MEng Engineering with a Year in Industry
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Key Details
- Attendance
- Full Time
- Award
- Degree of Master of Engineering
- UCAS Course Code
- H10N
- Entry Requirements
- AAB (specific subject requirements apply)
- Course Length
- 5 years
- Course Start Date
- September 2023
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Why you should choose us
Of graduates go on to work and/or study within 15 months after the course
Course Overview
This course aims to develop future leaders in the engineering sectors. Demand for Engineers is high as a widening lack of skills in the sector is not supporting the need for those engineers who will take us through the digital age. The School of Engineering at UEA is mindful of the need to develop this new breed of engineers and its Institute of Productivity was established to support both the demand for the volume and characteristics of the engineers that are needed for the future.
Our integrated Master’s course will help you understand the technological and digital developments that will shape the energy industry of the future. And you’ll be given integrated learning opportunities from the outset that often reflect a real industrial context, supporting the development of your soft and hard engineering knowledge and skills. These learning opportunities will be consolidated in industry while on placement.
All engineering courses within the School of Engineering share an integrated programme structure during the first year to demonstrate the potential breadth of the discipline. In subsequent years, you can tailor your course or continue to pursue a broad-based approach. We work closely with other UEA Schools including Environmental Sciences, Computing Sciences and Mathematics, so your learning is informed by a range of expertise.
You’ll benefit from and experience our connections with local industry right from the start of your course. The Institute of Productivity, within UEA’s School of Engineering offers a space for connection as industry shares and works within the same environment as our students. This connection will help to inform and support your decisions concerning the many career pathways engineering will open up to you, and which one you might focus one as you progress through your studies. Through meeting role-models, attending site visits and networking, we aim to help you decide which engineering sector you may wish to consider spending a year working in industry between your second and third year.
Placement Year and Study Abroad
On this option, you’ll graduate with the added advantage of a year’s work experience. You’ll study the same topics as our BEng Engineering students, except you’ll spend your third year working for a company related to your chosen discipline, before returning to complete your degree in your fourth year.
A year in industry is a great way to test out career options, hone your skills, gain real-world experience and make contacts.
During this year, you’ll be supported by an industrial supervisor and a mentor from the University. You and your industrial supervisor will keep in touch during the placement to ensure that it is progressing well, and your UEA mentor will visit you during the year.
Securing a placement begins when you present your CV, developed in your first year, to seek your own work placement by applying to a range of companies. Not only will this ensure that you work within your preferred field, it will also provide you with the essential job-hunting skills you will require after graduation. We will, of course, offer our guidance and support while you are identifying and negotiating placement opportunities.
Please note that we cannot guarantee you a work placement as this decision rests with potential employers. However, if you are unable to secure a work placement by the end of your second year you will have the option to transfer onto the equivalent degree programme without a Year in Industry.
Accreditations
This course is professionally accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE). It fully meets the academic requirements for the award of Chartered Engineer (CEng) status, which may be achieved following a period of experiential learning in employment (also known as initial professional development or IPD) as established by the Engineering Council.
Completing an accredited course enables you to demonstrate to employers your knowledge, abilities, skills, and competencies as specified in the Engineering Council's UK-SPEC.
Professionally recognised engineers can benefit from improved career prospects and higher earning potential. This accreditation is an international recognition and can also pave the way to further career opportunities abroad.
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Study and Modules
Structure
In your first year, you’ll gain a grounding in engineering mathematics and principles, supported by a broad introduction to subjects that are important to the development of a modern engineer. Engineering Principles and Analysis will allow you to study a number of more focused engineering disciplines. Introductions to mechanical, electronic and electrical and energy engineering are delivered through lectures, fieldwork, and design-and-build tasks.
After these sub-discipline introductions, you’ll be given the flexibility to change your degree path based on what you’ve learnt. You can choose your preferred path at any point before the start of your second year.
