Program Overview

Overview of the Automotive Materials MEng (Hons) Degree

The Automotive Materials MEng (Hons) degree at Loughborough University is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the core elements of materials engineering, combined with specific training relevant to the automotive industry. This course aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills required to meet the changing needs of the automotive sector, focusing on the development of new materials that enable increased fuel efficiency, lighter vehicles, and superior value to customers while maintaining appearance, functionality, and safety aspects.

Course Structure and Duration

The Automotive Materials MEng (Hons) degree is offered as a 5-year full-time program with a placement year or a 4-year full-time program. The course includes a combination of lectures, seminars, tutorials, independent study, workshops, and laboratory work to provide students with a well-rounded learning experience.

Entry Requirements

To be eligible for the Automotive Materials MEng (Hons) degree, students typically require AAA at A Level, including two from Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Design & Technology. Alternative qualifications, such as the International Baccalaureate (IB) with 37 points (6,6,6 HL) including any two of Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Design & Technology at HL, are also accepted. BTEC qualifications are considered on a case-by-case basis.

Tuition Fees

The tuition fees for the Automotive Materials MEng (Hons) degree are £9,535 for UK students and £30,700 for international students per academic year. Placement year fees are approximately 20% of the full-time fee.

Career Opportunities

Graduates of the Automotive Materials MEng (Hons) degree are highly sought after by major automotive companies, including Jaguar Land Rover, Nissan, Bentley, and Aston Martin. The course provides students with a diverse set of skills applicable to various career paths, including project management, teamwork, leadership, business acumen, and people management.

Research Areas

The Department of Materials at Loughborough University has a strong research focus, with areas of expertise including materials processing, materials characterization, and the development of new materials for automotive applications.

Facilities and Resources

Students on the Automotive Materials MEng (Hons) degree have access to state-of-the-art experimental labs, including the Loughborough Materials Characterisation Centre, and a range of facilities and equipment to support their learning and research.

International Opportunities

The University offers opportunities for students to study abroad as part of their degree, with partner universities around the world. This provides students with the chance to experience different cultures, develop their language skills, and expand their learning experience.

Language Support

The University Language Centre provides language modules in French, German, Spanish, and Mandarin Chinese, allowing students to develop their language skills as part of their degree.

Placement Year

The placement year provides students with the opportunity to gain practical experience in the automotive industry, applying the knowledge and skills they have developed during their studies. This experience can be invaluable in terms of career development and can often lead to job offers after graduation.

Additional Awards

Students who complete a placement year or study abroad as part of their degree may be eligible for additional awards, such as the Diploma in Professional Studies (DPS) or the Diploma in International Studies (DIntS).

Student Support

The University provides a range of support services for students, including academic support, careers advice, and personal support. The Department of Materials also has a dedicated team of academic and support staff to help students throughout their studies.

Alumni Network

The University has a strong alumni network, with many graduates going on to successful careers in the automotive industry. This network provides students with opportunities to connect with professionals in their field and can be a valuable resource for career development and advice.

Entry Requirements by Country

The University accepts a range of international qualifications, with specific requirements varying by country. Students should check the University's website for the most up-to-date information on entry requirements for their country.

