Work towards Incorporated Engineer status with our project-based curriculum, getting hands on engineering experience.
Get involved in hands-on projects with other engineering students, developing your teamwork and leadership skills while learning how to analyse and solve problems creatively. This course gives you real world experience, preparing you for employment.
We offer a unique project-based curriculum with industry-led Live Briefs, where you’ll apply science and engineering principles to propose solutions to problems from companies such as BAE systems, Ford Motor Company, New Hollands, Antobot, Tecosim and Transporter Engineering.
This innovative approach allows you to spend 50% of your time in the classroom and 50% in the engineering workshops and specialist laboratories.
Why ARU?
Develop the knowledge and skills you need to resolve practical, real-world challenges, and practice the ‘art of precision guesswork’ and problem solving.
Bring the world of work to life through Live Briefs, developed with employers to give you exposure to ‘real world’ problem-solving.
Explore modules in areas including materials, design and modelling, manufacturing, solid mechanics, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, and heat transfer, as well as project-based learning.
Study in our state-of-the-art facilities including 3D printing, CAD/CAM (Computer Aided Design/Manufacturing) laboratories, and CNC (Computer Numerically Controlled) machining.
A diverse breadth of expert staff with a wide range of industrial and academic backgrounds make learning more real, hands-on and relevant.
Year 1
Interactive Learning Skills and Communication
Information and Communication Technology
Critical Thinking
Maths for Scientists
Maths for Engineers
Physics for Engineers
Fundamentals of Computing
Year 2
Manufacturing and Materials Project (30 credits)
Applied Engineering Mathematics (15 credits)
Introduction to Engineering (15 credits)
Structural Mechanics (15 credits)
Engineering Dynamics (15 credits)
Mechatronic Design Project (30 credits)
Into ARU
Year 3
Solid Mechanics and Machine Elements Design Project (30 credits)
Mechanical Vibrations (15 credits)
Project Management, Ethics and Quality Engineering (15 credits)
Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer (15 credits)
Advanced Engineering Mathematics (15 credits)
Engineering Thermodynamics (15 credits)
Ruskin Module (15 credits)
Year 4
Computational Fluid Dynamics and System Engineering Project (30 credits)
Computer Aided Engineering and Manufacturing Project (30 credits)
Automation and Control (15 credits)
Research Methods and Individual Project (30 credits)
Advanced Structural Analysis and Design (15 credits)
Engineering Design
We’ll use a range of assessment methods to check your academic and practical progress throughout the course. These include exams, essays and reports, work relating to practical classes and demonstrations, log books, presentations and posters.
Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.
This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.
Anglia Ruskin University has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
See why these ratings were awarded
What does this TEF outcome mean?
The following entry points are available for this course:
5 GCSEs at grade D, or grade 3, or above and evidence of two years post-GCSE study at Level 3.
If you have achieved at least grade E in one A level, or equivalent, you are exempt from the two years post-GCSE study requirement, but you still must meet the GCSE requirements.
Applicants who do not meet the two years post GCSE study at level 3 may be considered based on their satisfactory employment history, which must be a minimum of two years full time employment supported by employer evidence and deemed appropriate by the University for meeting the course of study applied for. https://aru.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/mechanical-engineering
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 5.5 | With minimum 5.5 in each component |
Equivalent English Language qualifications, as recognised by Anglia Ruskin University, are also accepted.
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.
We are unable to show previous accepted grades for this course. This could be because the course is new, it's a postgraduate course, there isn't enough historical data, or the provider has opted out of sharing their entry grades data for this course - learn more.
| Location | Fee | Year |
|---|---|---|
| England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Channel Islands & Republic of Ireland | £10050 |
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.
https://www.aru.ac.uk/student-life/preparing-for-study/help-with-finances/undergraduate
https://www.aru.ac.uk/study/tuition-fees
International fee TBC
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