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Automotive Engineering

  • 2 Study options
  • Undergraduate
Brighton
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Course summary

Automotive engineers are developing safer and more efficient vehicles, solving intricate challenges in vehicle dynamics, materials science and automotive systems. They play a vital role in enhancing road safety, reducing emissions and revolutionising transport for communities worldwide.

Our Automotive Engineering MEng includes a year of masters-level study to develop your technical understanding, management and leadership skills to support your career progression.

You’ll learn with a team who are part of our Advanced Engineering Centre and take part in exciting and challenging projects arising from and contributing to their research. Areas of research expertise include novel engine concepts, electric vehicles, and the combustion of sustainable fuels.

TOP REASONS TO CHOOSE THIS COURSE

  • Exciting project work including rocket cars, robots and the international Engineering Without Borders challenge.

  • Learn with internationally recognised researchers who are part of our Advanced Engineering Centre.

  • Accredited by IMechE and IET.

  • Specialist facilities including flight and car simulators, wind tunnel, prototyping labs and workshops, CNC machines, robotics and VR labs.

  • Student-led Sustainable Technology and Engineering Projects (STEP) lab – working to solve energy challenges.

  • Professional engineers visit to share their experiences in guest lectures.

  • Gain a year of work experience on placement.

Modules

Year 1
Engineering Mathematics
Engineering Practice
Mechanical Design
Energy Systems
Design Project
Materials and Manufacture

Year 2
Dynamics and Control
Engineering Systems
Mechanics of Materials
Thermofluids
Engineering Design
Manufacturing Engineering

Year 3
Control Systems for Automotive Applications
Vehicle Design
Automotive Computational Fluid Dynamics
Automotive Powertrain and Sensor Technology
Individual Project

Final year
Engineering Management
Advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics for Automotive Applications
Powertrain and Transportation Systems
Professional Development
Major Team Project

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Brighton

Study options

  • MEng (Hon) • Full-time • 4 Years
  • MEng (Hon) • Sandwich • 5 Years

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Application codes

Course code:
H335
Institution code:
B72

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Application codes

Course code:
H335
Institution code:
B72

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