Mechanical Engineering Degrees
Our Mechanical engineering degrees have been accredited by the IMechE and the Energy Institute. This means that industry recognises they meet the highest standard of education and provide a route to achieving Chartered Engineer status.
View courses ApplyOur mechanical engineering department has strong links with major international industries such as EON, EDF, Doosan Power Systems, Tata Steel, Airbus and GDF Suez. We work closely with them to ensure that our courses are kept up-to-date, relevant and challenging.
Our courses offers
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Our mechanical engineering facilities are the standard you would expect to see and use in the workplace. They include well-equipped computer rooms using state-of-the-art design and analysis software, and dedicated project and workshop spaces. We have our own augmented reality welding training simulator, flight simulator, wind tunnels and gas turbine plant.
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You can gain free professional membership of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE). This membership gives you many benefits such as access to online resources and invitations to local and national events, including technical seminars and conferences, all of which can help to give you a competitive career advantage.
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Our mechanical engineering department has strong links with major international industries such as EON, EDF, Doosan Power Systems, Tata Steel, Airbus and GDF Suez. We work closely with them to ensure that our courses are kept up-to-date, relevant and challenging, ultimately giving you the greatest chance of future employment.
Mechanical Engineering Courses
This BEng Mechanical Engineering degree allows you to use your analytical and mathematical skills to solve real-life problems. Mechanical engineers are sought-after in all types of industries and sectors, such as food processing, pharmaceutical manufacture, renewable energy, automotive and aerospace. You could design, analyse, research and test anything from wind turbines to turbojet engines.
Prepare to drive innovation in a dynamic field as you become an accredited engineer and develop your skills with the latest industry-standard tools, techniques and technology. Work with industry experts solving real problems across sectors including automotive, industrial, aviation and renewables.
Engineering is a huge field with incredible job opportunities, and we can help you take the first step in your engineering education. Designed to be completed part-time with your employer, you’ll learn the basics of mechanical engineering and the study skills you need to take your learning further.
Build firm foundations for employment as a higher technician in industry, take the next steps in your engineering studies, and prepare for a career that will change the world.
The MSc Mechanical Engineering at USW addresses the high demand for skilled postgraduate engineers. Designed to assist in achieving Chartered Engineer status, it enriches knowledge while fostering project management and people skills. Students utilise advanced software, learn environmental and safety considerations, and tackle real-world issues through dissertations informed by staff's active research and consultancy.
If you don’t have the right grades to enrol directly on to the BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering degree, you could opt to start your studies with a foundation year. It has been designed to develop your skills in mechanics and mathematics –important areas which will underpin your learning on the degree course.
This BEng Mechanical Systems Engineering degree allows you to use your analytical and mathematical skills to solve real-life problems. Mechanical engineers are sought-after in all types of industries and sectors, such as food processing, pharmaceutical manufacture, renewable energy, automotive and aerospace. You could design, analyse, research and test anything from wind turbines to turbojet engines.
The MSc Professional Engineering is available to those currently in employment and is ideal if you are seeking to further progress and develop within the engineering profession. The innovative and flexible part-time engineering qualification allows you to gain a Masters degree and progress towards Chartered Engineer (CEng) status through activities undertaken in the workplace.
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