Mechanical Engineering BEng Honours
| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2023-09-01 | - |
Program Overview
Course overview
This three-year Mechanical Engineering degree focuses on developing your knowledge and skills across a wide range of mechanical engineering topics. You'll leave Newcastle University equipped with the abilities you need to succeed anywhere in engineering.
We work closely with industry so that your studies reflect the challenges engineers face in the real world. We ensure your practical, professional and academic skills continually develop through guest lectures, placement opportunities and interactions with the engineering industry through projects and visits.
You'll leave a confident engineer with expert knowledge, enhanced through team projects and studying in areas such as:
You'll build critical teamwork and leadership skills, which are valued by employers, through small team projects and individual engineering investigations.
BEng or MEng?
Both our BEng degree and specialist MEng degrees provide a pathway to becoming a Chartered Engineer. This is one of the most recognisable international engineering qualifications.
Our MEng degrees are a direct route to becoming a Chartered Engineer (CEng). You don’t need to study any more qualifications after your degree to work towards chartered status.
Our three-year BEng degree can also lead to Chartered Engineer status. However, you’ll need to complete further study, such as an approved master’s degree.
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Program Outline
Modules and learning
Modules
The information below is intended to provide an example of what you will study.
Most degrees are divided into stages. Each stage lasts for one academic year, and you'll complete modules totalling 120 credits by the end of each stage.
Our teaching is informed by research. Course content may change periodically to reflect developments in the discipline, the requirements of external bodies and partners, and student feedback.
Optional module availability
Student demand for optional modules may affect availability. Full details of the modules on offer will be published through the Programme Regulations and Specifications ahead of each academic year. This usually happens in May. To find out more please see our terms and conditions.
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 1 will provide a broad introduction to the principles of engineering. You'll get hands-on from the very beginning of your degree, working in a team to design and build a working wind turbine as part of a project.
Modules
| Compulsory Modules | Credits |
|---|---|
| Engineering Mathematics I | 20 |
| Sustainable Design, Creativity, and Professionalism | 30 |
| Electrical and Magnetic Systems | 15 |
| Electronics and Sensors | 10 |
| Thermofluid Mechanics | 15 |
| Properties & Behaviour of Engineering Materials | 15 |
| Mechanics I | 15 |
How you'll learn
How you'll be assessed
Stages 2 covers: mechanical, electrical and materials engineering sciences (50%), engineering design and manufacturing (20%), engineering mathematics (18%), and management and professional skills, such as computing and enterprise (12%).
Modules
| Compulsory Modules | Credits |
|---|---|
| Accounting, FiNAce and Law for Engineers | 10 |
| Engineering Mathematics II | 10 |
| Mechanics II | 20 |
| Materials Science II | 10 |
| Thermal Engineering | 10 |
| Fluid Mechanics II | 10 |
| AC Electrical Power and Conversion | 10 |
| Mathematical Modelling & Statistical Methods For Engineering | 10 |
| Design and Manufacturing II | 20 |
| Mechanical Engineering Professional Skills II | 10 |
How you'll learn
How you'll be assessed
In Stage 3, your studies continue to cover a broad range of mechanical engineering topics, so you develop a wide set of skills and knowledge ready to take into the workplace.
You'll also work on a project based in local industry in a small team of your peers and also complete an extended piece of work on a topic selected from a wide range of projects. This is aimed at developing your capabilities as an engineer in areas such as project planning and data analysis.
Modules
| Compulsory Modules | Credits |
|---|---|
| Introduction to Instrumentation and Drive Systems | 20 |
| Computational Heat and Fluid Flow | 10 |
| Advanced Mechanics and Structural Optimisation | 20 |
| Digital Manufacturing Processes and Systems | 20 |
| Introduction to Biomedical Engineering | 10 |
| Advanced Thermofluid Dynamics | 10 |
| Final Year Dissertation: Capstone Project | 30 |
How you'll learn
How you'll be assessed
Information about these graphs
We base these figures and graphs on the most up-to-date information available to us. They combine data on the planned delivery and assessments of our courses in 2021-22 with data on the modules chosen by our students in 2020-21.
Teaching time is made up of:
Teaching and assessment
Teaching methods
Over the first two years you will have around 20 timetabled hours per week; typically half lectures, one quarter seminars and tutorials and one quarter practical and hands-on classes. There are also industrial visits, interviews, business games, management, and a variety of projects.
In stages 3 and 4, your timetable will allow more time for your major project work.
Assessment methods
You'll be assessed through a combination of:
Coursework
Examinations – practical or online
Skills and experience
Practical skills
You'll gain hands-on experience throughout your degree using industry-standard, state-of-the-art facilities in the School of Engineering.
You'll also work with local industry during various projects, and learn about real-world engineering through guest lectures.
Research skills
The teaching of your mechanical engineering degree is informed by the research of our expert staff based in our research institutes, which specialise in bioengineering, design, manufacture and material and fluid dynamic and thermal systems.
These research groups allow you to draw on the expertise of staff and their connections with industry as well as providing access to specialist facilities.
Chat to a student
The quality of teaching on the course is very good with some particularly excellent lecturers and there’s a lot of support available within the course.
Megan, Mechanical Engineering student
