Overview

Sustainability is becoming more and more important in the automotive industry. Car manufacturers and suppliers are considering how to implement sustainable processes in the development and manufacture of new vehicles.

During the Sustainable Automotive Engineering course at University of Sussex , you’ll:

gain fundamental engineering knowledge including materials, manufacturing processes, mechanics and electrical circuits
learn CAD modelling, programming and numerical modelling
explore low-emission vehicle propulsion, new-generation vehicle technology, electrical drive systems and vehicle dynamics.

The university research feeds directly into our teaching. You’ll benefit from our work in the Dynamics, Control, and Vehicle research group. Research projects include automotive on-board diagnostics systems, intelligent controllers and autonomous vehicles.

Key features

You’ll study in our Future Technologies Labs that incorporate computer suites and new automation/robotics facilities. There’s also a dedicated manufacturing lab with facilities such as CNC machines and 3-D printers. In our Formula Student projects, you’ll get the chance to be part of a team to design and build an electric single-seat racing car and enter it into a competition.
During your time at Sussex, you’ll be supported by dedicated academic advisers, as well as a team of student mentors. In addition, you’ll benefit from our links to world-leading automotive companies. As a graduate, you’ll have the knowledge and skills to meet the challenges and changes in the automotive industry, including those related to sustainability.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Electrical Circuits & Devices
Engineering Maths
Materials and Manufacturing Processes
Programming for Engineers
Engineering Mechanics

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Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-29 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-30 00:00:00

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• The initial applications deadline for most courses is the final Wednesday in January.

Language

English

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80

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IELTS

6

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Credits

480 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Brighton, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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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

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110

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80

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59

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6

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General requirements

34 points overall from the full IB Diploma

Higher Levels must include Mathematics, with a grade of 5.

For entry, either Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches or Mathematics: Applications and Interpretation at Higher Level will be accepted.

Overall result of 80% (European Baccalaureate)

Evidence of existing academic ability at a high level in Mathematics is essential (normally with a final grade of at least 8.0

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Tuition Fees

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26250 GBP / year

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9535 GBP / year

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Living costs

Brighton

United Kingdom

815 - 1383 GBP / month

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