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    MSc 1 year full-time

Course Description

Sustainability is transforming the automotive sector. Learn the technological skills needed to shape how the future of mobility will look.

Our course teaches you how to use the knowledge from your first degree to further your education and specialise in automotive technology. The sector needs to find more sustainable technological solutions for the future of vehicle engineering. And as it evolves, it needs people with the skills to not only keep up with change but also to lead it. Our course develops your knowledge and skills for this including areas such as advanced propulsion systems, sustainable mobility and innovation.

We’ll introduce you to key scientific principles and give you specialist insight into the subject to help you build on your existing skills. You’ll explore the impact of a range of applications and technologies, analysing past failures and predicting future challenges and successes. You’ll develop systems-thinking approaches to understand the breadth of challenges faced in the sector such as moral, ethical and sustainability issues.

Entry Requirements

You should have a first or strong second-class Bachelor’s honours degree or international equivalent.

To apply for this course, you should have an undergraduate degree in mechanical, electrical, civil or chemical engineering, maths, physics, computer science, software engineering, manufacturing engineering, product design, chemistry or natural sciences.

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Fees

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Student Destinations

Our students go on to work in engineering and specialist technical roles in the automotive industry. They are likely to work in roles that use skills in product design, development and innovation. These can be found at vehicle manufacturers, tier 1 suppliers, SMEs and consultancies. Our past graduates have secured jobs as:

  • Calibration engineer, Ford Motor Company Ltd
  • Product engineer, Renault
  • Engineering consultant, D’Appolonia

Module Details

Semester 1

Compulsory units

  • Agile and effective working practices
  • Propulsion and vehicle technologies for sustainable mobility
  • Scientific principles for automotive technologies

Semester 2

Compulsory units

  • Automotive systems thinking
  • Propulsion systems group project
  • Research project scoping
  • The business of automotive innovation

Summer

Compulsory units

  • Industry-linked Research project

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