Mechanical Engineering

Are you fascinated by how things work? Do you find yourself thinking about how products could be improved? A degree in mechanical engineering can help you to develop these interests into valuable practical skills.

Solent University’s mechanical engineering programme focuses on applied engineering principles and places a strong emphasis on employability. Our experienced course team will help you to develop the range of theory based, professional and hands-on skills that employers in the industry are looking for.

The engineering academic group’s extensive network of industry contacts has provided past students with the opportunity to work on live briefs, helping them to develop analytical, problem solving, team working and business and management skills. These elements can help students develop a range of transferable skills and help to ensure they are well prepared for a professional working environment.

This course aims to provide students with the knowledge employers will require, from essential engineering concepts to mechanics, drawing, CAD and manufacturing skills. Critically, past students have been able to gain an insight into real-life engineering problems, tackling projects defined for them by our network of industry contacts.

This course has a strong focus on practical, hands-on experience, enabling students to put the theory they have learnt into practice.

What does this course lead to?
This course could lead to careers in a wide variety of mechanical engineering disciplines, such as aerospace, automotive engineering, design engineering, component manufacture, nano-technology, management of engineering departments or production planning. Particularly if you further your professional development and become a fully chartered engineer, you could work on anything from prosthetics and medical technology to large-scale engineering projects. Whether your preference is for research and development of new products, turning ideas into practical designs or producing final products and projects, you’ll have a huge range of career options and opportunities. Course graduates have gone on to roles including mechanical design engineer, graduate research engineer and production engineer.

Who is this course for?
Ideal for those looking to pursue a career in engineering in roles such as design or research engineer, mechanical design engineer or junior engineering manager, this course teaches students theoretical and practical mechanical engineering skills alongside business skills to be able to take the first step into a career in engineering.

YEAR 1 - CORE MODULES
CAD and the Design Process
Manufacturing Principles
Applied Mathematics
Introduction to Electronics
Manufacturing Principles

YEAR 2 - CORE MODULES
Applied Maths for Mechanical Systems
Engineering Materials
Quality and Product Development
Automation and Control Systems
Modelling and Mechanics of Products
Competition and Contracts in Engineering

YEAR 3 - CORE MODULES
Analysis and Design Optimisation
Analysis of Materials and Structures
Manufacturing Operations
Final Year Project

YEAR 3 - OPTIONS (Please note that not all options are guaranteed to run each academic year)
Business Strategy
Entrepreneurship

You will learn by:

Collaborative Learning
Guided Learning
Directed Learning

You may be assessed by a combination of:

Written exams
Group presentations
Individual presentations
Coursework
Portfolios
Log books
In-class tests
Formal time assessments

Solent’s curriculum framework builds on our unique, creative and applied approach to teaching. The transformation of students’ lives is at the heart of our mission as a university, and our curriculum – informed by the latest theory – reflects this shared educational vision.