General Engineering

Taught by world-leading experts from our seven outstanding engineering departments, the meng general engineering interdisciplinary degree will ensure you develop a broad knowledge and understanding of engineering, while developing skills in independent thinking and the professional skills necessary for a career in industry.

ELP programs are offered by universities or pathway institutions to assist students in achieving the language proficiency required for academic studies. You can get admitted to your course with a lower language requirement if you do an ELP program.

You'll have the opportunity to spend the fourth year working in an engineering company. you'll be able to put your academic studies into context and improve your skills and employability. most students are paid a salary during the placement. you will pay reduced tuition fees for that year. although you are responsible for securing your placement, we have a dedicated engineering placement team to help you. they will provide advice and support through the application process and beyond. being accepted onto the year in industry is subject to achieving a satisfactory performance. the year in industry is monitored and assessed by an academic member of staff and will appear on your final degree title.

• Type: Optional

• Duration: 12 Months

• Fees: Contact us for up-to-date information

Our courses prepare you for a career where you'll apply your creative problem-solving skills and your understanding of engineering principles to the real world, while working in multidisciplinary teams. these transferable skills can be applied in many sectors across the breadth of engineering and beyond. graduates from all of our courses are highly employable and work all over the world for companies such as arup, rolls-royce, boeing and ibm.

Work while you study

You can also work on a UK student visa, from 10 to 20 hours per week during the academic year, 40 hours per week or full-time during vacations.

Partnerships

Most universities in England have partnerships with different companies and organisations to ensure their students get enough professional training as students. In addition to increasing their students' chances to get hired by one of the universities. The University of Sheffield has partnerships with the following companies: