About the School
The 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 and postgraduate 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 and industrial links at the dissertation stage for postgraduates have meant that the School's graduates are highly sought after as employees.
The School has 5 academic subject areas : Advanced Manufacturing and Enterprise Engineering, 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. In The Sunday Times University Guide 2011 Design featured 1st, and in The Guardian University Guide 2011 General Engineering was rated 6th in the UK, 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.
Almost all the postgraduate taught courses enjoy professional accreditation and approval status with, for instance, the IET, the IMechE and CIBSE.
Teaching on the Building Services Engineering courses have also recently been commended. The courses received the Happold Brilliant Award for teaching excellence by the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers.
The School has is a thriving student population with approximately 1600 undergraduate students, 1000 postgraduate taught students, 300 research students and fellows and 110 academic staff.
Is excellently situated 17 miles to the west of Central London and enjoys easy access to the city centre (45 minutes on the underground from the nearest town Uxbridge, which is 10 minutes by bus from Brunel). The University is close to the London Heathrow Airport (20 minutes by car) and has close motorway links to the rest of the UK (within 15 minutes you have access to the M25, the M40 and the M4, where you might travel to all parts of the UK). At Brunel you have the best of all possible worlds.
Reasons why you should make an application to the School of Engineering and Design
Here are a few reasons why you should consider making an application to the School's Postgraduate MSc courses:
- High graduate employment – our graduates enjoy excellent employment prospects – see student profiles below.
- Brunel features high in the UK league tables. Design at Brunel is rated 1st (The Sunday Times) and General Engineering featured 6th (The Guardian University Guide 2011).
- Teaching and facilities rated "excellent" in the last assessment.
- High research rating – in the current Research Assessment Exercise, 95% of academics in the School achieved international standard, with 100% achieving this level in General Engineering. General Engineering at Brunel is ranked 5th in the country and Mechanical Engineering is ranked 8th in the country by Research Power.
- Flexible modes of study – you can take a one year full-time MSc, 2–3 years part-time (attendance 1 to 2 days per week) and still remain in employment or a 3–5 year Distance Learning mode enabling you to obtain a postgraduate qualification whilst studying at home.
- Students enthusiastically endorse our courses and Brunel – see examples of student study experiences below.
- Excellent location.
- Safe campus environment - students on the Uxbridge campus can study, eat in the many restaurants, rest / sleep in the on-campus accommodation (all full-time freshers are guaranteed on campus accommodation if they apply early) and relax in the bars, coffee shops, fitness centres and sports facilities all within 5 minutes' walk.
- Supportive global community – Brunel has a thriving graduate school and is proud to welcome students from a 115 countries worldwide.
- Many courses are accredited by the relevant professional bodies and we are applying for membership for all our remaining courses this year. Accreditation provides a route to professional Chartered Engineering status.
The School's MSc taught degree programmes
- Advanced Engineering Design MSc (full-time and part-time)
- Advanced Manufacturing Systems MSc (full-time and distance learning)
- Advanced Mechanical Engineering MSc (full-time)
- Advanced Multimedia Design and 3D Technologies (full-time and part-time)
- Aerospace Engineering MSc (full-time)
- Automotive and Motorsport Engineering MSc (full-time)
- Biomedical Engineering MSc (full-time)
- Building Services Engineering MSc (full-time and distance learning)
- Building Services Engineering Management MSc (distance learning)
- Building Services Engineering with Sustainable Energy MSc (full-time and distance learning)
- Data Communication Systems MSc (full-time)
- Design & Branding Strategy MA (full-time and part-time)
- Design Strategy & Innovation MA (full-time and part-time)
- Engineering Management MSc (full-time and distance learning)
- Integrated Product Design MSc (full-time)
- Packaging Technology Management MSc (full-time and distance learning)
- Sustainable Electrical Power MSc (full-time, part-time)
Sustainable Energy: Technologies & Management MSc (full-time)
- Wireless Communication Systems MSc (full-time)
Examples of students' study experiences
Research
Apart from the traditional MPhil and PhD programmes the School also offers the Doctor of Engineering (EngD) programme in Environmental Technology which is sponsored by the EPSRC, and New Route PhD programmes in Electronic and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Systems Engineering. You will find further information on the School's research programmes on our website.
Additional student study experiences
The "Spotlight" School of Engineering and Design newsletter celebrates both student and staff recent achievements and offers an insight into students' study experiences. You can read the six newsletter issues by visiting our website.
Further information
For further information and how to apply contact:
The Marketing and Recruitment Office
School of Engineering and Design
Brunel University
Uxbridge
Middlesex UB8 3PH
Tel: +44 (0)1895 266633 or +44 (0)1895 265814
E-mail: sed-srmedia@brunel.ac.uk
Website: http://www.brunel.ac.uk/about/acad/sed
About the University
Brunel University was granted a Royal Charter in 1966, named after the famous Victorian engineer, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the University enjoys a current student population of approximately 14,000.
Excellent location: Brunel is excellently situated 17 miles to the west of Central London and enjoys easy access to the city centre (1 hour on the underground Metropolitan line from the nearest town Uxbridge). The University is close to the London Heathrow Airport (20 minutes by car) and has close motorway links to the rest of the UK (within 15 minutes you have access to the M25, the M40 and the M4.) where you might travel to all parts of the UK. At Brunel you have the best of all possible worlds.
Integrated campus: Brunel University has an integrated campus where you can study, eat in the many restaurants, play sports, relax in the student union and finally rest, all within 7 minutes walk. Many universities cannot offer this integrated and safe campus atmosphere.
Sporting facilities: at Brunel you can enjoy almost any sport that you can imagine. Indeed we have been proud to be the host University to many world-class athletics and sportsmen and women in the last 5 years. In respect to sports, we have in the last two years invested millions on sporting facilities including a fitness centre and Olympic indoor running tracks, facilities that helped London secure the 2012 Olympic games. The Sunday Times recently said Brunel University had the best sporting facilities of all London Universities.
A supportive global community: Brunel University is proud that we have students from over 115 overseas countries. Whilst studying at Brunel you can meet students from many different cultures and countries. We also have a dedicated Graduate School with excellent facilities for exclusive use of our many students.
