This programme gives you the opportunity to become someone who influences the creation of the products we use in our everyday lives from the simple bicycle to the complex racing car where the Mechanical Engineer is involved in the research, design, development and production of the vehicle. A degree in Mechanical Engineering is the basis for a career in a profession that offers an extremely wide choice of employment. Mechanical Engineers are employed in most industries, not just in a technical capacity but also in sales, marketing and in managerial roles.
Key Facts
Research performance
Research activity deemed world-leading or internationally excellent= 70% (Materials), 60% (Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering), 50% (Civil Engineering). Research activity classified as internationally recognised = 30% (Materials), 35% (Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering), 25% (Civil Engineering). Materials has the 2nd highest proportion in the UK classified as world-leading.
Graduate prospects
89.9% of our graduates are employed or in further study within 6 months of graduating. (Destination of Leavers from Higher Education Report 2007/08).
Department resouces
Excellent experimental and computing facilities that support a wide portfolio of single-discipline and interdisciplinary research. A £32 million modernisation of the Department, installing the latest teaching and research facilities, has recently been undertaken. The breadth of our research reflects the diversity and creativity of our internationally renowned staff.
Four core subjects Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Solid Mechanics and Dynamics will form the backbone of your studies and give you a sound foundation in Mechanical Engineering principles. Year One includes major active learning activities: a one-week icebreaker group project as well as a one-week team project to design, build and test either a small rocket aor a wind-powered car. In the final year, you will learn about their applications in Heat Transfer, Viscous Fluid Flow, Structural Failure Modes and Vibration and Control.
Throughout the programme, you will study the complementary topics of Mathematics, Computing, Materials Science, Electrical Circuits and Computer- Aided Design using the package ProENGINEER. Design projects, and a major individual project in your final year, will help you bring all these various strands together.
Why this subject?
Facilities. The Department of Engineering is a centre of excellence for engineering research and has a well-deserved reputation for its superb experimental facilities. A £32 million programme has recently been completed that has vastly enhanced the facilities in the Department. At the heart of this redevelopment is a new Active Learning Laboratory, which is one of the largest and best-equipped laboratories in Europe.
Breadth. The Department of Engineering has expertise in many engineering disciplines: Aerospace, Civil, Manufacturing, Materials, Mechanical Engineering and Product Design.
Employability. Degrees from the Department of Engineering open the door to many rewarding careers, not just in engineering, with graduates finding employment in a wide range of industries and organisations, both at home and abroad.
Flexibility. The programmes are very flexible, providing opportunities for specialisation in one discipline or a broad skill base across all engineering disciplines. All programmes can accommodate a Year Out in industry for those students wishing to take this option.
The Liverpool Engineer. Modern engineering is multidisciplinary and Liverpool Engineers will be able to approach design challenges creatively with innovation. We are at the forefront of developing active learning through creative exercises in all years of study, giving our students experience of how it feels to be professional engineers during their time at Liverpool.
Accreditation. All our BEng/MEng degree programmes are accredited by at least one professional institution. An MEng degree from Liverpool satisfies the academic requirements for registration as a Chartered Engineer (CEng).