Mechanical Engineering / Automotive Engineering (MEng)

Award
Master of Engineering
Typical Offer
A*AA View full entry requirements
Duration
4 years
Course Type
Full-time
Campus
Highfield and Boldrewood
UCAS Course code
H390

About this course

Discover how automobiles are designed, built and tested. Learn the specialist science and engineering behind the industry, then design and create your own. You'll have the chance to specialise in areas of motor vehicle engineering that interest you, from race cars to vehicle electronics. This degree will prepare you for a career in automotive mechanical engineering.

This course provides a solid foundation in mechanical engineering and you'll learn the core principles of:

  • vehicle dynamics
  • structural design
  • propulsion
  • automotive electronics

Then you can specialise in subjects, including composite engineering.

As part of this course you can:

  • use our range of engineering facilities and gain practical experience with our design workshops and studios.
  • get a solid introduction to relevant subjects such as mathematics and mechanics
  • take a work placement to boost your academic performance and career prospects
  • showcase your work in our annual Engineering Design Show
  • study management modules to explore a variety of career paths
  • go on site visits to experience engineering in practice

You can also join our Formula Student team. You'll help design, build and race a car in competitions.

We're a designated university for the Defence Technical Undergraduate Scheme (DTUS).

Year in industry

Enhance your employability by taking this course with a paid industrial placement year.

Apply using:

  • Course name: Mechanical Engineering / Automotive Engineering with Industrial Placement Year
  • UCAS code: H3H3

You'll spend this extra year at an engineering firm, applying the skills and knowledge you've learned so far.

The fee is 20% of the standard annual tuition fee.

We regularly review our courses to ensure and improve quality. This course may be revised as a result of this. Any revision will be balanced against the requirement that the student should receive the educational service expected. Find out why, when, and how we might make changes.

Our courses are regulated in England by the Office for Students (OfS).

Accreditations

This course is accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) as meeting the academic requirement, in full, for Chartered Engineer registration.

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Course locations

This course is based at Highfield and Boldrewood.

Awarding body

This qualification is awarded by the University of Southampton.

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