Mechanical Engineering with Industrial Experience The University of Manchester

Overview

Many students find it highly beneficial, both to their university education and to their subsequent employability, to integrate a substantial period in industry within your degree. We offer you the chance to do this with a structured placement year in industry, which would normally be completed after the third year of the Mechanical Engineering degree course (with students returning after their placement to complete the 4 th year of study). However, you may opt to organise your placement after the second year.  

During the placement year students are supervised by the host company and progress is monitored by the university.

Aims

The Mechanical Engineering with Industrial Experience course offered at The University of Manchester aims to provide you with an education that covers the breadth of this diverse subject, imparting the necessary knowledge, understanding and skills so that you can operate effectively in your initial appointment and develop your career: 

• Develop strong intellectual and practical skills to critically analyse, investigate and solve mechanical engineering problems
• Develop a high degree of competence in the use and adaptation of existing methods, tools and techniques and the application of engineering principles
• Instil creativity in addressing problems relating to engineering components and systems
• Develop a high degree of competence in engineering design, experimentation, technologies of manufacturing and effective management of companies
• Develop skills in the use of computers, software packages, team working, communication, time management and independent learning
• In your year in industry, provide knowledge and experience of the practice of mechanical engineering in industry and the operation of engineering companies.