Automotive Engineering BEng (Hons)

**Course summary**• Learn the underpinning science, mathematics and engineering principles to be a successful practitioner in the automotive industry.• Gain an appreciation of the wider multidisciplinary engineering context, economic, environmental and social implications of the production of automobiles.• Become an expert in vehicle specific-systems and their safe operation.Become a high-quality graduate engineer with specialist knowledge of automotive technology and the complementary professional and personal skills required for a successful career. Prepare to work in areas such as vehicle design, vehicle dynamic and control, product, manufacturing, testing, service, maintenance, R&D or other commercial engineering enterprises.**How you learn**You experience and engage in a variety of learning activities as you progress through the course. We have designed a balanced mix of activities to enable knowledge acquisition, ensure understanding and develop students as a professional and enhance their employability.You learn through• lectures• tutorials/seminars• engineering workshops and/or laboratories**Applied learning****Work placements**You will have the opportunity to arrange a year-long work placement in between your second and third years. This gives you a real-world experience to prepare you for your future career.Although optional and competitive, a placement is actively encouraged as it is virtually guaranteed to have a transformative effect and will significantly improve your employability at the end of the degree.**Competitions**You take part in national and international engineering competitions, including• Formula Student, where you design and build a race car and race it at Silverstone, home of the British Grand Prix• the Heavy Lift Challenge, which involves designing and building a remote-controlled aircra• Engineers Without Border, a competition to find an engineering solution to a problem in the developing world