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
• System Dynamics and Control
• Engineering Management and Business Simulation
• Materials and Structures
• Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics
• Dynamics and Vibrations
• Materials Processing
• Applied Engineering Thermodynamics

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

You must achieve at least 55% in your second year in order to continue on the MEng. If not, you will transfer to the BEng and complete your degree one year earlier.

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 or 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 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 .
• 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 麻豆APP, 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.

Year 3/4

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

• Finite Element Analysis and Design
• Heat Transfer and Energy Systems
• State Variable Control
• Tribology in Engineering Design
• Rigid Body and Structural Dynamics

Plus one option module from:

• Machine Learning for Engineers
• Digital Control and Actuators
• Aerospace Materials and Structures

Plus your Individual Project

This is the same as the final year of the BEng.

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.

Final Year

Project work forms a substantial part of your final year mark, reflecting your development into an engineering professional. Your group project will give you the freedom to investigate an engineering challenge relevant to mechanical engineering systems, often alongside students from other engineering subjects. Alongside this you will consider the business elements of engineering, such as leadership and project management, and have the opportunity to take further specialist modules.

Modules

• Leadership and Project Management

Plus three option modules from:

• Fluid Instability, Transition and Turbulence
• Advanced Solid Mechanics
• Rotorcraft Mechanics and Control
• Spacecraft Systems Engineering
• Forensic Engineering

Plus two option modules from:

• Computational Fluid Dynamics
• Advanced Composite Materials
• Attitude and Orbit Control Systems
• Signal Processing
• Advanced Gas Turbines

Plus your Group 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.