Planit


Mechanical Engineering

Robert Gordon University

Content

Year 1:
Maths 1A; Statics and Dynamics; Introduction to Electrical Engineering; Professional Skills; Maths 1B; Introduction to Design, Materials and Manufacture; Thermofluids 1; Product Development.

Year 2:
Mechanics of Solids; Thermofluids 2; Mechanical Engineering Design 1; Introduction to Industrial
Electronics; Maths 2; Dynamics; Mechanical Engineering Design 2; Electrical Power.

Year 3:
Maths 3; Signal Acquisition, Instrumentation and Control; Environmental Engineering; Project Management, Team Working and Leadership; Engineering Analysis 1; Industrial Plant; Renewable Energy Systems; Group Project.

YEAR 3 (MEng fast-track only)
Pre-Project Industrial Placement, Socially Responsible Management, Principles of Asset Management.

Year 4:
Engineering Analysis 2; Failure Analysis; Safety, Risk and Reliability Management; Systems Engineering; Plant Performance; Control and Instrumentation; Individual Project.

MEng Fast-Track only – Engineering Analysis 3; Quality Management for Engineers; Post-Project Industrial Placement (double module).

Year 5:
Principles of Asset Management; Socially Responsible Management; Advanced Thermofluids; Quality Improvement and Statistical Process Control; Engineering Analysis 3; Materials and Corrosion Science; MEng Group Project.

The MEng can be completed as a fast track 4 year course.

Entry Requirements

2025 entry requirements

Standard entry:
4 Highers at BBBC including Maths and Engineering Science, Physics or another technological subject plus English at National 5 (if not held at Higher).

Widening access entry:
4 Highers at CCCC including Maths and Engineering Science, Physics or another technological subject plus English at National 5 (if not held at Higher).

Start Date

September

Qualification

Degree

Award

MEng

Study Method

Full time

UCAS Code

H304

Course Length

4-5 years

Department

School of Engineering

SCQF Level

11

Website

www.rgu.ac.uk

Career Area

Engineering

Career Sectors

Aeronautical Engineering

Chemical and Materials Engineering

Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Engineering General

Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering (including Fabrication and Welding)

Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering

Offshore and Energy