Program Overview

Advanced Mechanical Engineering MSc (Eng)

Overview

This course offers a broad range of advanced subjects to develop your knowledge across the mechanical engineering disciplines. If you're a graduate engineer who wishes to pursue a career in industry using advanced engineering techniques or want to gain in-depth knowledge for a career in research or academia, this course will help you do that.

We emphasise the application of computational and experimental methods, and packages in mechanical engineering analysis, design and manufacture to solve complex engineering problems. You'll be supported in developing advanced engineering skills, selecting particular modules based on your own background and will also choose from a wide variety of modules that allow you to tailor your studies to suit your own interests or career ambitions.

Why Study at Leeds

• This Masters degree is accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
• Our globally-renowned research conducted right here on campus feeds directly into the course, shaping your learning with the latest thinking.
• Advance your knowledge and skills in key areas of mechanical engineering.
• Tailor the degree to suit your specific interests with a large selection of optional modules to choose from including design optimisation, aerospace systems engineering, biomaterials, energy systems, policy and economics – plus many more.
• Build industry experience by conducting both a team design project and an individual professional project, using multi-disciplinary approaches to achieve a solution to programme-specific and industry-relevant design problems.
• Access our School's impressive range of specialist facilities including a well-equipped workshop, industry-standard software and CAD facilities.
• Experience expert theoretical and practical teaching delivered by a programme team made up of academics and researchers who specialise in a wide range of mechanical engineering areas.
• Enhance your career prospects and join our successful alumni who have secured jobs in many excellent organisations, including AECOM and PETRONAS.

Guaranteed Work Experience

While studying at Leeds, you'll have the opportunity to complete an eight-week virtual work experience, working on a project aligned with your academic discipline and partnered with a relevant company.

Accreditation

Accreditation is the assurance that a university course meets the quality standards established by the profession for which it prepares its students. This course is accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) on behalf of the Engineering Council.

Course Details and Modules

You'll take core modules in advanced engineering skills such as experimental methods, advanced manufacturing and computational modelling, introducing you to a range of fundamental methods, and laying the groundwork for the rest of your studies including your individual research project. You'll also have the opportunity to select optional modules which appeal to your interests or background.

Compulsory Modules

• Professional Project – 60 credits: Throughout the course, you'll undertake a professional project that will require you to make use of professional skills, including project planning, risks and management.
• Team Design Project – 15 credits: Alongside your professional project, you'll also participate in a group activity. You'll take a multidisciplinary approach to achieve a solution to a programme-specific, industrially-relevant design problem.

Optional Modules

• Engineering Computational Methods – 15 credits
• Experimental Methods and Analysis – 15 credits
• Advanced Finite Element Analysis – 15 credits
• Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis – 15 credits
• Advanced Manufacturing – 15 credits
• Design Optimisation – 15 credits
• Energy Systems, Policy and Economics for Engineers – 15 credits
• Biomaterials – 15 credits
• Engineering Psychology and Human Factors – 15 credits
• Spacecraft Dynamics and Control – 15 credits
• Aerospace Systems Engineering – 15 credits
• Fundamentals of Tribology – 15 credits
• Rotary Wing Aircraft – 15 credits
• Surface Engineering and Coatings – 15 credits

Learning and Teaching

Our groundbreaking research feeds directly into teaching, and you'll have the opportunity to be taught by academics who are at the forefront of their disciplines. You'll have regular contact with teaching staff through lectures, seminars, tutorials, small group work and project meetings.

Assessment

You'll be assessed through a variety of assessment approaches to test different knowledge and skills. Assessments will enable you to demonstrate your competency in a particular skill, as well as measuring the extent of your knowledge and understanding.

Entry Requirements

• A bachelor degree with a 2:1 (hons) in an engineering discipline.
• Successful applicants will have modules covering advanced mathematics, fluid mechanics, strength of materials and dynamics.
• English language requirements: IELTS 6.5 overall, with no less than 6.0 in any component.

Fees

• UK: £14,500 (Total)
• International: £33,500 (Total)

Scholarships and Financial Support

There may be help for students in the form of loans and non-repayable grants from the University and from the government. Scholarships are also available to help fund your Masters.

Career Opportunities

This course will give you the opportunity to not only study advanced engineering skills but specialise in an area that suits your interests through optional modules from across the different areas of the discipline. This will open up career opportunities across different sectors of mechanical engineering such as robotics, aerospace, automotive, design and manufacture, biomedical or even academia.

Related Courses

• Automotive Engineering MSc (Eng)
• Aerospace Engineering MSc
• Medical Engineering MSc
• Advanced Manufacturing and Automation MSc

Rankings and Awards

• Top 10 in the UK for Mechanical Engineering (Complete University Guide 2026)
• Top 100 in the world for Engineering and Technology (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025)