BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering
Aston University, Birmingham
Overview
A three-year engineering degree with a fixed curriculum covering design, materials, thermofluids, dynamics and control, an integrated design project in year two, and a major project in the final year. An optional placement year can be added.
Highlights
- Year 2 core: Thermofluids
- Optional placement year: Integrated Placement Year
Entry requirements
- Academic
- A levels: BBC including Maths and one other STEM subject. IB: 29 points overall with 5, 5, 4 at Higher Level, including Maths and another STEM subject. GCSE English Language or Literature and Mathematics at grade C/4. Year 3 entry is not considered.
- English language
- The course page gives no test scores and refers to Aston's separate English language requirements page, which sets scores by school and programme group without naming this course.
- Applicants from Pakistan
- The Pakistan page states that applicants with HSSC/HSC, Intermediate Certificate or FA/FSc must first complete an International Foundation Programme or International Year One to progress to a Bachelor's degree. Source
Careers
Listed roles include graduate mechanical engineer, development engineer, design engineer and project manager.
Working after you graduate
Bachelor's and master's graduates on a Student visa may apply in the UK for the Graduate visa: two years if applying by 31 December 2026, or 18 months if applying on or after 1 January 2027.
Checked on 10 October 2026. Official source.
Scholarships for this course
- Sir Adrian Cadbury Chancellor's Scholarship (Undergraduate), 2027 entryGBP 10,000 tuition fee reduction (fee waiver only, no cash value)