Motorsports Engineering, Beng (hons) in University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN), UK

Motorsports Engineering, Beng (hons) in University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN)

Get ready for a thrilling career working on some of the most technically advanced vehicles in the world… This course gives you both the knowledge and the hands-on experience you need to progress to the highest levels in the motor sports and engineering industry. During the first year of the course you will work on our Formula Ford cars, and learn about how race-car setup affects performance. Later in the course you will work as part of a student-led group on the design and build of a Formula Student race-car. This is a key part of the curriculum, and leads up to entering your car into an international competition at Silverstone – renowned as a testing ground for the next generation of world-class engineers. This course is absolutely focused on delivering top flight racing and engineering professionals.

• Engineering at UCLan is ranked in the UK's top 20 according to the Complete University Guide 2020
• Take the first steps of your motorsport career as part of our championship and Walter Heyes Trophy-winning Formula Ford team.
• Benefit from a dedicated workshop to support you in your studies, catering for Formula Student, Formula Ford race cars, eco-marathon cars, and a race car simulator.
• Opportunities to travel to internationally renowned events such as Formula Student and the Shell Eco-Marathon – enabling networking with representatives from the industry, both nationally and internationally.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Our Motorsports Engineering course operate a 'hands-on' approach to manufacturing that includes a design-and-make exercise, design-development projects and the design and manufacture of a race car in the final year. You’ll work on both personal and team projects, developing an excellent association with the processes within the design-development-manufacture cycle and the strategies associated with the development of vehicles and products for racing, the automotive sector and general engineering.

PLACEMENTS

This course offers an optional 48-week sandwich placement in industry – this comes between the second and third years and is highly recommended. Placements are an invaluable opportunity to help consolidate your first two years learning, gain experience, and radically enhance your employability.

The benefit of the experience gained during your placement is evident in improved performance in the final year of the course, and when competing for graduate jobs. We will support you in preparation for this with placement seminars during the second year. These are run by your placement tutor and UCLan Careers, and you will plan and develop your CV and applications, and have practice interviews.

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