Engineering

Entry requirements

Admission requires a relevant Bachelors level qualification or equivalent. Once you have applied to study with us you are welcome to speak with one of our senior academics who will help advise you on your studies based on your goals and previous experience. This will ensure you have all the support and advice you need to succeed in your studies.

Months of entry

March, July

Course content

This research-focused degree is designed for graduates who wish to do further research & develop an innovative solution to an engineering question. Excellence in advanced engineering design, research and development skills are core features of the degree.

The ME is a research degree which normally takes 12 months to complete full-time. It builds on prior study at undergraduate level, such as the four-year BE(Hons)or BSc(Tech). It requires 120 points, which can either be made up of 30 points in taught papers and a 90-point dissertation (research project), or one 120-point thesis.

If you enrol in an ME via the School of Engineering you can choose an endorsement from our wide range of study areas such as Chemical and Biological Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Materials and Process Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics and finally Robotics.

Software Engineering projects are completed via the School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences.

The School of Engineering fosters collaborative relationships between science, engineering, industry and management. The School has developed a very strong research base to support its aims of providing you with in-depth knowledge, analytical skills, innovative ideas, and techniques to translate science into technology in the real world.

You will have the opportunity to undertake research with staff who are leaders in their field and will have the use of world-class laboratory facilities. Past ME students have worked on projects such as a ‘snake robot’ for disaster rescue and a brain-controlled electro-mechanical prosthetic hand.