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University degree

Mechanical Design Engineering

University of Glasgow · Glasgow
Qualification
Degree
Length
5 yrs
UK fees / yr
£9,535
Study
Full-time
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About this course

Clarity helps us to understand our users’ behaviour by visually representing their clicks, taps and scrolling. All data is anonymised. This degree programme is firmly rooted in the mainstream mechanical engineering discipline but places greater emphasis on the interplay between design and manufacturing, which is explored through individual and group projects.

You will complete an extensive design project, which will allow you to integrate the various design skills and understand the business and social context within which design takes place. You will study the same courses in the first three years whether on the BEng or MEng degree programme. Both embed creativity to develop world changing engineers.

Could you get in?
The grades students arrived with
96-111 pts1%
112-127 pts3%
128-143 pts4%
144-159 pts6%
160-175 pts7%
176-191 pts6%
192-207 pts14%
208-223 pts19%
224-239 pts12%
240+ pts23%
How they qualified
85% got in with alevel. The rest came in a mix of ways:
alevel85%
access8%
baccalaureate3%
other2%
otherHE2%
Could I get in? Try your grades
120 UCAS pts
Pay & prospects
92%
In work or further study after
84%
In professional / skilled jobs
89%
Continue past first year
66%
Student satisfaction
What graduates earn over time
£32,000
After 15 months
£30,500
3 years on
£38,000
5 years on
What students say National Student Survey
66%
of students are satisfied with the course overall
Teaching66%
Assessment & feedback67%
Academic support48%
Well organised60%
Learning resources73%
Student community69%
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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 University of Glasgow's own site.
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