This programme provides students with a high-quality degree in Automotive Engineering.

The automotive sector is embracing - and driving - a radical paradigm shift, making it a partcularly exciting time to study Automotive Engineering.  Automotive vehicles in general are transitioning from what has been an essentially mechanical device, towards a coupled, mechanical-electrical-electronic system whose operational characteristics are defined in part by software rather than hardware.  Despite the massive increase in complexity associated with these newer vehicles, commercial realities demand a shorter design and development cycle, and tight control of costs.

Light-duty vehicles are transitioning to electrified powertrains, adopting a huge range of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), and exploring the possibilities offered by tighter integration with area-wide transport and electricity networks.  Heavy-duty vehicles, on the other hand, are likely to retain their dependence on internal-combustion engines (ICE) for the foreseeable future, but these vehicles will also need to become cleaner and more efficient to reduce their environmental footprint.  Automotive engineers of the future therefore need to straddle both camps: retaining a firm grasp of conventional technologies, while expanding their knowledge of next-generation technologies.

The goal of this programme is to equip graduates with the knowledge, skills and desire, to adapt to - and ultimately to lead - these changes.

  

1 - 1 Exhibit knowledge and understanding of a range of automotive systems and the underlying associated mathematical, scientific, analytical and data science principles.
2 - 2 - Demonstrate the ability to analyse and model automotive components and systems within engineering problems, and to make appropriate judgements in a responsible way.
3 - 3 - Design solutions to problems in automotive engineering, using appropriate methodologies (including hardware or software), and taking into account professional responsibilities, relevant standards, and with reference to pertinent health & safety requirements.
4 - 4 - Investigate and learn from existing knowledge, by designing and conducting experiments, and by analysing and interpreting data.
5 - 5 - Work effectively as an individual, in teams, or in multidisciplinary settings, with the capacity to undertake lifelong learning.
6 - 6 - Listen carefully to the needs of clients and society, and communicate, effectively and clearly, engineering analyses, proposals and solution options.

Module ID	Module Title	Trimester	Credits
Stage 1 Core Modules
CDIC1015W	Geom. Graphics & Mech. Drawing	Autumn	5
CDIC1019W	Research Skills&Communications	Autumn	5
CDIC1020W	Advanced Maths 1.	Autumn	5
CDIC1023W	English 1	Autumn	10
CDIC1024W	College Physics 1	Spring	5
CDIC1025W	Advanced Maths 2	Spring	5
CDIC1028W	English 2	Spring	10
MEEN1008W	Mechanics for Engineers	Spring	5
MEEN1009W	Thermodynamics 1	Spring	5
Stage 1 Core Modules
Stage 2 Core Modules
CDIC2011W	Manufacturing Engineering 1	Autumn	5
CDIC2014W	Linear Algebra	Autumn	5
CDIC2015W	College Physics 2	Autumn	5
CDIC2016W	English 3	Autumn	5
MEEN2003W	Solid Mechanics 1	Autumn	5
MEEN2004W	Materials 1	Autumn	5
MEEN2005W	Design 1	Autumn	5
CDIC2010W	Electrical & Electronic Eng 1	Spring	5
CDIC2012W	Probability & Statistics	Spring	5
CDIC2017W	Computer Programming	Spring	5
CDIC2020W	English 4	Spring	5
MEEN2001W	Mechanics of Fluids 1	Spring	5
MEEN2002W	Applied Dynamics 1	Spring	5
Stage 2 Core Modules
Stage 3 Core Modules
CDIC3016W	System Modelling & Simulation	Autumn	5
CDIC3017W	Vehicle Layout / Configuration	Autumn	5
CDIC3018W	Measurement and Testing Techno	Autumn	5
MEEN3002W	Solid Mechanics 2	Autumn	5
MEEN3003W	Design 2	Autumn	5
MEEN3004W	Materials 2	Autumn	5
CDIC3012W	Motor Control & Battery Tech	Spring	5
CDIC3013W	Automotive Electrical Fundmntl	Spring	5
CDIC3014W	Hydraulic & Pneumatic Transmis	Spring	5
CDIC3015W	Mechanical Control Engineering	Spring	5
MEEN3001W	Thermodynamics 2	Spring	5
MEEN3005W	Mechanics of Fluids 2	Spring	5
Stage 3 Core Modules
Stage 4 Core Modules
CDIC4009W	Professional Eng Project	2 Trimester duration (Aut-Spr)	15
CDIC4007W	Advanced Driver Assist Systems	Autumn	5
CDIC4008W	Vehicle Component Design	Autumn	5
MEEN4004W	Vehicle Structural Analysis	Autumn	5
MEEN4005W	Automotive Materials	Autumn	5
MEEN4006W	Automotive Design	Autumn	5
CDIC4006W	Alternative Energy Vehicles	Spring	5
MEEN4001W	Automotive Engines	Spring	5
MEEN4002W	Computational Fluid Mechanics	Spring	5
MEEN4003W	Automotive Vehicle Dynamics	Spring	5
Stage 4 Core Modules

		Award		GPA
Programme	Module Weightings	Rule Description	Description
BHENG009	Stage 4 - 70.00% Stage 3 - 30.00%	Standard Honours Award	First Class Honours	3.68	4.20
			Second Class Honours, Grade 1	3.08	3.67
			Second Class Honours, Grade 2	2.48	3.07
			Pass	2.00	2.47