Mechanical Engineering

Course description

Almost any machine or process you can think of in modern life has benefited from the input of a mechanical engineer.

Mechanical engineers are responsible for the analysis, design and manufacture of an enormous range of industrial products and systems; almost anything with moving parts, from washing machines and wind turbines to automobiles and aircraft.

As a mechanical engineer, you will use your creative and inventive skills to design and improve products and processes, alongside:

* fundamental physics

* complex mathematics

* state-of-the-art engineering software

Studying mechanical engineering will open doors to increasingly diverse fields, including:

* bioengineering

* medical engineering

* nanotechnology

* sports engineering

* renewable energy

**Ties to industry**

Our Industrial Liaison Board includes senior representatives from important industrial companies.

This has a strong influence on our curriculum and programme development.

**Why Edinburgh?**

We keep improving our curriculum and consult with:

* our industrial partners

* accreditation bodies

* students

In this way, we make sure that our degree will provide you with the knowledge and skills you need to develop a successful career in engineering.

In the first years of the degree, we teach a solid foundation of mechanical engineering. Our courses are designed to improve your team-working and problem-solving skills.

In later years, our degree gives you the flexibility to study specialist courses in areas you are most interested in.

**Our community**

We are proud of the supportive community that our students and academics create.

Edinburgh has a particularly active community and network of companies in fields related to mechanical engineering, which are deliberately located here, close to the talent of our graduates.

Subjects

• Mechanical engineering
• Applied mechanics
• Energy engineering
• Automotive engineering