At Brunel, your learning experience will be created on a broad base of knowledge, skills and industrial experience, distinguishing you from other design graduates. To enable this, we will provide you with tuition from an extensive cross disciplinary lecturing team including mechanical and electrical engineers, computer and materials scientists, mathematicians, psychologists, practising designers, and graphic artists. Along with the knowledge and expertise accumulated throughout the courses, you could participate in our exchange programmes or undertake work placements with some of the best companies in the world.

• BA Industrial Design & Technology
• BSc Product Design Engineering
• BSc Product Design

The Civil Engineering department offers the following courses:

• Civil Engineering BEng/MEng
• Civil Engineering with Sustainability BEng/MEng

Civil Engineers for the 21st Century: facing the challenge

The next few decades will be amongst the most challenging ever for the Civil Engineering community. Increasing populations, progressive urbanisation and ongoing economic development, not to mention climate change and the persistent risk of extreme events already present many threats to infrastructure. As a result, Civil Engineers need to draw deeply on their knowledge, skills, and ability to innovate, to provide essential facilities such as sustainable building, roads, bridges, tunnels, water distribution, flood protection and waste management, while minimising the negative impacts on communities and the environment.

The Civil Engineering with Sustainability degree programme at Brunel University aims to provide the next generation of leading Civil Engineers. Drawing on an impressive body of pure and applied research engineers and scientists, we will help you develop a sound knowledge of mainstream Civil Engineering, ranging from geotechnical site assessment to novel materials, assessing and designing structures and environmental engineering. Alongside this, we will explore the role of the engineer in current future projects, following the 'cradle to grave', sustainable approach called for by major institutions such as the Royal Academy of Engineering and Institution of Civil Engineers.

Our course has been designed very much as a 'hands on' learning experience. You will be introduced to fundamental theory, but then have to chance to test and apply much of that theory through practical work, in the laboratory, using advanced analytical and design software, and on field work. Professional engineers, working with major companies, add to the content, bringing real world experience. You can also take a year out in industry between Levels 2 and 3. All through the course, you will be developing your professional skills including, communication, teamwork and planning. Our aim is for you to finish the course fully prepared to pursue a successful career in industry, or more advanced study, and to make a real contribution to Civil Engineering.

Undergraduate courses in the Electronic & Computer Engineering subject area:

• Broadcast Media Design and Technology BSc
• Computer Systems Engineering BEng and MEng
• Electrical Engineering with Renewable Energy Systems MEng
• Electronic and Computer Engineering BEng and MEng
• Electronic and Electrical Engineering BEng and MEng
• Electronic and Communications Engineering BEng and MEng
• Multimedia Technology and Design BSc

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The wired society, intelligent appliances, and the information revolution are phrases we are all used to in describing the increasing integration of electronic and computer technology in our working and personal lives.

Engineers, technologists and designers are the architects and implementers of this technological revolution and are in very great demand throughout industry, commerce and the public sector. We aim to produce well educated, imaginative and professionally trained engineers and designers who can meet the challenge of rapid technological development.

Our undergraduate courses allow you to specialise so that you can match your studies to your own particular interest, or maintain a broad approach. You can also develop language skills and may have the opportunity to work abroad either as part of your scheme of studies or on placement. We have well established links with organisations in France, Germany and Italy.

Electronic and Computer Engineering is one of the largest disciplines in the University with over 60 members of staff involved in teaching and research, an undergraduate population of over 800 and a postgraduate population of over 200. Despite our size, there is a relaxed and friendly relationship between students and staff and we take a genuine interest and pride in the success of our students and graduates. This, together with acknowledged high quality teaching and resources, results in an excellent record of employment amongst our graduates.

We benefit from being located near much of the country’s information engineering industry. Our courses and research are aimed squarely at developing the expertise, knowledge and new ideas needed for the information age, and cover the full breadth of electronic, computer and multimedia engineering.
Brunel has consistently been placed in the top three UK universities in the PIP’s annual Graduate Recruiters Survey for electronic engineering.

Electronic Engineering was awarded Grade 5 for its research in the last Research Assessment Exercise.

Undergraduate courses in the Mechanical Engineering subject area:

• Aerospace Engineering BEng and MEng
• Aviation Engineering BEng and MEng
• Aviation Engineering with Pilot Studies BEng and MEng
• Mechanical Engineering BEng and MEng
• Mechanical Engineering with Aeronautics BEng and MEng
• Mechanical Engineering with Automotive Design BEng and MEng
• Mechanical Engineering with Building Services BEng and MEng
• Motorsport Engineering BEng and MEng

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From jet aircraft to air conditioning plant, from tunnelling machines to body-scanners, from technical consultancy to financial services such as insurance, mechanical engineers deal with the design and production of the machines, systems and structures that are taken for granted in the modern world. The range and diversity of career choice is consequently tremendous.

In response to this diversity, we offer a variety of parallel courses all at both MEng and BEng.  There are four main streams: General Mechanical Engineering (GMech), Automotive and Motorsport Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, and Aviation Engineering.  Each of these provides an increasing level of specialism as students proceed through the program.  There are three corresponding “with” courses that allow students to get a flavour of each specialism without the extensive study in a particular application at undergraduate level. Additionally, we offer a course in Mechanical Engineering with building services to meet rapidly expanding market for engineers who have the technological appreciation to respond to advances in building services engineering. All the courses we offer are accredited by at least one of the professional bodies.

We are one of a few engineering departments in the country which provide the prospective students with a wide range and flexibilities of courses to study. While many prospective students know exactly what branch of engineering they want to study at university, others find it more difficult to know exactly what branch of engineering they will enjoy most, or be most skilled at, before they enter university.  We try and accommodate both needs.  For the very focused, there are specific streams in Motorsport and Aerospace or Aviation from day one.  However, for the student who wants to stay more general, it is possible to transfer between streams at the end of level 1, and to a lesser extent at the end of level 2.  The “with” courses offer a students a chance to study some elements of a particular specialism while retaining a general basis in Mechanical Engineering.

Similarly, transfer arrangements are available for capable students to transfer into the MEng after the first or second years, and it is also possible to transfer to or from a programme that integrates a period in Industrial Training (which could take place after year 2 for BEng and MEng, or after year 3 for continuing MEng students) into the academic work.

As the most established subject at Brunel University and taught by the staff of international research profiles, Brunel is routinely in the top three UK universities in the PIP’s annual Graduate Recruiters Survey for General Engineering.

Foundation courses within the School

• The Foundations of Engineering course provides a single-year foundation course for people with non-engineering/scientific backgrounds to prepare them for our degree programmes.

Foundation courses external to the School at Brunel 

• The Intensive International Foundation - Engineering course is an intensive 14 week programme preparing international students for academic study on selected programmes within the School of Engineering and Design.
• The Foundations of Information Technology course is a one-year foundation course as an alternative entry route for BEng Computer Systems Engineering, BEng Internet Engineering and BSc Mobile Computing.