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Mechanical Engineering

Course details
  • 2 Study options
  • Undergraduate
Course location
LSBU Main Site - Southwark Campus

Course summary

Mechanical engineers work in almost every sector you can think of – energy, transport, aviation, robotics, pharmaceuticals and the motor or marine industries. They focus on the technological aspect of engineering, and developing new techniques and tools that will solve real-world problems. There’s also the opportunity to specialise on an Advanced Vehicle Engineering pathway. Wherever you want to go, a degree in mechanical engineering can help to get you there.

Here, expect a practical education with substantial workshop activities. You’ll spend time getting hands-on in our virtual engineering lab and with our state-of-the-art 3D printing technology, and your individual final-year project will be a 'design-make-test' project that simulates the tasks and challenges mechanical engineers face. Our course accreditation means that students are on the road to achieving Chartered Engineer (CEng) status. You’ll graduate with an impressive skillset and understanding, and as a valued member of a department with a proven track record for amazing future job prospects.

Our students have an amazing track-record in winning national and international prizes, with recent winning prizes being awarded to our Mechanical Engineering and Advanced Vehicle Engineering students; including Engineering Sketches Prize competition, run by The Engineering Club, and the IMechE’s Best Project prize. Students joining us really are joining a winning team that will enhance their future job prospects.

In this course you can choose to follow a specific pathway. The pathways options are detailed below:
Advanced Vehicle Engineering

Modules

Course Modules

Year 1

Computational simulations

Design and practice

Engineering mathematics

Engineering science

Materials engineering

Principles of instrumentation and measurement

Year 2

Advanced engineering mathematics and modelling

Engineering design

Solid mechanics and FEA

Dynamics and control

Thermofluids and sustainable energy

Machine drives and mechatronics

Year 3

Optional Placement Year

Year 4

Manufacturing systems and materials technologies

Dynamics and systems modelling

Innovation and enterprise

Thermofluids and turbo machinery

Individual project

Year 5

Group project

Technical research and professional skills

Engineering design, analysis and manufacture

Advanced thermofluids and energy analysis

Advanced solid mechanics and dynamics

https://www.lsbu.ac.uk/study/course-finder/meng-beng-hons-mechanical-engineering#course-content

How to apply

Application codes

Institution code:
L75

This course may be available at alternative locations, please check if other course options are available.

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Entry requirements

Typical qualification requirements

A level
AAB

UCAS Tariff
136-144

Access to HE Diploma
Distinction: 39 Merit: 6

Must include 3 Distinctions in Maths and 3 Merits in Physics

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
DDD

Applicants must hold GCSE Maths grade C or above (reformed GCSEs grade 4 or above)

English language requirements

English Language Requirements for International and EU Applicants: IELTS 6.0 (the minimum score required in each skill area is 5.5) or TOEFL IBT Overall 80 or 4 in new scoring from 2025 with a minimum of 17 in Listening, and Writing, 18 in Reading and 20 in Speaking or 4.0 in the new scoring system or Pearson Test of English Academic 52 (the minimum score required in each skill area is 51)

Historical entry grades data

This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).

It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.

Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Per year tuition fees

LocationFeeYear
England, Scotland, Wales & Northern IrelandTBC

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

Read fees and funding information at https://www.lsbu.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/fees-and-funding

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