The Masters in Automotive Engineering offers you a unique opportunity to study contemporary and future vehicle design against the specialist backdrops of innovative technologies for structural safety, assembly design, nano-manufacturing, automotive electronics, hybrid fuels and fuel cells, advanced materials, EV power, and intelligent systems.

• This MSc has key features: an emphasis on safety engineering and smart materials and structures. You will be equipped for work in the world's leading automotive companies and you will gain a competitive advantage based on our renowned and innovative research.
• You will benefit from our high-quality teaching of contemporary, industrially relevant courses, so that you are suitably prepared to take your place in leading international automotive businesses.
• You will benefit from our agreement with Honda to support this programme.

Programme overview

• MSc: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time

The MSc comprises two taught semesters, each comprising compulsory and optional courses, and a major industrial project. You will attend lectures, seminars and tutorials and take part in lab, project and team work and study trips in the UK.

Core courses

• Advanced manufacture
• Innovative engineering design
• Advanced techniques for fluid dynamics
• Control
• Automotive technology
• Automotive structural safety
• Dynamics.

Optional courses

• Advanced control systems engineering
• Autonomous vehicle guidance systems
• Fault detection, isolation and reconfiguration
• Real time control hardware implementation.

Career prospects

Career opportunities include structural safety, assembly design, nano-manufacturing, automotive electronics, hybrid fuels and fuel cells, advanced materials, EV power and intelligent systems.  The MSc is also an ideal basis for further research, particularly if you are interested in doing a PhD.

Normally a 2.1 Honours degree or equivalent (eg GPA of 3.0 or above) in a relevant subject.

The online application is the quickest and easiest way of applying to the University of Glasgow. The system allows you to fill out the standard application form online and submit this to the University immediately. You can also attach supporting documents including references, certificates and a transcript of previous studies. You will find instructions throughout the online form to help you complete your application. You may save and return to your application as many times as you wish before submitting it.

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