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Study mechanical engineering at Edinburgh Napier University and gain the opportunity to enter an exciting and varied field of engineering, allowing you to design and develop machinery we use every day including vehicles, building, healthcare and even space technology.

The course focuses on learning engineering principles and practices, as well as computing skills and principles of design, relating to a wide range of mechanical engineering systems.

You'll also cover control and instrumentation systems, engineering applications, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, and dynamics and statics. You will gain skills in a wide range of up-to-date industry standard design software and applications.

Entry Requirements

2025 entry requirements

Standard entry:
4 Highers at BBBB including Maths and a science (excluding Biology) or technological subject plus National 5 English.

Widening access entry:
4 Highers at BCCC including Maths and a science (excluding Biology) or technological subject plus National 5 English.

For entry to year 2 you must have 3 Advanced Highers at BBC including Maths and a science (excluding Biology) or technological subject plus National 5 English.