Course in F1 Engg.

yashpathare · 4 Feb 2006, 06:07 (Ref:1515252)

Hey ppl, can anyone suggest a course in F1, Im looking out for M.Sc courses in Motorsport Engineering in the UK. Please send links if u happen to know or have info on such courses. I am doing my B.Eng in Mechanical Engg. Plz help

**Adam43** · 4 Feb 2006, 10:53 (Ref:1515338)

Welcome to ten-tenths

I think this will be better served in Racing Technology.

What are the details of your course at the moment? Do you specialise in anything now, do you want to? Do you have to write a thesis for your course? Where do you want to live?!

rcarr · 4 Feb 2006, 12:39 (Ref:1515412)

I am doing an MSc at Cranfield considered to be the best Motorsport course in the country!

People from Kingston and Oxford Brookes might dispute that!

Lots of graduates have got into F1 from Cranfield, my friends from the US were recommended to come to Cranfield as it 1 of the best maybe in the world!

Look up www.motorsport.cranfield.ac.uk

Hope this helps!

TEAM78 · 4 Feb 2006, 16:06 (Ref:1515511)

Many of my friends who have gone to Oxford Brookes University are now working within F1 and certainly in Motorsport, due to location, contacts and excellent teaching at Oxford Brookes, it is arguably currently the best choice.

http://www.brookes.ac.uk/postgraduate

Simply looking at its success in Formula Student against other Universities shows how good it is.

C.U.Motorsport · 4 Feb 2006, 20:53 (Ref:1515625)

I am currently studying a Beng at Coventry University. I know you are looking for an Msc but since both Cranfield and Oxford Brookes are recommended here, I thought i would show support for my own institution

www.covunimotorsport.co.uk

pitcrew · 5 Feb 2006, 10:27 (Ref:1515850)

Great place to study! Great course with Great lecturers

http://www.sihe.ac.uk/sihe/auto/sch_home.htm

All info needed on this site.

Ockside · 5 Feb 2006, 13:11 (Ref:1515928)

Im studying BSc Motorsport Management at Swansea Institute, and it is a great places with very good lecturer's.

MGDavid · 5 Feb 2006, 18:07 (Ref:1516040)

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Originally Posted by Ockside

Im studying BSc Motorsport Management at Swansea Institute, and it is a great places with very good lecturer's.

..or lecturers, even

sheepy · 6 Feb 2006, 20:04 (Ref:1516813)

Are there many people on here doing the Motorsport Engineering degree at Oxford Brookes? I'm hopefully (funds allowing!) going to be starting this in September and was just wondering what sort of feedback anyone has about it? I've already done one degree which hasn't benefited my career prospects so don't really want to make the same mistake twice (especially since I'll be paying 3 grand a year for this one!)

rcarr · 6 Feb 2006, 21:03 (Ref:1516865)

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Originally Posted by C.U.Motorsport

I am currently studying a Beng at Coventry University. I know you are looking for an Msc but since both Cranfield and Oxford Brookes are recommended here, I thought i would show support for my own institution

www.covunimotorsport.co.uk

I really hope you guys do a better job of it than last years lot!

I Cooke · 9 Feb 2006, 16:48 (Ref:1518951)

I'll recommend Brookes too. If you are looking to do an interesting masters then have a nosey at the Racing Engine Design MSc. The course is taught by one of the industries most successfull engine designers.

ccharlie6 · 9 Feb 2006, 17:01 (Ref:1518960)

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Originally Posted by rcarr

I really hope you guys do a better job of it than last years lot!

what did they do last year? if talking about the car it does seem to be massively overweight and the turbo wasn't needed

ss_collins · 9 Feb 2006, 17:51 (Ref:1518998)

I went to brookes - struggled (or if you listen to craig dawson - couldn't be bothered to do any work), dropped out but reccomend it as the mutts nuts, with the new facilities they will have later this year its probably the best in the world. Oxford is also a brilliant place to live. Almost all my uni mates now have jobs in F1 or other top series, and me? I'm deputy editor of Racecar Engineering.

