Year 1

All engineers require an excellent knowledge of basic engineering principles, which is why our courses in Aerospace, General and Mechanical Engineering share the exact same first year. This means that you can switch between any of these degrees before your second year.

Modules

• Sustainable Engineering Design
• Digital Electronics and Communications
• Engineering Mathematics with programming 1
• Solid Mechanics
• Principles of Electrical Engineering
• Engineering Mathematics with programming 2
• Fluid Mechanics
• Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer

This is the same as the first year of the MEng.

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

In your second year you will begin to specialise in the field of mechanical engineering while continuing to develop fundamental engineering principles. 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.

Modules

• Integrated Engineering Design*
• Engineering Experimentation and Analysis*
• System Dynamics and Control*
• Materials and Structures
• Dynamics and Thermofluids
• Materials Processing
• Applied Engineering Thermodynamics

This is the same as the second year of the MEng.

If you achieve at least 55% in your second year you can, if you wish, transfer to the MEng.

Modules marked with an * are common to all Engineering UG programmes.

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.

Optional Year Abroad and in Industry

If you want to, you can spend the third year of the BSc studying 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 three 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

In your third year (or fourth year if you take a year out) you have the opportunity to specialise in different aspects of mechanical engineering through a number of optional modules. Your individual project is a significant part of this year, giving you the opportunity to investigate a specific mechanical engineering concept or challenge.

Modules

• Engineering Management
• Finite Element Analysis and Design
• Heat Transfer and Energy Systems
• State Variable Control

Plus two option modules (including at least one marked *) from:

• Tribology in Engineering Design*
• Rigid Body and Structural Dynamics*
• Digital Control and Actuators
• Aerospace Materials and Structures

Plus your Individual Project

This is the same as the third year of the MEng.

Examples of recent Third Year Projects include:

• Analysis of valve spring surges in a racing engine
• Design, construction and commissioning of aerodynamic corner vanes
• Design of a test facility to evaluate the use of novel materials for motorcycle protective clothing
• Development of a fluid damping system to reduce vibrations from a high-speed rotating shaft
• Mathematical modelling of a metal matrix composite
• Modelling of the lubrication system of a diesel engine to aid fault diagnosis

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.