Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical engineers shape the systems and infrastructure that supports our daily life. As automation and robotics expands into new industries, open up exciting future career opportunities in this field and go further with a MEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering degree with Salford.

Mechanical engineers manage a wide range of processes, heating systems to refrigerators to cars, from the production of silicone chips to creating jet aircrafts - yet across the world they are in short supply. Designed around real-world problem solving, the integrated masters MEng pathway steadily increases your knowledge base, taking it beyond undergraduate to an advanced level.

Develop in-demand engineering knowledge and skills
Learning takes place at our Peel Park campus, minutes from central Manchester. Across four years of study - or five, if you choose to include an industry placement year, you’ll develop practical problem-solving skills in our specialist mechanical, aerodynamics, composite material and control and dynamic laboratories, and our Morson Makerspace additive manufacturing and digital fabrication industry facility.

You will study engineering in relation to mathematics, electrical systems, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, engineering structures and dynamics. You’ll explore elements such as engineering dynamics and control engineering and take part in a mechanical group design project. Collaboration is core to our values, so we strive to embed this throughout your studies. You will experience group projects that will build your confidence and capabilities in team working, problem-solving and communication - all desirable skills for real-world engineering careers.

Mechanical Engineering degree courses at Salford are designed to equip you with technical knowledge and transferable skills, and a commitment to the highest professional standards.

Get closer to industry
The course team has long-standing connections with industry, both in the North West and beyond. With a strong management themes running throughout, you will benefit stimulating range of external guest lecturers, industry competitions, projects, and engagement with professional networks. You might even choose to follow in the footsteps of other mechanical engineering alumni and join the Formula Salford society designing a car to race at Silverstone.

You can also choose to take an industrial placement year, developing your workplace skills and adding ‘with Professional experience’ to your degree award.

Our new home for engineering
In Autumn 2022, we open our new £65 million hub for science, engineering and the environment - and our new home for engineering. Sustainability-designed and 100% electric powered, the building offers unrivalled teaching, learning and research facilities and provides exciting new spaces for industry collaboration.

Features
• Take your studies to postgraduate level with an additional year where you can explore automation, robotics, engineering computation and mobile robotics
• Learn about the relationship between micro-structure and mechanical properties of materials, mechanisms of corrosion and corrosion protection
• Explore specialist modules such as dynamics and control engineering, structural mechanics and Finite Element analysis
• Write concise specifications, present concepts, perform appropriate calculations and select appropriate manufacturing processes
• Gain an understanding of the concepts of engineering thermodynamics and fluid mechanics
• Understand project timings, resource allocation and decision-making methodology used by industry

Year One:

• Engineering Mathematics
• Engineering Materials and Electrical Systems
• Engineering Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics
• Project and Risk Management
• Engineering Structures and Engineering Dynamics
• Manufacturing and Mechanical Group Design

Year Two:

• Engineering Mathematics
• Engineering Dynamics and Control Engineering
• Engineering Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics
• Manufacturing
• Structural Mechanics
• Mechanical Group Design

Year Three:

• Industrial Management and Project Preparation
• Control Engineering and Engineering Dynamics
• Finite Element Analysis and Structural Mechanics
• Engineering Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics
• Manufacturing and Group Design
• Project

Year Four (postgraduate):

• Automation and Robotics
• Engineering Computation
• Mobile Robotics
• Aerospace Assembly
• Utilisation of Natural Gas

You will be assessed using a combination of formats. These include:

• Lab exercises
• Examinations
• Reports