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Gain the skills to unlock solutions that make people’s lives better. From manufacturing and the medical sector, to the automotive, aerospace and construction industry.
From day one, we treat you as a trainee engineer. The modules you’ll study encourage project-based learning. And you’ll get the chance to plan, build and test your own prototypes.
You can even spend a whole year on placement in industry. Past students have worked with the likes of Reckitt, Airbus, Virgin Media, Howdens, IBM, BMW Group, Siemens, Microsoft, and Smith & Nephew.
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About this course
As well as our three-year course, we offer four- and five-year options. Choose from a built-in placement year in industry or an integrated Masters (MEng) – or both. Imagine it. A whole year working for one of the biggest names in the technology, manufacturing or automotive industries. And like all our engineering courses, Mechanical Engineering shares a common first year. That means you can switch degrees in second year if you want to choose a different pathway.
Ranked joint 8th out of 75 institutions for graduate prospects4, Hull provides you with everything you need to excel after graduating. In your first year, you’ll gain the core theoretical and practical skills you need throughout your time here and beyond. CAD, programming and control and thermo fluids are just a few of the areas you’ll cover. The mathematics module is specifically geared towards engineering applications. You’ll also take part in Global Challenge, where you’ll work in a team to tackle a design and build project.
But it’s not all study and work. There are lots of extra-curricular activities for you to get involved with as well. Join our thriving Robotics Society, and become part of our Hull Electric Racing Team (HERT). As a member of HERT, you’ll help to build a single seater racing car and compete against other students at Silverstone.
Grab life by the wheel. Because a bright future is in your hands.
Module options
Each year, you’ll study modules worth a certain number of credits, and you need 120 credits per year. Most modules are 20 credits – so you’ll study six modules each year. Some longer modules, such as a dissertation, are worth more. In these cases, you’ll study fewer modules - but the number of credits will always add up to 120. Some modules are compulsory, some are optional, so you can build a course that’s right for you.
Filters
Engineering Design Challenge
Develop and enhance a range of professional skills as a basis for professional registration as an Incorporated or Chartered Engineer.
compulsory
20 credits
Fundamentals of Engineering
Introducing the key principles and concepts of mechanical and electrical and electronic engineering; ranging from digital electronics to basic stress analysis concepts.
compulsory
20 credits
Mathematics for Engineers
Gain knowledge of the characteristics of a range of functions and techniques appropriate to engineering, developing expertise in analysis, interpretation and problem solving.
compulsory
20 credits
Practical Skills for Engineers
An introduction to key experiments and construction skills required for electrical and electronic engineers, as well as hands-on experience in the mechanical engineering manufacturing workshop.
compulsory
20 credits
Programming and Control
Communication of mathematical problems and solutions, as well as logic simulation and C programming results for academic, specialist and non-specialist audiences.
compulsory
20 credits
Thermofluids
Gain knowledge, comprehension and hands-on experience of using a range of mathematical functions and techniques appropriate to the application of Engineering Thermofluids to engineering processes.
compulsory
20 credits
Control Engineering
This module introduces you to the analysis and design of feedback control systems. It covers time and frequency domain modelling of dynamic systems, performance evaluation, and classical control techniques including PID design, root-locus analysis, and system stability criteria.
You will apply these principles using mathematical tools such as Laplace and Fourier transforms, and numerical simulation techniques to assess system behaviour and design control solutions.
compulsory
20 credits
Stress Analysis and Dynamics of Mechanical Systems
Develop your understanding of fundamental theories and techniques relevant to the mechanical engineering problems in stress analysis and dynamics.
compulsory
20 credits
Mathematics and Fluid Mechanics for Mechanical Engineers
Gain knowledge and hands-on experience of using a range of mathematical functions and techniques to solve engineering problems.
compulsory
20 credits
Our facilities
Our academics
Hull has an excellent reputation for teaching mechanical engineering, with lecturers and academics who have extensive links to industry across the country.
You’ll be studying with practising engineers whose research feeds directly into our course.
Dr Mark Walker
Lecturer in Sustainable Engineering Systems
Mark’s research supports the development of low-carbon energy, industrial and agricultural systems, especially those related to the circular economies in areas such as bioprocessing, bio-based production systems, and environmental biotechnology.
Dr Carolina Font Palma
Senior Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering
Dr Font Palma is Lecturer and Programme Director of Chemical Engineering. Carolina was awarded the prestigious RAEng/The Leverhulme Trust Research Fellowship 2020/2021.
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Fees & Funding
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Future prospects
Mechanical engineers are involved in almost everything we use. From nanotechnology to healthcare equipment to planes, windfarms and even spacecraft.
Your transferable skills will open up careers across a range of industries. And with a national shortage of engineers, you're likely to be in high demand. Our graduates have gone on to work with BAE Systems, British Energy, the Royal Navy, Williams F1, Rolls-Royce, and more.
Our course is fully accredited. This shows employers you’ve studied a degree that meets globally recognised standards. It also puts you on the pathway to Chartered Engineer status. We’re also in the process of becoming accredited by the Women in Engineering Society.
Become part of the next generation of futuremakers
Like what you’ve seen? Then it’s time to apply through Clearing.
The standard way to apply is through UCAS. This will give you the chance to showcase your skills, qualities and passion for the subject, as well as providing us with your academic qualifications.
Not ready to apply yet?
Visit our next Open Day, and see all that Hull has to offer for yourself. Talk to our lecturers about your subject, find out what university is really like from our current students, and take a tour of our beautiful campus and amazing facilities.
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94.4% employability (Mechanical Engineering) UK domicile full-time first degree leavers; Higher Education Graduate Outcomes statistics, for the academic year 2021/22, published by the Higher Education Statistics Agency June 2024.
Mechanical Engineering is ranked 9th in the UK for Added Value. The Guardian 2025.
Our degrees are fully accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). Our BEng courses fully meet the academic requirements for registration as an Incorporated Engineer, and partly for Chartered Engineer. Our MEng degrees fully meet the academic requirements for becoming a Chartered Engineer.
Ranked joint 8th out of 75 institutions for Graduate Prospects. Complete University Guide 2025.
All modules on this course page are subject to availability and this list may change at any time.