Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hons) at Northumbria University

Programme overview

Our degree in Mechanical Engineering is designed to build your confidence and skills base and will equip you with an awareness of engineering in the wider social, ethical, sustainable, and economic context. You will gain the practical skills and expertise to become a successful practising engineer, with the full educational basis to facilitate progression to engineering management roles.

Faculty: School of Engineering, Physics and Mathematics | Duration: 3 years Full Time or 4 years with a placement (sandwich)/study abroad | Study mode: full-time (optional placement/sandwich year) | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 core modules: Engineering Analytics, Materials & Manufacturing, Applied Engineering Approaches 1, Statics & Dynamics, Thermodynamics, Applied Engineering Approaches 2; Year 2 core modules: Mechanics and Finite Element Analysis, Mechanical Engineering Design, Integrative Engineering Approaches 1, Engineering Project Management, Fluids and Energy, Integrative Engineering Approaches 2; Year 4 core modules: Professional Engineering Futures, Vibration & Control, Investigative Project. Optional modules include Mechanics of Continuous Systems, Sustainable Energy Systems, Automation and Mechatronics, Global Design Challenges.

Career pathways

Upon graduation, you will be in an excellent position to become a practising engineer with the skills for progression into both technical and engineering management roles. If you wish to undertake further study at postgraduate level, it is possible to transfer to our

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Application information

Entry requirements

Standard Offer 112 UCAS Tariff Points. From a combination of acceptable Level 3 qualifications which may include: A-level, T Level, BTEC Diplomas/Extended Diplomas, Scottish and Irish Highers, Access to HE Diplomas, or the International Baccalaureate. Contextual Admissions 96 UCAS Tariff points. Subject Requirements: Applicants will need A Level Mathematics and an A Level in another analytical science subject - Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Physics or Technology. GCSE Requirements: Applicants will need Maths, Statistics, or Physics and English Language at minimum grade 4/C, or equivalents. International Qualifications: English Language Requirements: International applicants should have a minimum overall IELTS (Academic) score of 5.5 with 5.5 in each component (or an approved equivalent*). UCAS code: H310.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28). UK tuition fee for year 1 of 2027/28 entry; later years may rise in line with the fee cap. Source

International applicants: GBP 21,500 a year (2027/28). International tuition fee for year 1 of 2027/28 entry; fees apply to every year of study. Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 3 years Full Time or 4 years with a placement (sandwich)/study abroad

Apply through the official page: https://sits.northumbria.ac.uk/live/sits.urd/run/siw_ipp_lgn.login?process=siw_ipp_app&code1=UUSMER1&code2=0007

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