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Edinburgh Campus

Content

The undergraduate degree will equip you with a sound basis in Mechanical Engineering and Energy Engineering to progress society towards a more sustainable future with solutions for cleaner energy sources and improved efficiency. You’ll explore thermodynamics and fluid mechanisms to understand how turbines generate electricity from geothermal or nuclear sources and analyse heat pumps as a more efficient alternative to gas boilers to heat homes across the UK. You’ll apply your subject knowledge and problem-solving skills to develop innovate solutions to increase the efficiency and performance of aircraft and transport and improve medical engineering and nanotechnology.

As a mechanical engineer, you’ll deal with the design, development, optimisation, and operation of mechanical parts and systems. You’ll gain a broad knowledge of the core components in Mechanical Engineering Sciences and practices, studying modules including but not limited to mechanics, fields and forces, electrical engineering, mathematics, mechanical engineering, design and manufacture, fluid mechanics, mechanics of materials, thermodynamics, sustainable development and engineering management, energy studies, and renewable energy technologies.

Entry Requirements

2026 entry requirements

Standard entry: 4 Highers at AABB (two sittings) including Maths and Physics (1 at A) plus English at National 5.

Widening access entry: 4 Highers at BBBC (two sittings) including Maths and Physics or Engineering Science at BB plus English at National 5.

For entry to Level 2 you would require Advanced Higher Maths and Physics at AB or BA plus 4 Highers at AABB.