Overview

The BEng Automotive Engineering (Hons) degree at University of Hertfordshire will give you the knowledge and practical experience needed to succeed in a career within the automotive industry.Industry recognised equipment: Studying at Herts you will learn how to apply computer-aided engineering and industrial-standard software, recommended by the automotive industry advisory panel.Placement year option: Previous BEng (Hons) Automotive Engineering students have completed work placementâ€¯years at companies including Bentley Motors,â€¯Rolls Royce Motor Cars,â€¯andâ€¯Triumph Motorcycles.

Industry connections: As a student on the automotive engineering course, you will benefit from links with all the major UK automotive companies and most formula one racing teams have one of our graduates working in their design team, so your degree will open doors for you. Recent automotive engineering graduates have gone on to work at organisations including; JCB,â€¯Nissan,â€¯Ford Motor Company,â€¯Nissan Technical Centre Europe,â€¯Jaguar Land Roverâ€¯andâ€¯McLaren Automotive.

Your future career

Over 90% of undergraduates in work/further study (Graduate Outcomes, 2025)1.

Typical areas of work for automotive engineer graduates include:

vehicle manufacturing
design and test laboratories
motorsport
teaching or lecturing - with a postgraduate degree, you can teach automotive engineering.

This degree prepares you for the many excellent career choices available to a professional automotive engineer. Our placement students sometimes return to their final year studies with sponsorships and already holding job offers. We have links with all the major automotive companies in the UK and many abroad, and most Formula One racing teams have one of our graduates in their design team.

Accreditation

The BEng (Hons) Automotive Engineering course is accredited by RAes and IMechE and satisfies, in part, the academic requirements for Chartered Engineer (CEng) registration for the cohort intakes from 2016 up to, and including, 2020

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Engineering Mathematics

Statics and Dynamics

Automotive Engineering

Applied Design

Electrical Science

Programming for Engineers

Engineering Professionalism

Mechatronic Systems

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-28 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-30 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

360 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Hatfield, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Automotive Engineering View 77 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

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105

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59

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6

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General requirements

Typical offer (UCAS points): 120–128
Typical A Level offer: BBB–ABB
Mandatory subjects: Mathematics and either Physics or Technology or engineering- based subjects, excluding General Studies/Critical Thinking
Typical IB offer: 120–128 UCAS points from a minimum of two HL subjects at grade 4 or above, to include HL Mathematics and Physics
Typical BTEC offer : DDM
Mandatory subjects: Extended Diploma in Engineering (DDM) to include Distinction in a Mathematics unit
Typical T Level offer: None
GCSE: Grade 4/C in English Language and 4/C Mathematics.
Access courses: Engineering diploma with 30 Level 3 credits at distinction to include maths or science or principles units. the remaining 15 L3 credits must be at merit.

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Tuition Fees

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17450 GBP / year

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9790 GBP / year

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Living costs

Hatfield

United Kingdom

660 - 1140 GBP / month

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