Acoustical Engineering University of Southampton

Overview

This Acoustical Engineering MEng course offered by the University of Southampton  looks at how acoustics - the science of sound and vibration - is applied in technology. It has many applications, including:

• design of cars

• 3D-audio systems

• designing concert halls

• reducing aircraft noise

• using ultrasound to fight antimicrobial resistance

This 4-year integrated master's course includes advanced Acoustical Engineering modules. You'll also take a masters-level group design project and apply your engineering knowledge to a design problem.

This course includes practical and lab work throughout. Our projects will allow you to design, build and test components and systems with enhanced acoustic properties. You'll gain the confidence to creatively solve engineering problems.

In your fourth year, you'll take part in a group design project, many of which are industry-led.

You'll have access to our world-class acoustic and engineering facilities, which include:

• anechoic and reverberation chambers
• an aeroacoustic wind tunnel
• listening room
• virtual acoustics laboratory
• a professional manufacturing centre

You can take this course with an additional year-long, paid placement. Apply with UCAS code FF38 for the Industrial Placement Year option.

The industrial placement year will further develop your vital professional skills and knowledge, and help you become a professional acoustical engineer after you graduate.

Career Opportunities

This degree will allow you to develop and evidence subject-specific and targeted employability skills. This includes the required skill set for a range of future careers, further study, or starting your own business.

The skills you can expect to focus on and gain from this course include:

• Research

• Critical thinking

• Commercial awareness

• Self-management

Accreditation

• This course is accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE).