Why undergraduates choose Sheffield for Mechanical Engineering

At Sheffield you won't just become a skilled engineer. You'll develop essential skills for self-learning and problem solving. Employers throughout the world know our graduates have what it takes to meet all kinds of challenges.

And at Sheffield we'll give you the support you need to be imaginative and entrepreneurial. If you've got an idea, we'll help you make it happen.

There are no limits

Formula Student is the biggest student motorsport competition in Europe. It sees teams from around the world design, build, test and race a single-seat racing car.

Every year mechanical engineering undergraduates take part in the challenge. Some even incorporate it into their final-year design project. On top of the hands-on engineering experience, it's a chance to gain essential business skills like marketing and costing.

Or maybe you'll solve global engineering problems as part of Sheffield's Engineers Without Borders? There are lots of opportunities at Sheffield to make use of your engineering talents and give your CV the edge.

Discover more about societies like Sheffield's Engineers Without Borders using the links on the right-hand side.

Learn more about Sheffield's Formula Student racing team.

For the career you want

Our graduates have found opportunities with prestigious employers like Rolls-Royce, Airbus, Atkins, Interfleet Technology, Transport for London and Deutsche Bank. Eighty-five per cent have secured graduate-level jobs a year after graduating (2011 National Student Survey).

We have strong partnerships with a range of global companies, which means our degrees stay focused on current developments in industry.

It also means you develop the kinds of skills employers look out for. Skills like critical thinking, problem solving, self-learning, teamwork, leadership, communication and creativity. Our graduates also have a head for business and an entrepreneurial streak. Some have gone on to start their own businesses.

Your career

You can make ideas happen At Sheffield we think engineers make ideal entrepreneurs. That's why our staff and students collaborate with people and organisations across the University to solve problems and improve lives. Two of our mechanical engineering undergraduates devised a way to turn crisp packets into thermal blankets for a community in Bolivia. With support from industry experts, our students are creating devices that help young people with cerebral palsy and communication difficulties. And the global engineering challenge in your first year is a chance to solve a real engineering problem for a developing community. So your degree isn't just about the future. We'll help you make your degree mean something special while you're here.

Study abroad with your degree With our study abroad programme you'll benefit from the opportunity to experience a different culture and develop international business skills. You could study with one of our partner universities in Canada or the USA. Or develop your language skills with our partners in France, Germany, Italy or Spain. MEng Mechanical Engineering with a Year in North America MEng Mechanical Engineering with French, German, Italian or Spanish