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UCAS CODE:
H3W2
This course is accredited by the IET Are you fascinated by how things work in the world around you? Do you think about the design and technology behind everyday items? If so, this could be an ideal course for you. The skills you will develop here will open up careers in engineering, management and manufacturing. In the first year of this course you will gain a solid grounding in a range of engineering disciplines. You will learn fundamentals of Engineering, including engineering mechanics, thermodynamics and fluid mechanics, mathematics, electrical principles, electronic principles, manufacturing, materials,and design. Studying these subjects will equip you with the knowledge and skills that you will need to design and construct new equipment, machines and processes. You will also develop as an engineer and be able to apply your degree within a range of engineering environments, improving your problem solving and ability to work within a team. These are skills which employers value. We also encourage you to apply for a placement year between your second and final year. These are usually paid, an average of £14,000£18,000 a year allowing you to put your learning into practice and make meaningful contacts that may lead to future job offers.*
Engineering student Jennifer Parkins is clocking up the miles to get as much experience as she can during her degree studies. To increase her employability skills, Jennifer is leading the way on the University of Sunderland’s entry into the Formula Student competition, where universities from across the world are challenged to design and build a single-seat racing car from scratch which they then race at Silverstone. Jennifer said: “Studying at Sunderland has created so many opportunities and I have taken up every one. I wanted to use my time at university to make me the best person possible at the end, so that I would be more attractive to future employers and hopefully walk into a job when I graduate.”
Jennifer Parkins BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering
You will also study many of the skills necessary to gain employment as an engineering professional and about modern management and business techniques in the context of engineering projects. We encourage our engineering students to take part in the Formula Student initiative, where you design and build a 600cc single-seat racing car, and then race against other universities from around the world. Sunderland’s engineering facilities include laboratories equipped for studying mechanics, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, electronics, and robotics. In the past our students have secured paid placements with companies such as Jaguar, Nissan, GlaxoSmithKline, Assystem UK, Cummins Engines, Delphi Powertrain Systems and Tata Steel. MODULES INCLUDE: Applied Mechanics / Manufacturing and Materials / Engineering Dynamics and Thermofluids / Microprocessors and PLC’s / Design Methods and Applications / Computer Aided Engineering / Professional Engineering Management Techniques ENTRY REQUIREMENTS TYPICAL OFFER – In the region of 112 points from a minimum of 2 A Levels or equivalent, this must include Mathematics or Physics. Please note we do not accept AS/A Level General Studies. You are also required to have 3 passes at GCSE Grade C or above which must include Mathematics and English Language or equivalent. If you don’t meet the entry requirements for this particular programme please see our BEng (Hons) Extended Programmes Science – Engineering Pathway on page 119. More entry requirement information – see pages 183-185.
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*Placements are subject to availability and interviews are required.
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