专业工程机构现在要求工程师至少具有硕士学位（例如MEng或MSc资格），才能获得注册工程师的专业注册。现在，许多高科技工程公司在整个欧洲和全球范围内开展业务，因此，硕士学位水平通常被认为对职业​​发展至关重要。机械工程理学硕士课程旨在允许机械工程学士和荣誉理学学士学位以及相关学科的毕业生通过与机械工程学硕士相对应的MSc途径充实资格。工程设计和数学系在提供经IMechE认证的工程学（荣誉）和工程学机械工程学学位以及一系列相关专业课程的理学硕士课程方面享有盛誉。要求对工程设计和分析有深刻理解，并能理解管理复
Professional engineering institutions now require engineers to have at least Masters level knowledge, such as an MEng or MSc qualification, to achieve professional registration as a Chartered Engineer. With many high-tech engineering companies now operating pan-European and globally, Master's level qualifications are often considered essential for career development. The MSc Mechanical Engineering is designed to allow BEng and BSc (Hons) Mechanical Engineering graduates, and those from related disciplines, to top up qualifications through the MSc-route equivalent of an MEng Mechanical Engineering. The Department of Engineering Design and Mathematics has a longstanding reputation for offering IMechE-accredited BEng (Hons) and MEng Mechanical Engineering degrees, alongside a range of MSc programmes in related specialised subjects. Graduates with an in-depth understanding of engineering design and analysis, and the ability to appreciate the challenges of managing complex operations, are in high demand. This course is designed to meet that demand, and to bridge the skills and knowledge gaps for BEng or BSc graduates, and make them more employable.