Undergraduate study
     

Engineering

MEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering

  • Length: 4/5 years
  • UCAS code: H301 MEng/MEE
  • Typical offer: individualised offer following an interview or 280 tariff points
 

It may surprise you to know just how diverse mechanical engineering can be. Of course, it plays a central role in areas such as automotive design, robotics and mechatronics, but mechanical engineers have long been engaged in the fight against cancer.

According to Mauro Ferrari, who writes in Mechanical Engineering magazine, 'at the nanoscale, the way that cancer spreads and kills can best be understood as mechanical processes’.

Whether your passion is large or small-scale machines and mechanisms, you can look forward to applying what you learn on your degree to any number of careers, in areas as diverse as energy consumption and aerospace.

Teesside University has exceptional links with local engineering companies, allowing you the opportunity to enhance your experience and employability through placement and mentorship schemes.

What you study

Year 1 provides you with a broad foundation in the core subjects of mechanical engineering. This is developed and strengthened in Year 2. Year 3 is an optional placement year where you may choose to spend a year working in industry, gaining relevant experience which can both enhance your education and improve employment prospects. Years 4 and 5 consolidate the key concepts of the first two years of academic study and promote a deepening of understanding through advanced study and project work. In addition, they also provide for a broadening of knowledge through the provision of options. Two key themes run each year: professional skills and career development; and a group design project to foster problem-based learning and to encourage both team working and interpersonal skills. The group design projects provide an opportunity for you to become involved in the Teesside Formula Student initiative.

How you learn

You have a range of lectures, tutorials and hands-on laboratory and practical sessions. You are also involved in group project work and, during Years 3 and 4, you undertake a substantial research-based individual project.

The course has been designed to provide a number of contact teaching and assessment hours (lectures, tutorials, laboratory work, projects, examinations etc) and you are expected to supplement this with ‘self study’, for example to review lecture notes and slides, read around the material using recommended texts, prepare coursework and assignments, work on projects and revise for assessments.

Each year of full-time study consists of modules totalling 120 credits. Each unit of credit corresponds to ten hours of learning and assessment (contact hours plus self-study hours). This means that during one year of full-time study you can expect to have 1,200 hours of learning and assessment.

How you are assessed

Forms of assessment include project work, coursework assignments, presentations, report writing and examinations.

Professional placements

You are encouraged to spend Year 3 on an industrial placement. This provides the opportunity to gain relevant professional experience to enhance your technical knowledge and can improve employment prospects. Some previous graduates have secured employment with their placement company after graduating. Current sponsors include ABB, BNFL, Dupont and TATA.

Professional accreditation

The BEng in Mechanical Engineering is accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers towards CEng membership. We are seeking similar accreditation of the MEng.

Career opportunities

Graduates in mechanical engineering typically secure employment in structural engineering, research and development, automotive engineering and design, aerospace industry, manufacturing, processing and chemical industries, as well as management positions.

Entry requirements

Applicants are normally invited for an interview which enables them to see our excellent facilities and meet the staff and students. Each applicant will receive an individualised offer following an interview. In cases where an interview cannot take place the typical offer will be 280 tariff points from at least two A levels or equivalent, one of which should be in mathematics or have substantial relevant mathematical content.

Applications from suitably-motivated mature students and those with other equivalent qualifications are warmly welcomed.

For additional information please see the standard University entry requirements.

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Modules

Mechanical Engineering

Year 1 core modules

Year 2 core modules

Year 3 core modules

  • Optional Placement Year

Year 4 core modules

Final-year core modules

and one optional module

Non-credit bearing optional modules

  • A foreign language: German, French, Spanish, Chinese (Mandarin)
  • In-sessional Academic English (for international students)
  • Professional Mentoring

You may select one or more of these modules.

Modules offered may vary.