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Mechanical Engineering (BEng)

Cardiff University

Cardiff, United Kingdom

Tuition Fee £ 23,450
Country Rank#19
Duration36 Months
Score IELTS: 6.5

Program Overview

Join Cardiff Racing

You will have the opportunity to join Cardiff Racing and participate in the design, development, construction, and testing of a proven Formula Student racing car.

Industry-led content

Our course content is informed by industrial collaboration and delivered by leading academic staff, many of whom are Chartered Engineers or have worked in industry.

Industry-standard facilities

You will have access to designated design studio space, specialist laboratories, workshops, and computer suites.

Strong design element

There is a strong design element throughout the course, and you will have plenty of opportunities for hands-on practical work.

Professionally accredited course

Accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and the Energy Institute on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as an Incorporated Engineer and partly meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer.

Mechanical engineers are essential to the workings of the modern world, combining imagination and technology to offer innovative solutions across society and industry.

Mechanical engineers can work across all industrial sectors, developing and manufacturing well-designed products through efficient manufacturing processes. Choosing our BEng Mechanical Engineering degree means you will receive a solid foundation in the fundamentals and applications of engineering principles and can look forward to a challenging and rewarding career.

If Chartered status is important to you, an MEng course may offer a quicker, more direct route than the BEng course.

Other mechanical engineering courses available may include:

The opportunity to follow a sandwich year in industry if you choose the relevant four-year BEng or five-year MEng degree option
The opportunity to study abroad at a partner institution for one semester if you choose the relevant MEng (International) degree option.

Course Content
Course structure

We are currently working with our students to update and improve the content of this course. The information shown below reflects the current curriculum and is likely to change. The review of the course is expected to be completed by August 2022 and this page will be updated by end of October 2022 to reflect the changes.

This is a three-year full-time degree. The course includes a carefully chosen balance of core modules and optional modules. Most modules are worth 10 credits, some are worth 20 and the final-year project is worth 30. You need to earn 120 credits a year.

There are two semesters each year, each semester consisting of 11 teaching weeks, one revision week and an examination period.

The modules shown are an example of the typical curriculum and will be reviewed prior to the 2022/2023 academic year. The final modules will be published by September 2022.

Year one
- Year one consists of a series of lectures underpinned by practical laboratory sessions.
Year two
- Year two again consists of a series of lectures underpinned by practical laboratory sessions.
Year three
- Year three includes a major project, with a value of a quarter of the overall year. For this you will work individually, alongside a supervising staff member.
- There are core modules in Business Management and Product Design but also a choice of optional modules, building upon the foundations established in the earlier years.
Entry Requirement
GCSE
Grade C or grade 4 in GCSE English Language.

IELTS (academic)
At least 6.5 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in each subskill.

TOEFL iBT
At least 90 overall with minimum scores of 17 for writing, 17 for listening, 18 for reading and 20 for speaking.

PTE Academic
At least 62 overall with a minimum of 59 in all communicative skills.

Trinity ISE II/III
II: at least two Distinctions and two Merits.
III: at least a Pass in all components.
Fees & Scholarships
Tuition fees for 2022 entry

Fees for home status
- £9,000
Fees for overseas status
- £23,450
Career Prospect
Many graduates work in product design for the automotive, aeronautical, communications and energy industries. Some work in medical engineering, some are travelling the world for the petrochemical industry, while others are involved in development, production and general management.

A few choose to use their degrees as a qualification to enable them to work in other disciplines. Those who have followed this route typically work in the Armed Forces, the financial sector, the legal profession, chartered accountancy or computing.

With such high-calibre and broad opportunities, a career in mechanical engineering is varied, challenging and rewarding.

Cost Of Studying At Cardiff University

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250K+

Students Assisted

800Cr+

Loan Amount Disbursed

5000+

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