90% of engineering students were satisfied with the academic support on their course (NSS 2026).
Choose the Sandwich Placement route if you want everything the standard BEng (Hons) Motorsport and Automotive Engineering degree offers — University of Wolverhampton Racing (UWR), industry-standard CAD, CFD and FEA, and a curriculum built around the Engineering Council's AHEP 4 standards — plus a dedicated, assessed year working inside the motorsport and automotive industry before you graduate.
This route exists for one reason: proof. A degree tells an employer what you know. A completed industry placement tells them what you've already done. Previous placements have been with organisations including Stellantis and Motorsport UK, giving you a documented year of professional experience most graduates simply don't have.
The course in five steps:
- Learn — build the foundations in solid mechanics, thermodynamics and engineering analysis alongside industry-standard CAD, CFD and FEA.
- Build — specialise in designing and manufacturing key components like chassis and powertrain, and go deeper into computational analysis.
- Work — spend Year 3 on a assessed industrial placement with a real motorsport or automotive employer, previous examples including Stellantis and Motorsport UK.
- Return — bring what you learned on placement back into your final year, applying real industry insight to your own vehicle design and Individual Innovation Project.
- Lead — graduate with a portfolio of vehicles and projects you built, plus a documented year of professional industry experience employers can actually verify.
Currently under re-accreditation by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), supporting your path to becoming a Chartered Engineer (CEng).