Overview

Students of the Automotive Engineering (with placement) course offered at Harper Adams University will learn about on-road vehicle systems and technologies plus specialist modules will ready our engineers for the additional challenges of the off-highway sector. You will develop your knowledge and engineering skills through contextualised modules and using specialist facilities such as our Soil Hall, Off-road Track, Applied Engineering Workshop and laboratories. There is a wide range of on and off-highway vehicles available for students to use as part of project work and there are also opportunities to get involved with cutting-edge research in autonomous and connected vehicles with Harper Adams’ Hands Free Farm.

Careers

Career opportunities in the Automotive sector are outstanding. Our graduates are highly sought-after for their technical knowledge and skills but also their soft skills, essential in a modern engineering environment. BEng students will typically go on to work in design, development and in-service product support roles, delivering solutions or managing engineering teams. Past students have gained employment in multinational manufacturers including Jaguar Land Rover, JCB, Caterpillar and BAE Systems, engineering support services such as HORIBA MIRA and Prodrive, but also small highly specialist companies such as Supacat, Niftylift and Rail-Ability.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

The Professional Engineer

Materials

Problem Solving

Electronics, Microcontrollers and Programming

Actuation

Measurement

Mechanical Science

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

PTE Academic

60

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IELTS

6

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Credits

600 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Newport, 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

PTE Academic

60

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IELTS

6

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Other requirements

General requirements

In the region of 136 UCAS points for A level students.

International Baccalaureat

Offers tend to be in the region of 30 points with Maths at 6 or above

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Key Skills (and other level 2 variants) and First Certificates/Diplomas are not accepted in place of GCSE passes

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4 GCSEs or equivalent at grade C/4 or above, including English Language, Maths and a Science

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

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Non-residents

16500 GBP / year

≈ 16500 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

9535 GBP / year

≈ 9535 GBP / year

Additional Details

Placement year:

Home: £1,905

International: £3,700

Living costs

Newport

United Kingdom

741 - 1405 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Living costs

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