Automotive Engineering with Electric Vehicles
Oxford Brookes University
UCAS Code: H341 | Master of Engineering (with Honours) - MEng (Hon)
Entry requirements
Grade B in A-level Maths and Grade B in A-level Physics, Chemistry, Electronics, Engineering or similar science subject required.
GCSE/National 4/National 5
Normally require GCSE English - Grade 4
UCAS Tariff
A-level Maths and A-level in Physics, Chemistry, Electronics, Engineering or similar science subject required.
About this course
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Our Automotive Engineering course will teach you engineering principles and analytical techniques. As well as giving you practical experience.
You will study mathematics, engineering principles and design and management. And you’ll develop analytical skills through the study of:
- dynamics
- thermodynamics
- stress analysis
Practical activities in the laboratories will deepen your knowledge and understanding of automotive design. And in your final year you will study specialised automotive engineering subjects.
By taking a work placement with one of the University's industry partners, you'll have the chance to gain a Monitored Professional Development Scheme (MPDS) accreditation by IMechE.
You also have the opportunity to get involved with Formula Student - our students are regular prize winners.
We developed this course with input from the sector so our graduates are highly sought after. Many progress to further study, others have found jobs well known companies such as Aston Martin, Bentley, BMW and Cosworth.
Modules
In Year 1, as well as studying mathematics, engineering principles, design and management, you will work in small groups to strip a car, rebuild it, and deepen your understanding of automotive design. In Year 2 you will develop your analytical skills through a study of dynamics, thermodynamics and stress analysis and then apply them in design. In your final year you will study specialised automotive engineering subjects. You will also select a project of personal interest from our research and industrial activities. If you wish to extend your degree you may seek selection for the four-year MEng course, which provides complete exemption from the Engineering Council exams parts one and two. You can also apply from elsewhere to join our MEng in the third year.
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Extra funding
At Oxford Brookes, we have always warmly welcomed students from the EU. We deeply value the enormous contributions they make, and we will continue to do all we can to welcome EU students long into the future.
We are therefore delighted to announce that we will be offering scholarships of £4,000 to all EU students who wish to join our degree programmes in the academic year 2021/22. If you meet the criteria, this scholarship will be applied automatically as a discount to your tuition fees across all years of study.
For full details including eligibility criteria, please see our website at https://www.brookes.ac.uk/studying-at-brookes/finance/undergraduate-finance---eu-students/2021-22/financial-help-for-undergraduate-eu-students/
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