IELTS: 6 (min 5.5 in all areas)
Pearson: 59 (59 in all sub scores)
BrunELT: 58% (min 55% in all areas)
TOEFL: 77 (min R18, L17, S20, W17)
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.
You’ll study all aspects of automotive development and manufacture from vehicle design and performance to engine and transmission systems to materials, structures and safety.
You’ll also get hands-on practice troubleshooting engineering problems that inevitably arise during the construction and testing processes.
Your education will profit, too, by your access to the work done at our Centre for Advanced Powertrain and Fuels (CAPF). One of the largest and most active engine research groups in the UK, CAPF focuses on minimising pollutant emissions and improving fuel efficiency while maintaining performance levels.
In your final year, along with studying specialist topics taught at master’s degree level, you’ll take part in a major group project to design, manufacture and test an automotive product, typically aimed at low-carbon use. This will give you valuable experience working in a team-based environment and on-the-job opportunities to develop your leadership and management skills, competencies sought by employers.
A current project concerns the use of mechanical kinetic energy recovery to help eliminate the feel of turbocharger lag in future fuel-efficient road vehicles.
Throughout your studies you’ll have use of our state-of-the-art laboratory facilities, which comprise our motorsport workshop, and 24-hour access to industry standard specialist software for engineering design at dedicated computer clusters on campus, so you’ll have the opportunity and equipment to explore ideas and tackle problems.
Our automotive engineering MEng course is accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE). We offer two study options. You can choose four years full-time or five years full-time with a professional placement that will allow to put what you’ve learned into practice in real-world situations.
If you start on the full-time course, you can transfer to the professional development option, which includes the placement, at any time before the end of Level 2.
In an industry facing the challenges of rapidly-changing technology, heightened customer expectations and growing environmental concerns, employers are looking for graduates with the technical and managerial skills to keep ahead of the changes. Your Brunel MEng will give you this and equip you to play leading roles in industry and public service.
Course code: HHH0, H3N1 with placement
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Year 1
Compulsory
BE1601 - Engineering Mathematics and Programming
BE1602 - Engineering Practice
BE1603 - Engineering Systems and Energy
BE1604 - Engineering Mechanics and Materials I
BE1606 - Engineering Mechanics and Materials II
ME1620 - Mechanical Engineering Science
Year 2
Compulsory
ME2610 - Engineering Mathematics and Programming
ME2611 - Design Process for Machine Elements, Manufacturing Processes, Materials and CAD
ME2612 - Engineering Business
ME2613 - Fluid Mechanics
ME2614 - Solid Mechanics and Introduction to FEA
ME2616 - Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer
ME2617 - Dynamics of Machines
ME2618 - Vehicle Design and Performance
Year 3
Compulsory
Vehicle Dynamics and Aerodynamics
ME3618 - Mechatronics and Control Engineering
Vehicle Structures and FEA
ME3619 - Sustainable Engineering Management and Practice
Vehicle Propulsion
Technologies for Future Transport
ME3620 - Major Individual Project
Year 4
Compulsory
ME5661 - Strategy and Business Planning
Advanced Vehicle Dynamics and Advanced CAD
Advanced Vehicle Materials and Manufacturing
Advanced Vehicle Propulsion Technologies and Systems
Major Group Project
Optional
Advanced Solid Body Mechanics and FEA
Advanced Electrical Systems and Power Electronics
Advanced Thermofluids
Robotics and Automation
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.
Your automotive engineering degree from Brunel is highly regarded. Many of our graduates now work in technical and managerial positions within the automotive industry. Recent destinations include Jaguar Land Rover, Aston Martin, McLaren Automotive, Ricardo, Nissan Technical Centre Europe, Bentley Motors, Ford, BMW (Mini), Lotus Cars, Tata Motors, BP, MAHLE Powertrain, Cummins, JCB, Perkins and Delphi.
Insurance – Single: 300 GBP per year