• Australia: Typical offers are based on the Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR), with scores ranging from 85.00 to 94.00.
• Austria: For students taking the Reifeprüfung (Matura), we typically require an average score between 2.2 and 1.2 from 6 written or spoken exams.
• Bahrain: Students who have studied the Tawjihiyah/Thanawiya amma (General Secondary Education Certificate) will need to complete a suitable Foundation Year.
• Bangladesh: Students taking the Higher Secondary Certificate will need to complete a suitable Foundation Year.
• Belgium: The Certificat d’Enseignement Secondaire Supérieur (CESS) and Diploma van Secundair Onderwijs (DSO) are both acceptable qualifications for direct entry into first year undergraduate courses.
• Brazil: Students taking the Brazilian High School Certificate will need to complete a suitable Foundation Year.
• Brunei: Students with A Level or IB qualifications will be considered for direct entry to undergraduate degree courses.
• Bulgaria: For students taking the Diploma za Sredno Obrazovanie, we would typically ask for an overall score ranging from 5.3 to 6.0 overall with specific subject marks required for some courses.
• Canada: Typical offers for students from Canada are based on having completed Grade 12, with requirements ranging from 80% to 93% depending on the province.
• China: Students taking the Senior Middle Examinations will need to complete a suitable Foundation Year.
• Croatia: For students taking the Croatian Matura (Svjedodžba o Maturi), we typically require an average score between 4.0 and 5.0.
• Cyprus: The Apolytirion is not accepted for direct entry to the University when studied on its own, but we are happy to consider students taking the Apolytirion alongside either 1 or 2 A Levels.
• Czech Republic: For students taking the Maturita (Vysvědčení o Maturitní Zkoušce), we typically require an overall score ranging from 2.00 to 1.00 from best 4 subjects with specific subject marks required for some courses.
• Denmark: For students taking the Bevis for Studentereksamen (STX), typical offers range from 8.0 to 10.5 in the weighted average mark from the STX.
• Egypt: Students who have studied the Thanaweya A’ama (Certificate of General Secondary Education) will need to complete a suitable Foundation Year.
• Estonia: For students taking the Gümnaasiumi lõputunnistus with the Riigieksamitunnistus, we typically require a high average grade between 4.3 and 4.8 as well as an average between 87% and 90% from best 4 state exams.
• European Baccalaureate: For students taking the European Baccalaureate, we typically require an overall average mark between 78% and 88% with specific subject marks required for some courses.
• Faroe Islands: Students taking the Studentsprógv would normally be required to achieve a score between 8.0 and 10.5 with specific subject marks required for some courses.
• Finland: For students taking the Ylioppilastutkinto / Studentexamen, typical offer requirements would normally be based on achievement in best 4 subjects, with offers ranging from MMMMM to LEEEE.
• France: For students taking the new French Baccalauréat Général (assessed from 2021 onwards), we typically require an overall result between 13.0 and 15.5 with results of 14-15 in two speciality subjects.
• Germany: Students taking the Abitur would typically require an overall score ranging from 1.3 to 2.0 with specific subject marks required for some courses.
• Ghana: Students taking the WASSCE will need to complete a suitable Foundation Year.
• Greece: Students taking the Greek Apolyterion are normally required to also take the Panhellenic Exams, with typical offers based on the General Access Grade in the Panhellenics and ranging from 16.5 to 19.0.
• Hong Kong: Typical offers for students taking the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education vary by course and range from ‘5, 4, 4’ to ‘5*, 5, 5’ from best 3 subjects.
• Hungary: For students taking the Hungarian Matura (Érettségi Bizonyítvány), we typically require an average ranging from 70% to 83% from best 5 subjects which must include at least 2 higher level exams.
• Iceland: For students taking the Stúdentspróf, we typically require an overall grade between 8.0 and 9.3 with specific subject marks required for some courses.
• India: Typical offers are based on the Standard XII school leaving qualifications, with requirements ranging from 78% to 88% average performance from best 4 subjects.
• Indonesia: Students who have studied the Ijazah: Sekolah Menengah Atas/Madrasah Aliyah (SMA/MA) will need to complete a suitable Foundation Year.
• Ireland: Students who have taken the Leaving Certificate under the new grading system (post 2016) would normally be required to achieve 5 higher level passes with grades ranging from H2 H2 H3 H3 H3 to H1 H1 H2 H2 H2.
• Israel: For students taking the Bagrut, we would require students to have studied at least 21 study units, with typical offers based on average percentage from 3 best 5-unit level subjects and ranging from 78% to 92%.
• Italy: For students taking the Diploma di Esamo di Stato, we typically require an overall score ranging from 85% to 98% overall, with specific subject marks required for some courses.
• Japan: Students taking the Kotogakko Sotsugyo Shomeisho (Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate) will need to complete a suitable Foundation Year.
• Jordan: Students taking the Tawjihiyah/Thanawiya amma (General Secondary Education Certificate) will need to complete a suitable Foundation Year.
• Kazakhstan: Typical offers for students from Kazakhstan are based on the Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools (NIS) Grade 12 Certificate, with requirements ranging from AAA to BBB from Advanced level subjects.
• Kenya: Students taking the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education will need to complete a suitable Foundation Year.
• Kuwait: Students who have studied the Tawjihiyah/Thanawiya amma (General Secondary Education Certificate) will need to complete a suitable Foundation Year.
• Latvia: For students taking the Atestāts par Vispārējo Vidējo Izglītību, we typically require a high average grade between 9.2 and 10.0 as well as an average between 87% and 95% from best 4 state exams.
• Lebanon: Students taking the Baccalauréat Général will need to complete a suitable Foundation Year.
• Lithuania: For students taking the Brandos Atestatas, typical offers generally range from 9.0 to 10.0 overall, with an average percentage from the best 3 state exams between 80% and 94%.