Swansea, Brunel and Cranfield are all good but I'm sticking with brookes (though I am biased)

Thrustmaster · 11 Feb 2006, 16:10 (Ref:1520401)

Hi ppl.....can any one tell me about the cost of this msc program....And can u guys tell me about the job prospects after the program......'cause i need to convince my parents......thanku guys.....

Monstrobolaxa · 12 Feb 2006, 14:17 (Ref:1520936)

tutition at Cranfield is 5100€ for European students....outside the EU it's above 15000€!

Cranfield somewhere on they're website mentions that the cost of living during the 12 months of the Msc program is around 12500€.

I'm not trying to convince my parents....they're already convinced! But in anycase I'm saving those 5100€...

rcarr · 13 Feb 2006, 00:30 (Ref:1521428)

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Originally Posted by Monstrobolaxa

tutition at Cranfield is 5100€ for European students....outside the EU it's above 15000€!

Cranfield somewhere on they're website mentions that the cost of living during the 12 months of the Msc program is around 12500€.

I'm not trying to convince my parents....they're already convinced! But in anycase I'm saving those 5100€...

It is fairly expensive! £3100 for tuition fees then maybe 2000-8000 a year for accomodation, depends where you stay, I am paying £200 a month excl bills in Cranfield Village, for an 8 by 8 room in a house, its about a 3 min drive or a 40min walk into campus! From there it depends how much food you eat!

rcarr · 13 Feb 2006, 00:39 (Ref:1521437)

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Originally Posted by ccharlie6

what did they do last year? if talking about the car it does seem to be massively overweight and the turbo wasn't needed

Hmmm let me think? Yes! They have kept with the same overall design for the passed 4 or 5 years! The best car was a few years ago, it was all ally-honeycomb monocoque, a little boxy but went well until it fell over in the slalom, apparently!

I am a former student from the art department and we were asked by them to help develop a set of bodywork for them, designed in the windtunnel. We were told by our tutor, a very experienced aerodynamicist, to ask them to rethink the overall package, we went with suggestions they ignored them and we stopped the project, our minor project was ruined and we had to cobble together a hypothetical car in the space of a week! Which was based round a decent monocoque chassis design and our own package and in theory, after a day worth of tunnel testing, was a great little car!

bf1 · 25 Feb 2006, 00:09 (Ref:1531039)

Hopefully I will be going to Swansea then Cranfield well thats the plan anyway

Finchy · 27 Feb 2006, 21:51 (Ref:1532752)

Im at herts - awaits the laughter!

Who did a placement year out of those who have now graduated ?

Rubinho · 5 Mar 2006, 13:23 (Ref:1536643)

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Originally Posted by Finchy

Im at herts - awaits the laughter!

What's wrong with Herts? Their MSc programme isn't very useful but the undergraduate Automotive courses are quite highly regarded in the industry. I know of at least 2 people in higher management at good motorsport companies who went to Herts (or Hatfield Poly as it was previously known). One of them gave me a job...

ss_collins · 6 Mar 2006, 16:19 (Ref:1537340)

I say again don't overlook Brookes - it must compete with Cranfield for employment after the course.

Finchy · 6 Mar 2006, 21:58 (Ref:1537581)

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Originally Posted by Rubinho

What's wrong with Herts? Their MSc programme isn't very useful but the undergraduate Automotive courses are quite highly regarded in the industry. I know of at least 2 people in higher management at good motorsport companies who went to Herts (or Hatfield Poly as it was previously known). One of them gave me a job...

No i dont think I would stay here for an MSc,
Cranfield would be my number 1 choice but im hoping to leave uni and not do the masters dependant if i get a job at the end of it!

5 years at uni is a long time, and as i took a year out travelling first its more like 6!!