Engineering Science
Oriel admits undergraduates to read Engineering Science and Engineering & Computing Science which are both four-year courses leading to the degree of Master of Engineering. The first year is common to all the engineering-related degrees, with study of mathematics, structures, mechanics, thermodynamics, electricity, electronics, and computing. In the second and third years undergraduates study these subjects to a higher level, but also move towards specializing in a particular branch of engineering. They specialize further in the fourth year, where they choose from a wide range of advanced topics and do an individual design project. Throughout the course there is a strong emphasis on design and project-based practical work.
Lectures and practicals take place in the Engineering Department and are complemented by weekly tutorials in the College, where undergraduates, usually in pairs, explore topics in depth with their tutor. Oriel provides strong and experienced tutorial support; the engineering tutors are also active researchers, with specific interests in electronics, optoelectronics and mechanics of materials.Oriel's excellent College Library provides all undergraduates with key text-books on year-long loan.
Engineering graduates easily find employment in engineering, commerce and other areas and there are also many opportunities for postgraduate study.
Tutorial Fellows:
Dr Douglas Hamilton, Dr John Huber
College Lecturers:
Dr Daniel Drodge
Admissions:
No written work required. All candidates for all Engineering courses must take the Physics Aptitude Test (PAT) in their own school or college or an approved test centre on 2 November 2011. Conditional offers: usually Grades A*AA at A-Level (or equivalent) including Mathematics and Physics. The A* must be obtained in Mathematics, Physics or Further Mathematics
Places: 6
Subject web pages:
www.eng.ox.ac.uk (including selection criteria and deferred entry policy)