Sport Engineering

取得日期：未有保存

https://www.ntu.ac.uk/course/science-and-technology/ug/meng-hons-sport-engineering?year=2027

MEng (Hons) Sport Engineering

Sport Engineering MEng (Hons)

UCAS code: C653 (full-time), C652 (sandwich)

Book an open day

Get email updates

Level of study:

Undergraduate

Typical offer:

112 - 120 UCAS tariff points

Start date:

September 2027

Duration:

Four years full-time / five years with a placement.

Attendance:

Full-time, Placement year

Course delivery:

On-campus (Clifton Campus)

Accredited

Work placement opportunities

Study abroad opportunities

About this course

From specialist sports equipment to wearable sports technology, the study of sports engineering seeks to address problems associated with sports, health, and exercise. It brings together sports science, technology, and engineering to help improve performance, safety, and comfort in sporting and occupational settings.

On this sport engineering degree, you’ll develop devices and technology that address real-world sporting challenges – whether it’s designing equipment that gives athletes a competitive edge, or developing new and better materials, processes and devices that optimise human function and reduce the risk of injury.

You’ll gain an in-depth understanding of how the body moves and functions, how design and engineering principles are utilised for producing sporting equipment, and how to optimise the user-equipment interface to enhance performance, improve comfort, and reduce injury risk.

The global and diverse sport engineering industry is growing rapidly, attracting investment from professional clubs, sportswear manufacturers, and developers of wearable technology. Combining technical engineering skills with your passion for sport, this course will help you to become a part of the next big breakthrough in sport technology.

Get your Masters degree

with postgraduate-level modules built onto your undergraduate course

Cutting-edge equipment

like specialist labs, purpose-built workshops and high-spec sports technology kit

Accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology

and recognised by CDIO, guaranteeing high-quality, project-based learning

Top 10 in the UK

for student satisfaction in general engineering (Complete University Guide 2027).

Studying sport engineering at NTU, you’ll get plenty of opportunities to work on live briefs set by our industry partners, use your creativity, and bring your ideas from conception to production. With full access to our industry-standard engineering facilities, you’ll tackle practical projects such as designing a helmet for a sport of your choice, reverse engineering everyday objects, and testing equipment both in the lab and in the field.

On this MEng Sport Engineering course, Masters-level modules are integrated into your final year. Therefore, you’ll learn to think, work and behave like a professional engineer, and graduate with a higher degree level.

What's the difference between BEng, MEng, and Foundation Year?

This MEng (Hons) is a four-year course that leads to a single postgraduate qualification. The first two years are the same as the BEng course, with advanced, Masters-level study then spread across the third and fourth years.

BEng (Hons) is a three-year undergraduate course, or four years if you choose to complete a work placement. If your academic performance is strong enough over the first two years, we’ll automatically offer you a place on the MEng course.

BEng (Hons) with Foundation Year – If you don’t meet the entry criteria for the BEng or MEng Sport Engineering courses, then the foundation year is a great option. It brings you up to speed on maths, science and engineering so that you're ready to study sport engineering in your second year.

Get ready to embark on an adventure with our study abroad programs at partner universities or by getting a work placement overseas. Both opportunities will boost your employability, build lifelong friendships, and allow you to experience the world in a whole new way.

Industry recognition

Accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer.

This course is recognised by CDIO, a framework that has a project based learning approach. This framework stresses engineering fundamentals set in the context of Conceiving — Designing — Implementing — Operating (CDIO) real-world systems and products. The framework is dedicated to providing students with their initial grounding in engineering through live projects.

Highlights of this sport engineering degree include

Working on live projects for our industry partners, giving you real-world experience and professional networking opportunities

The Grand Challenge, a collaborative in-depth engineering project with the opportunity to present your work at a trade show

The chance to do a year-long placement and gain a Diploma in Professional Practice – placement destinations have included Hawk-Eye Innovations, Silverstone Sports Engineering Hub, PepsiCo, Vires Velo, ESP Fitness, and more

Talks and field trips (covered by your course fees) are built into your sport engineering degree course, to help you contextualise your learning in the real world and network with potential employers

The opportunity to get involved in active research on our eight-week Engineering Research Opportunities Scholarships (EROS) programme, after which you’ll get a certificate of professional practice.

Module information

A standard full-time MEng (Hons) course is made up of 120 credits studied each year. Some courses may vary, however, and you can find information on the total number of credits achieved per module below.

Here’s a breakdown of what you’ll be studying throughout the

Year OneYear TwoOptional placement or study abroad yearYear ThreeFinal Year

ModulesExpand all +

Engineering Science Fundamentals

Study the aspects of materials, from a macroscopic perspective, including their key properties, mechanics, thermodynamics, measurement, instrumentation, electricity and electronics. This module develops the core knowledge and skills that are essential to engineers and to engineering.

20 credits

Engineering Mathematics and Technical Computing

These core mathematical skills will inform the discipline specific mathematics and computing skills you will use in the design, manufacture and testing of engineered products in the coming years.

Innovation and Engineering Solutions

Learn the physical and IT workshop skills required in the design and manufacture of products, including basic design methods and fabrication. In Terms One and Two the module is taught through a series of lectures and short projects, and includes industry training in Autodesk Fusion 360. In Term Three the module will culminate in a three-week Grand Challenge group project in which you will bring together the skills and techniques learned in this, and other, modules to solve an engineering challenge.

40 credits

Principles of Electronics and Electronic Systems

Learn about the aspects of electrical components, electrical circuits and their properties, digital logic, and the fundamentals of microprocessor and programmable logic devices and their applications.

Anatomy, Physiology and Biomechanics

This module will introduce you to basic methods for data collection and numerical techniques for analysing data to answer simple research questions in anatomy, physiology and biomechanics.

Digital Systems and Computer Engineering

Examine the theory of digital systems and gain hands-on experience integrating computing and electronics in order to solve practical problems.

Engineering Modelling and Simulation Techniques

Study a range of analytical and numerical techniques that are needed to solve mathematical models including; the approximation of functions using series; Fourier analysis; numerical integration and differentiation methods; and solutions of ordinary and partial differential equations.

Industrial Design and Product Case Studies

Through understanding the parts and materials involved in designing a product, you'll explore how a product should be manufactured. You'll consider the design and manufacture processes, materials, assembly, rapid prototyping, efficiency and tolerance, analysis of quality, product maintenance and safety, costs, sustainability, business and consumer needs.

Integrated Group Design Project

This module is a practical project-based module where you'll immerse yourself in engineering projects and product analysis. You'll use the practical and project related skills you've developed so far, alongside necessary project management skills to design and produce components and / or products.

Sport Technology

Explore sport engineering solutions used to resolve problems associated with human performance in sport, exercise and the enhancement of health and identify engineering solutions which can be applied in a range of sport engineering scenarios.

Experimental Biomechanics and Physiology

Develop the skills to obtain and explain measurable human characteristics, such as physiological and biomechanical responses, which will inform your engineering product design and manufacture that meets the sport and exercise needs of the user.

Optional year-long work placement or study abroad opportunity. If you are not studying abroad or taking a placement, you will progress directly to Year Three.

You will be supported by our experienced Employability Team or Global Team to find a suitable opportunity.

Year Three is a placement year for Sandwich students. If you are not taking a placement you will take the following modules:

Core modulesExpand all +

Performance Engineering

Develop your understanding and application of methods for setting, measuring, improving and monitoring performance in an engineering setting, to ensure quality and efficiency in the product lifecycle.

Group Engineering Design and Optimisation Project

In the engineering industry group and teamwork is pivotal in developing many products. In this module, you will create a project plan, explore consumer needs and demands, design, prototype and test a product or process, and evaluate the business impact of your solution.

Experimental Methods in Human Performance

Investigate the limits of human function in sporting, exercise and health contexts and develop the ability to use methods by which these limits can be measured and methods by which human function can be optimised.

Group A Optional modules - choose oneExpand all +

Sensors and Embedded Electronics

Learn about the theory and practice of embedded electronics through the use of a small-scale development project on an embedded platform. You will be equipped with a deeper understanding of electronic devices and sensor systems; from semiconductor technology through data acquisition and control to the design of embedded systems.

Human Factors Engineering

All too often, the most brilliant technical products are not used to their full potential because users are unable to operate them. This module will give you an understanding of what limits human performance including physical capability, mental agility and organisational systems. It will consider how to design products for targeted specialist users, or for the wider population.

