Mechanical engineers conceive, design and put into operation devices, machines, engines and energy systems to solve a wide variety of society’s technological challenges.
Year 1:
Maths, software for engineers, experimental and lab skills, thermodynamics and fluid mechanics, electronics, mechanical engineering design.
Year 2:
Core engineering subjects, applied maths and information technology, dynamics and control, structural mechanics and materials.
Year 3:
Design exercises and classes in engineering science; study abroad opportunities.
Year 4:
Individual project; classes appropriate to your degree specialism.
Year 5 (MEng only):
Group project; study abroad opportunity if not taken in Year 3; specialist topics such as space-flight systems, engineering plasticity, aerodynamics, pressurised systems, and machinery diagnosis.
2025 entry requirements
Standard entry:
5 Highers at AAAAB including Maths and Physics at A plus English at National 5. Higher English preferred. Advanced Higher Maths and Physics recommended.
Widening access entry:
4 Highers at AABB including Maths and Engineering Science or Physics plus English at National 5. Higher English preferred. Advanced Higher Maths and Physics recommended.
A Foundation Apprenticeship is accepted in place of a non-essential Higher.
October
Degree
MEng
Full time
H302
5 years
Faculty of Engineering
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
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