Engineering

Engineering at Cambridge is one of the most demanding and prestigious undergraduate degrees available anywhere in the world. It is a broad engineering programme designed to develop knowledge, skills, imagination, and experience to the highest levels, covering the full range of engineering disciplines, including mechanical, civil, electrical, information, and chemical engineering, before allowing students to specialise in later years. The Cambridge approach treats engineering as a unified discipline, grounded in mathematics and the natural sciences, and the degree is designed to produce engineers who can work at the conceptual frontiers of the field rather than simply applying established methods.

This four-year full-time MEng degree runs to the highest academic standards and is recognised internationally as a qualification of exceptional quality. A year abroad can be incorporated into the programme for those who want to broaden their experience internationally. The engineering Tripos system, in which students study across engineering broadly in the first two years before specialising, produces graduates with an unusually broad foundation alongside their specialist knowledge.

The university's research culture, its industrial connections, and the intensity of its academic environment all contribute to a degree experience that challenges and develops its students in ways that few other programmes match.

Cambridge engineering graduates are among the most sought-after in any sector. Many go on to careers in the technology, energy, finance, and manufacturing sectors, moving into roles in research and development, product design, systems engineering, project management, and technical leadership. The analytical rigour and breadth of knowledge the degree develops is also valued in consulting, entrepreneurship, and the highest levels of public service.

For those drawn to academic research, the degree provides an exceptional platform for doctoral study at Cambridge or at other leading institutions. The typical entry tariff is 232 points.