Study with us and you’ll apply mechanical engineering principles to automotive and motorsport applications, developing the skills to analyse complex automotive systems and learning about the complex world of motorsport engineering.
You’ll have the chance to use and develop your theoretical knowledge, using computer-based models to design, implement and test your work. You’ll also gain valued transferable skills, such as presenting, writing, discussion and teamwork. As you progress, you’ll develop your skills further and create virtual environments within which your designs and simulations can run.
In the Foundation year, you’ll build core engineering skills through taster projects and practical challenges based on real-world problems. You’ll also explore fundamental engineering principles such as vectors analysis, equations of motion, statics and dynamics, digital electronics, fluid mechanics and circuit analysis. We cover the essential maths for engineers as well, which will help you develop your analytical and problem-solving skills. You will be introduced to engineering project work and will gain an insight into different engineering specialisms. This will help prepare you for progression onto the full degree.
In your final year of undergraduate degree study, you’ll complete a major project and take specialist modules covering engine design, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and finite element analysis (FEA).
Access to our industry standard rolling road, engine-dyno, fully equipped automotive workshop and race vehicles will bring real-world technologies to your learning.
Throughout the course, you will learn the skills necessary to apply the right technology to different areas of automotive motorsport – skills designed to catch the eye of employers in motorsport, the automotive industry, and second- and third-tier suppliers.
Add the support of experienced lecturers, and this really is a degree for students who are passionate about automotive and motorsport.