Mechanical, marine and materials engineering
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Choice and flexibility
In your first year, course content is common across mechanical engineering, marine technology and civil engineering, which allows for flexible transfer throughout and at the end of your first year.
In your second year, the mechanical engineering and marine technology courses start to diverge into their respective areas, as each course is tailored to the fundamental subjects on each course.
Optional ‘with composites’ pathway
In your third year, and into your fourth year (if you’re on the MEng course), all courses feature an optional 'with composites' pathway, which allows you to study the design and manufacture of specialist materials. Should you wish to choose this route, ‘with composites’ will appear as a named specialism on your degree certificate to acknowledge your specialism in this area.
BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering and MEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering
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BEng (Hons) Marine Technology and MEng (Hons) Marine Technology
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BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Foundation Year
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BEng or MEng?
Our BEng courses are three years of study plus an optional year in industry. They satisfy the educational requirement of accrediting bodies towards becoming an Incorporated Engineer and partially satisfy the educational requirement for Chartered Engineer status. You might opt for a BEng if you want a shorter study time or if your career plans do not include becoming a Chartered Engineer. It also allows you to focus any masters-level study by choosing a specialist MSc later on.
Our MEng courses are four years of study plus an optional year in industry. They satisfy the educational requirement of accrediting bodies towards becoming a Chartered Engineer. You might opt for an MEng if you want to study to an advanced level in the MEng year or if you would like to undertake your studies all in one go.
If you start on the BEng courses, you are able to transfer to the MEng courses at the end of your second year, subject to academic achievement.
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