Compulsory Modules
Whilst the University will make every effort to offer the modules listed, changes may sometimes be made arising from the annual monitoring, review and update of modules. Where this activity leads to significant (but not minor) changes to programmes and their constituent modules, the University will endeavour to consult with students and others. It is also possible that the University may not be able to offer a module for reasons outside of its control, such as the illness of a member of staff. In some cases optional modules can have limited places available and so you may be asked to make additional module choices in the event you do not gain a place on your first choice. Where this is the case, the University will inform students.
Teaching and Learning
Your Engineering degree course will combine lectures, workshops and tutorials. You’ll be asked to apply the knowledge you’ve gained to a research problem or a series of questions, or to solve a design problem. This application of knowledge will enable you to gain a deeper understanding of the material and help you to retain what you have learnt.
Throughout your studies, you will develop skill sets in line with the guidance provided by the Engineering Council. That means you’ll graduate with the capabilities you need to get your career off to a flying start, including being an effective communicator, digitally literate, and capable of dealing with complex problems where you have insufficient data.
You’ll develop your communication skills through written reports, oral presentations and workshop discussions. And workshops will also give you time to develop digital skillsets in computer analysis and design.
What’s more, we’ll provide you with opportunities to connect with industry, giving you a platform to develop your networking abilities and make professional contacts.
By combining excellence in teaching with industrial connections, we aim to secure your success as you progress through your programme and beyond.
Independent study
Independent study will be guided by the requirements of your research projects, design work and problem-solving exercises. You can expect to explore your module content widely, through which you’ll develop the independent learning skills so highly valued by employers. This will culminate in the development and presentation of your final year multi-disciplinary or industry-linked project.
Assessment
Our assessment strategies are as varied as our teaching. We're aware that you might prefer to demonstrate your learning in different ways, so our methods of assessment are designed to give you opportunities to shine through a variety of methods. Types of assessment include written work, poster presentations, illustrative sketches and traditional examinations.
During this year you will also be supported in connecting to other Placement students with the support of our Placement and Internships Officer, so that you can share experiences with other like-minded students.
Structure
Building on themes from the first year, you’ll be exposed to electronic and electrical engineering, together with the fundamentals of mechanics, dynamics and vibration which are essential to mechanical engineers. The Engineering Design project will integrate all the engineering disciplines that you have studied in mechanical, energy, structural and electronic/electrical engineering and really demonstrate your growing development as an engineer capable of applying your learning.
Compulsory Modules
Optional A Modules
(Credits: 40)Whilst the University will make every effort to offer the modules listed, changes may sometimes be made arising from the annual monitoring, review and update of modules. Where this activity leads to significant (but not minor) changes to programmes and their constituent modules, the University will endeavour to consult with students and others. It is also possible that the University may not be able to offer a module for reasons outside of its control, such as the illness of a member of staff. In some cases optional modules can have limited places available and so you may be asked to make additional module choices in the event you do not gain a place on your first choice. Where this is the case, the University will inform students.
Teaching and Learning
Your Engineering degree course will combine lectures, workshops and tutorials. You’ll be asked to apply the knowledge you’ve gained to a research problem or a series of questions, or to solve a design problem. This application of knowledge will enable you to gain a deeper understanding of the material and help you to retain what you have learnt.
Throughout your studies, you will develop skill sets in line with the guidance provided by the Engineering Council. That means you’ll graduate with the capabilities you need to get your career off to a flying start, including being an effective communicator, digitally literate, and capable of dealing with complex problems where you have insufficient data.
You’ll develop your communication skills through written reports, oral presentations and workshop discussions. And workshops will also give you time to develop digital skillsets in computer analysis and design.
What’s more, we’ll provide you with opportunities to connect with industry, giving you a platform to develop your networking abilities and make professional contacts.
By combining excellence in teaching with industrial connections, we aim to secure your success as you progress through your programme and beyond.
