This a challenging four-year programme designed to produce Mechanical Engineering graduates with a well-rounded understanding of accounting and business practice. These skills are in line with those required by industry, for graduates likely to be given significant managerial responsibility at an early stage in their careers. This MEng programme allows you to fulfil the educational requirements for Chartered Engineer status with a single qualification.

Degree benefits

• You will benefit from our internationally renowned research expertise, as this cutting-edge knowledge is passed on to you through our teaching.

• You will have access to MechSpace, a dedicated student facility for designing and building mechanical engineering prototypes. You will also have the opportunity to learn and conduct projects in our research laboratories; including nanoengineering, materials testing, engine cells and wave tanks.

• The problem-solving, analytical skills you develop at UCL Mechanical Engineering, alongside your understanding of accounting and business, will make you an attractive candidate for employers in many other fields. These include commerce, banking and management consultancy.

• This programme is highly respected both within the UK and abroad, and accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) as meeting the academic base requirements, in full, for registration as a Chartered Engineer for the 2014-2022 student cohort intakes.

Your learning

You will be taught in a variety of ways, including lectures, example sessions, laboratory classes, computer workshops and project work. Along with MechSpace, a dedicated student facility for designing and building mechanical engineering prototypes, we offer extensive computing facilities. Our main research laboratories are also used for laboratory classes and for research-based project work.

Assessment

Throughout your degree programme, your progress will be assessed through a combination of examinations and coursework. You will be required to meet or exceed a range of academic criteria throughout your studies.

Careers

We place great emphasis on supporting you to develop transferable professional skills, alongside your engineering knowledge, from the word go. This gives you a significant advantage in forging the career of your choice. You can benefit from our dedicated engineering careers team, links with industry and internship opportunities.

Your career options can be in a variety of fields including aerospace, railways, motor vehicle design, manufacturing and medical engineering. The programme also equips you with the skills to secure a job in commerce, banking, and management consultancy.