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Cranfield University: Automotive Engineering

Institution Cranfield University View institution profile
Department Cranfield University
Web https://www.cranfield.ac.uk
Email studytransport@cranfield.ac.uk
Telephone +44 (0)1234 758083
Study type Taught

Summary

Automotive engineering is a rapidly evolving field that offers a unique blend of challenges and rewards. The automotive industry is constantly pushing the boundaries of what's possible and has a great impact on the environment and society. Those employed within automotive engineering face the exciting challenge to develop vehicles that are safer, more efficient and sustainable.

Established for over 60 years with excellent industrial links and an outstanding record for the employment of its graduates, the MSc in Automotive Engineering has been developed to provide the industry with high calibre engineers that are equipped with the necessary skills to advance vehicle technology to meet the demands of the future.

Who is it for? The MSc in Automotive Engineering is suitable for graduates in engineering, physics or mathematics, and will prepare you for a career in this exciting field, from engine, chassis, suspension design to hybrid and electric vehicles, and much more.

Why this course? This course aims to provide graduates with the technical qualities, transferable skills and independent learning ability to make them effective in organisations that design and develop automotive products. Our strategic links with industry ensure that all of the course material is relevant, timely and meets the needs of organisations competing within the automotive sector. This industry-led education makes Cranfield graduates some of the most desirable in the world for automotive companies to recruit.

We offer students the opportunity to study in a postgraduate only environment where Masters' graduates can go onto secure positions in full-time employment in their chosen field, or undertake academic research. You will be taught by leading academics as well as industrial practitioners, and work alongside a strong research team at Cranfield University.

Industry placement opportunities are on offer during research work.

Informed by Industry The MSc in Automotive Engineering is directed by an Industrial Advisory Panel comprising senior engineers from the automotive sector. This maintains course relevancy and ensures that graduates are equipped with the skills and knowledge required by leading employers.

You will have the opportunity to meet this panel and present your work for the group design project to them at an annual event held in April.

Accreditation The Automotive Engineering MSc is accredited by: - Institute of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE)

  • Institute of Engineering & Technology (IET)

on behalf of the Engineering Council as meeting the requirements for further learning for registration as a Chartered Engineer (CEng).

Your career Our postgraduate Automotive Engineering course provides you with the necessary skills for a career in the automotive industry. Cranfield’s automotive graduates have an excellent employment record and currently occupy positions of high responsibility in industry, such as managers of research establishments, chief engineers, engine and vehicle programme managers. Some of our graduates decide to continue their education through PhD studies with Cranfield University.

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Cranfield is a specialist postgraduate university that is a global leader for education and transformational research in technology and management.

 

We have many world-class, large-scale facilities, including our own global research airport, which offers a unique environment for transformational education and research, living laboratory for testing transformative technologies and new approaches to deliver enhanced social, economic and environmental outcomes. 

Cranfield teaches over 5,000 postgraduate students each year and employs around 1,500 academic and support staff.  Our staff-to-student ratio is one of the best for any university in the UK.

As one of the UK's most business-engaged University, …

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