Motorsport Engineering BSc(Hons)

Why choose this course?

Motorsport engineering is an exciting branch of automotive engineering, and this course has been developed to meet the specific demands of the motorsport industry. If you are interested in high-performance engineering related to the automotive or motorsport fields, this course will give you a thorough understanding of the underpinning technologies and innovations.

The course is accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and satisfies the academic requirements for Incorporated Engineer (IEng) status.

What will you study?

The curriculum offers a combination of traditional lectures and practical laboratory sessions, complemented by modules that aim to develop your communication, self-management, teamwork and leadership skills. Early stages introduce general engineering concepts, such as structural mechanics, materials, applied science and engineering mathematics. You then explore specialist motorsport subjects such as the design of engine, chassis, suspension and braking systems and aerodynamics.

This degree has been accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) under licence from the UK regulator, the Engineering Council. Accreditation is a mark of assurance that the degree meets the standards set by the Engineering Council in the UK Standard for Professional Engineering Competence (UK-SPEC). An accredited degree will provide you with some or all of the underpinning knowledge, understanding and skills for eventual registration as an Incorporated (IEng) or Chartered Engineer (CEng). Some employers recruit preferentially from accredited degrees, and an accredited degree is likely to be recognised by other countries that are signatories to international accords. 

Please check the Engineering Council course search for more information.

Please note that this is an indicative list of modules and is not intended as a definitive list. Those listed here may also be a mixture of core and optional modules.

Year 1

• Engineering Applications
• Engineering Computing
• Engineering Design
• Engineering Science
• Materials Engineering 1
• Technology Mathematics 1
• Structural Mechanics and Dynamics
• Professional Practice
• Language option

Year 2

• Project Engineering
• Engineering Design
• Technology Mathematics 2
• Materials and Processes 2
• Mechanical Science
• Investigatory Study and Dissertation
• Engine Technology
• Vehicle Technology
• Language option

Year 3

• Business Applications in Engineering

• Business Applications in Engineering

  This module develops the management and business competencies that you will need as a professional engineer. It aims to stimulate your interest in the business world and broaden you knowledge of how individual companies and other organisations work. You cover:

  • the business environment and the driving forces that affect the growth of businesses;
  • how businesses compete successfully, and how success is measured and performance compared;
  • profit and loss calculations, cash flows and balance sheets;
  • the need for and use of budgets;
  • the choices available in the pursuit or growth and success;
  • the concept of strategic marketing; and
  • how international trade works and the factors to be considered in 'going international'.
  
   
• Industrial Group Design Project (Motorsport)
• Individual Project (Motorsport)
• Racecar Design
• Racecar Technology
• Quality

• Quality

  This module introduces you to 'quality' in manufacturing industry. You will explore:

  • the historical development of 'quality' since the birth of the industrial age;
  • product liability and product liability prevention programmes;
  • quality management and quality management systems, and their implementation in manufacturing industry;
  • quality tools and techniques, and their implementation in manufacturing industry; and
  • co-ordinate measuring machines and the measurement of physical parameters.
  
   
• Language option