Mechanical Engineering (with a placement year) - BEng (Hons)
University of Staffordshire
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Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours) - BEng (Hon)

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Stoke-on-Trent Campus

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SEP-26

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4 Years

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Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours) - BEng (Hon)

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Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours) - BEng (Hon)

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University of Staffordshire (Stoke Campus)

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Our Mechanical Engineering degree focus on the necessary graduate attributes and knowledge to meet the needs of industry. You will be offered continuous opportunities to apply and evaluate this acquired knowledge in various practical situations using our mechanical engineering laboratory equipment. Our dedicated state-of-the-art Mechanical laboratories include: Mechanical Engineering Laboratory, ThermoFluids Mechanics Laboratory Renewable Energy Laboratory, 3D Factory-Laser cutting, 3D ...Read more

Our Mechanical Engineering degree focus on the necessary graduate attributes and knowledge to meet the needs of industry. You will be offered continuous opportunities to apply and evaluate this acquired knowledge in various practical situations using our mechanical engineering laboratory equipment. Our dedicated state-of-the-art Mechanical laboratories include: Mechanical Engineering Laboratory, ThermoFluids Mechanics Laboratory Renewable Energy Laboratory, 3D Factory-Laser cutting, 3D Factory-3D Print Room, Computer-Aided Engineering Laboratory The course provides specialised learning in engineering design and manufacturing processes and provide opportunities to combine analytical, numerical and experimental techniques using industry standard simulation software. Alongside these subject specific skills, we’ll work with you to develop your employability and transferable skills, so you’ll be able to approach industry with confidenceCareersOur Mechanical graduates have gone on to a range of engineering roles, some as design engineers, project engineers, systems engineers and mechanical engineers. We’ve seen them employed at companies such as Lucideon , Moog Aircraft Group, Expert Tooling and Automation Ltd, UHNM Clinical Technology , UK Ministry of Defence. But there are also many of our graduates who go on to further studies such as our MSc programmes in Mechanical Engineering and Sustainable Energy Technologies , in Automotive Engineering or in Aeronautical Engineering or PhDs.

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74/279
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37th
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94th
What students say
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Student Reviewer
26 Feb 25

The welcoming environment of staffs is very pleasing. The facilities provided are up to..Read more

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Arafat
22 Feb 24

Buildings like the Catalyst building was a great place to study but now that it is not 24 hours it has become less convenient to use...Read more

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Entry requirements

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A level

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Scottish Higher:

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UCAS Tariff:

112 - 120 Grades / Points required

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OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma:

DMM Grades / Points required

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

DMM Grades / Points required

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Pass (C and above) Grades / Points required

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£16,750 per year

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Full time annual fee would be 16750, Student would pay 1850 in their year of placement/sandwich

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SR
Student Reviewer
26 Feb 25
Mechanical Engineering - BEng (Hons)
The welcoming environment of staffs is very pleasing. The facilities provided are up to...
Read more
A
Arafat
22 Feb 24
Mechanical Engineering - BEng (Hons)
Buildings like the Catalyst building was a great place to study but now that it is not 24 hours it has become less convenient to use....
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University of Staffordshire
College Road, University Quarter Stoke-on-Trent Staffordshire ST4 2DE United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Stoke-on-Trent  0.1 miles away

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