Sustainability in Engineering Design

What happens to a product when it reaches the end of its useful life? As technology advances rapidly, many of the things we use become obsolete very quickly. This module considers designing for sustainability, and choosing materials and components that can be reused, repurposed or recycled.

Group B Optional modules - choose oneExpand all +

Fundamentals of industry 4.0

Understand Industry 4.0 and how Cyber-Physical System (CPS) technology is attempting to make the products and systems smart and autonomous. By using real case studies from industry, you'll explore the challenges and solutions that Industry 4.0 poses and gain insights into how 'smartness' is being harnessed from data.

Mechanical Engineering in Sport

The range of sport engineering products of a mechanical nature is extensive, from equipment such as sticks/bats/rackets/balls to protective gear such as shin pads/helmets. But how do you make something that improves human performance in sport and exercise, in a manner that is safe for the user and works within the rules and regulations of the sport? This module is intended to provide the tools and skills needed to answer these questions.

Individual Industrial / Research Engineering Project

Immerse yourself in a practical engineering project and bring together the knowledge, understanding and skills developed during the course of your degree to undertake a major individual industrial or research project of your own choosing.

60 credits

Design to Market

This module will explore current product case studies to understand the process from design concept to prototype and onward to product manufacturing, marketing, and sales.

Optional modules – choose twoExpand all +

Robotics, Cybernetics and Biomechatronics

Learn about the challenges and success possible with design and engineering in the exciting new areas in medical development, Robotics, Cybernetics and Biomechatronics. You will have the opportunity to look at devices, analyse their design and suggest possible improvements.

Fluid Dynamics in Physiology and Medical Devices

When a medical device is implanted into the body this will have an impact on the flow of bodily fluids. In this module you'll study how fluids move in the body, how this is affected by the physiology of the human or animal, and how medical devices can alter or improve flows.

Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics

Explores the recent developments in bionics, prosthesis, assistive robotics, and exoskeleton technology. In this module, you will have the opportunity to look at some of these devices analyse their design and suggest possible improvements in this field.

Optimising Sport Equipment

Investigate how engineering designs and methods of manufacture can optimise the function of sport equipment in both its ergonomics and applications.

We regularly review our course content based on student and employer feedback to ensure they remain current and relevant. This may result in changes to module content or availability in future years. Optional modules will only run where there is sufficient demand. This will be determined on a case-by-case basis to protect the academic and student experience.

Student experience

Connor Rumbles

Sport Engineering student

“I found all the staff were extremely approachable and willing to listen to any concerns you have. The staff within my course are enthusiastic about their subject matter and have experience within industry.”

Read Connor's profile

Mariana Martins

“the support services at NTU have been very helpful throughout my degree, from helping with my move to the UK and financial planning to employability guidance.”

Read Mariana's profile

Harry Plant

“The knowledge and support available from the academic staff was excellent.”

Read Harry's profile

Charlie Lawrence

“I also felt valued as a student at NTU, by students and staff, who were able to listen and collaborate ideas, which enhanced my study experience.”

Read Charlie's profile

Video Gallery

Engineering your future

How you're taught

On this sport engineering course, you’ll benefit from our strong connections with the sector, bringing you live briefs to work on and ensuring you’re up to date with the very latest developments in sports technology. You’ll take a hands-on approach, developing your problem-solving skills and technical know-how.

Your teaching team will be made up of experienced sport engineering specialists, with personal research interests spanning from training and equipment optimisation, sports clothing development, clinical biomechanics, and impact mechanics.

You’ll be taught through a mix of:

lectures, covering the breadth of sports technology and engineering

seminars, for doing group work and learning key skills

practical sessions and labs, where you’ll put theory to the test and make use of our extensive industry-standard facilities

workshops and tutorials, in which you’ll discuss challenging topics with your lecturers in small groups.

With small year groups, your teaching will be focused and personal, and you’ll build a tight-knit community with your coursemates.

How you're assessed

Your assessments on this sport engineering course are designed to reflect the work you’ll do in the sports technology industry. Everyone excels in different ways, and you’ll get plenty of opportunities to showcase your skills and understanding via practical assessments, presentations and pitches, demonstrations, exams, videos, written papers, and industry, laboratory and technical reports.

