h392 - Sustainable Transport Engineering MEng
Sustainable Transport Engineering MEng Honours
UCAS Code: H392 (full time: 4 Years)
Course Overview
This professionally accredited degree responds to transport challenges such as the increasing demand for cars and public transport and the decline of fossil fuels.
At a Glance
UCAS Code
H392
UCAS Institution Name and Code
NEWC, N21
Degree Awarded
MEng Honours
Course Duration
4 Years
Entry Requirements
A Level: AAB
IB: 34 points
Opportunities
It equips you with specialist skills for a career producing efficient transport systems in sectors such as the automotive, railway and transport industries.
You master the fundamentals of mechanical engineering before specialising later in your degree, with specialist modules including:
- structural optimisation
- energy sources and storage
- vehicle drives and dynamics
You showcase your professional skills - including project management and the application of design methodology - through an industry-relevant team project in your final year.
Please note: this degree was previously advertised as Mechanical and Low Carbon Transport Engineering MEng Honours (H390).
Professional Accreditation*
This degree is accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE).
This means future employers will recognise the quality of your degree because it meets high professional standards.
*All professional accreditations are reviewed regularly by their professional body.
What you will study
All of our Mechanical Engineering students study the same broad programme for the first two years covering:
- mechanical, electrical and materials engineering sciences (50%)
- engineering design and manufacturing (20%)
- engineering mathematics (18%)
- management and professional skills, such as computing and enterprise (12%)
Specialist modules
In Stage 3 (BEng and MEng) and Stage 4 (MEng only) you balance general engineering topics with specific advanced topics relevant to your particular degree. See the Course Details section for more information.
Design projects
You will complete a number of design projects throughout your degree, designed to enhance your practical experience and industry knowledge:
- small team projects based in local industry, working with leading engineering companies
- an extended piece of work to develop your professional project planning and data analysis skills
- a major industry-relevant project at Stage 3 (BEng and MEng) and Stage 4 (MEng only), to solve real-world engineering problems and to showcase your professional-level skills
Flexible degree structure
You can transfer between any of our mechanical engineering degrees up to the end of Stage 2 (second year). You must achieve the appropriate academic standard to transfer from a BEng to an MEng degree.
Boost your employability with a work placement
Apply to spend a 9 to 12 months on an optional work placement between Stages 3 and 4. You can apply to spend your placement year with any organisation and will receive University support to do so.
You’ll gain first-hand experience of working in the sector, putting your learning into practice and developing your professional expertise.
It will extend your degree by a year and is subject to availability.
Find out more about Work Placements.
Industry links
We have strong links with local and national companies, leading to:
- guest lectures from industry experts
- opportunities for vacation work placements and an industrial placement year
- projects based on our industrial links, giving you industry-relevant experience
- regular industrial visits to local factories and businesses
A high percentage of our teaching staff have worked in industry and/or still have contact with industry and can bring your teaching to life with real-world examples.
Facilities and support
Study at Newcastle and you will join a vibrant community in the School of Engineering.
Facilities
Our wide range of mechanical engineering laboratories include:
- labs for design-make-test projects: making and testing machines and structures
- strengths (testing) labs with machines up to 500kN & access to machines up to 8MN
- mechatronics/electronics labs for programming robots and automated devices
- bio-engineering lab for bio-materials manufacture and testing of components
- manufacturing lab with good selection of modern CNC machine tools
- composite materials lab with fire test facilities
We also provide high-quality, specialist facilities to support your studies:
- state-of-the-art CAD and CAE 3D design facilities
- He-Ion and other microscopes with resolutions down to 0.3nm
- wide range of rapid protyping facilities for projects and research
- engine test cells, wind-tunnel and water flow channels with laser flow measurement
- Formula Student car design, build and test facilities
- gear and drive system testing machines up to 8MW capacity
- our own 1750hp main-line diesel-electric locomotive
Support
To support you in your studies, all new students entering year 1 or year 2 will receive:
• a tablet so you can download the online learning resources you’ll need for your course (helping us to make our campus more sustainable);
• a start-up pack containing essential personal protective equipment and text books.
You will have an academic member of staff as a personal tutor throughout your degree. They can help with academic and personal issues.
Peer mentors will help you in your first year. They are fellow students who can help you settle in and answer any questions you have.
Social activities
There are a range of social activities to help you settle into our community of 600 students. For example, you can compete in the Institution of Mechanical Engineers’ Formula Student competition to develop a high performance single-seat racing car, which is then put to the test at the famous Silverstone Circuit.
