Course summary
Earn your MSc in Advanced Mechanical Engineering online and ready yourself for careers in a range of sectors. Study with experts and industry, in a flexible degree that fits around full-time work. This flexible online Masters degree is designed to improve your employability in a variety of industries. In this degree, you’ll build the advanced skills and knowledge demanded by the world’s leading employers in the automotive, energy, defence, aerospace, and manufacturing sectors. You’ll focus on the application of computational techniques and packages to solve complex mechanical engineering problems. With teaching and support from expert engineers, academics, and industry itself, you’ll develop the advanced, transferable skills required in demanding technical careers. A flexible curriculum Choose from a broad range of advanced subjects across the mechanical engineering discipline, including courses in marine and wind energy, riser systems and hydrodynamics, and project management. Tailor your learning Through optional courses and individual projects, tailor your learning to your career goals and academic background. Hand-in-hand with industry This degree is developed and reviewed by an Industry Advisory Board. These experienced industry professionals ensure your learning is informed by the latest industry needs, technologies, and career opportunities. Who can join this online Masters in Mechanical Engineering? This distance learning MSc Advanced Mechanical Engineering is open to graduates from a range of engineering disciplines, including:
- Civil
- Materials
- Chemical
- Aerospace.
Modules
You’ll work through eight 15-credit courses and a 60-credit project to gain your MSc. You can start your studies in September or January and progress at a pace that suits you. Typically, it takes 27 months to complete the MSc part-time. To study part-time, we recommend you take no more than 30 credits per term. You can take breaks between courses, as long as you complete your studies within six years.
Assessment method
This degree is assessed online. We’ll use several types of assessment throughout your studies, including: coursework reports, including lab reports, numerical tests, online exams, including open-book exams. For each course that’s part of this degree, assessment will consist of at least two elements, ensuring that all learning outcomes are tested effectively.
How to apply
International applicants
You do not need a student visa to study online with us.
This course has a subject classification which requires students whose nationality is outside the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland to have an ATAS certificate, irrespective of country of residence at the point of application.
Further information can be found on the UK Government's website: www.gov.uk/academic-technology-approval-scheme
Entry requirements
A UK Honours Degree at 2:1 (upper second class), or an Honours degree from a non-UK institution which is judged by the University to be of equivalent worth in Mechanical, Civil, Materials, Chemical, or Aerospace Engineering. You can also apply if you have a 2:2 UK honours degree (or equivalent) in Mechanical, Civil, Materials, Chemical, or Aerospace Engineering and can demonstrate at least two years’ relevant Engineering experience. Key subjects you must have covered: Mathematics and mechanical subjects.
English language requirements
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 6.5 | Overall - 6.5 with: Listening - 5.5 or above; Reading - 5.5 or above; Speaking - 5.5 or above; Writing - 6.0 or above. IELTS Indicator or IELTS General Training are not accepted. |
| TOEFL (iBT) | 90 | TOEFL iBT and TOEFL Home Edition: Overall - 90 with: Listening - 17 or above; Reading - 18 or above; Speaking - 20 or above; Writing - 21 or above. DI code is 0818 |
| PTE Academic | 62 | Overall - 62 with: Listening - 59 or above; Reading - 59 or above; Speaking - 59 or above; Writing - 59 or above. Online Test is not accepted |
| Institution's Own Test | Academic English Pre-sessional Programme (PSE) - Pass (valid for one year) Academic English Preparation Programme undertaken at other UK HEI - accredited by BALEAP and within 1 year of start of course |
To study for a postgraduate degree at the University of Aberdeen it is essential that you can speak, understand, read, and write academic English fluently. These skills will allow you to understand lectures, produce high standards of written work, and perform well in examinations. We can assess your English language proficiency through a variety of means: through your nationality, through the qualifications you gained in high school, through the degree you undertook or are undertaking at university, or through a recognised English language test. Postgraduate Standard requirements are used by the Schools of Biological Sciences; Engineering; Geosciences; Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition; Natural and Computing Sciences; and Psychology. Please note certification must be within the two years prior to commencement of your course, unless otherwise stated.
Please use the checklist at the following webpage to determine how you can meet our English language requirements:
https://www.abdn.ac.uk/study/international/requirements-pg-266.php
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| EU | £14110 | Whole course |
| International | £14110 | Whole course |
| England | £14110 | Whole course |
| Northern Ireland | £14110 | Whole course |
| Scotland | £14110 | Whole course |
| Wales | £14110 | Whole course |
| Channel Islands | £14110 | Whole course |
| Republic of Ireland | £14110 | Whole course |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
This indicative cost is based on 180 credits of study over three years, starting in September 2024. The fee quoted above is based on you starting your studies with us in the 2024/25 academic year.
We have confirmed that our fees will rise by 5% for the 2025/26 academic year. Our indicative cost includes a 5% fee rise each year.
Sponsorship information
The University of Aberdeen provides an Alumni Discount Scheme: The University of Aberdeen is very pleased to offer a 20% discount on postgraduate tuition fees for all alumni who have graduated with a degree from the University of Aberdeen.
Provider information
University of Aberdeen
Directorate of External Relations
King's College
Aberdeen
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