"Motorsport engineering" degree
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I've been thikning lately as I'm only 21 I want a change of scenery - into something I enjoy
just looking at the college courses, I've seen someting that appeals (or may do) - motorsport engineering.
What does it involve learning?
What career path would it lead onto, obviously something in the motoring industry, but what aspects? What's the pay like? Anyone done the course?
Cheers
Ryan
just looking at the college courses, I've seen someting that appeals (or may do) - motorsport engineering.
What does it involve learning?
What career path would it lead onto, obviously something in the motoring industry, but what aspects? What's the pay like? Anyone done the course?
Cheers
Ryan
Ry_B said:
I've been thikning lately as I'm only 21 I want a change of scenery - into something I enjoy
just looking at the college courses, I've seen someting that appeals (or may do) - motorsport engineering.
What does it involve learning?
What career path would it lead onto, obviously something in the motoring industry, but what aspects? What's the pay like? Anyone done the course?
Cheers
Ryan
I did Motorsport Engineering as a Degree at Uclan. Send me a PM with questions and I'll get back to you via e-mail (I can't be bothered to type out a response in Forum mode).just looking at the college courses, I've seen someting that appeals (or may do) - motorsport engineering.
What does it involve learning?
What career path would it lead onto, obviously something in the motoring industry, but what aspects? What's the pay like? Anyone done the course?
Cheers
Ryan
Long and the short of it. I ended up as a design engineer for Jaguar land Rover, they give you a very varied skill set so you can go into a lot of industries (mechanical, civil, design, quality CAD etc) or stick in Motorsport.
I done the HND at Brooklands College in Surrey.
It's pretty much all theory based from the HND upwards, the National Diploma is mostly 16 year olds pulling apart old Vauxhalls and loosing all the bits.
Course material I studied included:
Thermodynamics
Aerodynamics
Materials science and manufacturing.
Engineering Principals
Computational 'somethingorother' (CAD)
Engine Technology
Engineering Design
Electronics
Maths and higher maths
Something loosly related to suspension and chassis design. (Our lecturer wasn't all that great in this subject)
There were a few other but I have forgotten them now.
Whether it's worth doing or not depends on what you specialise in. I specialised in CAD and now work designing gas turbines for th oil industry. It was a good time to get out because the motorsport industry is really cutting back at the moment and a lot of people were left without jobs, and other jobs working within teams are practically voluntary and part time to start off with.
It's pretty much all theory based from the HND upwards, the National Diploma is mostly 16 year olds pulling apart old Vauxhalls and loosing all the bits.
Course material I studied included:
Thermodynamics
Aerodynamics
Materials science and manufacturing.
Engineering Principals
Computational 'somethingorother' (CAD)
Engine Technology
Engineering Design
Electronics
Maths and higher maths
Something loosly related to suspension and chassis design. (Our lecturer wasn't all that great in this subject)
There were a few other but I have forgotten them now.
Whether it's worth doing or not depends on what you specialise in. I specialised in CAD and now work designing gas turbines for th oil industry. It was a good time to get out because the motorsport industry is really cutting back at the moment and a lot of people were left without jobs, and other jobs working within teams are practically voluntary and part time to start off with.
Edited by Kozy on Wednesday 23 September 19:45
I got half way through doing it at Swansea uni but dropped out. From what I gathered at the time full time paid jobs in motorsport are rare and you really have to be on your game to get in but as mentioned the degree would give you a knowledge that can be applied to lots of industries.
I guess a good way to think of it is an engineering degree with a focus on a subject thats going to keep people interested and motivated.
I guess a good way to think of it is an engineering degree with a focus on a subject thats going to keep people interested and motivated.
The Autosport Show will have a dedicated Careers in motorsport area. The major colleges offering motorsport courses will be exhibiting and you'll find loads of information on how to get into the industry and what you will learn on a course.
http://www.autosport-international.com/public/show... - scroll down this page for the Careers Area
http://www.autosport-international.com/public/show... - scroll down this page for the Careers Area
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