Automotive Engineering
Entry requirements
A level: A*AA (specific subject requirements) BTEC: DDD (RQF) in an Engineering-related BTEC and a grade A in A Level Mathematics. IB: 18 points at higher level to include 6 points in higher level Mathematics and Physics or Chemistry.
About this course
MEng, BEng in Automotive Engineering, a robotics engineering degree focused on mechanical systems, vehicle design, and modern propulsion technologies. The course is accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and offers industrial placement opportunities alongside participation in Formula Student racing activities. The first year covers foundational principles through Design and Manufacture 1, Solid Mechanics, and Engineering Mathematics. The second year introduces applied engineering concepts via Engineering Mechanics, Vibration and Control, and Mechatronics and Measurement Systems. The third year shifts focus to advanced applications including Individual Engineering Project, Vehicle Design and Analysis, and Automotive Propulsion Systems. The fourth year concludes the programme with advanced studies such as Team project, Electric and Hybrid Drivetrain Engineering, and Connected and Autonomous Vehicles Systems.
Modules
- Computers in Engineering Analysis –
- Design and Manufacture 1 –
- Thermofluids 1 –
- Solid Mechanics –
- Engineering Materials –
- Engineering Mathematics –
- Engineering Mechanics –
- Vibration and Control –
- Design and Manufacture 2 –
- Economics and Management –
- Mechatronics and Measurement Systems –
- Thermofluids 2 –
- Individual Engineering Project –
- Design of electric race car cooling system
- Development of an optimised rear mounting frame for a formula student car
- Future decarbonisation of transport: Propulsion system
- Tribological performance of automotive braking systems
- Automotive Propulsion Systems –
- Vehicle Design and Analysis –
- Additive Manufacturing –
- Computational Fluid and Structural Mechanics –
- Team project –
- Virtual Testing Environment for autonomous vehicles
- Design of suspension and chassis for electric vehicle
- Design of electric adventure type motorbike
- Build of half scale autonomous vehicle
- Electric and Hybrid Drivetrain Engineering –
- Connected and Autonomous Vehicles Systems –
- Automotive Chassis Engineering –
- Engineering Computational Methods –
- Energy Systems, Policy and Economics for Engineers –
- Fundamentals of Tribology –
- Surface Engineering and Coatings –
- Engineering Psychology and Human Factors –
- Design Optimisation –