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University degree

Mechanical Engineering

Sheffield Hallam University · Sheffield
Qualification
Degree
Length
4 yrs
UK fees / yr
£9,535
Study
Full-time
Worth knowing: about 25% of students don't make it past first year here - ask the uni what support they offer.
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About this course

<p>Designed to produce high quality and highly skilled graduates in Mechanical Engineering, through work experience, who are ready for employment or further study upon graduation. <p> When you find a course you like select 'Add to course compare' to compare it with up to two other courses. This course prepares you for diverse engineering roles – with a practice-based approach to mechanical science, design, systems, engineering practice, materials, and manufacture.

You’ll emerge as a highly-skilled graduate – ready to provide optimal and sustainable solutions to future problems across the industry. The MEng degree will consolidate your knowledge and research skills in specialist areas of mechanical engineering, such as solid and fluid dynamics and thermodynamics; you will also broaden your knowledge in engineering systems and emerging technology, whilst enhancing your design, project management and employability skills with a dedicated industrial design project (in collaboration with local employers). Moreover, you will have the opportunity to tailor your curriculum, knowledge and expertise towards other related engineering areas, through a selection of elective modules in topics such as advanced computational methods, artificial intelligence, process improvement, robotics and autonomous systems.

BEng Mechanical Engineering and MEng Mechanical Engineering are taught together for the first 3 years.

Could you get in?
The grades students arrived with
80-95 pts10%
96-111 pts40%
112-127 pts10%
128-143 pts5%
144-159 pts10%
160-175 pts5%
How they qualified
85% got in with alevel. The rest came in a mix of ways:
alevel85%
access15%
Could I get in? Try your grades
120 UCAS pts
Pay & prospects
100%
In work or further study after
90%
In professional / skilled jobs
75%
Continue past first year
81%
Student satisfaction
What graduates earn over time
£28,500
After 15 months
£29,000
3 years on
£35,500
5 years on
What students say National Student Survey
81%
of students are satisfied with the course overall
Teaching82%
Assessment & feedback75%
Academic support56%
Well organised78%
Learning resources85%
Student community90%
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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 Sheffield Hallam University's own site.
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