General Engineering BEng (Hons)

Program Overview

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The General Engineering BEng (Hons) is a three-year interdisciplinary engineering degree taught by world-leading experts. Students gain a broad understanding of engineering disciplines and practical experience, specializing in their chosen field in the third year. Graduates are highly employable in multidisciplinary teams, applying creative problem-solving and engineering principles to solve real-world challenges.

Program Outline

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Degree Overview:

The General Engineering BEng (Hons) is a three-year, full-time undergraduate degree program designed to provide students with a strong foundation in engineering principles and practical experience. The program is interdisciplinary, covering a broad range of engineering disciplines, and allows students to specialize in their area of interest in the final year.

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Objectives:

• Develop a strong understanding of the breadth of engineering disciplines and how they all fit together.
• Gain both academic knowledge and practical experience.

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Description:

• Taught by world-leading experts from seven outstanding engineering departments.
• Students study modules across all disciplines in the first two years.
• In the third year, students choose one of 11 possible specialisms or continue studying a variety of subjects.
• The interdisciplinary ethos of the degree is continued in the industry-led final-year project.
• Students can customize their degree by specializing in 11 streams across the Faculty of Engineering.
• Practical, hands-on experience in state-of-the-art laboratories across the University, including The Diamond.

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Outline:

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First Year:

• Core Modules:
• Interdisciplinary Design I (15 credits)
• Introduction to Electrical Engineering (15 credits)
• Introduction to Process Engineering (15 credits)
• Thermofluids (15 credits)
• Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering (15 credits)
• Computer Problem Solving and Object Oriented Design (20 credits)
• General Engineering Mathematics (15 credits)
• Engineering Statics (10 credits)
• Global Engineering Challenge Week (Compulsory)

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Second Year:

• Core Modules:
• Interdisciplinary Design II (15 credits)
• Electromechanical Energy Transformation (15 credits)
• Thermal & Fluid Engineering (15 credits)
• Systems and Control (15 credits)
• Mechanical and Functional Behaviour of Materials (15 credits)
• Mechanics of Structures (20 credits)
• Further General Engineering Mathematics (15 credits)
• Engineering - You're Hired (Compulsory)
• Process Engineering (10 credits)

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Third Year:

• Specialism Selection:
• Aerospace Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Control and Systems Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Energy & Sustainability
• General Engineering
• Materials
• Mechanical Engineering
• Medical Technologies
• Software Engineering
• Core Modules:
• Individual Investigative Project (30 credits)
• Accounting and Law for Engineers (10 credits)

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Assessment:

• Students are assessed via a mix of the following:
• Examinations
• Coursework assignments
• Lab work
• Online tests
• Reports
• Group projects
• Presentations
• Design projects
• Dissertations

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Teaching:

• Learning and Teaching Methods:
• Lectures
• Tutorials
• Practical activities
• Coursework assignments (including oral, video, and poster presentations)
• Individual Investigative Project (final year)
• Design projects
• Online resources
• Facilities:
• Sir Robert Hadfield Building.
• Faculty:
• World-leading experts in their fields with international reputations.
• Research shapes and inspires what is taught.

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Careers:

• Graduates are highly employable and work all over the world for companies such as Arup, Rolls-Royce, Boeing, and IBM.
• The program prepares students for a career where they can apply their creative problem-solving skills and understanding of engineering principles to the real world, while working in multidisciplinary teams.
• Transferable skills gained can be applied in many sectors across the breadth of engineering and beyond.

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Other:

• The majority of engineering courses can be combined with a year in industry, which can boost career prospects.
• Students can apply to extend the course with a year abroad, usually between the second and third year.

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• Home students 2024 annual tuition fee: £9,250
• Overseas students 2024 annual tuition fee: £29,110