Automotive Engineering BEng (Hons) at Brunel University of London

The Brunel Automotive Engineering BEng gives students with a passion for motor vehicles the specialised expertise they need to become professional engineers in the fast-moving automotive industry. Along with a solid grounding in the fundamentals of mechanical engineering, including maths, engineering science and design, you’ll gain an in-depth knowledge of the technical workings of current and future automotive systems. You’ll study all aspects of automotive development and manufacture from vehicle design and performance to engine and transmission systems to materials, structures and safety.

Faculty: College of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences  |  Department: Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering  |  Duration: 3 years full-time; 4 years full-time with placement  |  Study mode: full-time; placement year option  |  Intake: September  |  Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The course aims to give you a thorough understanding of mechanical engineering as well as the specialist knowledge and skills needed to work as an automotive engineer. Compulsory modules by year include Year 1: Engineering Mathematics and Programming I, Engineering Mathematics and Programming II, Engineering Practice, Engineering Systems and Energy I, Engineering Systems and Energy 2, Engineering Mechanics - Statics, Engineering Mechanics and Materials (Mechanical and Aerospace) and others; Year 2: Dynamics of Machines, Design Process for Machine Elements, Manufacturing Processes, Materials and CAD, Engineering Business (Core), Fluid Mechanics, Solid Mechanics and Intro to FEA, Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer, Vehicle Design and Performance and others; Year 3: Major Individual Project, Mechatronics and Control Engineering, Sustainable Engineering Management and Practice, Technologies for Future Transport, Vehicle Dynamics and Aerodynamics, Vehicle Structures and FEA, Vehicle Propulsion.

Career pathways

If you opt for a sandwich course, you’ll go on a year’s paid placement and put your theory into practice. Some of our students are offered jobs at the companies where they carried out their industrial placements.

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