Independent study
Independent study will be guided by the requirements of your research projects, design work and problem-solving exercises. You can expect to explore your module content widely, through which you’ll develop the independent learning skills so highly valued by employers. This will culminate in the development and presentation of your final year multi-disciplinary or industry-linked project.
Assessment
Our assessment strategies are as varied as our teaching. We're aware that you might prefer to demonstrate your learning in different ways, so our methods of assessment are designed to give you opportunities to shine through a variety of methods. Types of assessment include written work, poster presentations, illustrative sketches and traditional examinations.
Structure
During this year, you’ll spend at least 40 weeks in industry exploring the roles and responsibilities of engineers working in the environment that you have chosen. This opportunity to connect with engineers and contribute to real engineering projects will immerse you in the dynamic world of industry.
Compulsory Modules
Whilst the University will make every effort to offer the modules listed, changes may sometimes be made arising from the annual monitoring, review and update of modules. Where this activity leads to significant (but not minor) changes to programmes and their constituent modules, the University will endeavour to consult with students and others. It is also possible that the University may not be able to offer a module for reasons outside of its control, such as the illness of a member of staff. In some cases optional modules can have limited places available and so you may be asked to make additional module choices in the event you do not gain a place on your first choice. Where this is the case, the University will inform students.
Teaching and Learning
Your year in industry: While your experiences will be particular to the nature of the organisation in which you undertake your placement, the learning outcomes from this year will emphasise the development of your professional skill set, your understanding in an applied learning context, and application of theory gained from your academic experiences to date.
Assessment
Our assessment strategies are as varied as our teaching. We're aware that you might prefer to demonstrate your learning in different ways, so our methods of assessment are designed to give you opportunities to shine through a variety of methods. Types of assessment include written work, poster presentations, illustrative sketches and traditional examinations.
Structure
In this year, we’ll encourage you to take ownership of elements of your learning through the exploration of a detailed project, based on your specific interests. This could involve experimentation, research, practical construction, circuit assembly or computer modelling.
This experience will help you define your path towards a specific career. When an opportunity presents itself, we will link these individual projects to explore real engineering problems. For example, a recent student carried out a project to implement Lean Management techniques within a local engineering company supplying the aerospace industries.
Compulsory Modules
Optional A Modules
(Credits: 60)Whilst the University will make every effort to offer the modules listed, changes may sometimes be made arising from the annual monitoring, review and update of modules. Where this activity leads to significant (but not minor) changes to programmes and their constituent modules, the University will endeavour to consult with students and others. It is also possible that the University may not be able to offer a module for reasons outside of its control, such as the illness of a member of staff. In some cases optional modules can have limited places available and so you may be asked to make additional module choices in the event you do not gain a place on your first choice. Where this is the case, the University will inform students.
Teaching and Learning
Your Engineering degree course will combine lectures, workshops and tutorials. You’ll be asked to apply the knowledge you’ve gained to a research problem or a series of questions, or to solve a design problem. This application of knowledge will enable you to gain a deeper understanding of the material and help you to retain what you have learnt.
Throughout your studies, you will develop skill sets in line with the guidance provided by the Engineering Council. That means you’ll graduate with the capabilities you need to get your career off to a flying start, including being an effective communicator, digitally literate, and capable of dealing with complex problems where you have insufficient data.
You’ll develop your communication skills through written reports, oral presentations and workshop discussions. And workshops will also give you time to develop digital skillsets in computer analysis and design.
What’s more, we’ll provide you with opportunities to connect with industry, giving you a platform to develop your networking abilities and make professional contacts.
By combining excellence in teaching with industrial connections, we aim to secure your success as you progress through your programme and beyond.
Independent study
Independent study will be guided by the requirements of your research projects, design work and problem-solving exercises. You can expect to explore your module content widely, through which you’ll develop the independent learning skills so highly valued by employers. This will culminate in the development and presentation of your final year multi-disciplinary or industry-linked project.
