Mechanical Engineering MEng

The minimum entry requirement to the programme is a 2:2 undergraduate degree (Level 8 – National Qualifications Authority of Ireland) (or equivalent) in Mechanical Engineering, or closely related field. For international students, the entry equivalent will be accepted as determined by the Course Director in consultation with UL Graduate School Admissions. Where applicants are non-native English language speakers, certified achievement in TOEFL or IELTS Standard English Language Competency Test will be required. An interview may be part of the admission process.

Those with degrees from programmes not accredited by Engineers Ireland will be reviewed on an individual basis.

English Language Requirements

Applicants whose first language is not English must provide evidence of either prior successful completion of a degree qualification taught through the medium of English or meet one of the criteria below (no longer than two years prior to application):

Acceptable English Language qualifications include the following:

• Matriculation examinations from European countries where English is presented as a subject and an acceptable level is achieved
• Irish Leaving Certificate English –Ordinary Level Grade D or above
• TOEFL – 580 (paper based) or 90 (internet based)
• IELTS – Minimum score of 6.5 with no less than 6 in any one component.
• English Test for English and Academic Purposes (ETAPP) – Grade C1
• GCE ‘O’ level English Language/GCSE English Language – Grade C or above
• University of Cambridge ESOL –Certificate of Proficiency in English – Grade C / Certificate in Advanced English – Grade A
• GCE Examination Boards – Oxford Delegacy of Local Examinations – Grade C / Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate – School Certificate Pass 1-6 / University of London Entrance and School Examinations Council – School Certificate Pass 1-6

Prospective careers for graduates are very broad including the energy, biomedical, aerospace, manufacturing, construction and chemical industries.

Semester 1
Fundamentals of Continuum Mechanics (6 credits); Research Project (3 credits); Advanced Technical Communication for Engineers (3 credits). 
Three Specialist Electives (each 6 credits) to be chosen from:-
Non-linear Finite element Analysis; Scientific Computation; Composite Materials;’ Advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics; Advanced Mechanics of Solids; Fuels and Energy Conversion.

Semester 2
Research Project (12 credits);
Three Specialist Electives (each 6 credits) to be chosen from:-
Renewable Energy Technologies; Fracture Mechanics; Advanced Computational Fluid; Engineering Mechanics of Plastics and Composites; Boundary Layer Theory; Project Planning and Control (6 credits); Microfludics.

Semester 3
Research Project (30 credits)