MEng Automotive Engineering
Entry requirements
A level: A*AA including Maths and Physics with A* in Maths or Physics IB: 38 (7,6,6 HL) including Maths and Physics at HL, with 7 in HL Maths or Physics BTEC: BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate: D plus two A levels at Grades A*A including Maths and Physics. BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma is not accepted for MEng but considered for BEng in combination with A level Maths.
About this course
The MEng (Hons) in Automotive Engineering is an undergraduate degree within the Robotics Engineering subject area, focusing on the design and development of modern road vehicles and transport systems. Core topics include Programming, Signal Processing, Control Systems, Data Analysis, Statistics, and Engineering Design. Students undertake practical activities at a professional proving ground, participate in collaborative design tasks, and complete an individual final-year research project addressing an applied engineering problem. The first year establishes fundamental methods through compulsory modules such as Engineering Design and Manufacture, Mathematics for Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering, Materials and Structures, Thermofluids, Computing, Vehicle Systems and Development, and Engineering Mechanics and Structures. Year two continues with subjects like Incompressible Aerodynamics, Electronics, Sensors and Instrumentation, Dynamics, Vibration & Control, Sustainable Vehicle Systems, Vehicle Structural Design, Engineering Analysis and Optimisation, and Vehicle Loading and Suspensions. In the third year, students study compulsory topics including Concept Vehicle Definition and Digital Vehicle Design, alongside optional modules covering areas such as Noise Control, Principles of Composite Materials & Structures, Vehicle Dynamics and Simulation, Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics, Sensor Fusion for Intelligent Vehicles, Finite Element Methods, Ground Vehicle Aerodynamics, Crashworthiness, Machine Intelligence, Battery Technology, and University Wide Language Programme. The final year combines mandatory practical work through Automotive Group Project and MEng Project with further optional study in Experimental Fluid Mechanics, Vehicle Handling, Advanced CFD, Advanced Reliability, Availability and Maintainability, Fuel Cell Technology, Autonomous Vehicles, Power Electronics, Machines, and Drives (PEMD), and University Wide Language Programme.
Modules
- Engineering Design and Manufacture
- Mathematics for Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering
- Materials and Structures
- Thermofluids
- Computing
- Vehicle Systems and Development
- Engineering Mechanics and Structures
- Incompressible Aerodynamics
- Electronics, Sensors and Instrumentation
- Dynamics, Vibration & Control
- Sustainable Vehicle Systems
- Vehicle Structural Design
- Engineering Analysis and Optimisation
- Vehicle Loading and Suspensions
- Concept Vehicle Definition
- Digital Vehicle Design
- Noise Control
- Principles of Composite Materials & Structures
- Vehicle Dynamics and Simulation
- Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics
- Sensor Fusion for Intelligent Vehicles
- Finite Element Methods
- Ground Vehicle Aerodynamics
- Crashworthiness
- Machine Intelligence
- Battery Technology
- University Wide Language Programme
- Automotive Group Project
- MEng Project
- Experimental Fluid Mechanics
- Vehicle Handling
- Advanced CFD
- Advanced Reliability, Availability and Maintainability
- Fuel Cell Technology
- Autonomous Vehicles
- Power Electronics, Machines, and Drives (PEMD)
- University Wide Language Programme