Automotive Engineering (top-up degree)
BSc(Hons)
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Course summary and entry requirements
Course duration
Full-time: 1 year
Part-time: 2 years
UCAS code H336
About the course
This one-year course offers students the chance to top up their engineering foundation degree or HND with an honours degree qualification and to broaden their range of skills and improve their career prospects.
Throughout this practical engineering course, you will develop the range of specialist skills, knowledge and understanding needed to become an Incorporated Engineer.
As well as gaining the systematic understanding required for honours-level study, you will emerge as a graduate with practical experience of modern automotive engineering systems.
Typical entry requirements
The entry requirements listed here are for students starting their course in 2013. Individual offers may vary
Foundation degree/HND
/HNC in a relevant subject.For non-native speakers of English:
IELTS 6.0 overall, 6.0 in writing.For equivalent international qualifications
We can help you meet our English language entry requirements
For help meeting English language requirements contact our
Language Institute.We can help you meet our academic entry requirements
For help meeting academic entry requirements contact our
International College.If you cannot find your country listed, please email admissions@brighton.ac.uk
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Course content
Course structure
The course is mostly delivered through lectures with specific laboratory and coursework activities built in to give practical insights into the theory. In addition to the time spent at university, 20 hours per week independent study is expected.
Areas of study
The course combines a study of design, drivetrain, vehicle body and engineering systems together with complementary studies in modelling and simulation, business and management studies. This course is firmly focused on the application of practical knowledge appropriate to the automotive industries.
The practical element of the course is support by laboratory facilities including engine test cells and a variety of wind tunnels. The specialist engine test cells of the Sir Harry Ricardo Laboratories, including optical engines equipped for LDA and PDA and firing engines with advanced control systems and emissions monitoring are also used in support of the course.
You will study modelling and simulation, advanced powertrain, vehicle body design, computer-aided engineering, and product innovation and management.
Syllabus
Powertrain
Simulation
Advanced Powertrain
Vehicle Body Design
Computer-aided Engineering
Product Innovation and Management
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Fees and costs
The fees listed here are for full-time courses beginning in the academic year 2012-13. Further tuition fees are payable for each subsequent year of study and may be subject to small increases, in line with inflation.
The tuition fee you have to pay depends on a number of factors including the kind of course you take, and whether you study full- or part-time. If you are studying part-time you will normally be charged on a pro rata basis depending on the number of modules you take.
What's included in the fee?
When costs such as health or criminal record checks, field trips or use of specialist materials are incurred as a mandatory requirement of the course they are included in your tuition fee.
You may incur additional costs depending on the optional modules or activities you choose. The cost of optional activities is not included in your tuition fee and you will need to meet this cost in addition to your fees. Before you apply please check with the school that provides your course using the contact details on the left of this page for advice about what is included and what optional costs you could face so you can budget accordingly.
Our website www.brighton.ac.uk/money provides advice about funding and scholarships as well as further information about fees and advice on international and island fee paying status.
BSc Hons Automotive Engineering (top-up) [P1EG035] UK/EU (Full Time) 9,000 GBP Island Students (Full Time) 9,000 GBP International (Full Time) 12,500 GBP -
Location
Location
Moulsecoomb Located to the north of Brighton city centre, the Moulsecoomb campus offers students an excellent learning environment and a wide range of facilities. It is the largest of our five campuses with over 8,000 students.
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Living in Brighton
Brighton’s rich mix of historic architecture, lively arts scene, varied shopping and cosmopolitan community make it a vibrant, enjoyable place to live. It is no wonder that many Brighton graduates choose to stay here.
Social scene
Alongside the traditional seaside attractions, Brighton is famed for its exciting social scene with a wide choice of pubs, clubs and restaurants.
Arts
The highlight of the city’s cultural year is the Brighton Festival. The event is held each May and is England’s biggest arts festival, which showcases arts and performance from around the world. Brighton is also home to the UK’s oldest working cinema, the Duke of York’s, which shows alternative and mainstream films. The city is also well known for its exciting music scene and hosts The Great Escape music festival.
Sports
Whether you take your sport seriously or just want to keep fit, Brighton offers all kinds of sports opportunities and facilities, on and off campus. You can also make the most of the location, and play volleyball, basketball and windsurfing down by the beach. The seafront is also the finishing point for the famous London – Brighton bicycle ride and the quirky veteran car run.
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Career opportunities
Graduates are well equipped for employment in the automotive industry, but will also have the skills to do well in the aeronautical, medical, consultancy, construction, manufacturing, and building services industries.
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