Automotive Engineering BEng (Hons)
Bachelor's degree
In Brighton
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Brighton
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Duration
3 Years
Automotive Engineering at Sussex covers all aspects of modern automotive development, including engine, transmission and chassis design.
You’ll study in our £12-million Future Technologies Labs, dedicated to teaching and research in computing, robotics, electronics and mechatronics.
Our links to world-leading automotive companies, combined with the chance to work on a single-seat racing car in our Formula Student project, mean you’re prepared for a career in the industry from day one.
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About this course
Recent Engineering graduates have gone on to jobs as:
calibration engineer, Prodrive
product development engineer, Ford Motor Company
aviation analyst, International Bureau of Aviation.
You should have a broad range of GCSEs grade 9-4 (A*-C), including good grades in relevant subjects.
Start your career ahead of the competition with our respected industry accreditation
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Subjects
- Automotive
- Design
- Global
- Automotive Engineering
- Team Training
- Engineering
- Engineering Maths
- Electrical Circuits
- Manufacturing Processes
- Engineering Maths 1B
- Engineering mechanics
- Thermodynamics
Course programme
Autumn teaching
- Electrical Circuits & Devices
- Engineering Maths 1A
- Materials and Manufacturing Processes
- Programming for Engineers
- Electromechanics
- Engineering Maths 1B
- Engineering Mechanics
- Engineering Thermodynamics
- Global Design Challenge
You join all first-year students in the School of Engineering and Informatics in a team-based, week-long activity, the Global Design Challenge. Each team designs a solution to a problem faced by a community in the developing world. You develop transferable skills, benefiting both your studies and your future employability.
Year 2 at sussex
- Design for Manufacture
- Engineering Fluid Mechanics
- Engineering Mathematics 2
- Principles and Applications of Strength of Materials
- Computer Aided Design and Modelling
- Professional and Managerial Skills
- Systems Analysis and Control
- Thermal Power Cycles
Study abroad (optional)
Apply to study abroad – you’ll develop an international perspective and gain an edge when it comes to your career.
Industrial placement (optional)An industrial placement gives you the chance to spend a year working with an organisation, in an area relevant to your course, while being paid. It’s a proven way to fast-track your career.
Recent students have gone on placements at:
- Ricardo
- Timberwolf
- Vauxhall Motors.
You develop your technical, team-working and transferable skills, and apply what you have learnt in your studies to a business environment.
Year 3 at sussex
- Business and Project Management
- Dynamics of Machines & Vehicles
- Engine Technology
- Individual Project
- Electrical Drive Systems
- Sensor Systems & Applications
- Vehicle Technology
Additional information
Automotive Engineering BEng (Hons)