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UCL Vs Warwick Vs Bath mechanical engineering…

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Will be grateful for any guidance on Bath Vs Warwick Vs UCL mechanical engineering.
Thank you in advance.
Original post by BA1234NL
Hi

Will be grateful for any guidance on Bath Vs Warwick Vs UCL mechanical engineering.
Thank you in advance.

What sort of guidance are you seeking? The details of each course (entry requirements, modules, assessment methods, etc.) are all sitting on their web sites. So presumably you're looking for some less readily-available information. What might that be?

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Original post by DataVenia
What sort of guidance are you seeking? The details of each course (entry requirements, modules, assessment methods, etc.) are all sitting on their web sites. So presumably you're looking for some less readily-available information. What might that be?

Thank you for your reply…
While all the course information is on the website interested to learn post degree ease of employability, prospects students who are studying these courses .. does the course and teaching methods at these Uni’s meet their expectations…? why students at any of the above Uni’s chose to do engineering at warwick, UCL or Bath …looking for answers . beyond the location aspect…
Original post by BA1234NL
Thank you for your reply…
While all the course information is on the website interested to learn post degree ease of employability, prospects students who are studying these courses .. does the course and teaching methods at these Uni’s meet their expectations…? why students at any of the above Uni’s chose to do engineering at warwick, UCL or Bath …looking for answers . beyond the location aspect…

Understood. I can't provide any information as to "why students at any of the above Uni’s chose to do engineering at warwick, UCL or Bath". However, I can address some of your other queries.

The data presented below is all available on The Uni Guide (which sources the data from elsewhere, further details below). The specific pages, which contain lots of other useful information too, are those for:
Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hons) at University of Bath
Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hons) at University of Warwick
Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hons) at UCL (University College London)

"does the course and teaching methods at these Uni’s meet their expectations…?"

Final year Mechanical Engineering students at Bath are more satisfied with the "Teaching and learning" than those at Warwick or UCL, according to the National Student Survey:

Bath:
National Student Survey - Teaching and Learning - Mechanical Engineering - Bath.JPG
Warwick:
National Student Survey - Teaching and Learning - Mechanical Engineering - Warwick.JPG
UCL:
National Student Survey - Teaching and Learning - Mechanical Engineering - UCL.JPG

"post degree ease of employability, prospects students who are studying these courses"

Again, Bath graduates seem to be doing better six months after having graduated. This data comes from the Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education Survey.

Bath:
DLHES - Mechanical Engineering - Bath.JPG
Warwick:
DLHES - Mechanical Engineering - Warwick.JPG
UCL:
DLHES - Mechanical Engineering - UCL.JPG

You could argue that UCL graduates are doing better, as they're earning more. However, I suspect that this is just a function of the fact that they're more likely to have found work in the south east, where salaries are higher, given that only 80% of them are employed or in further education and only 46% of them are engineering professionals.
All 3 are great places for engineering id probably say Bath has the slightly strongest reputation followed by Warwick for engineering, UCL is a great university but not particularly well known for mechanical engineering (that said i don’t think you would struggle with postgraduate study or graduate career opportunities either).

I broadly suspect a lot of UCL graduates end up working in London and this is then reflected in graduate salaries (and employers forced to pay more due to living costs), I also suspect far more UCL graduates choose to pursue careers in financial services or similar whereas Warwick & Bath likely see much higher rates of students entering professional engineering employers.

You would be absolutely fine at all 3, it’s important to note whether you do postgraduate studies or a professional job what the recruiters will care about is you as a person not the university you went to (yes university can reflect competency however all 3 here are close enough that the assumed competency will be equal).

Reply 5

Original post by DataVenia
Understood. I can't provide any information as to "why students at any of the above Uni’s chose to do engineering at warwick, UCL or Bath". However, I can address some of your other queries.
The data presented below is all available on The Uni Guide (which sources the data from elsewhere, further details below). The specific pages, which contain lots of other useful information too, are those for:
Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hons) at University of Bath
Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hons) at University of Warwick
Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hons) at UCL (University College London)
"does the course and teaching methods at these Uni’s meet their expectations…?"
Final year Mechanical Engineering students at Bath are more satisfied with the "Teaching and learning" than those at Warwick or UCL, according to the National Student Survey:
Bath:
National Student Survey - Teaching and Learning - Mechanical Engineering - Bath.JPG
Warwick:
National Student Survey - Teaching and Learning - Mechanical Engineering - Warwick.JPG
UCL:
National Student Survey - Teaching and Learning - Mechanical Engineering - UCL.JPG
"post degree ease of employability, prospects students who are studying these courses"
Again, Bath graduates seem to be doing better six months after having graduated. This data comes from the Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education Survey.
Bath:
DLHES - Mechanical Engineering - Bath.JPG
Warwick:
DLHES - Mechanical Engineering - Warwick.JPG
UCL:
DLHES - Mechanical Engineering - UCL.JPG
You could argue that UCL graduates are doing better, as they're earning more. However, I suspect that this is just a function of the fact that they're more likely to have found work in the south east, where salaries are higher, given that only 80% of them are employed or in further education and only 46% of them are engineering professionals.

Wow… thank you ever so much for your kind efforts and taking time to reply.. truly grateful..

Reply 6

All 3 are great places for engineering id probably say Bath has the slightly strongest reputation followed by Warwick for engineering, UCL is a great university but not particularly well known for mechanical engineering (that said i don’t think you would struggle with postgraduate study or graduate career opportunities either).
I broadly suspect a lot of UCL graduates end up working in London and this is then reflected in graduate salaries (and employers forced to pay more due to living costs), I also suspect far more UCL graduates choose to pursue careers in financial services or similar whereas Warwick & Bath likely see much higher rates of students entering professional engineering employers.
You would be absolutely fine at all 3, it’s important to note whether you do postgraduate studies or a professional job what the recruiters will care about is you as a person not the university you went to (yes university can reflect competency however all 3 here are close enough that the assumed competency will be equal).

Thank you soo much for your reply… much appreciated
Original post by BA1234NL
Wow… thank you ever so much for your kind efforts and taking time to reply.. truly grateful..

You're welcome. :smile:

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