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Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours) - BEng (Hon)
University of Staffordshire (Stoke Campus)
Full Time
Sep 2026
4 Year
Our Automotive and Motorsport Engineering degree offers students the chance to work with suppliers, manufacturers, and specialists in the automotive and motorsport sectors. Our automotive and motorsport degrees have always been popular with students. Developed with the assistance of the automotive and motorsport industries, our degrees will prepare you for a career at the forefront of automotive and motorsport design. Our BEng (Hons) course focuses on the mechanical engineering aspects of the automotive and motorsport field. If you want to work with suppliers, manufacturers and specialist enterprises in the automotive and motorsport sectors - with companies such as Bentley, Ford, Jaguar Land Rover and JCB - this course could meet your goals. With experienced lecturers, and support from skilled practitioners, each degree has been designed to ensure your knowledge covers the most up-to-date practices from the sector. At the same time, access to our industry standard rolling road and other technologies will help hone your design and engineering skills. Our facilities include computational fluid dynamics (CFD), finite element analysis (FEA) and Ricardo WAVE engine simulation and analysis software. We also have strong work placement links, as well as a fully equipped workshop where you will be able to get hands on experience using our industry standard rolling road, road, track and race cars, gaining valuable experience as part of your study. You’ll be encouraged to compete in the IMechE Formula student competition, as well as other race experiences. If you’re looking to gain hands-on industry experience, our links with organisations could provide the opportunity of a placement. On successful completion of study, we will issue the following award: BEng (Hons) Automotive and Motorsport Engineering
The Applied Engineering Studies module will provide you with a range of taster projects based on real-world problems, these will focus around different areas to enable you to gain a flavour of the wide range of specialisms within Engineering.
This module aims to equip you with the professional world of communication and reflection. The focus here will be on teamwork, reflection and communication skills. You will gain the ability to follow professional team forming theories in order to firstly, understand the strengths of your team and how best to utilise them for your organisation requirements. Topics covered include, teamwork, communication, reflection, presentation skills, report writing skills and group dynamics.
Fundamentals concepts and Principles are indispensable in the field of engineering, serving as essential instruments for tackling practical challenges. Engineers are required to possess problem-solving abilities to design and develop systems and ensure their efficiency, precision, and accuracy. Throughout this module, you will explore a diverse range of Fundamental Engineering Principles, such as Vectors Analysis, Equations of Motion, Statics and Dynamics, Fluid Mechanics and Circuit Analysis, and Digital Electronics. These tools are designed to enhance your fundamental understanding and analytical capabilities and increase your problem-solving skills, equipping you with the necessary expertise for engineering tasks.
This module will enable you to gain understanding, apply knowledge, analyse and evaluate problems and create solutions through a variety of activities. It will including formal lectures and tutorials where software demonstrations and practical exercises will be undertaken. Regular formative feedback for teams as the project work progresses will be provided.
Mathematical tools are indispensable in the field of engineering, serving as essential instruments for tackling practical challenges. Engineers are required to possess problem-solving abilities to design and develop systems and ensure their efficiency, precision, and accuracy. Throughout this module, you will explore a diverse range of mathematical techniques, such as numeracy, algebra, trigonometry, and calculus. These tools are designed to enhance your analytical capabilities and increase your problem-solving skills, equipping you with the necessary expertise for engineering tasks.
The production of all manufactured goods involves the use of materials and will have some environmental impact. With sustainability a key driver within the Engineering sector and changes to legislation helping reduce the impact on the planets natural resources and environment, this Materials Science module will allow you to gain experience in the world of materials and how your decisions as an Engineer can make a significant impact. With the use of software, you will develop the knowledge to make informed choices in your design process and how you can contribute to a more sustainable world.
Applications of electrical and electronic devices and circuits are continuously growing. This module will be a great opportunity for engineering students to understand how electrical and electronic circuits, components, and devices are applied to support cross discipline applications.
This module will provide you an opportunity to understand the advantages of design processes, research, analyse and develop potential design solutions that can be realised from concept through to prototyping. You will document the stages of the design and development process demonstrating methodology and project management skills to achieve the set aims and objectives of the project.
