Engineering Design

This unique, five-year, interdisciplinary degree is designed for students with a background in physical sciences. Set up in conjunction with the Royal Academy of Engineering to develop leaders for complex multidisciplinary projects, the degree combines the strengths of Bristol’s Engineering Faculty with those of 15 major international companies. As well as providing industrial placements, these partner companies help shape the curriculum, sponsor major interdisciplinary projects and provide opportunities for site visits. This flexible course allows you to tailor your degree to your own interests.

Engineering Design courses

MEng Engineering Design with Study in Industry (H150)

Why study Engineering Design at Bristol?

Large-scale engineering projects of today are the product of teams of different specialist engineers. Since this course is aimed at developing leaders for these projects, you must study the fundamentals of the main engineering disciplines: aerospace, civil and mechanical engineering, as well as maths, electronics and computing. A choice of a specialist stream in years four and five enables detailed expertise in one particular engineering sub-domain.

However, there is more to big projects than simply engineering; you will learn to work in multidisciplinary teams on big projects sponsored by our partner companies. These projects will help you to develop teamworking skills. Team leaders need good communication skills, and to understand the economic, legal and environmental drivers of engineering projects and so you will also learn about these.

There are only about 30 students on this course, so you also benefit from some small-group teaching and a good team spirit.

What kind of student would this course suit?

The breadth of study in this programme requires a student with wide interests and abilities as well as the drive and ambition to succeed. The leadership goal of the programme requires a willingness to stand up and be counted, to make public speeches and generally be outgoing. All engineering design is done in teams, so you need to be a good team worker. We aim to give you more opportunities to develop in your own way; but this means you have to be willing to be the only Engineering Design student in a class, carving out your own route through the university.

How is this course taught and assessed?

The main engineering disciplines are taught in large lecture classes with students of the other engineering disciplines. These units are mainly assessed by exam. A central theme of the programme is however group design; so this is assessed by reports and presentations, looking for creativity and engineering competence.

What are my career prospects?

The majority of our graduates become professional engineers. The qualities developed during the degree and the quality of the students we recruit mean that Engineering Design graduates are highly valued by companies looking for numerate, well-organised and articulate applicants. Our partner companies - Atkins, Arup, Babcock, DCA, GE Oil & Gas, GE Aviation Systems, GL Garrad Hassan, GKN, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Renishaw, Rolls-Royce and Vestas - rate our students highly, which is why they continue to support this degree.