Assessment
Our assessment strategies are as varied as our teaching. We're aware that you might prefer to demonstrate your learning in different ways, so our methods of assessment are designed to give you opportunities to shine through a variety of methods. Types of assessment include written work, poster presentations, illustrative sketches and traditional examinations.
Structure
In your final year, you’ll undertake a major multidisciplinary design project. This team-based project will encourage you to explore the breadth of your learning in a real industrial context.
The project will typically be based on a real client brief, acquired or adapted from industry, and presented to you in the autumn term. You’ll work within your team to explore the brief, carry out site visits, and develop proposals for your client. You will then present your proposals to professional engineers.
Outside of the design project, you’ll build your digital skill set in computational analysis. Your optional module selection will let you further define your capabilities and interests in pursuit of graduate employment.
Compulsory Modules
Optional A Modules
(Credits: 60)Whilst the University will make every effort to offer the modules listed, changes may sometimes be made arising from the annual monitoring, review and update of modules. Where this activity leads to significant (but not minor) changes to programmes and their constituent modules, the University will endeavour to consult with students and others. It is also possible that the University may not be able to offer a module for reasons outside of its control, such as the illness of a member of staff. In some cases optional modules can have limited places available and so you may be asked to make additional module choices in the event you do not gain a place on your first choice. Where this is the case, the University will inform students.
Teaching and Learning
In your final year, you’ll harness all your learning and experience to showcase your talents to industry through an industrial group project. This will demonstrate your development as an engineer who is a digitally literate, effective communicator, capable of dealing with complex problems. You’ll also develop rigour and accuracy in the application of computational methods, which are essential to the development of safe engineering practice.
Assessment
The engineering group project will be your main focus in the final year of your MEng degree. It combines many of the assessment tools that you will have encountered in previous years of study, such as presentation delivery, report writing, computational work, and data processing. These assessments are an opportunity for you to demonstrate the breadth of your engineering skill set.
In your final year, you once again have the freedom to select optional modules that enable you to demonstrate your full graduate capability. This programme presents a varied assessment strategy, enabling you to achieve irrespective of your preferred mode of assessment.
Entry Requirements
- A Levels
- AAB including Mathematics and one of the subjects listed below. If you are taking an EPQ and three A-levels, we may offer you a one grade reduction on our advertised typical offer, if you achieve an A in the EPQ. Subjects: Further Mathematics, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Design Technology or Computing Science.
- T Levels
- Not accepted.
- BTEC
- DDD in a relevant Engineering related subject (see further information below), excluding BTEC Public Services, Uniformed Services and Business Administration.
- Scottish Highers
- AAAAA including Mathematics and Further Mathematics, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Design Technology or Computing Science.
- Scottish Advanced Highers
- BBC including Mathematics and Further Mathematics, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Design Technology or Computing Science.
- Irish Leaving Certificate
- 4 subjects at H2, 2 subjects at H3 including Mathematics and Further Mathematics, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Design Technology or Computing Science.
- Access to HE Diploma
- Pass the Access to HE Diploma with Distinction in 36 credits at Level 3 and Merit in 9 credits at Level 3, including 12 credits in Mathematics and 12 credits in Further Mathematics, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Design Technology or Computing Science.
- International Baccalaureate
- 33 points including HL5 in Mathematics and HL5 in Further Mathematics, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Design Technology or Computing Science.
- GCSE
You are required to have Mathematics at a minimum of Grade B or Grade 5 and English Language at a minimum of Grade C or Grade 4 or above at GCSE.
- English Foreign Language
Applications from students whose first language is not English are welcome. We require evidence of proficiency in English (including writing, speaking, listening and reading):
- IELTS: 6.0 overall (minimum 5.5 in all components) for year 1 entry
- IELTS: 6.5 overall (minimum 6.0 in all components) for year 2 entry
We also accept a number of other English language tests. Review our English Language Equivalencies for a list of example qualifications that we may accept to meet this requirement.
