You will also select a project of personal interest from among the varied research and industrial activities within the School. Optional Industrial Placement Students are encouraged to work in the industry for one year between the second and final year of the course. Increasingly students are taking up this option, as they see the benefit of obtaining industrial experience, consolidating their understanding of the automotive engineering industry and being able to apply their knowledge in an industrial environment. On returning to University for the final year, the experience they have gained invariably improves their academic performance. We have an excellent record of students gaining full-time employment on graduation with the company at which they spent their industrial placement year.
Sponsored students spend the year with their sponsoring company.
Students who are not sponsored will be assisted in finding a suitable placement. Teaching, Learning and Assessment Teaching and learning methods include seminars, lectures and practical work in the laboratory, at a computer or in a workshop. The importance of information technology in modern engineering practice is emphasised, and in several modules almost all of the teaching is based around computers. All modules taken during your first year have an element of continuous assessment. Those taken in your second and final year are assessed largely on the basis of written examinations, although some modules rely solely on coursework.