Advanced Mechanical Engineering

Why choose this course Please note a £7,500 Engineering Excellence fee waiver Award is available to international students joining the course in September 2024*.

Designing mechanical engineering systems to meet society’s grand challenges requires technical and creative skills. Industrially-relevant and practical skills are at the heart of this course, which is designed to train you to become a professional mechanical engineer who can create solutions that are safe, efficient and sustainable.

Engineering is about interpersonal skills as well as technical expertise, and on this course you will learn through doing. You will spend the majority of your time on group and individual projects, developing your communication, collaboration, creative and critical thinking skills – equipping you well for the demands of an applied job in industry.

The need for highly skilled professional engineers is a global challenge that’s independent of geo-political borders. This course has a strong design thread which requires you to work in groups, exposing you to multiple viewpoints and encouraging you to develop arguments which nurture your appreciation for the bigger global picture. Individual projects will further enhance your awareness of engineering ethical considerations.

What you will study This course focuses on real-world challenges and practical project work, which reflects the type of work you’ll progress on to as a professional mechanical engineer. Alongside studying taught modules, you will spend eight months on a group project and three months on an individual project, both of which are aimed at solving real-life industrial problems.

You will get the chance to build your expertise in topics such as advanced stress analysis, advanced manufacturing, structural integrity and finite element analysis, sustainable materials, renewable energy, environmental aerodynamics and spacecraft structures. You will also develop your digital skills, learning how to use the latest industry-standard design and solid mechanic modelling software, and analysing data using machine learning models and presenting your findings.