Engineering degree courses

Learn how to imagine, design and create
Civil and coastal engineering

  • @Be taught by internationally recognised experts passionate about an excellent learning experience.

  • @All our courses are accredited by appropriate professional bodies affiliated to the UK Engineering Council.

  • @Gain hands-on learning with our world-class facilities, laboratories and workshops.

  • @Our strong links with industry ensure our teaching remains relevant to your future career.

 
Students developing skills in the COAST Lab
Students using equipment in the STEAM laboratory, Babbage
Robotics Student

Discover our courses

Your first year of study is the time to discover where your passion and interests lie. Here at Plymouth, you will be on a common first year, this will allow you to learn about and experience different elements of engineering. As you move through your first year you may decide that your interests lie in the other pathway of engineering. If this is the case, you can transfer between courses at the end of your first year in preparation for your second year.
For example: Mechanical, Marine and Materials Engineering and Civil and Coastal Engineering share common modules in first year and Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Robotics will share common first year modules.

Civil and Coastal Engineering

Our Civil Engineering degrees provide you with the knowledge and practical skills needed to design, build, and maintain infrastructure such as roads, bridges, and buildings.
Civil and Coastal Engineering degrees provide you with the knowledge and skills to address the challenges of coastal infrastructure and environmental management.

Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Study a range of topics from electrical and electronics, power, communications and microprocessors, with opportunities to build and program embedded systems, advanced mobile communications devices, and solar power systems.

Integrated Engineering
Our Integrated Engineering course has been carefully developed to respond to the growing need in industry for engineers who understand the interconnectivity of engineering principles demanded in the modern digital age of the fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0). The course will provide you with a sound understanding of the fundamental principles of contemporary engineering and its applications, in an uncertain and changing profession, one dominated by rapidly developing cyber-physical systems.

Marine Technology
Marine technologists are engineers focused on engineering for life at sea. As problem solvers, engineers design, create and use tools in every industry from nanotech to agritech. Develop skills in the fundamentals of engineering, marine engineering and naval architecture.
Optional ‘with composites’ pathways
In year 4, you have the option to choose a specialist 'with composites' pathway, which allows you to study the design and manufacture of specialist materials.

Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical engineers design, create and use tools and methods in every industry from atomic physics to space exploration. Our degrees are designed to equip you with the theoretical knowledge and hands-on skills necessary for a successful career in mechanical engineering.

Optional ‘with composites’ pathways
In year 4, you have the option to choose a specialist 'with composites' pathway, which allows you to study the design and manufacture of specialist materials.

Robotics

Whether you are interested in mechatronics, artificial intelligence or the possibilities for biosensors, our robotics degrees will encourage you to push your limits. Our emphasis on high-level robotics is complimented by the hands-on approach you’ll develop in our specialist laboratories.

What's the difference between BEng and MEng?
BEng (Hons)
  • A three year degree, with the potential for it to be four years with a placement year
  • Accredited by the professional engineering institutions on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as an Incorporated Engineer and partly meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer.

MEng (Hons)
  • A four year integrated masters, with the potential for it to be five years with a placement year
  • Accredited by the professional engineering institutions on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer.
 
 
 

Facilities to inspire future pioneers

Students using equipment in the STEAM laboratory, Babbage
Babbage Building
UK Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Test (UK FOWTT) facility in the ocean basin
Marine Building
Wolfson Laboratory for nanomaterials and devices
Nanomaterials and Devices Laboratory
Agri-Tech Cornwall Automated Brassica Harvesting in Cornwall (ABC) project (1280x720)
Robotics facilities
 
 

Hear from our engineering graduates

Choosing Plymouth provided me with a fantastic understanding of the industry, knowledge of practical engineering design and naval architecture.

Christopher, BEng (Hons) Marine Technology graduate

The Marine Building is a great facility to undertake practical sessions. The course was varied and the range of modules covered was great, which prepared me for entering the engineering industry as a Site Engineer.

Chloe, BEng (Hons) Civil Engineering graduate

Studying robotics at Plymouth gave me a vast area of knowledge and an excellent foundation to use a wide range of robotic engineering applications, from walking robots to assembly line arm robots.

Matthew, MEng (Hons) Robotics graduate
 
 

Our research expertise

 
 

The Tamar Engineering Project

The Tamar Engineering Project is for ambitious students who want to embark on a career in engineering and who have shown potential for high academic achievement at A level, but whose background or personal circumstances may be a barrier to university study.
Successful applicants will receive:
  • £3,000 per annum towards living costs for the duration of the taught element of their degree (usually three years)
  • £1,500 fee waiver per annum
  • one-to-one mentoring from an industry expert.
Tamar Engineering Project scholar, Elena Brake