Product Design and Manufacture including an Industrial Year MEng (Hons)

Course overview

Our courses cover all the essential engineering skills that top global companies are looking for in graduates. Our course will teach you essential skills including perspective sketching, design techniques, ergonomics, virtual reality and project management. You’ll have access to lots of well-equipped labs and workshops to help with the hands-on parts of the course - all of which help you work towards becoming a chartered engineer.

Year in industry

The fourth year of this course is spent in industry. You will receive support in applying for a year-long placement with an appropriate company. During the placement you will significantly enhance your engineering knowledge and skills. You will have regular meetings with your tutor throughout the year and will remain fully registered with the University.

Careers

Overview

Along with an accredited engineering degree you will have gained the practical and theoretical skills needed to improve the production systems for manufacturing industrial products and assemblies efficiently. Your transferable skills will also include effective communication skills and problem solving.

Our graduates work for a diverse range of employment sectors with companies including:

• Jaguar Land Rover
• Tata Steel
• Procter & Gamble
• Rolls-Royce
• Ford
• Thales

Careers advice

Studying for a degree at the University of Nottingham will provide you with the type of skills and experiences that will prove invaluable in any career, whichever direction you decide to take.

Throughout your time with us, our Careers and Employability Service can work with you to improve your employability skills even further; assisting with job or course applications, searching for appropriate work experience placements and hosting events to bring you closer to a wide range of prospective employers.