Course summary
Gain both academic knowledge and practical experience on this unique interdisciplinary degree. Fast-paced and challenging, you'll be taught by world-leading academics across seven departments. Develop a strong understanding of the breadth of engineering disciplines and how they all fit together, before specialising in your area of interest in the final two years of the course. Build the strongest foundations for your career by becoming a truly interdisciplinary engineer: study general engineering. With a selection of modules from seven departments and a choice of 11 specialisms, you'll immerse yourself in the varied fields of engineering. In an increasingly complex and challenging world, knowledge and expertise beyond a single discipline is invaluable for 21st-century engineers. By choosing to take an MEng, you’ll be taking a longer period of study with an integrated masters. Taught by world-leading experts from our seven outstanding engineering departments, this three-year course will ensure you develop the broadest possible understanding of the field. At the beginning of your degree, you'll study modules across all disciplines, after which you’ll choose one of 11 possible specialisms – or continue studying a variety of subjects. You'll spend the latter stages of your degree studying your chosen stream. The interdisciplinary ethos of your degree will be continued in the industry-led final-year project. Why study this course?
- Top three for general engineering - Sheffield is one of the top three UK universities for the subject, according to The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024.
- Customise your degree - study here and you have the option to specialise in 11 streams across the Faculty of Engineering – from aerospace to software engineering.
- Access expert teaching - get support from across the faculty and sample engineering from many different angles to help you decide your future engineering discipline.
- Practical, hands-on experience - ...in state-of-the-art laboratories across the University, including everything The Diamond has to offer.
How to apply
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
- Course code:
- H100
- Institution code:
- S18
- Campus name:
- Main Site
- Campus code:
- -
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - Not accepted
A level - A*AA
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - D*DD
Access to HE Diploma - D: 42 credits M: 3 credits
Scottish Higher - Not accepted
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - D*D
Scottish Advanced Higher - AA
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 38 points
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015) - A
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017) - H1, H2, H2, H2, H2, H2
To find out if you're eligible for additional consideration or an alternative offer, visit: ww.sheffield.ac.uk/undergraduate/apply/access-sheffield
Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course
English language requirements
You must demonstrate that your English is good enough for you to successfully complete your course. For this course we require: GCSE English Language at grade 4/C; IELTS grade of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component; or an alternative acceptable English language qualification
English language requirements for undergraduates
https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/undergraduate/apply/english-language
Student Outcomes
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this 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
Provider information
University of Sheffield
Western Bank
Sheffield
S10 2TN
Course contact details
Visit our course pageInterdisciplinary Programmes in Engineering - General Engineering
+44 (0)114 222 7882