Why Mechanical Engineering?
A degree in Mechanical Engineering is the basis for a career in a profession which offers an extremely wide choice of employment. Virtually all products used in our daily lives have been influenced by a Mechanical Engineer. These can be as simple as tins of canned food where the Mechanical Engineer's involvement has been in designing the machinery to produce thousands of cans per day, or as complex as the motor car where the Mechanical Engineer will be involved in the research, design, development and production of the vehicle. Mechanical Engineers are employed in most industries, not just in a technical capacity but in sales, marketing and in managerial roles.

Why Mechanical Engineering at Liverpool?
– We offer a range of programmes that are all accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and lead to Chartered Engineer status.
– There are more than 20 members of teaching staff who are all involved in a weekly, personal tutorial scheme – this means that small groups, of up to five students, receive individual attention from tutors on a weekly basis.
– Our grade 5-star research rating means we are recognised as a centre of international excellence and have all the laboratory and workshop facilities that are expected where high quality research is carried out.
– We have exceptional computing facilities utilising a PC network as well as more advanced systems for applications such as finite element analysis and computer aided design and manufacture.
– In the final year we offer a range of optional modules taught by specialists in that particular area.
– Your views count – we operate a staff/student committee that contains elected student representatives from each year of study.

Careers in Mechanical Engineering
Graduates from these programmes have entered a wide range of occupations and professions. Many enter industry on graduate training programmes where they spend up to two years becoming familiar with the functions expected of individual departments before taking up a position of responsibility within the company. For example, this role could be concerned with design, analysis, development, manufacturing or management. Other graduates have entered research organisations where they use their academic training to solve engineering problems which have no ‘text book’ solution. It is often the case that such graduates will rise within these organisations often achieving high management or engineering positions.

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