Program Overview

Our General Engineering programmes aim to develop graduates with the skills and knowledge to become rounded engineers with diverse experiences in a number of engineering fields, able to adapt to new challenges and deliver sustainable solutions for modern society. The programme includes bespoke modules designed for General Engineering programmes, as well as specialist modules aligning to the School's wider engineering portfolio.

The General Engineering suite of programmes consists of a CertHE, DipHE, and BEng (Hons) General Engineering. Students may choose to apply to study from one year and work towards a CertHE through to the three years and work towards a BEng (Hons). Transfer between the programmes is also possible during your studies. A foundation year entry route is also available for those who don't meet the standard entry requirements for the programmes.

How You Study

The General Engineering programmes utilise problem- and project-based learning. We aim to narrow the gap between employers' requirements and our graduates' skills to improve employability and help their transition from higher education into work.

The combination of modules offered is designed to build subject knowledge and skills required for graduate careers in both engineering and disciplines branching from it. Opportunities such as our year in research and industry placement are embedded within the programme to further affirm those skills in real-world contexts relevant to your own career ambitions.

The first year, which will be common across all General Engineering programmes, will lay foundations in fields such as mechanical, electrical, and mechatronic engineering. Students on the BEng programme will then go on in years two and three to develop some aspects of these fields further, as well as developing an appreciation of their interrelatedness and applications of this knowledge in a variety of contexts.

The programme uses a range of teaching methods including scheduled teaching sessions, directed independent study activities, and self-directed independent study.