The mainstream course covers all the fundamental elements of mechanical engineering and design and provides a background in related fields such as computing, electronics, electrical engineering, control, energy and environment. To give you greater commercial insight and awareness, you will also study elements of management, finance and law. Read about Student Industrial Work Placements. This course is accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE). What Do Our Students Think About this Course? View Student Profiles to see what the students say about this course. About Mechanical Engineering at Brunel From jet aircraft to air conditioning plant, from tunnelling machines to body-scanners, from technical consultancy to financial services such as insurance, mechanical engineers deal with the design and production of the machines, systems and structures that are taken for granted in the modern world. The range and diversity of career choice is consequently tremendous. In response to this diversity, we offer a variety of courses. Interacting with students from different specialisms and with different interests is an important part of the University experience. To help with this, we have introduced a multidisciplinary project for Level 1 students. This is a design-based competition between teams made up of students from a number of subjects. We also offer the Engineering with an Integrated Foundation Year course. The range of courses reflects several of our research interests: * energy and environmental engineering; * internal combustion engines and their fuels; * structures and materials; * fluid mechanics. Aims This course aims to produce highly qualified engineers with recognised skills and knowledge who are able to pursue a wide range of careers. Emphasis in all courses is on gaining industrial and commercial insight and awareness. Students following either the four-year or five-year sandwich programmes gain a fast track route to chartered engineering status.

Students who study either of the four/five-year thin/thick-sandwich courses will carry out paid work experience as part of the course. Many placements are with major vehicle and aircraft manufacturers, often in departments concerned with high performance engine development and all types of testing. Students have more than once flown as part of a test team! One car manufacturer places its students in plants in France, Germany and the US. Other placements involve software development, thermal imaging and biomedical equipment. Some students have worked with Professor Heinz Wolff on space research in Brunel's Institute for Bioengineering. Careers Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE) survey These statistics relate to graduates from a number of different pathways – Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering (MEng), Mechanical Engineering with Aeronautics, Mechanical Engineering with Automotive Design, Motorsport Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Aviation Engineering and Aviation Engineering with Pilot Studies. In 2011/12, six months after graduating: * 71.9% of graduates with a first degree were in employment * 13.5% were in full-time further study * 1.0% were combining work and study Read more about graduate destinations for this subject area The range of industries in which our graduates choose to work is vast, and includes: aviation and avionics; agricultural machinery; automotive design and manufacture; building services engineering; electronics; gas and water supply; North Sea oil production; mining and mineral processing; nuclear power; work for the water authorities; TV production; accountancy; banking; insurance; patent engineering; financial consultancy; the police; the armed forces; the railways; and the National Health Service. Recent graduates have gone on to work for prestigious companies such as Vodafone, Qinetiq Group, Ford, Delphi, GlaxoSmithKline, GE Energy, the Ministry of Defence and Thales. Research Some of our graduates go directly into research, leading to the award of a Doctor of Philosophy degree (PhD), whilst others spend several years in industry first.