Why an MSc in Mechanical Engineering?
Broaden your aspirations
Mechanical engineers are the driving force behind the technologies shaping our future — from clean energy and robotics to smart manufacturing and intelligent systems. This MSc gives you the tools and torque to lead that change.
Whether you're gearing up from a mechanical background or shifting lanes from other engineering backgrounds, this MSc fine-tunes your skills in design, energy systems, dynamics, and automation.
At Manchester, you’ll gain more than technical knowledge — you’ll build momentum in your career with the strategic thinking, innovation mindset, and professional credibility needed to thrive in a fast-moving, high-demand job market.
Master's courses
Our master's in Mechanical Engineering
- MSc Advanced Manufacturing Technology and Systems Management:
Combine advanced processes with systems thinking for smarter manufacturing. - MSc Mechanical Engineering Design:
Design, simulate, and optimise mechanical systems from concept to prototype.
- MSc Reliability Engineering and Asset Management:
Boost system performance through smart maintenance and asset strategies. - MSc Thermal Power and Fluid Engineering:
Master heat and fluid flow for energy and high-performance systems.
How you’ll learn
Teaching
Teaching at Manchester is delivered through a dynamic blend of methods so you have a rich and well-rounded learning experience. In a typical week, you’ll take part in lectures, lab sessions, focused tutorial groups and more with expert academics.
Research and self-study
Your learning doesn't stop when the lecture ends. Outside your timetabled teaching, you are expected to spend time each week on collaborative group projects, independent research, and other self-directed study.
Dissertation project
As part of your MSc, you may need to complete a final project where you'll conduct a piece of empirical research that addresses a specific research question in a field related to your course. This may incorporate laboratory or field/workplace-based investigation, data handling, or a systematic review.
Where our MScs can take you
Who do our graduates work for?
Our graduates go on to work for a variety of employers such as:
- Shell
- Saudi Aramco
- Airbus
- Jaguar Land Rover
- GE
- Électricité de France
- Siemens
- BAE Systems
- BP
- ... and more.
Our careers service
At Manchester, we help you shape your next move with purpose. From the moment you join us, you’ll have access to tailored one-to-one career support, employer insight events, and more. No matter what your professional goal is, we’ll help you build the strategy and confidence to stand out in a competitive global job market.
Why Manchester?
World-leading research and facilities
Study an engineering degree in the world's first industrial city.
- Access cutting-edge wind tunnels, propulsion labs, and simulation tools
- Study within a Russell Group institution ranked 2nd in the UK for Research Power in Engineering
- Be part of a vibrant research community tackling climate change and sustainability.
Connections and reputation
We are the first English university to offer an engineering degree, and we continue to lead the way — from computational fluid dynamics to how engineering impacts public policy.
- We're the most targeted university by top graduate employers
- We're ranked 4th in the UK for Mechanical Engineering
- Enjoy our long-enduring links with industry.
Support for international students
Feel welcomed, supported, and set up for success from day one:
- Receive guidance on visas, funding, and settling in.
- Access dedicated academic, career, and wellbeing support.
- Join a diverse and inclusive campus community with students from 160+ countries.
MSc projects
Examples of current and past projects
Our MSc students conduct their final dissertation across a range of themes. Below are some research projects they have undertaken as part of their final dissertation:
- Bio-inspired Surface Textures for a Robotic Hexapod: explored the benefits of using surfaces that mimic the surfaces found on plants (e.g., lotus leaves) to enhance the capabilities of robotic manipulators.
- Measurable Health and Safety Industry 4.0: devised a generic health and safety monitoring and management framework to enable detecting general hazards in a workplace.
- Fundamental Flows of Fusion Industry: investigates the exciting field of nuclear fusion where thermofluids are a crucial component of the operation of such reactors towards net zero.
- Physics Informed Neural Networks for Conjugate Heat Transfer in Porous Media: explores how machine learning can be leveraged in thermofluids to speed-up time-to-solution predictions, an insight to the future of modelling and simulation.
How to apply
Apply for our Mechanical Engineering MSc courses
If you’re interested in applying to the Mechanical Engineering taught master's at Manchester, here’s what you need to know.
Contact us
Have any questions? Get in touch
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Postgraduate Admissions team:
- Tel: +44 (0)161 275 5300
- Email: pg-mace@manchester.ac.uk