Automotive Engineering (with foundation year)

The foundation year of this Coventry University degree will be delivered from our CU Coventry campus. Course delivery from year 1 of the degree onwards will be from Coventry University campus.

This course aims to provide you with a solid grounding for a career in the automotive engineering sector.

The foundation year seeks to provide opportunities to develop fundamental knowledge and skills in a range of mathematical and business principles, as well as the theories and concepts of electrical and mechanical engineering. Students who successfully complete their foundation year will then progress onto the Automotive Engineering BEng (Hons) degree within Coventry University’s School of Future Transport Engineering.

The degree aims to provide you with a comprehensive understanding of automotive engineering and develop knowledge, skills and expertise that can be applied to the engineering sector.

Key benefits of the degree * Opportunities to participate in field trips which have previously included observing crash tests at the GM Milford proving site and a tour of the Ford F150 factory in Detroit, USA

* On and off-site access to commercial engineering software, such as 3D CAD, Finite Element Analysis, Computational Fluid Dynamics and Multibody Systems for design and simulation, as well as the opportunity for training in industry-standard Catia, HyperWorks, STAR-CCM+ and SIMPACK software

* Access to modern facilities and our current strong links with local industry, which aim to help ensure our course reflects current thinking, the latest technologies, design systems and testing processes

* Coventry University has a long and prestigious automotive, transport and engineering heritage, with current extensive links to well-known automotive companies like Jaguar Land Rover and Lotus

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