Wolfson building foyer
The foyer, cafe and meeting area in the Wolfson building, home to the School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Ranked 4th for Mechanical Engineering in the UK
The Times Good University Guide 2012
The School
The School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering is a leader in technological research and innovation with extensive national and international industrial links, and a long standing tradition of excellent teaching.
Our degree courses aim to exceed industry’s requirement for highly motivated graduates offering sector leading academic, communication and practical skills.
Our Industrial Advisory Committee, comprising of engineers at senior levels in the profession, ensures that our courses contain the optimal balance of traditional and contemporary subjects.
Particular emphasis is placed on including direct involvement of engineers from industry at key stages, and incorporation of the latest in research to ensure that our courses are always industrially relevant and up-to-date.
Foundation Year
Our degree courses are provided with the option of the Science and Engineering Foundation Studies route option. This presents the opportunity for students from a wide variety of backgrounds but with inappropriate qualifications, to transfer onto the degree course of choice, after completing a year of dedicated preparatory modules.
Industrial Training – Diploma in Industrial Studies (DIS)
All of the courses can be taken with a salaried industrial placement in Year 3 and over 100 students take this option every year. For the award of a Diploma in Industrial Studies (DIS) or Diploma in Professional Studies (DPS) you need to complete a minimum of 45 weeks work in a company.
The School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering is notified of such vacancies and opportunities throughout the academic year, and we will provide support and help for you to gain a suitable placement, under the guidance of the Director of Professional Training. Students work in a variety of organisations including automotive, aerospace, electronic, consumer goods, computer software and food processing industries. Your role might be as a designer, manufacturing engineer or as a plant engineer, in research or development, or in several of these areas within one company.
The Innovative Manufacturing Engineering course extends the industrial training by incorporating placements in the first two years, as well as in Year 3, at two or more companies within the IME sponsoring Industrial Consortium.
Recent placement students have worked for virtually every major engineering company in the UK including; Toyota, Triumph, Rolls-Royce, BAE Systems, BP, Tata Steel, DERA, Vauxhall, Kodak, The Boots Co. plc, Eurotherm Drives Ltd, 3M Healthcare, Schlumberger and TRW Lucas Aerospace.
Professional Recognition
All Manufacturing and Mechanical BEng and MEng courses are fully accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. The Manufacturing Engineering course is also accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology, while Product Design Engineering is also accredited by the Institution of Engineering Designers.
Facilities
There are laboratories devoted to disciplines such as; dynamics and control, electronics, fluid mechanics, healthcare engineering, internal combustion engines, materials, mechatronics, metrology, optical engineering, rapid manufacturing, sports engineering, structural integrity and thermodynamics.
Our CNC machine tool workshops, electronics workshop, undergraduate workshops and foundry are managed by skilled technical staff, who will work closely with you to develop ideas and support project work.
Uniquely, we have extensive facilities devoted to the engineering applications of lasers, an area in which our achievements in research and teaching have been recognised by a prestigious Queen’s Anniversary Prize.
A range of purpose built laboratories covers optical measurement techniques, including machine calibration, vibration analysis and fluid flow mapping techniques and a suite of computer-controlled high power lasers, are used to research and demonstrate modern fabrication processes.
Assessment
Teaching and learning methods include lectures, tutorials, practical work, seminars and extensive project work. The emphasis is placed on increasing your independence and encouraging you to develop your study skills while taking part in group activities.
Lecture based modules are assessed by a combination of coursework and formal examinations taken at the end of each semester. Project module assessments require written reports and technical presentations, preparing you for your subsequent career. In their final year, MEng students prepare a technical exhibition.
The proportion of coursework assessment is approximately 30% to 50% depending on degree course, semester/year and optional modules.
International Study
All students on the MEng courses have the opportunity to study abroad in their third or final academic year. If suitable for international study then this will lead to the award of a Diploma in International Studies (DIntS). A network of engineering departments from around 30 institutions throughout Europe cooperate in the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS).
Careers
Many graduates take up permanent positions at companies who are associated with Loughborough through our design projects or industrial placements. Recent graduates are known to have taken posts at Ford, JCB Excavators, Lotus, Cosworth, Perkins, Ricardo, ICI, 3M, BP, Accenture, Messier Dowty and the Armed Forces.
Postgraduate study or research are also popular options. Within the School, MSc courses are available in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering and Management, Advanced Engineering, Engineering Design, Engineering Design and Manufacture, Mechanical Engineering, and Sustainable Engineering. There are also numerous opportunities to conduct postgraduate research at MPhil, EngDoc and PhD levels.
Sponsorships and Scholarships
All courses have an established reputation with employers in industry. Companies, therefore, target the School with sandwich year opportunities and a number of companies offer sponsorship, for which there is intense competition. Students seeking sponsorship are urged to consult publications such as CRAC and Engineering Opportunities.
Competitive scholarships are also awarded. These may be based on intake qualifications and/or progress through the first year of any of the degree courses. The Innovative Manufacturing Engineering course has its own unique industrial sponsorship arrangements, which provides successful students with bursaries and salaried training for the duration of the degree course. For more details seewww.lboro.ac.uk/funding and ime.lboro.ac.uk.
Students studying Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering degree courses, and intending to take up a career in the Armed Forces or Civil Service, may be eligible for financial support under the Defence Technical Undergraduate Scheme.
Selection
We hold a series of visit days in the winter and spring, with tours of campus, lunch at a hall of residence, and an introduction to the School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering’s facilities.
Admissions Tutors are able to see you at this time to discuss any aspect of your application. Applicants to the Innovative Manufacturing Engineering course will be requested to attend an Industrial Consortium interview panel as part of the selection process.
We strongly encourage applications from suitably qualified international students.