Newcastle University

Mechanical and Low Carbon Transport Engineering MEng Honours UCAS Code: H390 (4 years)Mechanical Engineering MEng Honours Option
School of Mechanical and Systems Engineering

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This degree is designed to meet the needs of the UK transport industries, in particular automotive consultancy, specialist vehicle designers and manufacturers, and the railway industry.

The combination of a mechanical engineering background with automotive and rail specialisation ensures that graduates have a range of career prospects in the transport industries and beyond.  

Our degrees are divided into Stages. Each Stage lasts for an academic year and you need to complete modules totalling 120 credits by the end of each Stage.

Stage 1

Compulsory modules

• EEE1006  Electrical Engineering I (for MECH)
• ENG1001  Engineering Mathematics
• MEC1002  Materials Science I
• MEC1007  Fundamentals of Thermofluid Dynamics
• MEC1010  Design and Manufacturing
• MEC1011  Mechanics I
• MEC1012  Mechanical Engineering Professional Skills I

Stage 2

Compulsory modules

• CME2012  Statistics in Process Industries 1
• EEE2010  Electrical Engineering II
• ENG2001  Introduction to Business Management
• ENG2010  Engineering Mathematics II with Applications
• MEC2001  Materials Science II
• MEC2003  Applications of Thermofluid Dynamics
• MEC2007  Design and Manufacturing II
• MEC2008  Mechanical Engineering Professional Skills II
• MEC2009  Mechanics II

The course structure of all our Mechanical Engineering degrees is similar for the first two years. This means you have the option to transfer between all of our MEng degrees at the end of Stage 2, providing you achieve a Stage average of 60 per cent. 

Stage 3

Compulsory modules

• CME3097  Materials Degradation and Component Life

• MEC3014  Computational Modelling
• MEC3015  Instrumentation and Drive Systems
• MEC3017  Managing Engineering Operations
• MEC3018  Design for Industry
• MEC3019  Structural Optimisation and Crashworthiness
• MEC3098  Mechanical Engineering Project

Stage 4

Compulsory modules

• CME8055 Energy Sources and Storage 
• MEC8024 Vehicle Drives and Dynamics 
• MEC8028 Design for Human-Systems Integration 
• MEC8029 Design of Mechanical Power Transmissions 
• MEC8099 Mechanical Engineering Team  Project 
  

Examples of recent project topics include:

• cellular manufacturing of Ford Fiesta sub-assemblies
• effect of pre-history on the fatigue of automotive gear steels

Please note

The modules listed here are those currently being taught in this academic year and may vary for your year of entry.