Bristol, UWE has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
Course summary
MEng Mechanical Engineering is accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE). Develop your understanding of stress analysis, dynamics, heat transfer, mechatronics, materials and manufacture, and maths. Learn to use industry standard software and gain plenty of hands-on experience testing theories in our well-equipped laboratories. Choose your modules in a way that allows you to specialise, perhaps with your chosen career in mind. The extra year for MEng students includes group and individual projects which showcase all of your technical engineering knowledge. Gain an inside track on the profession through factory visits and professional briefings with industry leading organisations across the UK. This course is developed alongside our partner employers to make sure you're industry ready when you graduate. They also provide you with placement opportunities, as well as advice on CV-writing, interview techniques and industry issues. Mechanical engineers are sought after for traditional engineering jobs and the product development process. They are also highly regarded in the world of financial business. You’ll also be in demand to help maximise usage of high capital plants and operations such as power stations, oil refineries and hospitals.
Professional bodies
Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.
- Mechanical Engineers, Institution of
- Engineering Council
How to apply
14Jan
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
Please select a course option – you will then see the application code you need to use to apply for the course.
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
- Year 2
- Year 4
- Year 5
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 120 points
A level
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - DDM
Access to HE Diploma
Scottish Higher
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
WJEC Level 3 Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
GCSE/National 4/National 5
OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma
T Level
We recognise the individual nature of each application and our typical offer should be viewed as a guide. UWE Bristol welcomes interest from applicants who may not have the standard entry requirements. We'll consider evidence of your relevant personal, professional or educational experience where it demonstrates an ability and potential to succeed on the course. Please include details of any relevant experience in your application. Advanced Entry If you have HNC, HND or FdSc qualifications in closely related subjects, you may be credited with individual modules, which will shorten the course for you. If you are studying the part-time route of this course, typical entry points for applicants with an HNC/HND qualification in Engineering or similar are: • England Level 4: Higher National Certificate (HNC) RQF Level 4 or Scottish Higher National Certificate (HNC) - SCQF Level 7 - entry point will be year two on the six year course, so there will be five years of study remaining. • England Level 5: Higher National Diploma (HND) RQF Level 5 or Higher National Certificate (HNC Level 5) or Scottish Higher National Diploma (HND) - SCQF Level 8 - entry point will be year three of the six year course, so there will be four years of study remaining. Please note that applicants are required to achieve all Merits in the Final year of the HND/HNC. If you don't have all Merits in the Final year or have studied a different but closely related subject, we'll consider your application and if we cannot give you Advanced Entry we may be able to credit you with certain modules. In your application form, please list all the HNC, HND and Foundation Degree units that you have or are taking. Read more about entry requirements https://www.uwe.ac.uk/courses/applying/undergraduate-applications/entry-requirements
Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course
Student Outcomes
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Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
Go onto work and study
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
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Additional fee information
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Provider information
Bristol, UWE
Coldharbour Lane
Frenchay
Bristol
BS16 1QY