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Program Description
You’ll study all aspects of the design, development and construction of competition vehicles including aerodynamics, materials, structural analysis, IC engines and vehicle systems and how to use tools like computational modelling, simulation and data analysis to assess performance, strength, costs and safety.
You’ll also develop managerial skills integral to race team operations such as race planning, vehicle testing, marketing concepts, leadership, risk management and employment.
Entry Requirements
Information about requirements:
- A 2:2 (or above) UK Honours degree or equivalent internationally recognised qualification in an engineering (Automotive, Mechanical, Aeronautical, Aerospace) or technology subject.
Other accepted qualifications:
- Other degrees in a related subject, including but not limited to civil, electrical, building services, physics and mathematics will be considered and assessed on an individual basis.
Other accepted English qualifications:
- BrunELT (Brunel English Language Test): 60% (min 55% in all areas)
- Trinity ISE
- LanguageCert
- City & Guilds ESOL, IESOL adn SESOL (no expiry)
- European Baccalaureate Year 7 (Except English Language 4)
- Duolingo
Course Content
The course is design to give graduates the technical expertise they need to specialise in automotive and motorsport engineering.
Coursework for your automotive and motorsport engineering degree consists of compulsory and optional modules and a 15,000-word dissertation.
Teaching and Learning
Our staff have national and international reputations for their research, publications and applied work. Many carry out much of their research in collaboration with major oil companies, motor vehicle manufacturers, leading industrial firms and governmental laboratories. This means that your education will be at the forefront of scholarship and practice, covering the most up-to-date industry knowledge.
Your course will consist of combinations of lectures, seminars, tutorials, laboratory and practical sessions, coursework and group work.
Curriculum
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This module aims to develop an appreciation of business risk and entrepreneurship in corporate strategy, to develop an understanding of leadership and motivational theories and their appropriate application, to develop the necessary skills in racing team management and understanding of a race season and race planning, and to introduce students to the applications and challenges of race vehicle testing.
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This module aims to enable students to model and analyse complex dynamics of racing vehicles, to provide a more advanced appreciation of IC engines and their latest development in the field of high performance engines, and to enable students to understand the materials and manufacturing processes used for high performance vehicles.
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The project aims to give experience of design practice and engineering systems design through undertaking a large multidisciplinary project. It aims to develop the necessary skills in design project management and planning, and to enable students to apply these skills in diverse situations.
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On this module students will learn about impacts of engineering on society and the environment.
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The dissertation aims for students to complete and report on a soundly executed and constructed programme of investigation, analysis and research containing original work.
Careers
There is high demand for graduate engineers ready to tackle the challenges of the future. These include finding ways to design and build vehicles more cost effectively, addressing wider environmental and safety concerns, and working in motor racing.
Our graduates go on to careers with leading automotive companies (e.g. Jaguar Land Rover, Delphi, Ford). They also work with motor racing teams such as Mercedes, Red Bull, Williams and Lotus.
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