Contact hours

For each 20-credit module, you’ll spend about 200 hours learning overall. Around 40 of those hours will be taught in labs, lectures or seminars. The rest of the time is for independent study, reading, research, or working on assignments.

Who will teach you?

Ali Dostan

Senior Lecturer

Dr Ali Dostan is a Senior Lecturer in Biomechanics specialising in peri- and postmenopausal women’s bone health. Ali investigates how movement affects bone health with the aim of translating research into practical solutions that help women become more active, strengthen their bones, and reduce the risk of osteoporotic fractures later in life.

He teaches the Biomechanics elements within the Sport Engineering course and leads an MSc module on postgraduate research methods.

Visit Ali Dostan's staff profile

Dr Helen Karditsas

Dr Helen Karditsas is a Lecturer in the School of Science and Technology for Nottingham Trent University (NTU)

Visit Dr Helen Karditsas's staff profile

Katy Griggs

Principal Lecturer

Dr Katy Griggs - Principal Lecturer in Sport Engineering at Nottingham Trent University

Visit Katy Griggs's staff profile

Philippa Jobling

Lecturer

Full-time Sport Engineering lecturer in the Department of Engineering at NTU

Visit Philippa Jobling's staff profile

Steve Faulkner

Dr Steve Faulkner is a Lecturer for the Sports Engineering courses.

Visit Steve Faulkner's staff profile

Entry requirements

UK students

Standard offer: 120 UCAS Tariff points from up to four qualifications including A-level or equivalent Maths grade C

Contextual offer: 112 UCAS Tariff points from up to four qualifications including A-level or equivalent Maths grade C

To find out what qualifications have tariff points, please use our tariff calculator.

Additional requirements

Additional requirements for UK students

We accept the following BTEC Extended Diplomas. If you are studying a different BTEC Extended Diploma you will also need a suitable level 3 Mathematics qualification.

Extended Diploma in Engineering

Extended Diploma in Electronic Engineering

Extended Diploma in Mechanical Engineering.

Contextual offers

We consider every application in the context of your individual circumstances and educational background. This may include information about where you live, the school or college you attended, or experiences that may have shaped your educational journey. This is known as a contextual offer, and we use information provided through UCAS to help inform our decisions. By considering achievement in context, we can better recognise academic potential and ensure applicants are assessed as fairly and fully as possible.

Meeting our entry requirements

Hundreds of qualifications in the UK have UCAS Tariff points attached to specific grades, including A-levels, BTECs, T Levels and many more. You can use your grades and points from up to four different qualifications to meet our criteria. Enter your predicted or achieved grades into our Tariff calculator to find out how many points your qualifications are worth.

Other qualifications and experience

NTU welcomes applications from students with non-standard qualifications and learning backgrounds, either for year one entry or for advanced standing beyond the start of a course into year 2 or beyond.

We consider study and/or credit achieved from a similar course at another institution (otherwise known as credit transfer), vocational and professional qualifications, and broader work or life experience.

Our Recognition of Prior Learning and Credit Transfer Policy outlines the process and options available for this route. If you wish to apply via Recognition of Prior Learning, please contact the central Admissions and Enquiries Team who will be able to support you through the process.

Getting in touch

If you need more help or information, get in touch through our enquiry form.

International students

Academic entry requirements: 120 UCAS Tariff points from up to four qualifications including A-level or equivalent Maths grade C. We accept equivalent qualifications from all over the world. Please check your international entry requirements by country.

English language requirements: See our English language requirements page for requirements for your subject and information on alternative tests and Pre-sessional English.

Additional international requirements

Additional requirements for international students

English language requirements

View our English language requirements for all courses, including alternative English language tests and country qualifications accepted by the University.

If you need help achieving the language requirements, we offer a Pre-Sessional English for Academic Purposes course on our City campus which is an intensive preparation course for academic study at NTU.

If you have the right level of qualifications, you may be able to start your Bachelors degree at NTU in year 2 or year 3. This is called ‘advanced standing’ entry and is decided on a case-by case basis after our assessment of your qualifications and experience.

You can view our Recognition of Prior Learning and Credit Transfer Policy which outlines the process and options available, such as recognising experiential learning and credit transfer.

