BEng (Hons) Automotive Engineering
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This university is a great part of my life. Iam a postgraduate since 2006 and had a working experience here as well.
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The tutors are very good at making projects fun. Everyone is friendly on campus and you will meet inspiring people in and out of the industry.
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This university is just average for it gives no quality courses and facilities. The only positive point about my course was good placements.
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Bachelor's degree
In Hatfield
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Hatfield
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Duration
3 Years
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Start date
September
With a 30-year record of producing skilled engineers for all branches of the automotive industry, Hertfordshire’s a great choice if you want to work in this cutting-edge sector. What’s more, you’ll get to take part in designing, building and racing a single-seater race car in the UK Formula Student competition. How? The course focuses on vehicle design, taking into account performance, consumer demand, safety and sustainability. You’ll use all the latest industry tools and techniques, and take specialist classes in vehicle structures, engine performance, aerodynamics, materials and manufacturing strategies. This course is accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and is the first step towards chartered engineer status.
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About this course
This BEng Honours degree course will give you the opportunity to design, build and race single-seater race car in the UK Formula Student Competition from your first year onwardsYou will learn how to apply computer-aided engineering and industrial-standard software, recommended by the Automotive Industry Advisory PanelWe have links with all the major UK automotive companies and most Formula One racing teams have one of our graduates working in their design team, so your degree will open doors for you.
This programme prepares you for the many excellent career choices available to a professional chartered automotive engineer. Our placement students sometimes return to their final year studies with sponsorships and already holding job offers. We have links with all the major automotive companies in the UK and many abroad, and most Formula One racing teams have one of our graduates in their design team. Many other graduates decide to stay at the University and extend their automotive education at a postgraduate level.
Students have previously undertaken placements in organisations such as:
Ford Motor Company
Bentley Motors
Millbrook
Rolls Royce Cars
Triumph Motorcycles
104 UCAS points
The BEng (Hons) Automotive Engineering course is accredited by RAes and IMechE and satisfies, in part, the academic requirements for Chartered Engineer (CEng) registration for the cohort intakes from 2016 up to, and including, 2020
Reviews
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This university is a great part of my life. Iam a postgraduate since 2006 and had a working experience here as well.
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The tutors are very good at making projects fun. Everyone is friendly on campus and you will meet inspiring people in and out of the industry.
← | →
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This university is just average for it gives no quality courses and facilities. The only positive point about my course was good placements.
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Course rating
Recommended
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Student
Roshan Halai
Student
Student
This centre's achievements
All courses are up to date
The average rating is higher than 3.7
More than 50 reviews in the last 12 months
This centre has featured on Emagister for 5 years
Subjects
- Automotive
- Design
- Mathematics
- Mechanics
- Engineering Mathematics
- Materials
- Project
- Systems
- Technology
- Industry
- Engineering
- GCSE Mathematics
- Automotive Engineering
Course programme
You will study vehicle structures, engine performance, aerodynamics using wind tunnel testing, materials and manufacturing strategies applicable to mass car production and specialist vehicle development. You will gain skills in commercial engineering software used in the industry, such as CATIA (a computer-aided design package), as well as finite element analysis and computational fluid dynamics packages. There is also the opportunity to be involved with the Class 200 Formula Student car, where you will work on developing the previous year's Formula Student entry.
First Year
You will study motorsport and automotive technology, engineering mathematics, engineering applications of mathematics, materials and electrical science, mechanical science, introduction to manufacturing technology, introduction to design, as well as fluid mechanics and thermodynamics.
Second Year
You will study dynamics, thermofluid mechanics, further engineering mathematics, computer-aided engineering (CAE), structural mechanics, automotive electronics and control systems, integrated engineering systems design, and project management and product development.
Third Year
You have the option of taking an integrated one-year professional placement, or you can take the opportunity to study part of your degree abroad through student exchange programmes with other universities in the EU, USA or Canada.
Final Year (3rd or 4th)
You will study vehicle engineering design, vibration, noise and vehicle dynamics, vehicle structural analysis and manufacture, manufacturing strategy, mechanics and properties of materials, thermofluid mechanics and heat transfer, and an individual major project. You will also have an opportunity to be involved with the development of the University's entry to the Formula Student competition.
You have the opportunity to spend a year working either in a professional research environment or within industry. The practical experience you gain will be of tremendous benefit both when you resume your studies and when you embark on a career.
Level 4
Core Modules
- Introduction to Design - 15 Credits
- Career Skills Development - 0 Credits
- Introduction to Manufacturing Technology - 15 Credits
- Materials and Electrical Science - 15 Credits
- Mechanical Science - 15 Credits
- Fluid Mechanics & Thermodynamics - 15 Credits
- Fundamentals of Motorsport Technology - 15 Credits
- Engineering Mathematics - 15 Credits
- Engineering Applications of Mathematics - 15 Credits
Core Modules
- Automotive Electronics and Control Systems - 15 Credits
- Structural Mechanics - 15 Credits
- Dynamics - 15 Credits
- Project Management and Product Development - 15 Credits
- Integrated Engineering Systems Design - 15 Credits
- Computer Aided Engineering - 15 Credits
- Career Planning - 0 Credits
- Further Engineering Mathematics - 15 Credits
Level 6
Core Modules
- Thermofluid Mechanics & Heat Transfer - 15 Credits
- Manufacturing Strategy - 15 Credits
- Vehicle Engineering Design - 15 Credits
- Vehicle Structural Analysis and Manufacture - 15 Credits
- Vibration, Noise & Vehicle Dynamics - 15 Credits
- Mechanics and Properties of Materials - 15 Credits
- Individual Project - 30 Credits
- Careers Portfolio - 0 Credits
- Industrial Placement - 0 Credits
- Year Abroad - 0 Credits
Additional information
£11950 for the 2018/2019 academic year
BEng (Hons) Automotive Engineering