Automotive Engineering MEng at Brunel University of London

The Brunel Automotive Engineering MEng gives students interested in pursuing careers in automobile engineering an extra year of advanced study and training that will deepen their knowledge of the subject, expand their skill sets and put them on a fast-track to becoming a chartered engineer. As with our Automobile Engineering BEng degree, you’ll get a solid grounding in the fundamentals of mechanical engineering, including maths, engineering science and design, and an in-depth knowledge of the technical workings of current and future automotive systems.

Faculty: College of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences  |  Department: Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering  |  Duration: 4 years full-time; 5 years full-time with placement  |  Study mode: full-time; placement year option; integrated master's  |  Intake: September  |  Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The course is designed to give you a thorough understanding of mechanical engineering, specialist training in automotive engineering and a fast-track route to qualification as a chartered 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, Mechanical Engineering Science 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; Year 4: Advanced Vehicle Dynamics and Advanced CAD, Advanced Materials and Manufacturing, Advanced Vehicle Propulsion Technologies and Systems, Major Group Project, Strategy and Business Planning.

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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