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Solve real world challenges and keep our world moving as a mechanical engineer. With our MEng Mechanical Engineering you’ll begin your journey to becoming a Chartered Engineer and open up a world of career opportunities.
Study with us and prepare for roles such as designing, manufacturing, installing and testing anything from nanoscale robots to spacecraft. You’ll learn to tackle engineering challenges and to play a leading role in building a sustainable future.
This programme is accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE). Our MEng programmes fully meet the exemplifying academic benchmark requirements for registration as a Chartered Engineer.
We frequently get guest lecturers and employer events, so the connections and networks you will have by the end of your degree are immensely valuable.
This course provides you with the skills to deliver results in an ever-changing industry. You'll benefit from a research-led culture, which informs our teaching. Our expertise in applying engineering science will equip you with the ability to solve problems of global significance.
You'll build a solid base of essential engineering fundamentals, and develop your broader understanding of behaviour, policy, entrepreneurship, and global perspectives. You'll fuel the passion necessary to address global challenges.
The first year is shared across the disciplines of Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, and Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering.
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Birmingham is ranked 80th in the QS World University Rankings 2025, maintaining our position in the top 100 universities globally and placing us 12th amongst UK universities.
Collaborate with students and academics from other engineering disciplines to discover broader perspectives.
From mechanics and computing to sustainable energy, you'll learn the essentials and then choose areas of interest with this flexible programme. You'll be able to attend lectures on industrial design projects delivered by leading engineering companies.
Benefit from learning in our state-of-the-art building with Design Centres and the Makerspace where you'll apply your skills in a practical training facility. You can join student activity teams to create robots for competitions or building and race a car around the world.
You'll work alongside students in other engineering disciplines and in your final year, you'll deepen your specialist knowledge with a project that can be linked to industry. Get ready for an exciting future using your expertise as a mechanical engineer.
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At Birmingham, research and teaching go hand-in-hand. Academics continue to conduct internationally excellent research in different areas of mechanical engineering. They are committed to introduce you to, and work with you on, the latest developments to help enhance your learning experience and future career.
You'll study in our state-of-the-art School of Engineering building featuring Design Centres, drop-in study spaces, and a Makerspace facilitating modern flexible learning.
We also have our own Welfare Tutor/Wellbeing Officer who is able to provide practical and emotional support if you are experiencing personal problems that interfere with your academic work.
Your degree will begin mostly with examinations, before shifting to continuous assessment in project work during later years. This will allow you to specialise after undertaking thorough grounding of engineering principles at the start of your studies.
You'll receive plenty of feedback to help you progress, ranging from written feedback on your assessments to class feedback sessions and discussions with your tutor. The feedback will highlight the positives of your work as well as any areas that need more attention.
You'll be assigned a personal tutor who'll remain with you throughout your studies to help you in three important areas: supporting your academic progress, developing transferable skills and dealing with any welfare issues.
You'll also need to undertake a considerable amount of self study. It's an essential part of the programme, which requires self motivation and enthusiasm for your subject. It also allows you to pursue your own lines of enquiry and become an independent thinker.
The modules listed for this programme are regularly reviewed to ensure they are up-to-date and informed by the latest research and teaching methods. The optional module information listed for this programme is intended to be indicative, and the availability of optional modules may vary from year to year. Where a module is no longer available, we will let you know as soon as we can and help you to make other choices.
Your modules will each be assessed independently and methods may include end-of-year exams, written assignments, oral and poster presentations, computer-based tests, class tests, and laboratory and project reports.
Throughout your degree, depending on module choice, you can expect about 17 hours of contact time per week on average. This consists of approximately 12 hours of lectures and 5 hours of tutorials/labs.
Module Title | Credits | Semester |
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Fluid Mechanics and Energy Transfer | 20 | Semester 2 |
Electrical Engineering 1 | 20 | Semester 2 |
Engineering Materials | 10 | Semester 2 |
Engineering Mathematics 1 | 20 | Semester 1 |
Integrated Design Project 1A | 10 | Semester 1 |
Integrated Design Project 1B | 10 | Semester 2 |
Introduction to Computing for Engineers | 10 | Semester 1 |
Mechanics 1 | 20 | Semester 1 |
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To secure a place at Birmingham, you'll need to meet our general entry requirements as well as those specific to your course.
AAA to include A-level Mathematics. Further Mathematics and Physics are not required but are advantageous.
6,6,6 at Higher Level (including Mathematics) with 32 points overall.
BTEC options considered. See below for details.
Number of A-levels required: 3.
Required subjects and grades: A level Mathematics. Further Mathematics and Physics are not required but are advantageous.
If you have an alternative qualification to A-level mathematics the Admissions Tutor may wish to assess your mathematical ability during the application process. This will be via a Mathematics Aptitude test.
General Studies not accepted.
If you just miss the grade requirements for MEng study you will be automatically considered for a place on the Mechanical Engineering BEng programme. You will then have the opportunity to upgrade to this MEng programme at the end of your 2nd year of study based on your performance.
