computer numerical control (CNC) workshop –featuring the Hurco VMX with advanced verification graphics.

In our Motorsports lab, students get to work on our Formula Student and Formula Ford race cars, eco marathon cars, and race car simulator. They then enter them in national and international competitions.

Accreditations

This BEng course is accredited by the Institution of Engineering Designers as meeting the academic requirement for membership and registration for Incorporated Engineer and partially meeting Chartered Engineer with the Engineering Council.
This BEng course is professionally accredited by the IMechE (which represents mechanical engineers and the engineering profession) as meeting partial fulfilment of the educational requirements to become a Chartered Engineer.

Academic expertise

You can take a one-year industrial placement during your studies. Most placements are UK-based, but opportunities exist for global placements.

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Careers with a Mechanical Engineering BEng

A Mechanical Engineering, BEng (Hons) degree can lead to a diverse career. You can work in areas such as:

aerospace
automotive industry
biotechnology
computing and electronics
energy conversion
Ministry of Defence
research development

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Fees and funding

2022/23

Full-time£9250 per year

Sandwich year£1000 for the sandwich year

Part-time£1540 per 20 credits

International

Full-time£14250 per year

2023/24

Full-time£9,250 per year

Sandwich year£1,385 for the sandwich year

Part-time£1,540 per 20 credits

International

Full-time£14,900 per year

Sandwich year£2,000 for the sandwich year

Scholarships and bursaries

We have a wide range of scholarships, bursaries and funds available to help support you whilst studying with us.

Select your country and see eligibility information and how to apply by selecting more info on the cards below.

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A three-year degree qualification is usually made up of 360 credits. Every 20 credits (a standard module) equates to 200 hours of study.

Modules involve a mixture of lectures, seminars, tutorials, practical sessions and independent study.

Independent study is an important aspect of your degree course. The exact combination of study time is outlined within your module descriptors and will depend on your options.

Our student workshop provides a centre for those wanting careers in engineering design and development. The workshop has CNC lathe and milling machines, a five-axis laser cutter and a wide variety of machine shop equipment.

There is a race facility where cars get prepared for formal competitive events. The composites workshop is used for a variety of activities from research on resin infusion to the development of the F3 hovercraft.

CAD facilities include SolidWorks, FLUENT (CFD), COMSOL, ANSYS, CATIA and many other software packages. The dynamometer is used for engine mapping and development.

Progression onto MEng course

After completing three years of full-time study, you'll graduate with an accredited BEng (Hons) degree. If you choose to go on a 48-week industrial placement between Years 2 and 3 it will take four years of study to graduate. You'll have the opportunity to then take an extra year of advanced study (at Level 7). And graduate with an MSc in Mechanical Engineering or any other related discipline.