University of Derby vs Coventry University

You'll learn about organisations, their management and the global environments in which they operate. You’ll learn new ways of thinking as well as a host of practical skills.

And you'll be challenged to apply these to real-world business and management scenarios through projects, placements and internships. On this course, everyone gets to do business as well as learn about business. 

University will help you prepare for a career in a global business environment that is rapidly changing. We'll support you to become more agile, innovative and resilient. You will also develop self-learning and team-working skills, both crucial to success in the professional sphere.

This course aims to create future business leaders by providing a comprehensive and detailed understanding of the processes of business management, through:

• Problem-based learning with integration of a state-of-the-art Business Simulation Suite4.
• Working with expert staff with industry insight and opportunities to network with global business leaders.
• Exploring different cultures and examining different business practices found across the globe.
• The provision of an end-to-end understanding of the processes of business management, focussing on how leaders need to ensure that creativity, innovation and change are central to the processes of business sustainability and adaptability
• Learn from real-world examples, and work on live case studies with access to industry speakers that put theory into practice

Higher secondary level education

• Applicants must have completed grade 12 level education with minimum 60%

 Mechanical Engineering degree will give you the multi-disciplinary skills you'll need to succeed. And you'll have some amazing opportunities.

Employers are increasingly looking for skilled engineers with a broader knowledge of mechanical and electrical engineering. So we have developed our degrees to match that flexibility. 

All engineering students take the same core modules in the first year to give you an essential engineering foundation. Then, at the end of your first year, you’ll have the opportunity to switch your course.

• Opportunity to participate in field trips abroad, which have previously included trips to Poland, Bulgaria, China, Belgium and the USA.
• Dedicated industrial placement tutor, who can help you with your applications for placements and support you if you choose to spend a year in industry.
• Past placements have included roles in Aston Martin Lagonda, Babcock International Group, Cummins, GE-Aviation and GKN.
• Access to modern facilities in the High Performance Engineering Centre, which houses a 20% scale model wind tunnel, composites lab, metrology lab, four-pot shaker rig, flow lab, AVL engine test cell, automotive workshop, fatigue and tensile testing (Instron), a full size Harrier Jet, three further simulators, civil engineering specialist testing equipment, a range of CNC machinery and a laser workshop

Grade 12 level education

Grade 12 level education with minimum 60%