UWE Bristol - BEng Hons Automotive Engineering with Foundation Year

UWE Bristol

BEng Hons Automotive Engineering with Foundation Year

Get on track for our BEng(Hons) Automotive Engineering degree by completing a foundation year. If you're committed to an engineering future and have a less conventional background, this is the course for you.

Why study automotive engineering?

The automotive industry is set for global growth over the next decade.

Environmental challenges mean new vehicles must be cleaner and more efficient, while urbanisation is driving a need for better transport solutions.

This will create demand for professionals with knowledge and skills in automotive design and manufacture. And if you're always asking questions, exploring different alternatives, and thinking creatively - then you're just who we're looking for.

Why UWE Bristol?

BEng(Hons) Automotive Engineering gives you a strong grounding in mathematics, design, manufacturing and mechanical engineering.

Discover how engineering will challenge you and change the way you learn. You'll tackle real world issues through live projects, and be encouraged to take risks as you develop solutions in our state-of-the art labs.

Study automotive manufacturing, engine systems, vehicle dynamics, materials, structures and safety. Gain hands-on experience, testing designs for automotive projects using our facilities.

You'll be taught in our new state-of-the-art School of Engineering designed to revolutionise the way engineering is taught. Featuring engine test cells, dedicated collaborative learning spaces and all of the latest high-tech equipment, it's purpose-built to support a wide range of engineering disciplines.

Investigate an engineering problem that interests you, while developing engineering, project management and report writing skills.

Complete work placements in areas like product development, vehicle dynamics and design, and manufacturing. Compete with our multi-disciplinary team UWE Formula Student, which regularly succeeds at the annual Formula Student competition.

With opportunities at some of the biggest names in engineering on your doorstep, you'll be able to increase your employability - and find the engineer you are.

Where can it take me?

Careers range from automotive design to manufacture and maintenance. You could help research the next wave of green and sustainable transport technologies.

Entry Requirements

  • Tariff points: 80
  • GCSE: Grade C/4 in English Literature or Language and Mathematics, or equivalent. We do not accept Level 2 Key Skills, Functional Skills or Certificate in Adult Numeracy and Literacy as alternatives to GCSEs.
  • English Language Requirement:

    International and EU applicants are required to have a minimum overall IELTS (Academic) score of 6.0 with 5.5 in each component.

  • A-level subjects: No specific subjects required.

Career Prospects

You could work in automotive research and development, design, manufacture and maintenance.

With green transport technologies a focus of future transport developments, opportunities for eco-minded automotive engineers are predicted to increase.

Depending on your Year two results, you could transfer to our four-year MEng Automotive Engineering course, which would give you a master's rather than a bachelor's degree.

With a MEng, you fully meet the academic requirements to become a Chartered Engineer with the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.

Course Details

If you study on the five year sandwich course, you'll spend a year away from the University on a work placement after Year two.

You'll complete a placement learning module.

Year 0 Foundation Year

Engineering Experimentation
Foundation Group Project
Foundation Mechanics
Foundation Mathematics: Algebra and Calculus
Introduction to Mechatronics.

Year 1

Engineering Practice 1
Solid Mechanics, Materials and Manufacturing
Dynamics Modelling and Simulation
Thermofluids
Applied Electrical Technology.

Year 2

Engineering Practice 2
Engineering Research
Structural Mechanics
Applied Thermofluids
Dynamics
Systems Design.

Placement year

Year 3

Engineering Project
Group Design and Integration Project
Vehicle Design Fundamentals
Automotive Manufacturing
Emerging Automotive Technology 1
Vehicle Dynamics
Professionalism for Engineers
optional module

Advanced Manufacturing Technology
Control Engineering
Materials and Structures for Special Applications
Composite Engineering
Integrated Electro-mechanical Systems
Advanced Heat Transfer
Engineering and Society.

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