MEng Mechanical and Electrical Engineering with a Year in Industry
2027 entry
Course summary
In industry, there is a strong demand for skilled engineers who can work confidently across both mechanical and electrical engineering. We need people who can design effective, informed systems that interchange and manage electrical and mechanical energy.
Our MEng Mechanical and Electrical Engineering with a Year in Industry course gives you the fundamental knowledge, tools and real-world experience to satisfy this growing industrial demand.
This course gives you the opportunity to spend your third year applying the knowledge amassed in your first two years of study in an industrial environment. There's no direct entry onto the course, but you can transfer from MEng Mechanical and Electrical Engineering after year two if you reach a high academic standard and are successful at an industry interview.
You'll study units from the mechanical and electrical disciplines in key themes:
- design and integration of electro-mechanical systems
- energy conversion and actuation systems
- embedded systems and control
- power electronics and electric drives
- energy management.
Years one and two offer a grounding in mathematics, thermal management, dynamics and control, computing, electrical energy technologies, and electronics. Laboratory work and case studies will draw together these interdisciplinary foundations.
Your third year takes you into industry, where you can apply what you've learned, work alongside professionals and tackle real-world challenges.
In your fourth year, you'll return to Bristol and join year three of the MEng Mechanical and Electrical Engineering course. As well as classroom-based subjects, you'll take on a themed project. Working in a team of peers along with an academic project supervisor, you'll apply the knowledge and skills that you have developed to a specific topic area. Topics might include actuation and sensor systems; intelligent, adaptable power systems; or efficient, clean propulsion technologies.
Finally, in year five, you'll work on a significant project around your preferred theme. Here, you'll solve an engineering problem related to your chosen subject matter. You'll also have a choice of units offering more in-depth engineering topics.
Mechanical and Electrical Engineering graduates will be equipped to innovate in a range of technological areas. These might include:
- the power flow of renewable energy microgrids
- actuation systems for motion control or robotics
- the complete power train of future electric vehicles.
Accreditations
Our Mechanical and Electrical Engineering with a Year in Industry MEng is accredited by IET.
Course structure
First year students begin by gaining a broad knowledge of the fundamentals and a command of the skills that underpin modern engineering. You'll also have plenty of opportunities to broaden your social circle and long-term professional network. Interdisciplinary working is now the norm in industry. A good grasp of disciplines beyond your own will serve you well in the workplace.
In year one, you'll focus on studying and practising the fundamental mathematics that engineers need to describe and analyse physical processes efficiently. You'll learn how to generate and communicate designs, using these skills to work on an interdisciplinary design project based on global challenges. You'll then bring your skills together to tackle a lab-based, electro-mechanical design problem.
The course begins with structured teaching exercises. These are based on fundamental theory in energy conversion across mechanical and electrical domains. As you progress through the course, you'll move into more creative, open-ended, project-based units that are driven by research.
This skills-based approach will provide you with strong technical and practical abilities. It will build your confidence, adaptability and understanding of engineering's social and industrial context. Together, these will set you up for success in your degree and your career.
Entry requirements
We accept a wide variety of qualifications and welcome applications from students of all backgrounds. Below is a guide to the typical offers for this course.
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Selection process
- Regulations and codes of conduct we abide by to create a positive environment for learning and achievement are found in the University admissions policies and procedures.
- If applying with extenuating circumstances please see our policy.
- Full information about our selection processes for Mechanical and Electrical Engineering with a Year in Industry can be found in the Admissions Statement:
Admissions statement - The admissions statement above relates to 2026 entry. The statement for 2027 entry will be available in summer 2026.