Close icon

Personalise what you see on this page.

Choose from the options below. We'll show you information based on your current location as default.

I'M FROM

  • United States
Please select so we can show the most relevant content.

LIVING IN

  • United States
Please select so we can show the most relevant content.

LOOKING FOR

  • Undergraduate courses
Please select so we can show the most relevant content.
Viewing as a student from United States living in United States interested in Undergraduate courses

Motorsport Engineering (with foundation year) BEng (Hons)

Coventry University

Add to favourites
Coventry University

Course options

14 options available

  • Qualification

    Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours) - BEng (Hon)

  • Location

    Coventry (Main Campus)

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    SEP

  • Duration

    4 Years

Course summary

The foundation year of this Coventry University degree will be delivered from our CU Coventry campus. Course delivery from year 1 of the degree course onwards will be from our Coventry University campus.This course aims to provide you with a solid grounding for a career in the automotive engineering sector.The foundation year seeks to provide opportunities to develop fundamental knowledge and skills in a range of mathematical and business principles, as well as the theories and concepts of electrical and mechanical engineering. Students who successfully complete their foundation year will then progress onto the Automotive Engineering BEng (Hons) degree within Coventry University’s School of Future Transport Engineering.The degree offers you the chance to specialise in performance engineering, covering design for performance, construction and operation of competition vehicles, alongside core mechanical engineering topics. It also aims to provide you with a sound understanding of the professional context of motorsport engineering.


Key benefits of the degree

Opportunities to work with staff on real-world problems from industry, commerce and research groups, as you would in professional practice Access to extensive cutting-edge facilities in our High Performance Engineering Centre, which houses a 20% scale model wind tunnel (designed and built by the Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 team), composites lab, metrology lab, flow lab, AVL engine test cell, automotive workshop, fatigue and tensile testing (Instron), a full size Harrier Jet, three further simulators, civil engineering specialist testing equipment, a range of CNC machinery and a laser workshop Opportunities to participate in field trips which have previously included observing crash tests at the GM Milford site and a visit to the Professional Motorsport World Expo in Cologne, Germany On and off-site access to commercial engineering software, such as 3D CAD, Finite Element Analysis, Computational Fluid Dynamics and Multibody Systems for design and simulation, as well as training in industry standard Catia, HyperWorks, STAR-CCM+, and SIMPACK softwareSee our website for further details.

Tuition fees

Students living in United States
(International fees)

£ 19,850per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

University information

Coventry University

Coventry University

Coventry University

  • University League Table

    67th

  • Campus address

    Coventry University, Priory Street, Coventry, Warwickshire, CV1 5FB, England

VIEW PROFILE
Coventry University Group has more than 16,000 international students from 162 countries studying in the UK.
You can get peer mentoring support from day one of your studies through mentoring programme Vygo.
You can access one-to-one support from enrolment to graduation and beyond. Success Coaches can connect you with a range of helpful services and opportunities.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Mechanical Engineering

    48th out of 75

  • Entry standards

    / Max 228
    124 54%

    47th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    80.0 80%

    36th

    5

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.08 77%

    26th

    11

Is this page useful?

Yes No

Sorry about that...

HOW CAN WE IMPROVE IT?

SUBMIT

Thanks for your feedback!