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University degree

Mechanical Engineering

University of Glasgow · Glasgow
Qualification
Degree
Length
5 yrs
UK fees / yr
£9,535
Study
Full-time
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About this course

Clarity helps us to understand our users’ behaviour by visually representing their clicks, taps and scrolling. All data is anonymised. This degree programme provides a thorough grounding in mechanical engineering principles and their applications, together with the skills needed to solve real mechanical engineering problems.

You will benefit from our strong links with industry, with practising engineers contributing to lectures and providing employment opportunities. You will study the same courses in the first three years whether on the BEng or MEng degree programme. Both embed creativity to develop world changing engineers.

Could you get in?
The grades students arrived with
160-175 pts5%
192-207 pts5%
208-223 pts30%
224-239 pts25%
240+ pts35%
How they qualified
100% got in with alevel.
alevel100%
Could I get in? Try your grades
120 UCAS pts
Pay & prospects
85%
In work or further study after
85%
In professional / skilled jobs
95%
Continue past first year
66%
Student satisfaction
What graduates earn over time
£31,000
After 15 months
£30,500
3 years on
£39,000
5 years on
What students say National Student Survey
66%
of students are satisfied with the course overall
Teaching72%
Assessment & feedback74%
Academic support48%
Well organised58%
Learning resources69%
Student community69%
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