Sign up for emails

Sign up to receive regular emails from the International Office. You'll hear about our news, scholarships and any upcoming events in your country with our expert regional teams.

If you need advice about studying at NTU as an international student or how to apply, our international webpages are a great place to start. If you have any questions about your study options, your international qualifications, experience, grades or other results, please get in touch through our enquiry form. Our international teams are highly experienced in answering queries from students all over the world.

Policies

We strive to make our admissions procedures as fair and clear as possible. To find out more about how we make offers, visit our admissions policies page.

Fees and funding

UK students - see the fees for this course, as well as information about funding and support.

£10,050 per year

Year abroad - £1,507

Placement year - £2,010

If you choose to do a placement year or year abroad, you'll pay a reduced fee for that year. Please be aware that you will be charged the fee set for the year this takes place, rather than being fixed at the rate applicable when you start your course, and any increases are subject to Government approval. As a guide, the fees above are for the 2027/28 academic year.

Find out about the extra support we may be able to provide to help pay for uni, including NTU bursaries and scholarships.

You will need to pay tuition fees for each year that you are at university. The tuition fees, including the placement year and study abroad options are subject to government policy and may change in future years of study.

Preparing for the financial side of student life is important, but we don’t want you to feel anxious or confused about it. Visit our fees and funding pages if you have any concerns.

International students - see the fees for this course, as well as payment advice and scholarships.

£18,400 per year

You will need to pay tuition fees for each year that you are at university. The tuition fees might increase from the second year of your undergraduate course, in line with inflation and as specified by the UK government.

Scholarships

We offer international scholarships of up to 50% of your tuition fee. You can apply for a scholarship when you have an offer to study at NTU.

Living costs

See our advice on managing your money and the cost of living as an international student in Nottingham.

Paying fees

As an international student, you'll need to make an advance payment as part of your offer conditions. You'll then need to pay your tuition fees in full, or have an agreement to pay in two further instalments, in order to enrol on the course.

Find out how and when to pay your fees, including information about your advance payment, instalment dates and how to make payments securely to the University.

Enquiries

If you have any queries relating to advance payments or arrangements to pay, please contact our friendly and experienced international enquiries team.

Additional costs

Your course fees cover the cost of studies and include loads of great benefits, such as the use of our library, support from our expert Employability team and free use of the IT equipment across our campuses. There are just a few additional things you may need to budget for:

Textbooks and library books

Your modules will point you to key textbooks and recommended reading. Many are available online, and in our libraries, but some students choose to buy their own copies. You’ll receive resource lists showing where to access eBooks, digital resources and physical copies. Our friendly Library team is always on hand to help you find what you need.

Printing and photocopying costs

The University allocates an annual printing and copying allowance of £20 depending on the course you are studying. For more details about costs for additional print and copying required over and above the annual allowance please see the printing and photocopying information on the Library website.

Placements - Sport Engineering

If you're undertaking a placement year, you'll need to budget for accommodation and any travel costs you may incur whilst on placement. Our placement students earn a salary whilst on placement which can help to cover these living costs.

Final year project and dissertation

Students will be required to pay additional costs for printing, poster preparation and final dissertation copies in their final year - estimated costs approximately £20 - £50.

Field trips

All essential field trip costs will be included in your course fees. There may be the opportunity to take part in optional field trips, which do incur additional costs.

Year abroad

If you choose to study abroad for a year, you may need to consider additional costs such as visas, vaccinations, accommodation and travel expenses.

Fees and funding advice

For more advice and guidance, phone the Student Money Team on +44 (0)115 848 2494.

Cost of living information and support

Managing your money can help you make the most of life at NTU. Here's how we can support you, and now you can make your funding go further.

Cost of living in Nottingham

Our student benefits and free services

Money advice for international students

Careers and employability

This course will not only provide you with expertise and experience highly relevant to the sports industry but will also give you a solid grounding in analytical thinking, problem-solving, and strong numeracy that can be applied to other engineering fields. You’ll also graduate with a broad range of transferable skills like teamwork, project management, and problem-solving.

Employability Promise

Personalised support, one-on-one coaching and industry-specific advice – it’s all part of our Employability Promise. And it doesn’t end when you leave NTU – you’ll have access to all our careers services for three years after you graduate (conditions apply).