If you do not yet meet the English language requirements for this course, INTO UEA offer a variety of English language programmes which are designed to help you develop the English skills necessary for successful undergraduate study:
- Interviews
Most applicants will not be called for an interview and a decision will be made via UCAS Track. However, for some applicants an interview will be requested. Where an interview is required the Admissions Service will contact you directly to arrange a time.
- Deferred Entry
We welcome applications from students who have already taken or intend to take a gap year. We believe that a year between school and university can be of substantial benefit. You are advised to indicate your reason for wishing to defer entry on your UCAS application.
- Intakes
This course is open to UK and International applicants. The annual intake is in September each year.
Additional Information or Requirements
UEA are committed to ensuring that Higher Education is accessible to all, regardless of their background or experiences. One of the ways we do this is through our contextual admissions schemes.
We welcome and value a wide range of alternative qualifications. If you have a qualification which is not listed here, please contact us via Admissions Enquiries.
A-Level General Studies and Critical Thinking are not accepted. Where applicable Science A Levels awarded by an English Exam board require a pass in the practical element.
Applicants studying BTEC Extended Diploma in Engineering must be studying either Calculus to Solve Engineering Problems and Further Engineering Mathematics OR Mathematics for Engineering Technicians and Further Mathematics for Engineering Technicians. Grade Distinction will be required in these modules.
If you do not meet the academic requirements for direct entry, you may be interested in one of our Foundation Year programmes such as BEng Engineering with a Foundation Year.
Important note
Once enrolled onto your course at UEA, your progression and continuation (which may include your eligibility for study abroad, overseas experience, placement or year in industry opportunities) is contingent on meeting the assessment requirements which are relevant to the course on which you are enrolled.
International Requirements
We accept many international qualifications for entry to this course. View our International Students pages for specific information about your country.
INTO University of East Anglia
If you do not meet the academic and/or English language requirements for direct entry our partner, INTO UEA offers progression on to this undergraduate degree upon successful completion of a preparation programme. Depending on your interests, and your qualifications you can take a variety of routes to this degree:
International Foundation in Physical Sciences and Engineering (for Year 1 entry to UEA)
International Foundation in Mathematics and Actuarial Sciences (for Year 1 entry to UEA)
Fees and Funding
Tuition Fees
View our information for Tuition Fees.
Scholarships and Bursaries
We are committed to ensuring that costs do not act as a barrier to those aspiring to come to a world leading university and have developed a funding package to reward those with excellent qualifications and assist those from lower income backgrounds. View our range of Scholarships for eligibility, details of how to apply and closing dates.
Course Related Costs
View our information about Additional Course Fees.
How to Apply
Apply for this course through the Universities and Colleges Admissions Services (UCAS), using UCAS Hub.
UCAS Hub is a secure online application system that allows you to apply for full-time undergraduate courses at universities and colleges in the United Kingdom.
Your application does not have to be completed all at once. Register or sign in to UCAS to get started.
Once you submit your completed application, UCAS will process it and send it to your chosen universities and colleges.
The Institution code for the University of East Anglia is E14.
View our guide to applying through UCAS for useful tips, key dates and further information:
Employability
After the Course
As a UEA Engineering graduate, you’ll have excellent career prospects in a thriving industry. Qualified engineers are highly sought after. Employability and transferable skills are also embedded into our courses, enabling you to graduate with a skill-set advantage that will help you succeed in the workplace.
You’ll have multiple opportunities to acquire valuable industry contacts and insight through our collaborations with major engineering partners.
You will also be well positioned to take your studies even further with a PhD degree. And the STEM capital you’ll have gained could support a successful career in accountancy, law, teaching and finance.
Careers
A degree at UEA will prepare you for a wide variety of careers. We've been ranked 1st for Job Prospects by StudentCrowd in 2022.
Examples of careers that you could enter include:
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Public or private sector engineering
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Mechanical engineering
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Electronic engineering
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Energy and manufacturing
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Accountancy
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Law