You will study the same courses in the first two years whether you are on the BEng or MEng degree programme.

Year 1

In your first year you will take courses in mathematics and study engineering fundamentals including applied mechanics, fluid mechanics, dynamics, thermodynamics and properties of materials.  These courses will form a solid foundation for development later in the degree programme and are supported by individual drawing and practical skills and group project and laboratory work.

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. You will also study a European language.

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.

Year 3

If you follow a BEng programme you will work for a year abroad studying the equivalent of a BEng in Mechanical Engineering.

If you follow an MEng programme 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

If you follow a BEng programme, 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.

If you follow an MEng programme you will work for a year abroad studying the equivalent of an MEng in Mechanical Engineering.

In fifth year (MEng only) 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.

An integral feature of this programme is a one-year period of accredited study at a continental European university. You will also take part in a multidisciplinary integrated system design project. You will work in teams alongside students of other engineering disciplines.

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.

One of your academic years will be spent studying at a European university; in addition fifth-year students can work on their final-year project at overseas institutions.

As a graduate with a degree accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, with working knowledge of a European language and with experience of living abroad for a year, you will be in a strong position to develop an international career based either in the UK or abroad.

Employment opportunities exist in both multinational companies and in the increasing numbers of British companies who trade extensively with mainland Europe and the US.