A/AS-levels: ABB including Maths and Physics. Other Physical Science subjects may be considered. Two AS-levels considered in place of one A-level. General Studies accepted.
EPQ with A-levels: BBB + EPQ at grade B. A-level subjects to include Maths and a Physical Science at grade B.
GCSEs: Grade C/4 in English Language.
BTEC Nationals: DDD in Engineering including Further Maths at Distinction. If you don't have A-level Maths you will need to take an additional Maths assessment test - please contact Admissions.
International Baccalaureate: Pass Diploma with 30 points, including 5 and 6 points between Maths and Physics at HL. Minimum of 4 in English Language required if grade C/4 not held at GCSE.
Access to HE Diploma: Pass Engineering Diploma with 45 credits at level 3, 30 of which are at Distinction. To include all level 3 Maths modules at Distinction. If you don't have A-level Maths you will need to take an additional Maths assessment test - please contact Admissions.
IELTS 6.0 or equivalent.
Engineers are innovators who bring about change through their ingenuity, experience and curiosity to improve the quality of life for people throughout the world. Their work is central to thriving economies and competitive industries. It is equally important in developing countries where engineers provide appropriate technologies during difficult times of change.
Professional engineers have a high degree of specialist knowledge but increasingly they use a broad approach to problem solving across a range of engineering disciplines. This is coupled with an awareness of environmental, social, legal, economic and regulatory aspects of the problem at hand.
Whether you study for the BEng or the MEng, your General Engineering degree will equip you for a career in modern industry and commerce where a broad understanding of the subject is paramount.
Unlike some other universities, Engineering at Leicester has always been viewed as a unified subject and all engineering research and teaching staff belong to a single School. This has significant advantages for our graduates who leave here familiar with a broad range of topics and techniques in electrical, electronic and mechanical engineering. While this is an advantage to all our courses it provides a special quality to our General Engineering degrees.
You will take business, control, design, engineering mathematics, experimentation, management courses and specialist electrical and mechanical options. These are carefully selected to provide overall coherence and balance, ensuring a good foundation for interdisciplinary projects in a wide range of professions. General Engineering graduates are highly sought-after by engineering employers, due to their broad skill set and adaptability. They are also able to move into specialist areas such as biomedical engineering, systems engineering or patenting.
Successful engineers must be able to analyse and solve complex problems in the industrial context, communicate ideas to others and work effectively in teams and exercise leadership skills. This is why all our Engineering degrees include a selection of management content or specialised modules throughout. Topics covered include business finance, project planning and management, intellectual property, health and safety, motivation theory, marketing, total quality management, ethics and professionalism.
UCAS code: H105, H104, H107
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Year 1
All engineers require an excellent knowledge of basic engineering principles, which is why our courses in Aerospace, General and Mechanical Engineering share the exact same first year. This means that you can switch between any of these degrees before your second year.
Modules
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Engineering Design and Experimentation
Engineering Mathematics 1
Engineering Mathematics 2
Mechanical Engineering
Year 2
In your second year you will develop interdisciplinary skills in mechatronics and computational engineering, while beginning to development your mechanical specialism. You will also take an integrated design project in which you will work in a team with students from other engineering disciplines – vital experience for the modern world of engineering.
Core modules
System Dynamics and Control
Integrated Engineering Design
Engineering Experimentation and Analysis
Mechatronics
Computational Engineering Methods
Option modules
Choose one pair of option modules from:
either Materials and Structures followed by Materials Processing
or Dynamics and Thermofluids followed by Applied Engineering Thermodynamics
Optional Year Abroad or in Industry
If you want to, you can spend your third year studying abroad at one of our partner institutions or working in an industrial placement (eligibility is dependent on your academic performance in Years 1 and 2). Alternatively, you can opt to continue studying at the University and complete your degree in four years.
Year 3/4
In your third year (or fourth year if you take a year out) you have a wide choice of option modules in which to specialise in your particular interests across the School. Your individual project is a significant part of this year, giving you the opportunity to investigate a specific engineering concept or challenge.
Core modules
Engineering Management
State Variable Control
Machine Learning for Engineers
Plus your Individual Project
Option modules
Choose one option module from:
Finite Element Analysis and Design
Heat Transfer and Energy Systems
Then choose two option modules from:
Tribology in Engineering Design
Rigid Body and Structural Dynamics
Sustainable Future Electrical Systems
Digital Control and Actuators
Flight Dynamics, Control and Avionics
Aerospace Materials and Structures
Final Year
Project work forms a substantial part of your final year mark, reflecting your development into an engineering professional. Your group project will give you the freedom to investigate an engineering challenge, often alongside students from other engineering subjects. Alongside this you will consider the business elements of engineering, such as leadership and project management, and have the opportunity to take further specialist modules.
Core modules
Leadership and Project Management
Plus your Fourth Year Project
Option modules
Choose two option modules from:
Spacecraft Systems Engineering
Fluid Instability, Transition and Turbulence
Advanced Solid Mechanics
Robust Control
Advanced Electrical Machines
Advanced Communications
Then choose two option modules from:
Advanced Gas Turbines
Advanced Composite Materials
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Nonlinear Control
Signal Processing
Electronically Controlled Motors
Advanced Embedded Systems
All our Engineering degrees are influenced by the needs of industry. Visiting engineers from industry deliver teaching in lectures, seminars and the laboratory. You will learn how to conceive, design and implement solutions, working in teams and presenting your ideas to professors from engineering industries. Our excellent links with industry means your project work may include visits from industrial partners and working with engineers in these companies.
OSHC - $12276 GBP / per year
