UNIVERSITY PROFILES
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND DESIGN
- BRUNEL UNIVERSITY, WEST LONDONThe School of Engineering and Design is one of the largest and most successful engineering and design Schools in the UK, providing a wide range of exciting, forward-looking undergraduate courses. Recognised as a centre of excellence in engineering and design with a strong focus on modern science and technology, the School has an international reputation in research and prides itself on high quality teaching supported by excellent research facilities. The School's high reputation has led to extensive and close collaborative links with industry. These links and the sandwich placement scheme for undergraduates have meant that the School's graduates are highly sought after as employees. Graduates enjoy high employment opportunities.
The School has 4 undergraduate academic subject areas : Brunel Design, Civil Engineering, Electronic and Computer Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. Teaching and facilities were rated "excellent" in the last independent assessment. Facilities include modern, well-equipped engineering, design and computer laboratories, motorsport workshop and wind tunnels, and for the digital media courses, a broadcast TV studio. For students on the aviation, aeronautics and aerospace courses there is a state of the art flight simulator with a VTOL facility enabling the testing of project and design work in a practical setting. Brunel Engineering and Design courses feature high in UK league tables. Our courses are among the highest-ranking for Product and Industrial Design in the UK. In all the most recent University guides, as well as in th National Student Survey, Brunel Design is placed in the top four out of all UK Art and Design courses. General Engineering was ranked 5th in the UK in the Guardian University Guide 2010, out of over 100 universities. In the current Research Assessment Exercise, 95% of research academics in the School achieved international standard, with 100% achieving this level in General Engineering. General Engineering research at Brunel is ranked 5th in the country and Mechanical Engineering is ranked 8th in the country by Research Power.
Many undergraduate courses are accredited with UK professional organisations including the IMechE, the IET and the Institute of Engineering Designers. The Civil Engineering course has received provisional accreditation from the relevant professional bodies. Some of the IT related programmes may also apply for membership of the British Computer Society. Order a prospectus at www.brunel.ac.uk/courses/prospectus/ug
Course application Process
Degree courses commence September each year and application is through UCAS.
Tuition fees
Tuition fees, please view : www.brunel.ac.uk/ugstudy/finance/degreecost
Accommodation
All full-time freshers are allocated on campus accommodation in their first year. See following link for more information : http://www.brunel.ac.uk/life/accommodation
Student study experiences
• Design courses:
www.brunel.ac.uk/about/acad/sed/sedsub/design/staff/studentprofiles/ugpropfiles
• Broadcast Media Design and Technology – read Louise’s article at:
www.brunel.ac.uk/about/acad/sed/sedcourse/ug/ece/broadcast
• Multimedia Design and Technology – read Jason’s article at:
www.brunel.ac.uk/about/acad/sed/sedcourse/ug/ece/multtchdes
• Electronic Engineering – read Avinash’s article at:
www.brunel.ac.uk/about/acad/sed/sedcourse/ug/ece/eleleng
• Mechanical Engineering – read Jonathan’s article at:
www.brunel.ac.uk/about/acad/sed/sedcourse/ug/mechanical/mcheng
• Motorsport Engineering – read Tracey’s article at :
/www.brunel.ac.uk/about/acad/sed/sedcourse/ug/mechanical/mspteng
Engineering and Design Spotlight Newsletters
www.brunel.ac.uk/about/acad/sed
Work placement articles
www.brunel.ac.uk/about/acad/sed/siwp
Brunel University named after the famous Victorian engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, depicted above
A final year student project : a cycle to purify water in Third World countries
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