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Students
Tuition Fee
GBP 20,800
Per year
Start Date
2025-09-01
Medium of studying
On campus
Duration
12 months
Program Facts
Program Details
Degree
Masters
Major
Aerospace Engineering | Automotive Engineering | Mechanical Engineering
Area of study
Engineering
Education type
On campus
Timing
Full time
Course Language
English
Tuition Fee
Average International Tuition Fee
GBP 20,800
Intakes
Program start dateApplication deadline
2025-09-01-
2026-09-01-
About Program

Program Overview


Motorsport Engineering

MSc


Overview

On our postgraduate Motorsport Engineering course, you’ll get the right blend of practical experience and theory to prepare you for a career in motorsport. You will have full access to our specialist automotive labs, which double as your research and learning spaces.


You’ll also want to get the most out of our facilities, including the High Voltage Energy Storage lab, driving simulator, the Joining Technology Research Centre, and #OxfordMetaverse, our virtual reality space. And you can explore your interests through research groups and extra-curricular activities like Formula Student.


Many Formula One and Formula E teams are near Oxford, in the UK’s motorsport valley. You’ll have unrivalled access to the industry. Speakers will visit and share up to date insight on what’s going on in motorsport. You can apply their experience and expertise in technology, production and management to your projects.


This course is accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) and the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).


Why Oxford Brookes University?

  • Gain practical skills
  • Get industry insights
  • Speak to recruiters
  • Brand new facilities
  • Great location
  • Accreditation(s)

Course details

Course structure

The course features specialist motorsport modules including Advanced Vehicle Dynamics and Aerodynamics. You’ll discover how to design, test and model motorsport vehicles in crash scenarios, create race engineering strategies and learn about motorsport sponsorship and management.


For your dissertation, you will research an aspect of motorsport engineering that you’re passionate about. And you will hone your project management, planning and research skills in doing so.


You can work on your own project, collaborating with a research or commercial organisation of your choice. Or you can take on an industry-sponsored project from a company such as AVL.


Learning and teaching

Teaching methods include:


  • lectures and seminars to provide a sound theoretical base
  • practical work designed to demonstrate important aspects of theory or systems operation.

We also invite visiting speakers from business and motorsport industry to provide valuable insights to your learning.


Assessment

You will be assessed with individual and group continuous assessment, including:


  • coursework exercises
  • essays
  • presentations
  • laboratory exercises
  • examinations.

Study modules

Taught modules
  • Composite Design and Impact Modelling (20 credits)
  • Advanced Vehicle Aerodynamics (20 credits)
  • Lap time Simulation and Race Engineering (20 credits)
  • Engineering Business Management (20 credits)
  • Advanced Vehicle Dynamics (20 credits)
  • Electric Vehicles (20 credits)
Final project
  • MSc Dissertation (60 credits)

The Dissertation is an individual project on a topic from motorsport engineering, offering an opportunity to specialise in a particular area of motorsport. In addition to developing high level of expertise in a particular area of motorsport, including use of industry-standard software and/or experimental work, the module will also provide you with research skills, planning techniques, project management. Whilst a wide range of industry-sponsored projects are available (e.g. Dallara, VUHL, Base Performance, McLaren, AVL), students are also able undertake their own projects in the UK and abroad, to work in close co-operation with a research, industrial or commercial organisation.


Research

The emphasis in our research groups is producing high-quality research for the real world. Our industry-focused research includes an award-winning project with Yasa Motors and BMWi development.


Staff have close links with industry through research projects and consultancies. This includes the Dallara single-seater electric racer design project. You can find out more on our department research pages.


The results of the most recent REF (2014) exercise showed that 96% of research in the department is internationally recognised, and 57% was judged to be of world leading quality or internationally excellent. More specifically, 50% of the impact case studies returned were judged to be internationally excellent, and 72% of the research outputs were judged to be internationally excellent or world leading.


Careers

Our graduates are enjoying success working for national and international companies. These include:


  • McLaren Formula One
  • Red Bull Formula One
  • Scuderia Ferrari
  • Mercedes AMG HPP
  • Williams Advanced Engineering
  • Xtrac
  • Triumph Motorbikes
  • Hyundai World Rally Team

If you need any help with your career, you can use our careers support system.


Entry requirements

Specific entry requirements

You should normally hold a first degree equivalent to at least a British lower second-class bachelor's degree in mechanical, automotive or motorsport engineering or a related discipline. Applicants with relevant professional experience will also be considered.


English language requirements

If your first language is not English you will require a minimum IELTS score of 6.0 overall with 6.0 in all components.


OR


An equivalent English language qualification acceptable to the University.


Tuition fees

2025 / 26

  • Home (UK) full time: £11,950
  • Home (UK) part time: £5,975
  • International full time: £20,800

2026 / 27

  • Home (UK) full time: £12,850
  • Home (UK) part time: £6,425
  • International full time: £21,400

Funding your studies

Financial support and scholarships

Featured funding opportunities available for this course.


  • Part-Time UK Faculty Scholarship
  • Postgraduate Master's Loan - England

Additional costs

Compulsory costs

  • Personal protective equipment for engineering labs: £25-40

Optional costs

  • If you are considering bringing your own computer, most of the software we use is on Windows machines though there is some use of Linux. We do not use Apple MacOS and their use is not required but some students do choose to bring MacOS machines so a Mac can be a viable choice if you so wish: £
  • It’s your responsibility to cover print / binding costs where coursework submission is required. Please note that a lot of the coursework is now submitted online: From £30
  • You may choose to purchase books to support your studies. Many books on our reading lists are available via the Library, or can be purchased secondhand: £20-60 per book
  • Accommodation fees in Brookes Letting (most do not include bills): £94-265 per week
  • Accommodation fees in university halls (bills included, excluding laundry costs): £122-180 per week
  • Graduation costs include tickets, gowning and photography. Gowns are not compulsory but typically students do hire robes, starting at £41: Typically £0-200
  • Students are responsible for their own travel to and from university for classes. For the 2025/26 academic year, the University is introducing an alternative subsidised travel offer for all students with further information on our Travel webpages: From £10
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