Program Overview

Why Mechanical Engineering?
Mechanical Engineering impacts virtually all aspects of our daily lives and is vital to the functioning of many of the systems and products we rely upon. You can choose from a wide range of rewarding and challenging careers, many of which will give you the opportunity to drive forward the increasingly important sustainability agenda.
How You Could Impact The World

From renewable energy systems to critical medical appliances, you will have the chance to feel like you are making a difference in a way that is important to you. Mechanical engineering offers a varied range of opportunities that could impact society through interesting and successful career paths. Graduates with an enhanced MEng level engineering training could become key influencers and industry leaders overseeing the transformation of our future.

Career Goals and Employability
Opportunities for the skill set of a graduate engineer can be varied and our Mechanical Engineering graduates often find themselves at the heart of technological developments in a wide range of engineering industries. We aim to provide you with strong practical, theoretical and transferrable skills that may reward you with an interesting and challenging future as a professional engineer. An MEng qualification is intended to shorten your path to becoming a chartered engineer and enhance your leadership and management potential.

The Course
This programme is designed to give you flexibility in your choice of engineering career pathways after graduation. You will study the fundamental principles of mechanics, dynamics, heat transfer and fluid flow with design, manufacturing, and business considerations. With an understanding of the key role of sustainability you will be ready for career opportunities in a wide range of industries.

In our Mechanical Engineering subject area, all of our degree programmes share the same first year of study, which means you can leave your options open until the start of your second year. During your first and second year you'll take part in our initiative called EnABLE (Engineering in an Activity Based Learning Environment). This will give you the opportunity to work together in small teams solving real Mechanical Engineering problems and testing your solutions against other groups in a supportive and friendly competitive environment.