Mechanical Engineering with a Year in Industry

Mechanical engineers are the creative minds behind some of the world’s most innovative technologies. The MEng is a four-year integrated degree that goes beyond the BEng, offering advanced technical and leadership skills, deeper specialisation, and a direct pathway to professional accreditation.

This course also offers you the opportunity to spend a Year in Industry, in the UK or overseas, enabling you to gain valuable workplace experience. The University advocates for paid-only placements, which on average have a salary of over £20,000. Unpaid placements are considered on a case-by-case basis.

From designing life-changing machines to pioneering cutting-edge inventions, our Mechanical Engineering degree gives you the expertise to turn ideas into reality.

Our Mechanical Engineering programme doesn't just teach theory, it equips you with practical, hands-on experience that sets you apart in the job market.

You’ll be able to develop your analytical and problem-solving skills while gaining invaluable exposure to real-world engineering challenges.

You will study at our coastal Bay Campus, overlooking Swansea Bay on the edge of the Gower Peninsula.

Your learning will be enriched by having direct access to world-class facilities. You will have the opportunity to work in cutting-edge labs like our Dynamics Mechanics Lab, Fluids Lab, and JetCat P120 Engine Test Room. You can also hone your skills with our digital manufacturing and robotics units, ensuring you're always at the forefront of technological advancements.

In Year 1, you will typically study areas including: Engineering Foundations: Data, Analysis, and Professional Skills; Materials and Manufacturing; Mechanical Engineering Design; Engineering Mathematics; Applied Mechanics (Mechanical and General); Thermofluids.

In Year 2, you will typically study areas including: Machines and Control; Mechanical Engineering Design 2; Mechanical Engineering Practice 1; Research Project Preparation; Statistics and Artificial Intelligence for Civil Engineering; Statics and Dynamics.

In Year 3, you will typically study areas including: Intelligent Manufacturing and Robotics; Mechanical Engineering Design 3; Advanced Engineering Principles; Individual Engineering Project; Applied Mechanical Engineering Principles.

In Year 4: Year spent in Industry

In Year 5, you will typically study areas including: Engineering Business Management; Engineering Simulation; MEng Capstone Design Project; Advanced Manufacturing Systems; Power Generation and Energy Technologies.

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

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