Mechanics is applied in many areas of engineering including aeronautical, automotive, electrical & electronics, mechanical and so on. This module covers the concepts related to mechanics. In addition to the theoretical principles and their numerical applications, students will also get an opportunity to verify the bending moment principles in the mechanics lab.
This module will provide students with sufficient thermo-fluid fundamental knowledge and practical to understand and tackle thermo-fluid concepts for engineering applications
This module will introduce you to the fundamental terminology, science and technologies commonly used in the automotive and motorsport industries. You will become familiar with the basic components of a vehicle and gain an appreciation for how they are integrated together. You will, through the use of simulation software, develop a single-cylinder engine and perform basic tuning to develop the engine power and performance.
The Vehicle Technology module will enhance your understanding of the vehicle and introduce you to new areas such as Crash Protection, Thermodynamics of combustion and Hydrogen combustion engines. The module will also refresh your understanding of fluid dynamics and introduce you to the fundamental principles of vehicle aerodynamics. You will consider devices that can improve the aerodynamic performance of a vehicle, including aerofoils, wings, spoilers, and fairings.
The module allows you to explore various electric vehicle propulsion systems. You will develop an awareness of various energy storage techniques and the charging infrastructure available to each vehicle. Additionally, using Computational Fluid Dynamics, you will also study a typical vehicle battery cell and evaluate its performance against a given criteria. You will also have the opportunity to investigate critical components practically in our Electric Vehicle workshop.
This module will provide students with sufficient mathematical tools and techniques to tackle a variety of engineering problems.
This module equips you with the commercialisation aspect of Engineering and products. This module will give you knowledge of business and customer requirements before indulging in R&D or improvement of currently available products in the market. How and why is marketing important? What do you find out from a PESTLE analysis and a TOWS analysis? You will develop an understanding of Project Management, Change Management and Quality Management.
An understanding of mechanical design and structures are vital to multiple schools of engineering. This module will cover advanced design and assembly, analytical and computational analysis of structures, and the integration of materials science principles to optimise performance. Students will delve into complex structural systems, exploring how to design and evaluate components under various loading conditions. Emphasis will be placed on applying computational tools to model and simulate real-world scenarios, allowing for predictive analysis and refinement of designs. In addition to theoretical learning and practical exercises, learners will undergo a final examination to assess their comprehension and application of structural mechanics.
This module provides detailed study of the Vehicle Dynamics and Its Handling process; and how this study can be used to solve real-life problems in Automotive sector. Design and analysis case studies and design problems will be considered, and the applications of different systems implementation technologies will be discussed. Software based modelling and simulation techniques to create complex vehicle dynamics systems will be studied. Industry standard software will be used for detailed analysis and complex modelling and simulations during this module.
This module will provide students with sufficient knowledge of CFD tools (including Ansys Fluent and Ansys Design Modeller and Ansys Mesher) and techniques to tackle engineering problems.
This module will provide students with sufficient knowledge of CFD tools (including Ansys Fluent and Ansys Design Modeller and Ansys Mesher) and techniques to tackle engineering problems.
The Engineering Project module will provide an opportunity to design and implement your own large-scale project of investigation, experimentation and analysis. By using the wide-ranging skills you have developed during your course, you will be able to use practical measurement, design, implementation and, above all, creativity to devise and develop a solution based on sound engineering principles. Its going to be an integrative project that allows you to deploy and extend the range of skills and knowledge you have previously and concurrently developed in your chosen course.
Interested in learning advanced concepts used in modern industries? This module will provide you the insights of different technologies and tools used in contemporary businesses for performing and managing activities ranging from identification of customer needs to delivering the right product, at right place in right quantity.
This module provides detailed study of the process of Structural Analysis and how such process techniques can be used to solve real-life problems. Design and Analysis case studies and design problems will be considered, and their applications will also be highlighted. Software based modelling and simulation techniques to create complex systems will be studied. Industry standard software will be used for detailed analysis, complex modelling and simulations during this module.¿Laboratory based activities will also be performed to prove the theory.
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