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    KEY FACTS

    • Title
      BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Composites
    • Course type
      Full-time
    • Duration
      3 years (optional placement)
    • Award
      Bachelor of Engineering - BEng (Hons)
    • Faculty
      Faculty of Science and Technology
    • School
      School of Marine Science and Engineering
    • UCAS codes
      Institution P60
      Course H302
    • Location
      Plymouth
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​Professional accreditation

Chartered Engineer status:

​Wind Turbine Course summary

This course blends the wide field of mechanical engineering with specialist skills in composite materials design and manufacture. Increasingly the first choice for high peformance aircraft, cars & boats, composites are advanced lightweight and corrosion-resistant materials. The course is accredited by professional institutions and, with suitable training after university, lead to Chartered Engineer status.
 

Key features

  • ​Specialist modules in composites engineering, design and manufacture
  • Modern laboratory facilities for practical work which is a core part of the degree
  • Opportunity to work on industrially relevant problems
  • Strong foundation in mechanical engineering principles
  • First two years are common with BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering and the first year is common with BEng (Hons) Marine Technology 

Mechanical engineering at Plymouth

A short video introducing the mechanical engineering subject area and what it is like to study at Plymouth from a current student perspective. ​

​Photo of Dimitris KatsanisWhat the students say

"Choosing to study at Plymouth University turned out to be a very good choice. For one of my student projects on the composite materials engineering course I developed a carbon fibre bike frame which I went on to manufacture.  At the 1996 Atlanta Olympics I had 12 bikes racing.  Since then bikes I have designed have gone on to compete and win numerous medals all over the world.
 
Since graduating I have had bikes competing in the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, the 2004 Athens Olympics, the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne and the 2008 Beijing Olympics where the British cycling team had their greatest success winning 8 gold, 4 silver and 2 bronze medals.  In total, 37 gold, 23 silver and 13 bronze medals have been won on my bikes in Olympic Games and World Championships."
Specialist External Consultant, UK Sport and British Cycling

What the students sayLeft to Right: Professor Neil James, Clara Moyano, Julian Beer and Professor Steve Newstead (KTP Regional Seminar 2006)

I can honestly say Plymouth University gave me the time of my life.  The University is in an excellent location right in the city centre, and Plymouth is a lively city with lots going on from all sorts of cultural events to the latest water sports facilities.  The South West of England has a very chilled-out lifestyle and as an international student I felt very welcome.

Clara Moyano Mora
Innovation Engineer and Innovation Coordinator, Parker Hannifin

Photo of Richard MachrayWhat the students say

After finishing my course I worked as a Composite Design Engineer for a company in Cheltenham. I was responsible for the design and development of mobile telecoms base stations and air traffic control radomes.

 
Now I am a Senior Mechanical Engineer at Weir Strachan and Henshaw in Bristol. It’s a completely different role to what I was doing before but really enjoyable. I am currently managing a project team on part of a multimillion pound nuclear design project.
 
Senior Mechanical Engineer, Weir Strachan and Henshaw