About the school
Formed in 2024 the School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering (MAC) is based in the Sir Frederick Mappin Building. The school formed when the Departments of Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, and Civil and Structural Engineering were integrated.
The new school is a powerhouse of research, learning and teaching looking to address some of the grand challenges that affect society and the world around us including sustainable transport, safeguarding our planet, digitalisation, improving the quality of life, the built environment and many more issues.
What is Mechanical Engineering?
Mechanical engineers design and build machines of all sizes, from medical devices to airplanes, using physics, math, and materials science to make them work well, last long, and be produced efficiently.
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What is Aerospace Engineering?
Aerospace engineers design everything that flies, from airplanes to spaceships. They use physics, math, and materials science to make sure these flying machines are safe, efficient, and reach their destinations, whether within Earth's atmosphere or beyond.
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What is Civil and Structural Engineering?
Civil and Structural engineers plan and build our world's infrastructure, from bridges to dams. Structural engineering, a branch of civil engineering, focuses on the bones of these structures, ensuring they're safe and withstand various forces.
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Experience a range of Engineering disciplines
We take an interdisciplinary approach to learning and teaching, so that our students work with a range of disciplines as they would in industry. These opportunities for collaboration extend across wide-ranging subjects within the School but also across the whole of Engineering and Computer Science:
- Our Science and Engineering Foundation Year (SEFY) provides a grounding for students who need an extra year of study to progress onto our degrees, including a choice of subjects from across the Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of Science
- Our General Engineering course is for students who want to study a wide range of engineering disciplines. You will be taught by experts from across all four of our schools in the Faculty of Engineering, giving you the skills and knowledge to shape your future career path
The Diamond Building is the heart of our collaborative approach, providing teaching spaces and specialist laboratories for students from all our courses to work together on practical learning