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Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hons)

University of the Highlands & Islands, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

Mechanical Engineering is a highly relevant field involving products that affect our lives in countless ways, from the systems that maintain a flow of water to the faucet in your kitchen sink, to the spacecraft that launch astronauts and satellites to far-flung parts of the solar system.

This program of study is designed to help you develop the skills and knowledge required to build a career as an engineer in a wide range of fields, including automotive, energy, and aerospace, among others.

The degree is application-based, using industry-related software, and includes laboratory-based investigations as well as examining industry-based case studies that will provide you with the specialist mechanical knowledge and broad engineering education to turn your qualification into a lifelong career. You will also undertake an engineering project, which will showcase your skills and knowledge to prospective employers by solving an industry-related problem.

General Eligibility

Year 1 of this course is a relevant HNC, such as HNC Engineering Systems or HNC Mechanical Engineering, with a pass in Engineering Mathematics 2

Advanced entry to year two:

  • Successful completion of a relevant 15 SQA credit HNC such as HNC Engineering Systems or HNC Mechanical Engineering) with a pass in Engineering Mathematics 2. To make an application please use the 'Apply' tab and indicate the year two entry on your application

Advanced entry to year three:

  • Successful completion of a relevant HND (such as the HND Engineering Systems, or HND Mechanical Engineering) may allow advanced entry to year three. To make an application please use the 'Apply' tab and indicate the year three entry on your application

Advanced entry to year four:

  • Successful completion of the BEng Mechanical Engineering or BEng Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, or other equivalent ordinary degrees may allow advanced entry to year four. To make an application please use the 'Apply' tab and indicate the year four entry on your application

Part Time Work Details

20 hours work permit for international students

What You'll Study

1 Year 1 - HNC

Mandatory units are:

  • Communication: practical skills

  • Engineering communication

  • Engineering measurement and system monitoring

  • Engineering systems: graded unit 1

  • Mathematics for Engineering 1: mechanical and manufacturing

  • Principles of engineering systems

Option units may include:

  • Engineering: practical skills

  • Computer-aided draughting for engineers

  • Materials selection

  • Mathematics for Engineering 2

  • Thermofluids

  • Digital Electronics

  • Electronic construction skills

  • Engineering principles

  • Analog electronic principles

  • Applications of programmable logic controllers

  • Combinational logic

  • Renewable energy systems: overview of energy use

  • Dynamics

  • Electrical engineering principles 1

  • Pneumatics and hydraulics

  • Statics and strengths of materials

  • High-level software

  • DC and AC principles

2 Year 2 - DipHE

You will study one of the following core modules:

  • Design and engineering skills 2 (SC)

  • Engineering skills 2 (SC)

You will also study the following:

  • Core Maths 2 (S1)

  • Electrical 2 (S2)

  • Engineering business skills 2 (SC)

  • Statics and dynamics 2 (S1)

  • Thermodynamics and fluids 2 (S2)

3 Year 3 - BSc

You will study one of the following core modules:

  • Engineering Project 3 (SC)

  • Project and Management 1 (SC)

You will also study the following:

  • Control and instrumentation 3 (S2)

  • Conventional energy systems 3 (S1)

  • Statics and dynamics (S1)

  • Thermodynamics and fluids (S2)

and choose one from the following:

  • Assessment of the environmental impact of development

  • Materials and manufacturing

  • Microcontrollers and digital electronics

  • Renewable energy generation

4 Year 4 - BSc (Hons)

You will study the following core modules:

  • Design for quality and reliability (S1)

  • Engineering Project 4 (SC)

  • Statics and dynamics 4 (S1)

  • Thermodynamics and fluids 4 (S2)


You will also choose one from the following:

  • Electrical 4 (S2)*

  • Electronics 4 (S1)*

  • Future energy systems (S1)

  • Wind energy (S2)*

*only available to those who have already achieved level 3 in the same subject

Language Requirement

  • IELTS6.0
  • TOEFL80
  • PTE58
  • Duolingo00

  • Applicants must have an IELTS score- 6.0 or equivalent

  • English (PTE) Academic-58 average with 51 in each component

  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) iBT4-Min 80 or above with min 18 in each section

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