Engineering Science

Engineering Science at Oxford is a four-year MEng degree providing a foundation in all the major branches of engineering across the first two years of the course. 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. In years three and four you specialise in the topics that interest you most, popular examples might be biomedical engineering, sustainability or machine learning. Lectures and practical work take place in the Department of Engineering Science whilst tutorials are held at the College. Tutorials are based around problem solving in small groups of two or three students. Throughout the course, tutors monitor academic progress to ensure students consolidate their learning and achieve excellent results in their university examinations. Trinity has a team of experienced engineering tutors teaching across the entire syllabus. All of our tutors are experts in their own field of research and work closely with industry and science funding bodies.

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

Course Details

The University Department of Engineering Science organises lectures and laboratory teaching; the College organises the small-group teaching (tutorials or classes). The course syllabus is the same across the university and does not depend on your college. 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 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.

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Oxford Department of Engineering

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Teaching Structure

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 is in the Department with tutorials replaced by classes of four or more students in each session.

Admissions

We welcome applications from 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 takes between four to six new students each year to read Engineering Science.

Engineering course details and admissions criteria

Oxford Undergraduate Admissions

Academic Study Support

All students have access to non-means-tested grants to support their studies; further funding is available to support research projects and placements, including travel grants. More detail is available on our Student Support pages.

Travel and Academic Funding for Students

Undergraduate Financial Support

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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 Science degree, such as the ability to analyse and present complex technical information and to solve high-level problems, mean that engineering graduates go on to 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.