H330 BEng Automotive Engineering

H335 MEng Automotive Engineering

Overview

This course will provide the skills and knowledge you need to kick-start your career in the automotive industry.

Accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and the Institution of Engineering Technology, we developed this degree in collaboration with industry leaders such as Jaguar Land Rover, BMW and Ricardo. You'll benefit from the unified approach to delivery between WMG (Warwick Manufacturing Group) and the School of Engineering, and from industrial visits and input from leading firms in the automotive supply chain.

By gaining skills ranging from mechanical design, electronic systems, manufacturing techniques, management, ergonomics and human perception of things such as noise, vibration and performance, you'll graduate as a well-rounded automotive engineer equipped for a broad range of career options. There are plenty of opportunities for individual and group project work on topics such as gearbox analysis, examining flywheel energy storage, and developing electric powered IMechE Formula Student racing cars.

What you'll study

We offer flexible degree programmes that enable you to experience a range of different engineering disciplines before you decide to specialise. All first year students study a general engineering programme, which is much favoured by industry. In the second year, students continue to study the same core modules as all other students until the end of term one, after which they can specialise, or continue on the general Engineering pathway. You can also switch between the three-year BEng and four-year MEng degrees if academic requirements are met.

Year 1

There are nine core modules in the first year with the option to study a language in addition:

Core modules	Optional extra module
Dynamics and Thermodynamics	A Modern Foreign Language
Electrical and Electronic Circuits
Engineering Design
Engineering Mathematics
Systems Modelling, Simulation and Computing
Introduction to Engineering Business Management
Materials for Engineering
Introduction to Engineering: Professionalism and Practice
Statics and Structures

Year 2

Core modules	Optional modules
Dynamics and Fluid Mechanics	Failure Investigation
Electromechanical System Design	Motor Vehicle Technology
Engineering Mathematics and Technical Computing	Starting a Business
Industrial Engineering	Introduction to Secondary School Teaching (Physics)
Manufacturing Engineering Design	A Modern Foreign Language
Technical Operations Management

For Intercalated Year degree only

Between years two and three (for BEng/MEng) or between years three and four for MEng:

Optional Core

Year in Research

Study Year Abroad

Work Placement Year

Year 3

The third year consists of an individual project and six core modules:

Core modules

Individual Project

Automation and Robotics

CAD/CAM and Simulation

Design for Manufacture

Design for Vehicle Safety

Quality Techniques

Systems Modelling & Control

Year 4 (MEng only)

The fourth year consists of one group project, one core module and five optional modules:

Core modules	Optional modules
Group Project	Automobile Systems, Dynamics and Control
Design for Vehicle Comfort	Automotive Materials and Processes
	Advanced Robotics
	Design for Sustainability
	Dynamic Analysis of Mechanical Systems
	Fuels & Combustion
	Fuel Cells and Energy Storage
	Quality Systems
	Renewable Energy
	Simulation of Operations
	Supply Chain Management
	Vehicle Propulsion

Intercalated Year Options

Our Placements and Internships Officer will work with you to identify opportunities for year-long and/or summer internships and research opportunities, which often lead to further study and employment for our students. Options to take an intercalated year in industry, research or study abroad are reflected in your degree title, and add a year to your degree duration. MEng students may choose to take their third year at a partner university abroad.

Teaching

We use a variety of teaching methods, ranging from lectures and group tutorials to small groups in laboratories. You are allocated a personal tutor, who normally stays with you throughout your time at Warwick. They will help you get the most from your studies. Computer laboratories loaded with specialist software are open 24/7, helping you undertake work at a time that suits you.

Assessment

Students are assessed by a mixture of coursework and written examinations. Design-orientated work is assessed by oral presentation, project work and group assignments. Projects are assessed by a variety of methods, including oral presentations, written reports and posters.

IET Accreditation

BEng (Hons)

Accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as an Incorporated Engineer and partly meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer.

MEng

Accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer.

IMechE Accreditation

BEng (Hons)

Accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) as meeting, in part, the exemplifying academic benchmark requirements for registration as a Chartered Engineer. The accredited BEng (Hons) will also automatically meet in full, the exemplifying academic benchmark requirements for registration as an Incorporated Engineer (IEng).

MEng

Accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) as fully meeting the exemplifying academic benchmark requirements for registration as a Chartered Engineer (CEng).

Career opportunities

Typical destinations range from research and development positions within industrial or academic establishments, to design and manufacturing posts in car companies or the supply industries.

Why Warwick?

“Warwick is in the centre of the automotive and motorsport hub in the UK with most manufacturers and suppliers of the industry being in the close vicinity. Furthermore, the engineering degree at Warwick includes an important business and operations management aspect to it. This is something that I wanted as I believe it can provide a very important competitive advantage once I enter the professional world.”

Angel, 2nd year Automotive Engineering student

Entry requirements

BEng Automotive Engineering 2018
MEng Automotive Engineering 2018