Mechanical Engineering is a professional discipline as important as medicine - for which it supplies many solutions in terms of life saving equipment, life enhancing artificial limbs, pacemakers, micro-scale pumps, incubators, etc. Mechanical Engineers design, analyse and manufacture machines that move using gears: giant earth moving machines, huge turbines in power stations, all types of road and rail vehicles and space rockets and satellites. We design tiny micro gears that power medical equipment, handheld computers and mobile 'phones. We also make industrial robots; the machines that make other products. Mechanical Engineering at Birmingham produces graduates who are creative, highly numerate and skilled at solving problems and delivering results. We are a friendly community of self-assured professionals, determined to guide you to wherever your engineering talents will thrive. All our programmes are accredited and reflect the strength and longevity of our industrial partnerships. Why study this course? At Birmingham, we provide diverse, yet balanced, courses, enabling our graduates to gain employment in a wide range of industries. Teaching is provided by lecturers who are global experts in their field, with multi-million pound investment providing leading-edge teaching facilities and laboratories. We produce graduates who can function in today's fast-changing marketplace, and your career prospects will be excellent. Your Birmingham degree is evidence of your ability to succeed in a demanding academic environment. Employers target Birmingham students for their drive, diversity, communication and problem-solving skills, their team-working abilities and cultural awareness, and our graduate employment statistics have continued to climb at a rate well above national trends.

Feedback shows that 90%-95% of our students go on to work or study on graduation. Of those in employment, 95%-100% gain graduate-level jobs and are earning salaries in the region of £24,000-£32,000 pa six months after graduation. As one of our Mechanical Engineering students, a huge and exciting array of career opportunities will be open to you when you graduate - both at home and abroad. You could pursue a career in one of the major manufacturing industries (the UK has the 6th largest manufacturing base in the world); or you could work in other areas of science and technology, such as sustainable energy. Other areas that favour the problem-solving skills you will acquire are finance, law and marketing as well as teaching and/or research. Superb opportunities exist for you to gain industrial experience before you graduate. You can opt to add a year to your programme and spend this time with one of our industrial partners; usually between your second and third study years. You will gain relevant work experience, and earn money putting into practice the skills and knowledge gained from your degree. Students on placement get involved in serious projects that ask difficult questions that require good scientific/engineering answers - and which often lead to sponsorship and/or the offer of a graduate job. A rich vein of expertise will be available for you to tap into, not only through the University's Careers Network for more details see below, but from the School's own industrial liaison officer. From these professionals you will gain the skills to help you secure any of a range of placements from summer jobs to industrial years and, eventually, your graduate job. Career destinations of previous graduates include: BP, Aberdeen Rolls Royce, Derby Delcam, Birmingham Jaguar-Landrover, Coventry Lotus, Mercedes-Benz, PA Consulting, London MultiMetal Works, Malaysia Atomic Weapons Establishment, Berkshire Oxford Technologies, Oxford RBCCM Banking, London RBS, London MOD BAE Systems, Barrow in Furness IBC Solar, Malaysia/Germany Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia Ball Packaging Europe, Wreham Parsons Vehicle Certification Agency, Birmingham Porterbrook Railway Co - Rosco, Berkshire AMEC, London RAF Petronas oil & Gas Company British Army, Sandhurst Zener Company, Iran DFM Medical, Germany University Careers Network Preparation for your career should be one of the first things you think about as you start university. Whether you have a clear idea of where your future aspirations lie or want to consider the broad range of opportunities available once you have a Birmingham degree, our Careers Network can help you achieve your goal. Our unique careers guidance service is tailored to your academic subject area, offering a specialised team (in each of the five academic colleges) who can give you expert advice. Our team source exclusive work experience opportunities to help you stand out amongst the competition, with mentoring, global internships and placements available to you. Once you have a career in your sights, one-to-one support with CVs and job applications will help give you the edge. And once you have a career in your sights, one-to-one support with CVs, interview practice and job applications will further help to give you the edge. In addition, our employer-endorsed, award-winning Personal Skills Award (PSA) recognises you extra-curricular activities, and provides an accredited employability programme designed to improve your career prospects. Examples of occupations Aerospace Engineer Auditor Calibration Engineer Design Engineer Engineer Engineering Officer Cadet Financial Analyst IT Consultant Mechanical Engineer Project Engineer