• Malaysia: For students taking either the Matrikulasi (Matriculation Certificate) or the Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysian (STPM), we would typically require grades ranging from AAA to BBB from best 3 (core) subjects excluding general studies.
• Malta: For students taking the Advanced Matriculation Exam, typical offers would normally be based on achievement in 2 advanced level subjects (typically between BB and AA) and 3 intermediate level subjects excluding Systems of Knowledge (typically between BCC and AAA).
• Netherlands: For students taking the Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs (VWO), typical offers range from 6.6 to 7.4 average from the VWO, with specific subject marks required for some courses.
• New Zealand: For students taking the National Certificate in Educational Achievement (NCEA) Level 3, typical offers will be based on overall achievement in the NCEA plus a required number of credits achieved at the next level up.
• Nigeria: Students taking the WASSCE will need to complete a suitable Foundation Year.
• Norway: For students taking the Vitnemål for Videregående Opplæring, typical offers range from 4.00 to 5.25 average of all Final Assessment Grades.
• Oman: Students who have studied the Tawjihiyah/Thanawiya amma (General Secondary Education Certificate) will need to complete a suitable Foundation Year.
• Pakistan: Students taking the Intermediate/Higher Secondary School Certificate will need to complete a suitable Foundation Year.
• Poland: For students taking the new Matura, typical offers are based on average achievement from 3 extended level exams, with offers normally ranging from 75% to 85% overall.
• Portugal: Students taking the Diploma de Ensino Secundário would normally be required to achieve a score between 16 and 18 with specific subject marks required for some courses.
• Qatar: Students taking the Shahadat Al-Thanawaya Al-Aama (Senior School Certificate) will need to complete a suitable Foundation Year.
• Romania: For students taking the Diploma de Bacalaureat, typical offers range from 8.6 to 9.4 overall, with specific subject marks required for some courses.
• Russia: Students taking the Certificate of Unified State Examination will need to complete a suitable Foundation Year.
• Saudi Arabia: Students who have studied the Tawjihiyah (General Secondary Education Certificate) will need to complete a suitable Foundation Year.
• Singapore: For students with Singapore A Levels, typical offers normally range from BBC to AAA from three H2 Level subjects, with offers typically one grade lower than the typical A Level requirement as stated in the undergraduate prospectus.
• Slovakia: For students taking the Slovakian Matura (Vysvedčenie o maturitnej skúške), typical offers range from 2.00 to 1.00 average from best 4 subjects with specific subject marks required for some courses.
• Slovenia: For students taking the Maturitetno Spričevalo, we typically require an overall total score of between 22 and 30 out of 34, with specific subject marks required for some courses.
• South Africa: For students taking the National Senior Certificate (NSC), typical offers range from 6,6,6,6,6 to 7,7,7,7,7 from the best 5 subjects, excluding Life Orientation.
• South Korea: Students taking the High School Diploma will need to complete a suitable Foundation Year.
• Spain: For students taking the Titulo de Bachillerato, we typically require an overall score of 7.50 to 9.50, with specific subject marks required for some courses.
• Sri Lanka: Students with A Level or IB qualifications will be considered for direct entry to undergraduate degree courses, with the Sri Lankan A Levels considered comparable to the typical A Level requirements.
• Sweden: For students taking the Avgångsbetyg / Slutbetyg från Gymnasieskola, typical offers are normally based on an average score from 2500 credits, with an ‘A’ counting as 20 points, a ‘B’ counting as 17.5 points, a ‘C’ counting as 15 points, etc.
• Switzerland: Students taking the following qualifications would be considered for direct entry to undergraduate courses: Certificat de Maturité, Attestato di Maturità, with typical offer requirements based on average achievement from best 12 subjects and ranging from 4.8 to 5.5.
• Taiwan: Students taking the Senior High School Diploma will need to complete a suitable Foundation Year.
• Tanzania: The Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (ACSEE) is acceptable for entry into the first year of undergraduate courses, with typical offers the same as for UK A Levels as stated in the undergraduate prospectus.
• Thailand: Students taking the Certificate of Secondary Education/Maw 6 will need to complete a suitable Foundation Year.
• The Caribbean: For students taking the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE), we typically require a range from ‘2, 2, 2’ to ‘1, 1, 1’ achieved from three 2-unit exams, with specific subject marks required for some courses.
• The Gulf: Students who have studied the Tawjihiyah/Thanawiya amma (General Secondary Education Certificate) will need to complete a suitable Foundation Year.
• Turkey: For students taking the Anadolu Lisesi (Anatolian High School Diploma) or Fen Lisesi (Science High School Diploma), we typically require a pass mark of higher than 80%.
• Uganda: Students with A Level or IB qualifications will be considered for direct entry to undergraduate degree courses, with the Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) also acceptable with grades equivalent to the typical A Level offer requirements.
• Ukraine: Students taking the Atestat pro Povnu Zagal'nu Sersdniu Osvitu/Certificate of Complete General Secondary Education will need to complete a suitable Foundation Year.
• United Arab Emirates: Students who have studied the Tawjihiyah/Thanawiya amma (General Secondary Education Certificate) will need to complete a suitable Foundation Year.
• United States of America: For students studying in the USA, typical offers for entry onto undergraduate level courses are based on obtaining 3.2/4.0 GPA in the High School Graduation Diploma, in addition to a combination of any three of the following: Advanced Placement (AP) Exam, IB Higher Levels, College level class credit, or Honors classes.
• Vietnam: Students who have studied the Bằng Tốt Nghiệp Phổ Thông Trung Học will need to complete an appropriate Foundation Year.
• Zambia: Students who have studied the General Certificate of Education will need to complete a suitable Foundation Year.
• Zimbabwe: Students with A Level or IB qualifications will be considered for direct entry to undergraduate degree courses, with the Zimbabwe A Levels considered comparable to the typical A Level requirements.