A suitable BTEC National Certificate or Diploma in Engineering Technology or Science with Merit. Applicants holding a good BTEC HND or equivalent in a relevant engineering subject may be admitted to Year 2 of the programme. Any qualification deemed equivalent to the above. Applications are welcomed for individual consideration from candidates offering experience and prior learning in place of part or all of the formal entry qualifications. The programme gives exemption from academic requirements for membership of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, a member of the Engineering Council.
Academic exemption contributes directly to professional chartered status.
Mechanical Engineering represents the central theme of the engineering and manufacturing industries and the power industries. Graduates will be equipped to enter careers in the areas of design, research and development, technical sales, consultancy and engineering management. Part 2, the industrial placement and final years of the programme, develop studentsU knowledge in the subject areas of solid mechanics, dynamics and control, fluid mechanics and thermodynamics. Design is a theme in both parts of the programme and students undertake a substantial project in the final year. Interwoven in the programme is the concept of engineering applications, which represents the vocational and practical thrust of a BEng degree.