Program Overview
The Mechanical Engineering at Imperial College London is a MEng programme in Engineering over 48 months, delivered On-campus. This programme equips graduates with advanced knowledge and practical skills for professional and academic careers in the field.
Students gain a rigorous grounding in both the theoretical foundations and applied dimensions of engineering. The programme combines coursework, research components, and practical projects that develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and specialist expertise relevant to industry and research needs.
Graduates of the Mechanical Engineering programme are well-prepared for careers in academia, industry, government, and the private sector across United Kingdom and internationally. The programme provides an internationally recognised qualification within the Bologna higher education framework.
Key Program Features
- Duration: 48 months
- Language of instruction: English
- Study mode: On-campus
- English requirement: IELTS 7
- Location: London, United Kingdom
Career Opportunities
Graduates of the Mechanical Engineering programme are prepared for diverse careers in engineering:
- Design Engineer
- R&D Engineer
- Project Engineer
- Systems Engineer
- Technical Consultant
- Engineering Manager
Program Curriculum
Course Structure
- Experimental reporting skills
- Design and manufacture
- Mechatronics
- Mechanics
- Stress analysis
- Materials
- Thermodynamics
- Fluid mechanics
- Computing
- Mathematics
- Technical presentation skills
- Management and business for engineers
- Design and manufacture
- Mechatronics
- Dynamics
- Stress analysis
- Materials
- Thermodynamics
- Heat transfer
- Fluid mechanics
- Computing
- Mathematics
- CORE MODULES
- Machine system dynamics (coursework and examination)
- Thermodynamics and energy (examination only)
- Design make and test project (coursework only)
- Literature research project (coursework only)
- OPTIONAL MODULES
- You can begin to specialise in a direction that matches your developing interests and career plans by choosing five optional modules in a particular area or, alternatively, over the whole range of mechanical engineering.
- The options available vary from year to year, but the list given below is typical.
- TECHNICAL OPTIONS
- Computational continuum mechanics
- Embedded C for microcontrollers
- Finite element analysis and applications
- Fluid mechanics
- Fundamentals of fracture mechanics
- Introduction to nuclear energy
- Mathematics
- Statistics
- Stress analysis
- Structure, properties and applications of polymers
- Tribology
- DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT OPTIONS
- Design-led innovation and new venture creation
- Manufacturing technology and management
- System design and optimisation
- Technology, business and the market
- Other choices include humanities and business subjects.
- CORE MODULES
- Individual research project
- One of the following three modules:
- Aircraft engine technology
- Polymer processing technology
- Vehicle propulsion technology
- OPTIONAL MODULES
- You have a wide choice of optional modules from within the Department and from other departments within and beyond the Faculty of Engineering. Examples currently include:
- Statistics
- Advanced forming and fracture
- Advanced control
- Advanced vibration engineering
- Finite element analysis and applications
- Advanced stress analysis
- Structure properties and applications of polymers
- Mechanical transmissions
- Fundamentals of fracture mechanics
- Design-led innovation and new venture creation
- Mathematics
- Combustion
- Embedded C for microcontrollers
- Manufacturing technology and management
- Tribology
- Computational fluid dynamics
- Stress analysis
- Computational continuum mechanics
- Design, art and creativity
- System design and optimisation
- Introduction to nuclear energy
- Fluid mechanics
- Interfacing and data processing
- Technology, business and the market
- Human-centred design of assistive and rehabilitation devices
- Sustainable electrical systems
- Modelling and control of multibody mechanical systems
- Transport processes in biological systems
- Advanced biomaterials
- Nanomaterials
- Computational fluid dynamics
- Nuclear materials
- Nuclear thermal hydraulics
- Nuclear reactor physics
Admission Requirements
Academic Requirements
- The normal entry requirements for all our courses are at least three suitable subjects at A-level.
- We require A*AAA or A*A*A overall, to include:
- A* in Mathematics
- A*/A in Physics
- A in one or two of the following: Biology, Chemistry, Computing, Design Technology, Economics, Electronics, Further Mathematics, Art and Design (4th A-Level only), French or German (H304 Mechanical Engineering with a Year Abroad only).
- For students following the International Baccalaureate, we require an overall score of 40 points, including 6 in Mathematics and Physics at Higher level. We require a third
English Proficiency: IELTS 7 or equivalent.
Tuition & Financial Information
Detailed tuition information is not available. Please contact the university for the most current tuition and fee information.
Application Deadline
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About Imperial College London
Imperial College London
London, United Kingdom
TheImperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, known by itstrade namesImperial College LondonandImperial, is apublicresearch universityinLondon, England.Its history began withPrince...
University Profile- Language English
- Duration 48 months
