Overview

The Mechanical with Automotive Engineering (Hons) With Professional Placement course at University of Bath is for engineers who want to apply fundamental mechanical engineering knowledge to the challenges of the automotive industry including areas such as cost, emissions, performance and materials. You’ll study vehicle design, manufacturing processes and component analysis in the context of the automotive market.

In your first two years, you’ll learn how to use mechanical engineering, physical science, maths and computing to assess engineering systems. Throughout your studies, you’ll complement your engineering knowledge with transferable skills that are valued in industry such as problem solving and critical thinking. You’ll also explore the professional behaviours a responsible engineer needs including ethics, environmental and sustainability awareness, compassion and inclusivity.

Careers

Graduates have many skills making them attractive to prospective employers, including problem solving, creativity, numeracy and teamwork. They often hold specialist and managerial roles in high technology industries in engineering and manufacturing or pursue academic and research careers with further study. Some of our graduates have gone on to work at international companies including:

AB Dynamics

BAE Systems

BMW Mini

Crux Design

Dyson

GKN Aerospace

Jaguar Land Rover

nPower

Rolls Royce

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Experimentation, engineering skills and applied engineering

Thermodynamics

Solid mechanics

Design materials and manufacturing

Mathematics

Fluid mechanics

Instrumentation, electronics and electrical drives

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-28 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-14 00:00:00

Language

English

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120

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TOEFL^® IBT

90

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PTE Academic

62

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

600 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Bath, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Mechanical Engineering Automotive Engineering View 78 other Bachelors in Automotive Engineering in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

Duolingo English Test

120

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TOEFL^® IBT

90

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62

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IELTS

6.5

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General requirements

A*A*A in three A levels including A* in Mathematics and A in Physics

International Baccalaureate Diploma - 36 points overall and 7, 7, 6 in three Higher Level subjects including 6 in Physics and 7 in either HL Mathematics.

D*DD in the BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (RQF) plus grade A* in A level Mathematics.

D*D*D* in the Cambridge Technical Level 3 Extended Diploma plus grade A* in A level Mathematics.

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Tuition Fees

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30500 GBP / year

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9535 GBP / year

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Living costs

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808 - 1228 GBP / month

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