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Mechanical Engineering (International) with a Year in Industry (MEng)

Cardiff University

Cardiff, United Kingdom

Tuition Fee £ 23,450
Country Rank#19
Duration60 Months
Score IELTS: 6.5

Program Overview

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 a Chartered Engineer.

Semester abroad

You will have the opportunity to spend a semester studying abroad at one of our English-speaking partner institutions.

Industrial placement

Gain valuable experience working in a paid role at an organisation in the UK or abroad for one academic year.

Strong design element

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

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.

Mechanical engineers are essential to the workings of the modern world, combining imagination and technology to offer innovative solutions across society and industry. They work across all industrial sectors, developing and manufacturing well-designed products through efficient manufacturing processes.

Choosing the MEng programme offers you a quicker, more direct route to Chartered Engineer status than the BEng. It allows you to use the last two years to expand and strengthen your knowledge in mechanical engineering. You will benefit from advanced learning in design and management and an appreciation of the techniques needed to manage and organise a multidisciplinary engineering design project.

An added advantage of this MEng Mechanical Engineering (International) course is that one semester is spent studying engineering through the medium of English in a partner university overseas. In the past, our students have visited universities in Australia, Canada, the USA, and New Zealand.

The sandwich course option includes a year of industrial placement between your second and third years of study. This option will allow you to experience first-hand, a professional working environment. You’ll be paid a salary during your placement and enhance your employability skills through direct experience in a relevant field.

Other mechanical engineering courses include a thorough grounding in the fundamentals of mechanical engineering if you choose a BEng course.

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 five-year full-time degree with one semester of the fourth year spent studying abroad. The course includes a carefully chosen balance of core modules and optional modules. Most modules are worth 10 credits, some are worth 20, the year four and year five projects are each worth 30 and the international module is worth 50. You need to attain 120 credits a year in order to continue your studies.

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: Sandwich year
- Year three is spent working in industry. You are normally expected to be in employment for a minimum of 30 weeks to satisfy the minimum University requirement, although the Cardiff University School of Engineering expects the placement to last for the whole academic year.
- During your placement you will be visited by your industrial training tutor or nominee at least once, but preferably twice, if you are based in the UK.
Year four
- The autumn semester of year four is spent studying at a partner institution overseas for the equivalent of 50 credits.
- The year also 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. Some preparation takes place in the autumn semester but the module is completed in the spring semester.
- Other core and optional modules build upon the foundations established in the earlier years.
Year five
- Year five includes two group projects, which are linked to topical research. In total, these make up half of the overall assessment.
- There is also a core Management in Industry module and a choice of optional modules.
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
Our integrated engineering graduates hold key positions in leading firms such as Halcrow, Atkins, BP, BAE Systems, RWE npower, Mott McDonald, Network Rail, Rolls Royce, Ford, Tata Steel, Nokia, Bosch and beyond. Our graduates have also moved on to work within local government, UK and international utility companies and organisations such as Climate Energy and GlaxoSmithKline.

Being at the forefront of engineering research means Cardiff has excellent links with industry. These links have been developed with companies, both in the UK and overseas, through our Year in Industry schemes and through consultancy work by staff. This involves advising on matters such as energy policy, bridge design, magnetic materials and semiconductor devices.

Cost Of Studying At Cardiff University

Interest rates as low as 8.9% ^*

250K+

Students Assisted

800Cr+

Loan Amount Disbursed

5000+

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