Mechanical Engineering (Hons) Edinburgh Napier University

Overview

Study  Mechanical Engineering (Hons) at the  Edinburgh Napier University  and gain the opportunity to enter an exciting and varied field of engineering, allowing you to design and develop machinery people use every day including vehicles, building, healthcare and even space technology.

Quick Facts:

• You will be provided with an introduction to engineering principles, ensuring you grasp the basic skills involved before progressing into more specialised areas such as thermodynamic systems and mechanics of materials.

• The course focuses on learning engineering principles and practices, as well as computing skills and principles of design, relating to a wide range of mechanical engineering systems.

• You'll also cover control and instrumentation systems, engineering applications, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, and dynamics and statics. You will gain skills in a wide range of up-to-date industry standard design software and applications.

• In year 1 you will learn fundamental principles underpinning both mechanical and electrical engineering sciences, and hands-on practical skills.

• You will then progress on to year 2, further developing these fundamental skills while beginning to specialise in thermodynamics and mechanical engineering, while considering control and automation systems, key elements of design and engineering management skills.

• In year 3, you continue to specialise in your chosen field, gaining insight in to manufacturing systems, materials properties and selection, and detailed design and innovation practices and management.

• In your final year you will work on your honours project as well as gaining enhanced skills in thermodynamics, dynamics and statics.

Careers

Given the broad nature of the discipline, you may find yourself working in any one of a wide variety of fields, ranging from:

• Manufacturing

• Automotive

• Robotics

• Aerospace

• Construction

• Energy sector