MECHANICAL ENGINEERING IS FOR YOU IF...
Ask any of our professors and they will tell you it's not so much what you know, it's about the way you think - and this often surprises our students to-be! Take a look at this list below and see if any of these focus areas sound like you, if so this subject could make a very good match.
1. YOU LIKE KNOWING HOW THINGS WORK
Are you the member of the family always asked to fix things? Do you enjoy pulling mechanisms apart to see how they function? Funny, a lot of our students (and professors!) say the same thing.
2. A MIX OF THEORY AND APPLIED SKILLS SOUNDS PERFECT
You probably already know you're drawn to science and engineering subjects, but if you're anything like us it's not enough to learn the theory - you want to see it in action.
“Something I'm always excited to learn about is software. Here we get the chance to learn two industry-style softwares - like LabView, which is used at big companies like NASA. That's going to help in industry so much."
“I could show you around my uni room now... there's just tools and random opened up items everywhere. Does that make me the typical Mech student?"
3. YOU WANT TO EXPLORE ENGINEERING
If you're looking for the engineering discipline which offers the most variety, you've found it in Mechanical Engineering. Not only will you enjoy cross-disciplinary modules with other subjects, but you get the chance to specialise when you discover what it is you enjoy most.
4. YOU WANT TO BENEFIT FROM RESEARCH
Where better to get to grips with what we call the 'renaissance engineering', than the first English university to offer an engineering degree? Today students continue to benefit from our pioneering, research-led approach, we were ranked 2nd in the UK for Research Power in the latest official REF Results (2021).
"Mech is so wide-reaching... by third year you could be specialising in bio-med engineering! In my two years so far, it's crazy to say I've studied around Materials Science, 3D printing, and looking at human tissue. Just wow."
“While we do have different design projects, we get to work together with Aerospace a lot. I've also had modules with structures, materials, and electrical which is really cool - we've got such a close group!"
5. YOU WANT TO SECURE YOUR FUTURE
Not only is our Mechanical Engineering course ranked 4th in the UK, but for the second year running we have been named the number-one most sought-after university by the UK's Top Graduate Employers (THE Graduate Market, 2023).