Key information
- Duration:
- 4 years full time
- Typical A-level offer:
- ABB
View full entry requirements - UCAS code:
- H32F
- Start date:
- September 2026
- 87.9% of our research outputs in Engineering were assessed to be world leading or internationally excellent (REF 2021)
- =9th in the UK for graduate prospects (outcomes) in Mechanical Engineering
- 14th in the UK for Mechanical Engineering
This degree will enable you to lead multidisciplinary teams in the development of complex systems, including sustainable power generation, power-trains for automotive vehicles, and jet engines for aircraft propulsion. The optional placement year also gives you the chance to get real work experience for a year in industry, while still being supported by Sussex.
We undertake world-class research, which enriches your teaching. Our Dynamics, Control and Vehicle Research Group and the Thermo-Fluid Mechanics Research Centre, develop innovative concepts in vehicle technology and efficient aero-engines, among other things. You’ll study in our Future Technologies Labs that incorporate computer suites and new automation/robotics facilities. There is a dedicated manufacturing lab with state-of-the-art facilities such as CNC machines and 3-D printers. You'll be able to specialise in subjects such as CAD, computational fluid dynamics through optional modules and work on areas such as control, vibration, tribology, or aerodynamics through project work including Formula Student and Wind-driven car projects.
We have dedicated academic advisers to support you during you time at Sussex, as well as a team of student mentors.
Accreditation
Our courses are accredited to include the 2023 intake. We are currently in the process of securing re-accreditation for the 2024 intake onwards, according to the rules of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, which require periodic re-accreditation.
- Accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as an Incorporated Engineer and partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer.
To help you gain experience and increase your employability, you can apply for an optional placement as part of your course. This can be a fantastic opportunity to gain real-life insight into industry as well as skills valued by employers. You’ll be responsible for applying for and securing your placement. Our dedicated careers team can help you:
- find an employer
- draft an application
- prepare for interviews.
Don’t worry if you’re not successful, you’ll simply transfer to a non-placement version of your course.
We understand that deciding where and what to study is a very important decision. We’ll make all reasonable efforts to provide you with the courses, services and facilities described in this prospectus. However, if we need to make material changes, for example due to government or regulatory requirements, or unanticipated staff changes, we’ll let you know as soon as possible.
MEng or BEng?
We also offer this course without the industrial placement year, as a four-year MEng, or as a five-year MEng with an industrial placement year.
The facilities are excellent. I particularly enjoy the fast-speed computers, which have allowed me to run powerful softwares with ease.”Abigail Berhane
Mechanical Engineering BEng
