Mechanical Engineering
A mechanical engineering degree will allow you to develop a fundamental understanding of engineering principles by studying engineering sciences and mathematics and learning to apply them to real engineering problems.
- Our Mechanical Engineering students report satisfaction levels of 95% in the National Student Survey 2010.
- Our BEng and MEng degrees are accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
Study abroad
There are study abroad opportunities available in years three and four.
Programme structure
You will study the same courses in the first three years whether you are on the BEng or MEng degree programme.
Year 1
In your first year you will study applicable mathematics, applied mechanics, materials, thermodynamics and fluid mechanics, design and manufacture.
Year 2
In your second year you will study further basic engineering subjects including applicable mathematics, applied mechanics, electrical power engineering, engineering computing, materials, power electronics, thermodynamics and design and manufacture.
Year 3
In third year you will visit a number of industries in the UK and study more advanced engineering subjects including dynamics, control and fluid power; engineering design; fluid mechanics; gas dynamics; heat transfer; instrumentation and data systems; materials and manufacture; mathematical modelling and simulation; and mechanics of materials and structures.
Years 4 and 5
The main route to becoming a fully chartered engineer is through the MEng degree, which usually takes five years. The BEng degree remains popular and can normally be completed in four years. To become a fully chartered engineer with a BEng degree requires further study after graduation, which can be done part-time from work. Your selection for BEng or MEng depends on your progress record in your first three years.
In fourth year you will study a range of courses from elements of law for engineers, marketing, microeconomics, operations management, software engineering, advanced heat transfer, control, lasers and electro-optic systems, materials engineering, mechanics of solids and structures, physics of fluids, and vibration. You will also undertake project work: the MEng and BEng projects differ in their duration and hence in their content and the MEng project frequently has a strong industrial bias.
In fifth year individual project work forms a major component of the MEng programme with further courses chosen from advanced control systems engineering, applied design systems, built environment, laser design and applications, materials engineering, and mechanics of solids and structures.
Special feature
In fourth year you will take part in a multidisciplinary integrated system design project. You will work in teams alongside students of other engineering disciplines.
Partnership and industry links
The degree programme has very close links with industry, with industrialists contributing to projects, lectures and case studies, as well as vacation and year-out employment opportunities for students.
Our international links
You can apply to spend one year of your academic studies abroad at an accredited partner university. This would typically be in third year for BEng, or fourth year for MEng, students. In fifth year MEng students can work on their final-year project at overseas institutions.
Career prospects
Our graduates are always in demand. They are well represented in manufacturing companies and a wide range of industries in this country and abroad.
Our recent Mechanical Engineering graduates have been employed by
- Babcock (Marine Division), graduate engineer
- Chevron, drilling engineer
- TECHNIP UK Ltd, graduate project engineer
- Wood Group, graduate piping engineer
- Vetcogray, graduate engineer
- HCF Control Systems, graduate mechanical engineer
- Spooner, graduate engineer
- Green Co. Mineral Water, assistant engineer
- Extreme Well Solution, graduate engineer
- Scottish Power Renewables, graduate mechanical engineer
- Aker Solutions, mechanical engineer
- ABS Consulting Ltd Nuclear, project engineer
- Jee Ltd, mechanical engineer
- OyI Manufacturing, mechanical design engineer
- BAE Systems, design engineer
- Rolls Royce, graduate professional excellence engineer
- Score Europe, graduate mechanical engineer
- BYARD Piping Mills, mechanical engineer.
Glasgow International College
For international students entry to this programme is supported by courses from GIC.
Faster Route
The University offers this degree as a Faster Route programme to highly qualified students. This means that the time you take to complete your MEng degree is one year less than usual.
BEng
Highers: AAAB in first sitting, including Mathematics and Physics = unconditional offer.
Applicants who achieved between BBB and AABB at their first sitting may receive a conditional or unconditional offer once all applications have been reviewed in March 2012. Conditional offers will include the requirement of BA or AB in Mathematics and Physics.
A-levels: ABB including Mathematics and Physics.
IB: 32 points including Mathematics and Physics at 5(HL), or 6(SL).
MEng
Highers: AAABB/AAAA in first sitting including Mathematics and Physics at AB/BA = unconditional offer.
Applicants who achieved between BBB and AABBB/AAAB at their first sitting may receive a conditional or unconditional offer once all applications have been reviewed in March 2012. Conditional offers will include the requirement of BA or AB in Mathematics and Physics.
A-levels: AAB including Mathematics and Physics.
IB: 34 points including Mathematics and Physics at 5(HL), or 6(SL).
MEng (Faster Route)
Highers: Minimum of AA at AH in Mathematics and Physics plus AB at Higher preferably including English.
A-levels: AAA including Mathematics and Physics.
IB: Considered on a case-by-case basis.
For a full list of alternative qualifications please see: Entry requirements.
Tuition fees
How and when you pay tuition fees depends on where you’re from: see Tuition fees for details. If you’re from outside the EU, please see International students for more information.
Scholarships
We offer a wide range of scholarships to our undergraduates, including both home/EU and international students. The University is committed to supporting students and rewarding academic excellence. That’s why we’ve invested more than £1m in additional scholarship funding over the last year.
For a full list of scholarships including eligibility criteria and how to apply, please see: