Program Overview

Product Design and Manufacture including an Industrial Year MEng

Overview

Our five-year MEng Product Design and Manufacture course includes an industrial year during which students will gain real-world experience within design or a similar field. The course combines creativity with engineering principles and gives an additional year to further develop your skills through design projects and to expand your knowledge of materials, manufacturing and human factors.

Course Details

• Qualification: MEng Hons
• Entry Requirements: AAB / ABBB
• UCAS Code: H71B
• Duration: 5 years full-time
• Fees: £9,535

Course Information

• Accreditation: The Institution of Engineering Designers (IED) and the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of demonstrating in full, the underpinning knowledge and understanding required for registration as a Chartered Engineer (CEng).
• Start Date: September 2025
• Entry Requirements:
  • 32 Points overall or 665 in 3 Higher Level Certificates
  • AAB / ABBB
  • IB score: 32 Points overall or 665 in 3 Higher Level Certificates
  • IELTS: 6.0 (no less than 5.5 in any element)
• English Language Requirements: As well as IELTS (listed above), we also accept other English language qualifications. This includes TOEFL iBT, Pearson PTE, GCSE, IB and O level English.

Modules

• Year 1:
  • Drawing for Design
  • Dynamics of Mechanical Systems
  • Engineering Design Project
  • Industrial Design 1: An Introduction
  • Materials and Manufacturing
  • Mathematics for Engineers
  • Statistics and Mechanics of Solids
• Year 2:
  • Design Communication
  • Industrial Design 2: Skills and Knowledge
  • Materials and Manufacture 2: Design for Manufacture
  • Materials in Design
  • Projects 1: Developing Design Project Skills
  • Projects 2: Group Design Projects
  • User Centred Research and Design
• Year 3:
  • Computer Aided Engineering
  • Engineering Management 2
  • Industrial Design 3: Engineering Ecology and Analysis
  • Materials and Manufacture 3: Polymer and Timber Processes
  • Materials and Manufacture 4: Metal Fabrication and Casting Processes
  • Projects 3: Technical Design Projects
  • Projects 4: Advanced Design Projects
  • Physical Ergonomics
  • Sustainable Engineering and Systems
• Year 4:
  • Year in industry
• Year 5:
  • Digital Manufacturing
  • Industrial Design 4: Professional Practice and Development
  • Major Project Preparation
  • MEng Major Design Project
  • Projects 5: Major Group Design Projects

Careers

• Job Prospects: 90.4% of undergraduates from the Department of Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering secured graduate level employment or further study within 15 months of graduation. The average annual starting salary for these graduates was £29,032.
• Careers Advice: The University of Nottingham offers a wide range of bursaries and scholarships. These funds can provide you with an additional source of non-repayable financial help. For up to date information regarding tuition fees, visit our fees and finance pages.

Additional Information

• Scholarships and Bursaries: The University of Nottingham offers a wide range of bursaries and scholarships. These funds can provide you with an additional source of non-repayable financial help. For up to date information regarding tuition fees, visit our fees and finance pages.
• Tuition Fees: The UK Government has confirmed that the maximum tuition fee for full time UK undergraduate and Initial Teacher Training students studying in England will increase to £9,535 for the 2025/26 academic year. The university will charge the maximum approved fee, which is an increase of £285 per year. For more information, please read our FAQs.