Engineering at USW
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Engineering Degrees
Experience Engineering
We offer traditional engineering courses such as civil, mechanical, electrical and electronic engineering, or more specialist courses including aircraft maintenance engineering and automotive engineering.
Professional bodies set the benchmark for employee standards and can unlock doors to high-level jobs. We build these standards and accreditations into our engineering courses.
Alongside our approach to hands-on learning, we also offer placement opportunities to help you gain the skills and knowledge needed for many industry roles. At USW we create graduates who are prepared for tomorrow and who can succeed in the real world.
Engineering Courses
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Aerospace Engineering degrees at the University of South Wales offer excellent opportunities for a career in engineering, so you can enter the profession with the right knowledge and skills.
The Automotive Engineering degrees will provide you with the knowledge and skills required in the modern automotive industry, with a focus on autonomous vehicle technology.
The University of South Wales is the largest provider of industry-accredited surveying courses and project management courses in Wales, fully accredited by RICS.
We pride ourselves on our breadth of Civil Engineering courses that are based on the demands of industry, giving you the skills that employers look for.
From computing, power, electrical, electronic and communications engineering to the fundamentals of electronics, electrical and power engineering and mathematics.
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.
FURTHER STUDY OPTIONS
At USW Engineering, we offer a range of postgraduate engineering courses, across civil engineering, the built environment, mechanical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering and aeronautical engineering.
You also may be eligible to apply for the HEFCW Postgraduate STEM bursary of £2,000 for a full master’s course.
The University of South Wales, working in partnership with the Welsh Government, is offering Engineering Degree Apprenticeships.
These combine work-based learning with studying a degree part-time at university. You achieve a degree, learn professional skills and gain industry knowledge.
We offer a number of Masters by Research programmes, all of which allow you to make an in-depth study of an Engineering topic that interests you.
We have research strengths in a number of individual disciplines and interdisciplinary areas including mobile and satellite communications; aerospace; advanced materials engineering; sustainable energy; electronic product engineering; wireless and optoelectronics and automotive and power systems engineering.
We offer a number of postgraduate research programmes, including PhD, all of which allow you to make an in-depth study of an Engineering topic that interests you.
ENGINEERING FACILITIES
Impressive spaces to learn within
At the University of South Wales, our dedicated engineering facilities include an Aerospace Centre, which houses its very own aircraft, a suite of practical training facilities approved by the aerospace industry, and electronics labs supplemented with world-leading Renesas technologies. We have recently refurbished our civil and mechanical engineering labs equipping them with the latest computer-aided and controlled machinery.
Aerospace Centre
The aerospace industry has become increasingly competitive and in recognising this, the University has recently invested £3.3 million into its aerospace facilities. The investment includes a two-storey extension to our Aerospace Centre has added 1,000m2 of dedicated practical workshop and laboratory space for engineering students.
Engineering Workshops
Civil engineering facilities include new laboratories for structures, materials and geotechnics. These allow us to demonstrate fundamental engineering principles and help you carry out project and research work. We test steel, concrete and masonry lintels, together with other structural materials, to improve product design and discover new methods of construction.
Electrical and Electronic Suites
We have three suites that include an embedded systems lab, general electronics lab, and power and renewable lab. Our embedded systems lab contains 25 high-end terminals that run cutting-edge development tools that have been designed in conjunction with our sponsor, Renesas – the world’s leading supplier of microcontrollers. This sponsorship means our students are taught using the most up-to-date technologies and development tools.
Technology Studios
On our Lighting, Sound and Live Event Production courses, you'll have access to a range of specialist facilities at our ATRiuM campus in Cardiff's city centre. You will work in our television and sound studios, video and show networking laboratory and the University theatre, to put your skills into practise and realise your designs. We benefit from the proximity of, and links with many local venues, including: Cardiff arena, major BBC TV studios, Cardiff stadium, cinemas, concert venues, recording studios and world-class theatres.
ENGINEERING AT USW
Putting the spotlight on Engineering
Engineering Placements
Undertaking a work placement is a great chance for you to apply your current skills and gain new ones from a real-world setting, as well as putting you ahead of the competition when you graduate.
Women in Engineering
At the USW, we are proud of the outstanding women staff, students, and graduates we have in engineering. Here we celebrate their achievements and learn more about what engineering means to them.
Professional Accreditations
Professional bodies set the benchmark for employee standards across the engineering sector, and we build these standards and accreditations into our engineering degrees.
USW Rocketry Society
The rocketry society works with students who volunteer to take part in designing, propelling, monitoring and constructing rockets from scratch. The team won the National Rocketry Championship 2018/19.
Locations
Experience South Wales
The places you study and live make a big difference to what you get out of university. It’s important to be somewhere that feels like home, but can also surprise you. South Wales offers rich experiences, with Cardiff at the heart.
With campuses in and around Cardiff, you can experience the diversity that south Wales has to offer – the buzz of the cities, the beauty of the coast, and the calm of the countryside.
We have five campuses across three locations, but we’re one university. Every campus is open to you and whatever inspires you, you’re always welcome.
Open Days
Explore USW
Join us at an open day or live event and discover the opportunities waiting for you at the University of South Wales.
You'll have the chance to explore our campuses at Cardiff, Newport or Pontypridd, meet academic staff and current students, learn about life at USW and student money, and take part in interactive activities related to your course. For those who can't attend an on-campus event, we run online and on-demand events. There's plenty of ways to discover what USW is all about.
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