Defence Technical Undergraduate Scheme (DTUS)
Do you want to become a technical officer in the Royal Navy, British Army, RAF or Defence Engineering and Science Group when you graduate?
This degree is approved by the Defence Technical Undergraduate Scheme (DTUS).
DTUS is a sponsorship programme for students interested in a scientific, engineering or technical career in the armed forces or the Ministry of Defence.
Find out more on our Armed Forces page.
Modules for 2019 entry
Please note
The module and/or programme information below is for 2019 entry. Our teaching is informed by research and modules change periodically to reflect developments in the discipline, the requirements of external bodies and partners, student feedback, or insufficient numbers of students interested (in an optional module). To find out more read our terms and conditions.
Module/programme information for 2020 entry will be published here as soon as it is available (end of May 2020).
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. Further information, including the credit value of the module, is available in each of the module descriptions below.
Stage 1
Compulsory modules
- EEE1006 Electrical Engineering I (for MECH)
- ENG1001 Engineering Mathematics I
- MEC1002 Materials Science I
- MEC1007 Fundamentals of Thermofluid Dynamics
- MEC1010 Design and Manufacturing I
- MEC1011 Mechanics I
- MEC1012 Mechanical Engineering Professional Skills I
Stage 2
Compulsory modules
- EEE2010 Electrical Engineering II
- ENG2001 Accounting, Finance and Law for Engineers
- ENG2012 Engineering Mathematics II and Statistical Data Analysis
- MEC2001 Materials Science II
- MEC2003 Applications of Thermofluid Dynamics
- MEC2007 Design and Manufacturing II
- MEC2008 Mechanical Engineering Professional Skills II
- MEC2009 Mechanics II
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
- MEC3098 Mechanical Engineering Project
- MEC3019 Structural Optimisation and Crashworthiness
Work Placement (optional)
You can apply to spend 9 to 12 months on an optional work placement between Stages 3 and 4. You can apply to spend your placement year with any organisation and will receive University support to do so. It will extend your degree by a year and is subject to availability. Find out more on about Work Placements.
You will take the following module:
Stage 4
Compulsory modules
All candidates are considered on an individual basis.
If your qualifications are not listed here, please see our additional entry requirements web pages to find out which other qualifications are considered.
The entrance requirements below apply to 2020 entry.
Careers
Mechanical and Low Carbon Transport Engineering careers
As well as the technical and practical expertise that you gain from studying mechanical engineering, all our degrees are designed to provide you with opportunities to learn and develop skills such as analytical and problem-solving, project-working both as part of a team and on your own, communicating with others, planning and time management, and of course computer literacy, all of which are vital for the employment market.
The majority of mechanical engineering graduates wish to enter engineering-related careers in order to become professionally qualified. Popular areas are research and development, design, production, manufacturing, consultancy, contracting, purchasing and quality assurance.
Opportunities exist in a wide range of sectors, including transport and logistics, health, defence, manufacturing, automobile, renewable energy, amongst others.
In particular, the excellent analytical and problem-solving skills gained through studying mechanical engineering also make graduates equally attractive to employers in finance, business consultancy and public services.
The School liaises closely with the University’s Careers Service to support you throughout your studies. Through the excellent links forged with regional and national employers, many companies visit the campus to give presentations, attend job fairs and carry out interviews. Some employers are also actively involved in work-related course projects and modules.
Find out more about the career options for Mechanical and Systems Engineering from Prospects: The UK's Official Careers Website.
What our graduates go on to do: employment and further study choices
See what our recent graduates went on to do and view graduate destinations statistics. These statistics are based on what graduates were doing on a specific date, approximately six months after graduation. Take a look at the most recent data available for our graduates.
The destination data is available in varying levels, beginning with the University and moving through Faculty and School down to individual course reports. This final level may give you some useful ideas about possible options after your course or a course you are considering.
Careers and employability at Newcastle
Newcastle University consistently has one of the best records for graduate employment in the UK.
96% of our 2017 UK-domiciled UG/PG graduates progressed to employment or further study within six months of graduating.
85.5% of our graduates are in graduate level employment or further study within six months of graduating.
We provide an extensive range of opportunities to all students through an initiative called ncl+. This enables you to develop personal, employability and enterprise skills and to give you the edge in the employment market after you graduate.
Our award-winning Careers Service is one of the largest and best in the country, and we have strong links with employers.
Applying to Newcastle University through UCAS
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UCAS codes for Newcastle University
- institution name - NEWC
- institution code - N21
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