About this program
Mechanical Engineering BEng
Mechanical engineering touches virtually every aspect of modern life. It’s at the forefront of developing new technologies for a multitude of industries including transport, healthcare, construction, and robotics.
This course focuses on a range of topics including computer-aided design (CAD), thermodynamics and heat transfer, solid mechanics, dynamics and control, materials engineering and processing, and product development.
Our teaching and content are influenced by our research in aerodynamics, fluid systems, transportation, manufacturing and sustainable development.
You can study Mechanical Engineering either as a three-year BEng (Hons) program, or a four-year integrated master’s MEng (Hons). At the end of year three, you have the option of graduating with a BEng (Hons) or continuing for a further year for a MEng (Hons), subject to meeting the progression requirements.
Admission requirements
- A typical offer is 112 UCAS points (120 for MEng) from at least two A-levels including Mathematics or Physics at grade C or above, or
- Engineering or Physics BTEC National Diploma/ Extended Diploma at DMM (DDM for MEng), or
- International Baccalaureate: 26+ points with Maths or Physics at higher level, or
- Engineering Year Zero: Pass
Plus, five GCSEs at grade 4 or above, including English and Mathematics or equivalent.
International students
If English is not your first language an IELTS score of 6.0 overall with 5.5 in each band, or equivalent when you start the course is essential. English Language tuition, delivered by our British Council-accredited Centre for English Language Learning, is available both before and throughout the course if you need it.
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First year
- Engineering Mathematics I
- Mechanical Principles - Statics
- Thermofluids
- Electrical and Electronic Principles
- Engineering Mathematics II
- Mechanical Principles - Dynamics
- Design and Manufacture (with project)
- Computer Aided Engineering and Programming
Second year
- Fluid Mechanics
- Materials Engineering and Processing
- Mechanical Vibrations
- Engineering Mathematics III
- Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer
- Product Design
- Project Management
- Solid Mechanics
Third year
- Individual Project (core)
- Control (core)
- Power and Energy Systems (core)
- Machines and Mechanisms (core)
- Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) (optional)
- Bioengineering (optional)
- Finite Element Method (core)
- Emerging Materials and Processes (optional)
- Design for 3D Printing (optional)
- Advanced Power Systems and Green Technologies (optional)
- Turbomachinery (optional)
Scholarships & funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the university website for more information.
Program delivery
The course duration is three years full-time, four years full-time with placement
Tuition
2021/22 tuition fees
- UK students: £9,250 per year
- International students: £14,750 per year
- EU students: Check the website for more information
Career paths
Mechanical Engineering students can go on to work in industries including aerospace, automotive, defence, and energy, as well as work in the product manufacturing and food industries.
The diverse range of specialist modules on the course helps students to develop skills required for a range of industries, providing opportunities to also pursue careers in broader areas of design, research and development, marketing, sales, production management and quality control.
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De Montfort University
De Montfort University (DMU) in England welcome hundreds of European students every year for one of our 300 courses at foundation, undergraduate and postgraduate level. We have approx. 25,000 students studying in our 4 faculties; Business & Law; Health &...
Why study at De Montfort University
- Ranked 20th for Graduate Prospects (The Times & Sunday Times Good University Guide 2020)
- In the top 10% of institutions overall recognised by the Times Higher Education’s Impact Rankings 2020
- TEF Gold Award in the 2017 Teaching Excellence Framework – the only government-endorsed measure of teaching quality in higher education.
- Campus of the Future - DMU has invested £136m in transforming its campus, creating new green space in Leicester and using renewable energy technology. Four of the largest campus buildings generate renewable energy via more than 1,110 solar panels, and a wood biomass boiler cuts out the need to burn fossil fuels.
- 2030 Climate Action - More than 100 students and staff have taken part in carbon literacy training to understand how choices like transport, clothes, overseas travel and food impact the planet. DMU and the University of Leicester have teamed up with Leicester City Council to deliver the training in city schools. DMU has halved its carbon dioxide emissions since 2005.
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