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Mechanical Engineering

Study level:
Undergraduate

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Study mode:
Full-time
Qualification:
Master of Engineering (with Honours) - MEng (Hon)
Duration:
5 Years
Start date:
15/09/2025
Campus:
Gilmorehill (Main) Campus
2025-20262026-2027
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Course summary

Mechanical Engineering (5 year MEng): This degree programme provides a thorough grounding in mechanical engineering principles and their applications, together with the skills needed to solve real mechanical engineering problems.

You will benefit from our strong links with industry, with practising engineers contributing to lectures and providing employment opportunities.

If the course start date is before 31 December 2025 and you have already submitted an application, this course can be added. If you have not submitted an application, contact the university or college direct.

If the course start date is between 01 January and 31 July 2026 click the 'Apply' button to make an application.

Apply by
29 January

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:
H302
Institution code:
G28
Campus name:
Gilmorehill (Main) Campus
Campus Code:
-
Points of Entry:
Year 1, 2

How to apply

This course has limited vacancies, and is no longer accepting applications from some students. See the list below for where you normally live, to check if you're eligible to apply.
  • EU
  • Wales
  • England
  • International
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Republic of Ireland

Apply by
29 January

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
H302
Institution code:
G28
Campus name:
Gilmorehill (Main) Campus
Campus Code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1
  • Year 2

Entry requirements for advanced entry (i.e. into Year 2 and beyond)

https://www.gla.ac.uk/undergraduate/degrees/mechanicalengineering/#tab=entry

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - Not accepted

Access to HE Diploma - Not accepted

Applicants who do not meet the requirements for MEng could be considered for BEng

Find out more about qualification requirements for this course.

Contextual admissions

Universities and colleges consider more than grades when assessing applications and may make offers based on a range of criteria. Learn more about contextual offers.

Our contextual admissions approach could mean that you may be eligible for adjusted grades. Please review our website for more information on our widening access priorities at www.gla.ac.uk/study/wp.

The entry requirements for a programme will be detailed in your offer. If you meet these conditions, you are guaranteed a place on the programme.

Our programmes may require specific grades in mandatory subjects. Please review our programme pages on our website for more information.

Learn more on the University of Glasgow website

Historical entry grades data BETA

This section shows the range of grades students (with UK A-Levels or Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diplomas) who received offers were previously accepted with (learn more). It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place. Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

Data from:
This course and 19 other engineering courses
Date range:
2022-2024

Grades held by accepted students

For University of Glasgow, the top and bottom 5% of student grades have been removed from these calculations. This change helps to remove any extraordinary circumstances that could impact the data. Learn more here .
AAA Most common
  1. A*A*A*
  2. Highest grades
  3. BBC
  4. Lowest grades

Offer rate for UK school & college leavers

90% Students aged 17/18 who applied to this course were offered a place.

How do you compare?

See how students with your grades have been accepted onto this course in the past.

Student Outcomes

Operated by the Office for Students

75 Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)

85 Go onto work and study

The number of student respondents and response rates can be important in interpreting the data – it is important to note your experience may be different from theirs. This data will be based on the subject area rather than the specific course. Read more about this data on the Discover Uni website.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

Please refer to the fees information listed on our website - https://www.gla.ac.uk/undergraduate/fees/

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