Engineering Science

The undergraduate course in Engineering Science at Oxford is a four-year MEng degree that provides a foundation in all the major branches of engineering across the first two years of the course. In years three and four, you specialise in the topics that interest you most. We believe the breadth of subjects covered across the traditional engineering disciplines offers the widest range of opportunities for graduate engineers when starting their career. The degree syllabus is the same at every College. Lectures and practical work take place in the Department of Engineering Science, and tutorials are held at Trinity. Engineering tutorials are based around problem solving in small groups of two or three students, led by a tutor. Throughout the course, tutors monitor academic progress to ensure students consolidate their learning and achieve excellent results in their University examinations. Trinity has a large team of experienced and very committed engineering tutors teaching the entire syllabus.

All of our tutors are experts in their own field of research and work closely with industry and science funding bodies. We also welcome DPhil students in Engineering, and postdoctoral researchers who work in the groups led by our Tutorial Fellows are invited to become associate members of Trinity.

Trinity is located a 10-minute walk away from the Department of Engineering Science.

Admissions

Our tutors welcome applications from prospective undergraduate students with strong skills in mathematics and physics, and who are prepared for a demanding but rewarding schedule of work, both independently and as part of a group. We look for students strongly motivated towards science and mathematics, and who ultimately have a passion for improving the world through engineering solutions. The College normally admits between four to six undergraduate students each year to read Engineering Science. For details on the admissions criteria please see the University's main website at https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions

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Our third-year Engineering students

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Teaching Structure

Undergraduate students studying for an MEng degree in Engineering Science will typically have two tutorials a week with College tutors during the first two years of the course. Students also attend lectures at the Department of Engineering Science and undertake practical work in the Department's well-equipped laboratories. College tutorials complement the lectures and laboratory teaching in the Department. Specialisation in one of the main branches of engineering begins in the third year of the course and in the final year students undertake an individual research project. In years three and four, most of the teaching takes place in the Department, in classes of four students in year three and up to fifteen students in year four. Our tutors maintain a supportive oversight of our students' progress at all stages of their course.

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Trinity’s welcoming environment and supportive tutors were fundamental to my personal and academic growth. I can’t imagine being anywhere else!

Mishi

Course Details

The University Department organises lectures and laboratory teaching; the College organises the small-group teaching (tutorials or classes), so your College tutors play a key role in your course. The first two years cover all major disciplines of engineering with lectures on mathematics, electronics and information engineering, materials and structures, thermo-dynamics, fluid mechanics and energy systems. The emphasis on a multi-disciplinary approach to engineering provides a valuable foundation for a career in engineering. In years three and four students select their preferred options and complete two major projects: a group design project in year three, and an individual research project in year four. Many of our students decide on a research career because of their project work. The course includes popular options in entrepreneurship and management with some of this teaching given in Oxford's Business School.

Fund/Grant Information

Trinity is able to offer financial support for travel and living costs to students undertaking internships and other research related to their degree.

Useful Additional Information

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Career Prospects

Many of our graduates in Engineering go on to work as engineers in industry and manufacturing, or to pursue further study and research in the subject. The skills developed during an Engineering degree, such as the ability to analyse and present complex technical information and to solve high-level problems, mean that engineering graduates can enjoy very successful careers in other areas, including commerce and engineering consultancy. The MEng degree in Engineering Science is accredited by all the major Professional Engineering Institutions in the UK.