MEng Automotive Engineering
About this course
The MEng (Hons) in Automotive Engineering is an undergraduate degree within the Robotics Engineering subject area, focusing on the design and development of modern road vehicles and transport systems. Core topics include Programming, Signal Processing, Control Systems, Data Analysis, Statistics, and Engineering Design. Students undertake practical activities at a professional proving ground, participate in collaborative design tasks, and complete an individual final-year research project addressing an applied engineering problem. The first year establishes fundamental methods through compulsory modules such as Engineering Design and Manufacture, Mathematics for Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering, Materials and Structures, Thermofluids, Computing, Vehicle Systems and Development, and Engineering Mechanics and Structures. Year two continues with subjects like Incompressible Aerodynamics, Electronics, Sensors and Instrumentation, Dynamics, Vibration & Control, Sustainable Vehicle Systems, Vehicle Structural Design, Engineering Analysis and Optimisation, and Vehicle Loading and Suspensions. In the third year, students study compulsory topics including Concept Vehicle Definition and Digital Vehicle Design, alongside optional modules covering areas such as Noise Control, Principles of Composite Materials & Structures, Vehicle Dynamics and Simulation, Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics, Sensor Fusion for Intelligent Vehicles, Finite Element Methods, Ground Vehicle Aerodynamics, Crashworthiness, Machine Intelligence, Battery Technology, and University Wide Language Programme. The final year combines mandatory practical work through Automotive Group Project and MEng Project with further optional study in Experimental Fluid Mechanics, Vehicle Handling, Advanced CFD, Advanced Reliability, Availability and Maintainability, Fuel Cell Technology, Autonomous Vehicles, Power Electronics, Machines, and Drives (PEMD), and University Wide Language Programme.
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Entry requirements
A level: A*AA including Maths and Physics with A* in Maths or Physics IB: 38 (7,6,6 HL) including Maths and Physics at HL, with 7 in HL Maths or Physics BTEC: BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate: D plus two A levels at Grades A*A including Maths and Physics. BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma is not accepted for MEng but considered for BEng in combination with A level Maths.
What students say
Based on about 19 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 81%
- Learning opportunities: 69%
- Assessment and feedback: 69%
- Academic support: 75%
- Organisation and management: 71%
- Learning resources: 86%
- Student voice: 66%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 45 students who started
- Continued on course: 90%
- Left higher education: 10%
What graduates do next
Based on about 7 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 90%
Most common jobs
- Engineering professionals: 60%
- Process, plant and machine operatives: 5%
- Teaching Professionals: 5%
- Finance Professionals: 5%
- Protective service occupations: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 90%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 75%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 55%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 195 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 2%
- North West: 8%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 4%
- East Midlands: 10%
- West Midlands: 8%
- East of England: 13%
- London: 19%
- South East: 23%
- South West: 10%
- Wales: 2%
- Scotland: 1%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 70 students who started
- A levels: 93%
- Baccalaureate: 4%
- A degree: 1%
- Other qualifications: 1%
Accreditation & quality ratings
- The accredited BEng (Hons) will meet, in part, the exemplifying academic benchmark requirements for registration as a Chartered Engineer and Students will need to complete an approved format of further learning pursuant to the requirements of UKSPEC. The accredited BEng (Hons) will also automatically meet in full, the exemplifying academic benchmark requirements for registration as an Incorporated Engineer (IEng).
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Engineering Design and Manufacture
- Mathematics for Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering
- Materials and Structures
- Thermofluids
- Computing
- Vehicle Systems and Development
- Engineering Mechanics and Structures
- Incompressible Aerodynamics
- Electronics, Sensors and Instrumentation
- Dynamics, Vibration & Control
- Sustainable Vehicle Systems
- Vehicle Structural Design
- Engineering Analysis and Optimisation
- Vehicle Loading and Suspensions
- Concept Vehicle Definition
- Digital Vehicle Design
- Noise Control
- Principles of Composite Materials & Structures
- Vehicle Dynamics and Simulation
- Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics
- Sensor Fusion for Intelligent Vehicles
- Finite Element Methods
- Ground Vehicle Aerodynamics
- Crashworthiness
- Machine Intelligence
- Battery Technology
- University Wide Language Programme
- Automotive Group Project
- MEng Project
- Experimental Fluid Mechanics
- Vehicle Handling
- Advanced CFD
- Advanced Reliability, Availability and Maintainability
- Fuel Cell Technology
- Autonomous Vehicles
- Power Electronics, Machines, and Drives (PEMD)
- University Wide Language Programme
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of MEng Automotive Engineering at Loughborough University earn?
The median salary is £34,000 after 15 months, £33,000 after 3 years, £42,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £35,500 and £52,000. The £42,500 median after five years is £6,500 more than the UK median for Production and manufacturing engineering.
What do graduates of MEng Automotive Engineering at Loughborough University do next?
90% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on MEng Automotive Engineering at Loughborough University?
81% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for MEng Automotive Engineering at Loughborough University?
The typical offer is A*AA at A level. The average entrant had 144 UCAS points.
Is MEng Automotive Engineering at Loughborough University accredited?
Yes. The accredited BEng (Hons) will meet, in part, the exemplifying academic benchmark requirements for registration as a Chartered Engineer and Students will need to complete an approved format of further learning pursuant to the requirements of UKSPEC. The accredited BEng (Hons) will also automatically meet in full, the exemplifying academic benchmark requirements for registration as an Incorporated Engineer (IEng).
How many students continue on MEng Automotive Engineering at Loughborough University?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.