BTEC Extended Diploma will be considered for MEng programmes providing there is sufficient Mathematics content and you satisfactorily complete our Mathematics Aptitude test at the required level.
Grades: MEng; D*D*D* plus Distinction in mathematics and further mathematics.
BTEC Diploma considered in combination with A-level.
Grades: MEng; D*D* plus A-level Maths grade A, and you must successfully complete our mathematics aptitude test at the required level.
BTEC Subsidiary Diploma considered in combination with 2 A Levels.
Grades: MEng; D* plus A, A including A-level Mathematics and you must successfully complete our mathematics aptitude test at the required level.
Would you like to study this course but lack the entry qualifications? You can consider a Foundation Year programme which can lead to entry onto one of our courses. Learn more:
If you are an international student, you will need to demonstrate you have a suitable level of English proficiency, usually through the form of an IELTS or equivalent qualification.
Students who are eligible and complete a Pathways to Birmingham programme will receive an alternative offer, which is typically two grades below the standard offer. For more information, please contact outreach@contacts.bham.ac.uk.
Our Contextual Offer scheme recognises the potential of students whose personal circumstances may have restricted achievement in school or college. If you are eligible to benefit from the Contextual Offer scheme, you will receive an offer which is one grade lower than the standard offer. You don’t need to apply for this – it will be assessed and applied at the point of application if you’re eligible.
ABB to include A in Maths or Further Maths
AAB to include A in Maths or Further Maths
The University tuition fee covers the cost of your tuition, examination and graduation, and includes membership of the Guild of Students.
The University will charge the maximum approved tuition fee per year. If your offer is for 2025 year of entry, we expect that the tuition fee for your first year of study will be £9,535 for UK students. If Parliament agrees on an increase in tuition fees, the University will increase fees for each year of study normally in line with these changes and will communicate any change in the fees to you without delay. If you are applying for 2026 year of entry, you will be advised of the annual tuition fee closer to the time.
per year for domestic (UK) students for 2025/26
To help with the cost of studies, undergraduate students from the UK can apply for student finance through the Student Loans Company. The support available is made up of a tuition fee loan and a maintenance loan which helps to cover living costs.
At Birmingham, we believe that financial worries should not be a barrier to accessing higher education. That’s why we offer a range of additional financial support for students through scholarships, bursaries and other awards.
We offer a range of scholarships which are exclusive to our programmes.
Whatever your journey to university looks like, we’re here to support you every step of the way. For all undergraduate courses at Birmingham, you apply online through UCAS. The UCAS website has lots of information and advice around the process.
The UCAS code for this course is H301.
View further information on how to apply for undergraduate courses, including advice for UK and overseas applicants.
Application deadline for September 2025 entry. Applications close at 18:00 GMT.
As one of our graduates, a huge and exciting array of career opportunities will be open to you – both in the UK and abroad. We have strong links with key employers, such as Rolls-Royce, Jaguar Land Rover and Renishaw, who provide projects and work placements for our students and recruit our graduates.
You'll be actively encouraged to gain industrial experience by undertaking summer placements or studying the programme with an industrial year. These will help build your confidence and prepare you for graduate employment.
Benefit from our Industrial Liaison Officer and the extensive industrial contacts we have gathered through our research.
Like our previous graduates, you may begin a career in companies such as Aston Martin, Deloitte, JCB, LLoyds, Mercedes AMG, or Yamazaki Mazak.
When looking at graduates it is highly important that they are engaged and connected with the working environment and are, for example, aware of the tools that are applied as part of their chosen profession. The University of Birmingham prepares its students with practical hands-on sessions bridging the gulf between academia and industry very well, which in turn is very helpful to the individual candidate.
Our aim is to make sure that success in your studies leads you on to a fulfilling career. Whatever you plan to do after your degree, the Careers Network offer support to help you identify your options, develop your skills and gain access to opportunities that propel you towards your career goal.
Hear from some of our inspiring alumni who have gone on to work for leading employers such as the UK Space Agency and BBC Sport.
Your experience studying at Birmingham will give you the opportunity to discover new experiences, develop different skills and make friends for life.
Our bustling campus with its beautiful grounds, friendly community, and excellent facilities will quickly make you feel at home. We offer you a huge variety of accommodation options in the UK’s second city, exciting activities to get involved in outside your studies, as well as all the support and advice you need.
Coming to Birmingham to study might be your first time living away from home. In our student accommodation, you can enjoy your independence in safe, welcoming and sociable surroundings.
Our cosmopolitan city has a unique history and so much to see and do. With an ever-changing food and drink scene, a vibrant nightlife and plenty of culture, our city is more than somewhere to study.
Whoever you are and wherever you come from, we are committed to providing the best possible support to our students, both before you start and throughout your time on campus.
Our beautiful campus is the place where our diverse community comes together to learn and socialise. Like a town of its own, it’s just minutes from the hustle and bustle of the UK’s second city.
Explore our beautiful campus from wherever you are. Get a feel for the wide range of historic and modern spaces and state-of-the-art facilities.