BEng(Hons) Automotive Engineering (with Foundation Year)

Get on track for our IMechE accredited BEng(Hons) Automotive Engineering degree, by completing a foundation year. If you're committed to an engineering future and have a less conventional background, this is the course for you.

Why study automotive engineering?

The automotive industry is set for global growth over the next decade.

Environmental challenges mean new vehicles must be cleaner and more efficient, while urbanisation is driving a need for better transport solutions.

This will create demand for professionals with knowledge and skills in automotive design and manufacture. And if you're always asking questions, exploring different alternatives, and thinking creatively then you're just who we're looking for.

Why UWE Bristol?

BEng(Hons) Automotive Engineering gives you a strong grounding in mathematics, design, manufacturing and mechanical engineering.

Discover how engineering will challenge you and change the way you learn. You'll tackle real world issues through live projects, and be encouraged to take risks as you develop solutions in our state-of-the art labs.

Study automotive manufacturing, engine systems, vehicle dynamics, materials, structures and safety. Gain hands-on experience, testing designs for automotive projects using our facilities.

You'll be taught in our new state-of-the-art School of Engineering designed to revolutionise the way engineering is taught. Featuring engine test cells, dedicated collaborative learning spaces and all of the latest high-tech equipment, it's purpose-built to support a wide range of engineering disciplines.

Investigate an engineering problem that interests you, while developing engineering, project management and report writing skills.

Complete work placements in areas like product development, vehicle dynamics and design, and manufacturing. Compete with our multi-disciplinary team UWE Formula Student, which regularly succeeds at the annual Formula Student competition.

With opportunities at some of the biggest names in engineering on your doorstep, you'll be able to increase your employability and find the engineer you are.

Where can it take me?

Careers range from automotive design to manufacture and maintenance. You could help research the next wave of green and sustainable transport technologies.

Careers / Further study

You could work in automotive research and development, design, manufacture and maintenance.

With green transport technologies a focus of future transport developments, opportunities for eco-minded automotive engineers are predicted to increase.

Depending on your year two results, you could transfer to our four-year MEng Automotive Engineering course, which would give you a master's rather than a bachelor's degree.

With a MEng, you fully meet the academic requirements to become a Chartered Engineer with the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.

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Our award-winning careers service will develop your employment potential through career coaching and find you graduate jobs, placements and global opportunities.

We can also help find local volunteering and community opportunities, provide support for entrepreneurial activity and get you access to employer events.

Visit our employability pages to learn more about careers, employers and what our students are doing six months after graduating.