Foundation Year

Modules

• Mathematics 1
• Mechanics 1
• Waves and Matter
• Mathematics 2
• Mechanics 2
• Electromagnetism and Quantum Physics
• Laboratory Skills
• Academic Support

Modules shown represent choices available to current students. The range of modules available and the content of any individual module may change in future years.

Year 1

In the first year of the BSc proper (your second year at Leicester) you will cover a number of core topics in engineering.

Modules

• Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• Engineering Design and Experimentation
• Engineering Mathematics with programming 1
• Mechanical Engineering

Modules shown represent choices available to current students. The range of modules available and the content of any individual module may change in future years.

Year 2

Year 2 of the BSc course is your third year at Leicester. You will study modules from both the mechanical and electrical disciplines and will begin to specialise within these disciplines. You will also take an integrated design project in which you will work in a team with students from other engineering disciplines – vital experience for the modern world of engineering.

Core modules

• System Dynamics and Control
• Integrated Engineering Design
• Engineering Experimentation and Analysis

As a General Engineering student you have a wide choice of optional modules. So that the modules build on each other to support your learning, these are grouped into themes.

First choose one Mechanical module theme:

• Materials and Structures followed by Materials Processing.

or

• Dynamics and Thermofluids followed by Applied Engineering Thermodynamics

Then choose one Electrical module theme:

• Analogue Electronics and Amplifiers followed by Electrical Engineering

or

• Electric Machines and Drives followed by Embedded Systems 

Modules shown represent choices available to current students. The range of modules available and the content of any individual module may change in future years.

Year Abroad or in Industry (optional)

If you want to, you can spend the third year of the BSc - which will be your fourth year at Leicester - away from Leicester. You can study abroad at one of our partner institutions or working in an industrial placement. Alternatively, you can opt to continue studying at the University and complete your degree in four years.

Year Abroad

We’ll make sure you have everything you need for your future career: not just by awarding you a high quality degree, but also by helping you to develop the skills, knowledge and confidence you need to make your mark in the world as a Citizen of Change. One way you can do this is by opting to take a Year Abroad between Years 2 and 3 of your degree.

Studying abroad is not just for people who are interested in travelling and meeting new people. It is about acquiring life skills that are becoming increasingly significant for a wide range of jobs in our modern globalised society. Whether you go on to a career in the private, public or third sector - or plough your own furrow as an entrepreneur – you will find the experience invaluable.

For more information, including a list of destinations, please visit our Study Abroad website.

Please note

• A year spent abroad still incurs a tuition fee, but this is much lower than for a normal year at Leicester. See the Fees and Funding tab of this page for details.
• You may be eligible for a travel grant from Student Finance England.
• Places are offered on a competitive basis, and eligibility is dependent on your academic performance in Years 1 and 2.
• Language courses, at beginners or advanced level, are available through our Languages at Leicester scheme.

Year in Industry

If you choose a 'With Industry’ degree you will spend a year on an industrial placement with a sponsoring company between your second and third years at Leicester. You will undertake a programme of training and practical experience that is agreed between the sponsoring company and the University. Recent placements have included: Rolls-Royce, Force India F1 Team, Ford Motors, Intel UK, Network Rail, Porsche Engineering Services, Aero Engine Controls, Babcock International, Auto Electrical Services and Jaguar Land Rover.

A member of staff will be individually assigned to you as your industrial placement tutor, who will be in contact with you throughout your placement and will visit the sponsoring company. During the year you will return to Leicester to present details of your placement to other students studying for 'With industry' degrees.

A year in industry is a great opportunity which can give you first-hand experience of working in an engineering-related career while also enhancing your employability skills and allowing you to network with people in industry.

A year in industry still incurs a tuition fee, but this is much lower than for a normal year at Leicester. See the Fees and Funding tab of this page for details.

Modules shown represent choices available to current students. The range of modules available and the content of any individual module may change in future years.

Final Year

The final year of your course will be either your fourth or fifth year at Leicester, depending on whether you took a year out. 

You again have a wide choice of option modules in which to specialise in your particular interests across the Department. Your individual project is a significant part of this year, giving you the opportunity to investigate a specific engineering concept or challenge.

Modules

• Engineering Management
• State Variable Control

Plus four option modules from:

• Finite Element Analysis and Design
• Heat Transfer and Energy Systems
• Tribology in Engineering Design
• Aerospace Materials and Structures
• Rigid Body and Structural Dynamics
• Digital Control and Actuators
• Power Electronics
• Introduction to Radio Systems
• Machine Learning for Engineers
• National Grid Design and Operation
• Signal Processing for Radio Communications
• Parallel Processing and Concurrency

Plus your Individual Project

Please note: There are restrictions on the combinations of option modules you can take, based on what you chose to study in your second year and whether the modules run in the autumn or spring semester. Staff will be happy to give advice on your study choices based on your individual career aspirations and your individual project.

Modules shown represent choices available to current students. The range of modules available and the content of any individual module may change in future years.