BEng (Hons) Automotive Engineering
University of Hertfordshire
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Campus location
Hatfield, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
3 - 4 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
GBP 13,450 *
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* international students full time / UK students full time £9250 / EU students full time £13450
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Introduction
"Due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, examinations may be replaced by an alternative form of assessment during the academic year 2021/2022. Please refer to the Programme Specification on these pages for further details."
Why choose this course?
- You will learn how to apply computer-aided engineering and industrial-standard software, recommended by the Automotive Industry Advisory Panel.
- Our B.Eng. Automotive Engineering students have previously completed work placement years at companies including Bentley Motors, Rolls Royce Cars, and Triumph Motorcycles.
- We have 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.
- This BEng Honours degree course will give you the opportunity to design, build and race single-seater race cars in the UK Formula Student Competition from your first year onwards.
- Recent Automotive Engineering graduates have gone on to work at organisations including JCB, Nissan, Ford Motor Company, Nissan Technical Centre Europe, Jaguar Land Rover, and McLaren Automotive.
- We are members of the C.D.I.O Initiative (Conceive Design Implement Operate), a worldwide network of academic professionals, industry representatives, and engineering leaders who have a passion for engineering education and engineering leadership. The C.D.I.O framework has been embedded into our undergraduate degree programme, ensuring you’ll put into practice what you learn through “Design and Build” projects during your studies.
What's the course about?
With a 30-year record of producing skilled engineers for all branches of the automotive industry, Hertfordshire’s a great choice if you want to work in this cutting-edge sector. How? The course focuses on vehicle design, taking into account performance, consumer demand, safety, and sustainability. You’ll use all the latest industry tools and techniques, and take specialist classes in vehicle structures, engine performance, aerodynamics, materials, and manufacturing strategies. This course is accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and is the first step towards chartered engineer status.
Your main campus is College Lane
This is where the creative arts, science, and health-related subjects are based. This means you’ll share the campus with future nurses, scientists, artists, and more. You can use the common rooms to relax with friends, work out in the 24-hour gym or have a drink in our on-campus pub or cafes. We also have restaurants for you to eat in or grab something on the go. Our Learning Resources Centres are open 24/7, which means you can study whenever suits you best. Want to pop over to the other campus? You can take the free shuttle bus or walk there in just 15 minutes.
This course includes the options of:
- Work placement
- Study abroad
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What will I study?
The School has a reputation for innovation in teaching and learning with most modules delivered through a combination of traditional face-to-face teaching and distance learning through the university's StudyNet web-based facility. StudyNet allows students to access electronic learning resources, electronic discussion with staff and other students, and, for some modules, submit coursework 24/7 from anywhere in the world! With a heavy emphasis on Computer-Aided Engineering, the school has a policy of using industrial standard software wherever possible. The school also operates an open access laboratory policy of when possible students doing experiments in their own time.
What you will learn
You will study vehicle structures, engine performance, aerodynamics using wind tunnel testing, materials, and manufacturing strategies applicable to mass car production and specialist vehicle development. You will gain skills in commercial engineering software used in the industry, such as CATIA (a computer-aided design package), as well as finite element analysis and computational fluid dynamics packages. There is also the opportunity to be involved with the Class 200 Formula Student car, where you will work on developing the previous year's Formula Student entry.
First Year
You will study motorsport and automotive technology, engineering mathematics, engineering applications of mathematics, materials and electrical science, mechanical science, introduction to manufacturing technology, introduction to design, as well as fluid mechanics and thermodynamics.
Second Year
You will study dynamics, thermofluid mechanics, further engineering mathematics, computer-aided engineering (CAE), structural mechanics, automotive electronics and control systems, integrated engineering systems design, and project management and product development.
Third Year
You have the option of taking an integrated one-year professional placement, or you can take the opportunity to study part of your degree abroad through student exchange programmes with other universities in the EU, USA, or Canada.
Final Year (3rd or 4th)
You will study vehicle engineering design, vibration, noise and vehicle dynamics, vehicle structural analysis and manufacture, manufacturing strategy, mechanics and properties of materials, thermofluid mechanics and heat transfer, and an individual major project. You will also have an opportunity to be involved with the development of the University's entry to the Formula Student competition.
Level 4
- Engineering Mathematics II 15 Credits II Compulsory
- Statics and Dynamics II 15 Credits II Compulsory
- Automotive Engineering Fundamentals II 15 Credits II Compulsory
- Applied Design II 15 Credits II Compulsory
- Electrical Science II 15 Credits II Compulsory
- Programming for Engineers II 15 Credits II Compulsory
- Engineering Professionalism II 15 Credits II Compulsory
- Introduction to Mechatronic Systems II 15 Credits II Compulsory
Level 5
- Automotive Electronics and Control Systems II 15 Credits II Compulsory
- Structural Mechanics II 15 Credits II Compulsory
- Dynamics II 15 Credits II Compulsory
- Project Management and Product Development II 15 Credits II Compulsory
- Integrated Engineering Systems Design II 15 Credits II Compulsory
- Computer-Aided Engineering II 15 Credits II Compulsory
- Career Planning II 0 Credits II Compulsory
- Further Engineering Mathematics II 15 Credits II Compulsory
Level 6
- Thermofluid Mechanics & Heat Transfer II 15 Credits II Compulsory
- Manufacturing Strategy II 15 Credits II Compulsory
- Vehicle Engineering Design II 15 Credits II Compulsory
- Vehicle Structural Analysis and Manufacture II 15 Credits II Compulsory
- Vibration, Noise & Vehicle Dynamics II 15 Credits II Compulsory
- Mechanics and Properties of Materials II 15 Credits II Compulsory
- Individual Project II 30 Credits II Compulsory
- Careers Portfolio II 0 Credits II Compulsory
- Industrial Placement II 0 Credits II Optional
- Year Abroad II 0 Credits II Optional
Study abroad
An opportunity for an amazing experience, which will help make you stand out from the crowd. With more and more companies working internationally, the experience of living in another country can make a great impression on future employers.
This course offers you the opportunity to enhance your study and CV with a sandwich year abroad. The University has partnerships with over 150 universities around the world, including the USA, Canada, Asia, Africa, Australia, South America, and closer to home in Europe.
If you study abroad between your second and third year of study, you’ll pay no tuition fee to the partner university and no tuition fee to us either. We’ll ask you to make your decision in your second year, so there is plenty of time to think about it.
Work placement
Graduate with invaluable work experience alongside your degree and stand out from the crowd.
This course offers you the opportunity to enhance your study and CV with a work placement sandwich year. It’s a chance to explore career possibilities, make valuable contacts and gain sought-after professional skills.
Our dedicated Careers and Employment team are here to help guide you through the process. Students have previously undertaken placements in organisations such as:
- Ford Motor Company
- Bentley Motors
- Millbrook
- Rolls Royce Cars
- Triumph Motorcycles
If you take up a work placement between your second and third year of study, at the University of Hertfordshire you’ll pay no tuition fee for this year. We’ll ask you to make your decision in your second year, so there is plenty of time to think about it.
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Career Opportunities
What's next for my career?
This programme prepares you for the many excellent career choices available to a professional chartered 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. Many other graduates decide to stay at the University and extend their automotive education at a postgraduate level.
Our graduates’ employment prospects are excellent. You can expect to be employed in design, manufacturing, or testing in one of the major automotive companies in the UK or internationally. In fact, most Formula One teams have one of our graduates in their design team. Other graduates decide to stay with us and extend their automotive education at the postgraduate level.
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