Graduate employers

Graduates from this course have successful careers in organisations such as:

Hawk-eye Innovations

NHS Gait Analysis Lab

Silverstone Sports Engineering Hub

Greaves 3D

Catapult

Defence Science and Technology Lab

Sport Labs Ltd

Our graduates are…

Graduates from this course now work in a wide range of roles such as:

Graduate engineer

Quality technician

Process design engineer

Production engineer

Operation analyst

Project engineer

Assessed work-like experience

We’ve embedded at least eight weeks of assessed work-like experience into all of our courses. This gives you the opportunity to apply your learning in real-world scenarios, build your confidence, and develop the experience employers are looking for.

NTU Enterprise

If you’re a budding entrepreneur, NTU Student Enterprise can help you to develop your ideas and innovations and turn them into a reality. We also offer training, mentoring, workshops, financial advice and more to develop your business skills.

Campus and facilities

You’ll mainly study in our Engineering building, with access to facilities such as computing suites, specialist laboratories like the motion capture suite, and an environmental chamber. Other facilities include our fabrication and mechanical workshops, including one that houses a wind tunnel for learning about aerodynamics.​

Our self-contained, community-focused Clifton Campus has been designed to keep you busy between lectures. Catch up with your coursemates in the Pavilion’s barista café and Refectory; tackle group assignments in stylish study spaces; and relax in The Point, home of our Students’ Union. The campus also hosts the multimillion-pound Clifton Sports Hub, offering great options for everyone to get active — whatever your interests, and however competitive you’d like to get!​

Just a short bus ride away, you'll find the heart of Nottingham – a vibrant student city filled with history, culture and well-kept secrets to discover at your leisure.

Mechanics Test Suite in 360°

Explore the Library at Clifton Campus in 360°

Engineering Facilities

For more information visit the Engineering Facilities page.

Sport Engineering Facilities

For more information visit the Sport Engineering Facilities page.

Take a virtual tour

Applying

Ready to join us? Then apply as soon as you can. Make sure you check the entry requirements above carefully before you do.

Keeping up-to-date

After you’ve applied, we’ll be sending you important emails throughout the application process so check your emails regularly, including your junk mail folder.

You can get more information and advice about applying to NTU on our Your Application page. Good luck with your application!

We consider equivalent qualifications and combinations, please see UCAS course search for details and use our calculator to help you work out how many UCAS points your qualifications relate to.

We may also consider credits achieved at other universities and your work/life experience through an assessment of prior learning. This may be for year one entry, or beyond the beginning of a course where applicable, for example, into year 2. Our Recognition of Prior Learning and Credit Transfer Policy outlines the process and options available for this route.

As well as assessing your application and qualifications, we use contextual data and information to make offers for this course. Depending on your circumstances, we may make you an offer up to two grades below the standard entry criteria. Find out how we assess your application.

If you need any more help or information, please contact us at Ask NTU or call on +44 (0)115 848 4200.

Apply through UCAS

You can apply for this course through UCAS. If you are not applying to any other UK universities, you can apply directly to us on our NTU applicant portal.

Would you like some advice on your study plans?

Our international teams are highly experienced in answering queries from students all over the world. We also have members of staff based in Vietnam, China, India and Nigeria and work with a worldwide network of education counsellors.

Complete this simple form to keep in touch with the International Office.

Please read our application guidance before you start your application.

We advise you to prepare and apply as early as you can as Student visa processing time can vary.

We'll send you important emails throughout the application process. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam mail folder.

Apply through NTU portal

Personal statement guidance

You’ll submit a personal statement with your UCAS application – here are our tips on what to include and how to structure your personal statement.

Application support

If you have any questions about applying, get in touch through our online form or call us on 44 (0)115 848 4200.

Related courses

Sport Engineering

BEng (Hons)

Biomedical Engineering

MEng (Hons)

Mechanical Engineering

More from this subject

View more courses on the Engineering subject page

Further study

View Engineering postgraduate courses

Our course statistics

Keeping in touch

Ask us a question

Sign up for updates

Call +44 (0)115 848 2999

Email the international team

Explore life at NTU

Accommodation

Life in Nottingham

Student support

International

請查看下方完整入學要求原文，或向院校確認。