About 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.

58% from listed boards (The All Indian Senior School Certificate awarded by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), or The Indian School Certificate (ISC) awarded by the Indian Council for School Examinations (ICSE), or a recognised Indian State Education Board, such as the West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Karnataka Education Boards
60% from other boards, not listed above
Where a specific subject is required for entry to the degree programme, 58% must be achieved in this subject
Pre-University Certificate, Government of Karnataka can be considered – send to tutor – evidence from Govind included in entry requirements folder
3% margin to be considered by UCLan staff based on reputation of institution, work experience etc

65% in Year 12 English *
Or
65% average grade in Year 11 and Year 12 English provided Year 12 is not below 60%
Or
Standard English language requirements – IELTS 6 or equivalent

University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN) Highlights

University of Central Lancashire Average Tuition Fees And Other Expenses

Preston is officially the cheapest city in the UK for students. The following are the categories of the tuition fee payable by the students.

The total estimated annual cost of attendance for the 2020/2021 academic session is as presented on the table below: