Mechanical Engineering MEng (Hons)

The Mechanical Engineering MEng (Hons) programme will equip you with the practical skills and expertise required for a successful leadership career as a practising engineer, with the full educational basis to facilitate progression to engineering management roles.

Equipped with cutting edge lab infrastructure, the programme seeks to provide exciting and practical learning experiences to apply engineering principles to real-world problems.  The programme is designed to build your confidence and skills base and will equip you with an awareness of engineering in the wider social, ethical, sustainable, and economic context.

You will apply scientific principles and mathematical/computational techniques to realise innovative solutions to a range of advanced engineering problems, including some of a complex nature. You will be facilitated to explore many engineering options and not be limited by conventional approaches or established solutions but rather to challenge convention and lead change.  

Standard Entry

120 UCAS Tariff points

From a combination of acceptable Level 3 qualifications which may include: A-level, BTEC Diplomas/Extended Diplomas, Scottish and Irish Highers, Access to HE Diplomas, or the International Baccalaureate.

Applicants will need A-level Mathematics and another analytical science subject (Biology, Chemistry, Computer Sciences, Physics or Technology), or recognised equivalents.

GCSE Requirements:

Applicants will need Maths and English Language at minimum grade 4/C, or an equivalent.

Additional Requirements:

International applicants (apart from exempt nationalities) will need an ATAS certificate to enrol on this course. Without this certificate, a visa application will be refused. 

International Qualifications:

We welcome applicants with a range of qualifications which may not match those shown above.

English Language Requirements:

International applicants should have a minimum overall IELTS (Academic) score of 5.5 with 5.5 in each component (or an approved equivalent*).

Employability is embedded at all years within the Mechanical Engineering programme at Northumbria.  Our teaching focuses on the authentic application of professional knowledge and skills through independent enquiry-based learning approaches and collaboration with industry and professional bodies.

Interaction with organisations such as NGOs, charities, professional councils, and schools and other universities will provide a broad understanding of the critical impact Mechanical Engineering has in the development of a sustainable and ethical society.  You will develop knowledge and skills within a scaffolded, supportive environment as realistic preparation for your future career. 

Enhancing your employment prospects and developing links with industry are important aspects of the Mechanical Engineering programme.  Between your second and third years of study you will have the opportunity to undertake an industrial placement, or to study abroad, which provide you with invaluable industrial and international experience.