MEng (Hons) Automotive Engineering with Motorsport

This MEng in Automotive Engineering with Motorsport gives you the opportunity to design, build and race a single-seater race car in the UK Formula Student Competition and can get involved from your first year onwards, if you wish
You will have use of our excellent facilities within the Automotive Centre i.e. advanced engine test cells and a vehicle ride simulator for the testing of car suspension systems, plus the latest software packages for CAD/CAM
You will benefit from studying at a very well established university within the automotive industry as we have been running automotive degree programmes for some forty years
Our MEng Automotive Engineering with Motorsport students have previously completed work placement years at companies including: McLaren Automotive, Mercedes-Benz Grand Priz Limited and Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains;
Your MEng studies involve an extra year and will provide you with a broader and deeper understanding of the subject;
Recent Automotive Engineering graduates have gone on to work at organisations including: Williams Grand Prix Engineering, McLaren Racing Limited, and Renault Sport.
We are members of the CDIO Initiative (Conceive Design Implement Operate), a worldwide network of academic professionals, industry representatives and engineering leaders who have a passion for engineering education and engineering leadership. The CDIO framework has been embedded into our undergraduate degree programme, ensuring you’ll put into practice what you learn through “Design and Build” projects during your studies.

As one of the top UK motorsport schools, our links with the sector are very strong, providing good placement and employment prospects. Almost every Formula One racing team has a University of Hertfordshire graduate in its design team. You can also expect to be employed in design, manufacturing or testing in one of the major automotive companies in the UK or internationally.

As one of the top UK motorsport schools, our links with the sector are very strong, providing good placement and employment prospects. Almost every Formula One racing team has a University of Hertfordshire graduate in its design team. You can also expect to be employed in design, manufacturing or testing in one of the major automotive companies in the UK or internationally.

UCAS Points 120
A Level BBB - Requires Maths and either Physics or Technology or Engineering based subjects, excluding General Studies/Critical Thinking

The MEng (Hons) Automotive Engineering with Motorsport course is accredited by RAeS and IMechE as detailed in the programme specification and satisfies, in full, the academic requirements for Chartered Engineer (CEng) registration for the cohort intakes from 2016 up to, and including, 2019.

Additionally, the programme is accredited by IMechE as detailed in the programme specification and satisfies, in full, the academic requirements for Chartered Engineer (CEng) registration for the 2020 intake. The programme is currently going through the process of reaccreditation with IMechE for the 2021 intake onwards.