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Course Structure (2024 entry)

Students in Engineering Common Room
We offer flexible degree programmes that enable you to experience a range of engineering disciplines before you specialise.

All Engineering students at Warwick develop an in-depth understanding of the fundamental principles of Engineering by following a general engineering programme for the first year.

This course structure not only ensures you make an informed decision about which specialism is right for you, but is also much favoured by industry which requires graduates that are conversant in the underlying principles of all engineering disciplines.

Students can also switch from the three-year BEng to the four-year MEng degree if academic requirements and regulations are met, and from the MEng to the BEng if they prefer to graduate earlier.

Please note that the joint course Computer Systems Engineering does not follow the course structure outlined on this page.

Year 1

In your first year you will be taught the fundamentals of engineering, which you will build on in later years according to your interests.

You will undertake a range of small projects from 'reverse engineering' to design-and-make challenges on topics including home automation, light rail transit, car aerodynamics, and intelligent robot design. These projects introduce you to industry-standard software, such as SolidWorks and Matlab.

Core Modules
  • Dynamics and Thermodynamics
  • Electrical and Electronic Circuits
  • Engineering Design
  • Engineering Mathematics
  • Engineering Business Management and Professional Skills
  • Materials for Engineering
  • Engineering Structures
  • Systems Modelling, Simulation and Computation

Years 2 & 3

  • In the second and third years our courses concentrate entirely on providing specialist engineering knowledge in your chosen discipline. Those who would rather be more business focused can choose our Engineering Business Management degree which is delivered in partnership with the prestigious Warwick Business School.
  • In second year most disciplines include a core module that involves a 'design, make and test' project.
  • In third year students develop research skills through an individual project related to their degree, specialising in one particular area. This may be linked to our research activities, in conjunction with an external company, or support a fourth year project.

Core and optional modules for individual courses are available on the University webpages for 2024 entry coursesLink opens in a new window.

Year 4 (MEng only)

  • In the fourth year of an MEng course students study specialist material relevant to their degree course.
  • MEng students participate in a large group project worth 25% of the year, which simulates the multidisciplinary working practices you will experience in your career. Students from all specialist courses work together on these projects. Popular projects include the IMechE Formula Student racing car competition, Warwick University satellite project (WUSAT), Severn Trent reservoir design, ICE shaping the world infrastructure design for poor communities, building search-and-rescue robots with Warwick Mobile Robotics, or creating a human-powered submarine. The MEng final year multidisciplinary project is unique to the four-year degree and not something that you would normally find as part of a one year stand-along Masters.

Core and optional modules for individual courses are available on the University webpages for 2024 entry coursesLink opens in a new window.

Warwick's initially general degree structure helped me gained an understanding of how the various engineering streams link together. It refined me passion for Electrical and Electronic Engineering and equipped me with knowledge from a range of areas right from power and analogue electronics, to digital systems and microcontroller coding."

Prabhdeep, 2nd year Electrical & Electronic Engineering student

Intercalated Degrees

There are a range of fully supported intercalated year options available to Warwick Engineers:

- Year in industry

- Study Abroad Year

- Year In Research

An intercalated year can be taken in between years two and three for BEng, or between years three and four for MEng students.

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Teaching

We use a variety of teaching methods, ranging from lectures and group tutorials to small-group teaching in laboratories.

The expected total study time is normally 1200 hours per year.

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Assessment

You will experience a variety of assessment methods, and can expect to mostly take (online or face-to-face) examinations and complete coursework assignments.

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