Program Overview

BEng(Hons) Automotive Engineering

Overview

Get your career off to a strong start with this IMechE accredited degree, by gaining experience through factory visits, professional briefings, and testing your designs using our modern automotive simulator.

Why Study Automotive Engineering?

The automotive industry is set for global growth over the next decade. Engineers play a role in designing cleaner and more efficient vehicles to address environmental challenges, while urbanization is driving a need for better transport solutions.

Why UWE Bristol?

Our new inclusive, problem-based curriculum will broaden our engineering audience, enabling students from a wider range of backgrounds to pursue a career in engineering. You'll be taught in our new state-of-the-art School of Engineering designed to revolutionize the way engineering is taught.

Where Can it Take Me?

As a student engineer, you'll start your professional journey towards becoming an incorporated or chartered engineer from day one. You'll learn by doing, applying, and revisiting your early skills through embedded project weeks and development of digital and physical prototypes, just as you would in practice.

Entry

Typical Offers

You will need to meet the following Level 2 requirements:

• GCSE: Grade C/4 in English and Mathematics, or equivalent. In addition to the above Level 2 qualifications, you'll need to achieve the published tariff points from your Level 3 studies prior to entry.

Entry Requirements

• Tariff points: 112
• Contextual tariff: See our contextual offers page.
• English Language Requirement: International and EU applicants are required to have a minimum overall IELTS (Academic) score of 6.0 with 5.5 in each component.
• A-level subjects: Grade C in Mathematics plus a pass in one of the following subjects: Biology, Chemistry, Computing/Computer Science, Design and Technology, Electronics, Engineering, ICT, Further Maths, Music Technology, Physics, Statistics.
• Relevant subjects: Biology, Chemistry, Computing/Computer Science, Design and Technology, Electronics, Engineering, ICT, Further Maths, Mathematics, Music Technology, Physics, Statistics.
• EDEXCEL (BTEC) Diploma: You must be studying one of the following: Aeronautical Engineering, Construction and the Built Environment, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Engineering, Land-based Technology, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Operations and Maintenance Engineering.

Structure

Content

The optional modules listed are those that are most likely to be available, but they may be subject to change.

Year One

You'll study:

• Professional Skills for Engineers
• Design Fundamentals And Manufacturing Workshop
• Thermofluids
• Applied Electrical Technology
• Dynamics Modelling and Simulation
• Solid Mechanics, Materials and Manufacturing.

Year Two

You'll study:

• Project Management for Engineers
• Automotive Powertrain Technologies
• Applied Thermofluids
• Dynamics
• Structural Mechanics
• Systems Design.

Placement Year (if applicable)

If you study on the four-year sandwich course, you'll spend a year away from the University on a work placement after Year two. You'll complete a placement learning module.

Year Three (Final Year for BEng)

You'll study:

• Engineering in Society*
• Advanced FEA for Design
• Emerging Automotive Technology
• Engineering Project
• Vehicle Design Fundamentals
• Vehicle Dynamics. Plus, one optional module from the following:
• Advanced Manufacturing Technology
• Composite Engineering
• Materials and Structures for Special Applications.

Fees

Full-time; Sandwich Course

Fees | Amount (｣) ---|--- Home Annual (Per Year) Fee | 9535 Home Full Annual Fee Following Placement Year | 9535 Home Module Fee (15 Credit) | 1192 Home Placement Year Fee | 1192 Home Reduced Annual Fee Following Placement Year | 8343 International Annual (Per Year) Fee | 17000 International Full Annual Fee Following Placement Year | 17000 International Module Fee (15 Credit) | 2125 International Placement Year Fee | 2125 International Reduced Annual Fee Following Placement Year | 14875

Indicative Additional Costs

Fees | Amount (｣) ---|--- Additional Course Costs Indicative Maximum Cost Per year | 240

Features

Professional Accreditation

This course is accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE).

Placements

Students who go on work experience tend to graduate with better degrees. Experience also hones your skills, industry knowledge, and professional network, making you a sought-after graduate.

Study Facilities

Our new engineering building is designed to inspire the engineers of the future. Built for hands-on investigation, with engine test cells, wind tunnels, and collaborative learning spaces. An ideal environment for encouraging you to explore, take risks, and discover ways to change the world for the better.

Careers

Careers / Further Study

Our BEng(Hons) Automotive Engineering will offer you a strong grounding in mathematics, design, manufacturing, and mechanical engineering. You'll study critical aspects of the industry, such as automotive manufacturing, engine systems, vehicle dynamics, materials, structures, and safety.

Discover how engineering will challenge you and change the way you learn. You'll develop core skills that you'll take with you through your career, such as engineering, project management, report writing skills, innovation, teamwork, and creativity.

With green transport technologies a focus of future transport developments, opportunities for eco-minded automotive engineers are predicted to increase. Many of our graduates go on to work in automotive research and development, design, manufacture, and maintenance.