Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) - Mechanical Engineering (H303)

Mechanical engineering covers the design, development and manufacture of mechanical objects – from large-scale industrial machinery to trains, planes and automobiles to medical devices, mobile phones, bicycles, even chairs.

In fact, every product, technology or system has probably been touched by a mechanical engineer.

The Brunel Mechanical Engineering BEng will give students the specialist knowledge and skills needed to get started on a lucrative career in this diverse and challenging profession.

Students get a solid grounding in the core principles of engineering science including solid body mechanics, thermodynamics and materials science as well as in the fundamentals of design and manufacturing.

Students will also get training in related disciplines integral to mechanical engineering such as computing – used in modelling and predicting outcomes; electrical engineering – to gage how much energy is needed to run a machine and how it can be generated and controlled; and electronics - because parts in many machines are electronic as well as mechanical.

And, as mechanical engineers not only design many exciting products but venture into managing projects and companies, students will study elements of management, ethics, finance and law.

Throughout this programme students have use of Brunel's modern, state-of-the-art laboratory facilities and 24-hour access to industry standard engineering design software at dedicated computer clusters on campus, so they have the opportunity and equipment to explore ideas and tackle problems.

This mechanical engineering BEng course is accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE). Brunel offers two study options. Students can choose three years full-time or four years full-time with a one-year work placement between years two and three that will give them the chance to apply what they’ve learned to real-life situations.

If students start on the full-time course, they can transfer to the professional development option at any time before the end of Level 2.

In a global economy where progress depends heavily on technological innovation, graduates with the knowledge and skills to design, develop and improve the machines and processes fuelling growth are in demand. A Brunel BEng will give graduates that expertise and help open doors to a career in engineering.