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    MSc Full-time 1 year

Masters Degree Description

Originally created with Ford Motor Company and Jaguar Land Rover, our Automotive Engineering MSc will provide you with the knowledge and technical expertise for a career in the fast-paced automotive sector. You’ll specialise in subjects that are relevant to a rapidly changing industry and the future of ground transportation to provide you with solid expertise for your future career.

The programme will build on your existing engineering skills and enhance your understanding of the latest automotive technologies, including the development of the next generation of vehicles that feature new hardware, software, autonomy and electrification. Practical activities are integral to our course, for example, by spending time at HORIBA MIRA proving ground you’ll learn how to collect and analyse vehicle handling, off-road dynamics, noise measurement, braking performance and wet weather driving data.

Entry Requirements

A 2:1 honours degree (or equivalent international qualification) in Engineering or Physical Sciences. Required modules include Mathematics, Dynamics, Structures, Fluids, Thermodynamics.

Applicants with a 2:2 (or equivalent) may be considered with relevant experience in the automotive industry.

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Fees

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Programme Funding

There are lots of options available to you to fund your master’s programme, from alumni bursaries to school and department scholarships and government loans.

Student Destinations

There is a high demand for our postgraduate engineers who are ready to tackle the transport challenges of the future. We see our students take a variety of career paths after graduation including pursuing further education with a PhD, following a career in teaching, lecturing and research or join various positions in industry.

Previous graduate roles include:

  • Key Account Manager
  • Automotive Instructor
  • Software Engineer
  • Structural Dynamics Engineer
  • Estimator, Galliford Try
  • Purchase Engineer
  • Graduate Production Engineering
  • Testing Engineer
  • Graduate Mechanical Engineering
  • Design Engineer

Module Details

Semester 1

Compulsory modules

  • MSc Project 
  • Technical Computing 
  • Vehicle Performance

Optional Modules (select three)

  • Power Electronics, Machines and Drives
  • Vehicle Dynamics

Semester 2

Compulsory modules

  • Research Project Planning
  • Hybrid and Electric Vehicles

Optional Modules (select three)

  • Body Engineering
  • Autonomous Vehicles
  • Vehicle Aerodynamics

Summer

Compulsory Modules

  • Automotive Project

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