Automotive Engineering (Hons) Loughborough University

Overview

This  Automotive Engineering (Hons) programme at  Loughborough University  covers topics related to new powertrain architectures and specialist modules including Battery Technology and Machine Intelligence. The course also covers more foundational topics such as Aerodynamics, Materials, Structures and Experimental and Computational Fluid Dynamics. These provide you with a comprehensive knowledge of the underlying and unchanging physics of automotive systems essential to modern automotive engineering.

As an automotive engineer, you will make extensive use of your theoretical and analytical skills. It is also important for you to be able to appreciate the more practical aspects of engineering. Practical activities are integral to our course. For example, you will spend a week at HORIBA MIRA proving ground where you will learn how to collect and analyse vehicle handling, off-road dynamics, noise measurement, braking performance and wet weather driving data. This and many other ‘hands-on’ activities will enable you to put the theory you have learned into practice.

Your Future Career 

• With a degree in Automotive Engineering from Loughborough, you can expect to have gained a diverse skill set.
• This will include project management, teamwork, leadership, business acumen and people management as well as technical expertise setting you up for a successful career. We are favoured by many leading organisations as a source of exceptional graduates.
• Our graduates work primarily in product design and development and are sought after by a wide range of automotive and motorsport companies.
• If you wish to pursue other careers, you are well-equipped to work in various sectors of the vehicle industry or in other sectors of engineering, finance and business. Academically gifted students are encouraged to undertake postgraduate studies within the department.