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Automotive Technology
BSc(Hons)
UCAS code: H335
Key features
This award focuses on the technology based aspects of the automotive engineering field such as digital design
Staffordshire University has over 40 years experience of delivering engineering degrees
Subjects include vehicle dynamics, vehicle aerodynamics and engine design
Facilities include Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and Ricardo WAVE engine simulation and analysis software
Opportunities exist for our graduates to work with suppliers, manufacturers and specialist enterprises in the automotive engineering and automotive sport
Our graduates now work for companies such as Bentley, Ford, Jaguar, Aston Martin, Nissan and JCB
Accredited by theInstitution Of Mechanical Engineers(IMechE)
Institution Engineering and Technology accredited degree course (full IEng)
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Downloadable course guide
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What it’s about
This course is designed to produce graduates who have a detailed understanding of automotive technology and the skills to apply this knowledge in an industrial context. As well as an exciting range of hands-on and build activities you will be introduced to the new toolbox of the Automotive Technologist – the computer. Using computer simulation (CAD) you can model, experiment and simulate, design and test before committing resources on the real thing.
What you do
During the first year you will study subjects that will involve CAD, computer simulation which will allow you to create, manipulate and analyse 3D objects in motion, under load and in hostile environments. During the second year you will further develop the skills with CAD to make virtual environments within which your design and simulations
can run.
In the first two years you will be introduced to practical projects based around a build project such as a kit car.
In the third year a major individual project within the automotive engineering field will be undertaken.
More about the faculty.
Where next
The course has been developed with assistance from automotive suppliers, Motorsport
Engineers and manufacturers. Our graduates work within these fields.
Graduates from this award will have a range of skills that place them at the forefront of the design function in the automotive sector. Destinations will include the mainstream car design industry, motor sport, second and third tier suppliers. The ability to apply the right technology makes our graduates highly employable and an asset to any company.
Some of our graduates have gone on to work for companies such as Bentley, Ford, Jaguar and JCB. Graduates with exceptional abilities may continue their studies for a taught postgraduate MSc degree or onto postgraduate research for an MPhil or
PhD degree.
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Fact File
| Qualification: | BSc(Hons) |
| Faculty/School: | Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Technology |
| Location: | Stafford Campus |
| Course Start: | September |
| Course Length: | Normally three years, or four years with a placement. |
| Entry Requirements: | All applicants are individually assessed on their qualifications, skills and experience. However, a typical three A level or BTEC National Diploma offer will be 240 UCAS tariff points.
Please check General entry requirements for further information |
| Application: | Application for this course is through UCAS. How to apply |
| UCAS Code: | H335 |
| Fees and Bursaries: | Standard undergraduate tuition fees and bursaries.
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Contact
For more information about Automotive Technology (H335) please contact:
The Recruitment CentreFaculty of Computing, Engineering and Technology
Staffordshire University
Beaconside
Stafford
Staffordshire
ST18 0AD
t: +44 (0)1782 294400
e: enquiries@staffs.ac.uk
