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University degree

Automotive and Motorsport Engineering

The University of Huddersfield
Qualification
Degree
Length
3 yrs
UK fees / yr
£9,535
Study
Full-time
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About this course

Recognised connections to give you an extra edge when you graduate. Read More Our Automotive and Motorsport graduates have realised their dreams of working in Formula 1, the domestic car market and a huge range of suppliers to those industries. Choosing to study the MEng will also give you the opportunity to develop your leadership skills and project management skills and work towards Chartered Engineer status.

Being a chartered engineer will give you the credibility to become a leader in the field. Our course also provides opportunities for you to apply the knowledge learnt in the classroom into design projects that lead to real products, so you’ll be ready to play a key role in the future of the industry. This experience will help you secure your dream job which could have substantial earning potential, enabling you to shape the life you want in the future.

The top five job titles advertised in the UK for graduate roles associated with Automotive and Motorsport courses are Mechanical Design Engineers, Design Engineers, Electrical Design Engineers, Mechanical Engineers and Electrical Engineers*. Our Automotive lab has industry standard kit which gives you exposure to a laboratory where you can experience dynamic analysis of vehicles, engine mapping and analysis which gives you the opportunity to build your practical skills directly related to your sector.

Could you get in?
The grades students arrived with
64-79 pts10%
80-95 pts30%
96-111 pts10%
112-127 pts20%
128-143 pts20%
144-159 pts10%
How they qualified
80% got in with alevel. The rest came in a mix of ways:
alevel80%
otherHE20%
Could I get in? Try your grades
120 UCAS pts
Pay & prospects
90%
In work or further study after
70%
In professional / skilled jobs
85%
Continue past first year
71%
Student satisfaction
What graduates earn over time
£30,000
After 15 months
£27,500
3 years on
£32,000
5 years on
What students say National Student Survey
71%
of students are satisfied with the course overall
Teaching54%
Assessment & feedback62%
Academic support65%
Well organised60%
Learning resources72%
Student community73%
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Where this degree can lead
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When you're ready, the full entry requirements and application are on The University of Huddersfield's own site.
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Careermash · real course data from HESA / Discover Uni, in plain English.

Career data: role, pay and progression profiles built for Careermash's careers engine; AI-impact estimates from Anthropic's observed AI-usage telemetry and OpenAI's AI Jobs Transition Framework. Course data: HESA / Discover Uni, including Graduate Outcomes, LEO and the National Student Survey. Apprenticeships: IfATE-published standards, approved only.

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