Master of Engineering

Our MEng is an integrated masters degree that combines undergraduate and postgraduate study. It fulfils the educational requirements for Chartered Engineer status. Engineering is a creative and analytical subject. You’ll develop the skills, techniques, concepts and knowledge needed by professional engineers, underpinned by science and mathematics. The course has a common core with a choice of routes to suit your area of interest. You’ll work on real-life projects to create innovative solutions to challenging problems. You’ll team up with other students and work on your own projects.

Key features of the course

• Accredited on behalf of the Engineering Council.
• Includes individual and team-based projects, practical hands-on activities (normally at residential schools) and remote access experiments.
• Allows you to move to our Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) if your aspirations change, even after you’ve started.
• ​Choice of six specialist routes and a broad engineering route.
• Develops employability skills, including personal and professional development planning.

Accessibility

We make all our qualifications as accessible as possible and have a comprehensive range of services to support all our students. The Master of Engineering uses a variety of study materials and has the following elements:

• studying a mixture of printed and online material – online learning resources may include websites, audio/video media clips, and interactive activities such as online quizzes
• face-to-face tutorials/day schools/workshops and/or online tutorials
• some modules may require you to attend a residential school
• using mathematical and scientific expressions, notations and associated techniques
• working in a group with other students
• using and producing diagrams and screenshots
• undertaking practical work
• working with specialist reading material such as journal articles and technical documents
• finding external/third party material online
• some modules require you to use specialist software
• continuous and end-of-module assessment in the form of essays, short answer questions, and in some cases an examination
• using feedback: continuous assessment involves receiving detailed feedback on your work from your tutor and using this feedback to improve your performance
• engagement with learning and assessment within a pre-determined schedule or timetable – time management will be needed during your studies and the University will help you to develop these skills throughout your degree.

This qualification develops your learning in four main areas:

• Knowledge and understanding
• Cognitive skills
• Practical and professional skills
• Key skills

Course details

This integrated master has four stages, each comprising 120 credits.

• In Stage 1, you’ll study four 30-credit modules – the last includes a compulsory one-week residential school.
• Next, in Stage 2, you’ll study two 30-credit core engineering modules and a 30-credit module in your choice of engineering specialism. You’ll complete Stage 2 with another core 30-credit module that includes the one-week residential school.
• Next, in Stage 3, you’ll study another 90 credits in your chosen specialism, followed by a 30-credit postgraduate module.
• Finally, in Stage 4, you’ll begin with a 30-credit individual-project module, study two further 30-credit postgraduate modules in your chosen specialism and conclude your degree with a 30-credit postgraduate team-project module (which includes two compulsory weekend residential schools).