Earn your Advanced Mechanical Engineering MSc flexibly, 100% online.
This flexible online Masters degree is designed to improve your employability in a variety of industries.
In this degree, you’ll build the advanced skills and knowledge demanded by the world’s leading employers in the automotive, energy, defence, aerospace, and manufacturing sectors.
You’ll focus on the application of computational techniques and packages to solve complex mechanical engineering problems.
With teaching and support from expert engineers, academics, and industry itself, you’ll develop the advanced, transferable skills required in demanding technical careers.
A flexible curriculum
Choose from a broad range of advanced subjects across the mechanical engineering discipline, including courses in marine and wind energy, riser systems and hydrodynamics, and project management.
Tailor your learning
Through optional courses and individual projects, tailor your learning to your career goals and academic background.
Hand-in-hand with industry
This degree is developed and reviewed by an Industry Advisory Board. These experienced industry professionals ensure your learning is informed by the latest industry needs, technologies, and career opportunities.
You can also study MSc Advanced Mechanical Engineering on campus.
Who can join this online Masters in Mechanical Engineering?
This distance learning MSc Advanced Mechanical Engineering is open to graduates from a range of engineering disciplines, including:
- Civil
- Materials
- Chemical
- Aerospace.
Earn your Masters in Mechanical Engineering online with the University of Aberdeen
Fits around full-time work
This degree fits around full-time work, with flexible hours and 24/7 study access.
You’re in expert hands
We’ve been training world-class engineers for over 100 years and delivering online learning for decades.
20% alumni discount
University of Aberdeen alumni receive 20% off fees for this online degree.
What you’ll study
You can choose to study for a:
- Masters (180 credits)
- exit early with a Postgraduate Diploma (120 credits)
- exit early with a Postgraduate Certificate (60 credits), or
- start with one of the short courses that make up this degree (15 credits).
You can build your way to a qualification one short course at a time.
Try our degree scheduler
Choose your courses
See all the courses that are part of this degree and choose what you want to study.
Manage your study schedule
Control the pace and cost of your degree. Decide how much you want to study each term.
Save to your wishlist
Save your schedule to your wishlist so you can view and edit anytime.
How you’ll study
Online learning
This distance learning mechanical engineering degree is delivered flexibly, 100% online.
You can learn with us anywhere in the world, no student visa required, and set your study hours to suit you.
Your teaching
Teaching is delivered through MyAberdeen, our online Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). It holds all the materials, tools and support you’ll need in your studies. Take a look around MyAberdeen.
You can access your learning materials on computer, smartphone and laptop, 24 hours a day. You’ll find a range of resources available, including online access to our award-winning Sir Duncan Rice Library.
Your tutors
This degree is delivered by our School of Engineering.
You’ll learn from highly research-active lecturers who, in partnership with industry, have designed this degree to ensure you are taught the latest technologies and thinking in the field.
Your Industry Advisory Board
Members of the Industry Advisory Board for this degree are: Neptune Energy, TechnipFMC, Lloyd’s Register, Aramco, Apache Corporation, Repsol Sinopec Resources UK, Dassault Systems UK, CNRL Aberdeen, BP Solutions, Chevron, SGS, Perenco UK, and Subsea UK.
Representatives from these companies ensure your degree content is informed by the latest industry needs and developments.
Your support team
Our friendly team are here to answer any queries you have before, during and after your studies.
Dr Vahid Vaziri
Vahid is the degree coordinator. He’ll be on hand to answer any questions about degree content before you start and to help you throughout your studies.
Lyn Magee
Lyn is part of the School’s administration team. She’ll be there throughout your studies to answer any of your non-academic queries.
Get in touch
The online education team is here to answer any questions you have right now about this qualification, or about studying online.
Ask us a questionWhere this will take you
Your MSc qualification
You’ll graduate with a respected MSc in Advanced Mechanical Engineering from the University of Aberdeen, one of the UK’s six ancient universities.
You’ll receive exactly the same degree qualification online as you would on campus. Your degree title will not mention online or distance learning.
Your MSc qualification will be recognised by employers and educational institutions around the world, opening up international opportunities.
Careers
You’ll graduate from this degree prepared to take on leadership roles in a range of technical and professional fields, as well as academia and research organisations.
Your MSc will help you pursue a career in sectors including:
- manufacturing
- defence
- automotive
- aerospace
- energy
- engineering consultancy
- sustainability consultancy
- governmental and non-governmental organisations, and
- academia.
Lifelong career support
Our career support doesn’t stop when you graduate.
You have access to our free careers service while you study, and beyond.
- 1:1 appointments
- CV checks
- Interview prep
- Job opportunities
Fees and funding
Master of Science
180 credits
£14,820
This indicative cost is based on 180 credits of study over three years, starting in September 2025.
The fee quoted above is based on you starting your studies with us in the 2025/26 academic year.
Our indicative cost includes a 5% fee rise each year.
Pay as you go
This is a pay-as-you-go qualification.
You do not have to pay the full tuition fee upfront.
You can spread the cost and pay as you go, term by term.
How it works
- You decide how many credits to study for each term.
- At the start of term, you pay only for the credits you’re taking that term.
- This gives you control over your costs and workload for each term of your qualification.
Your personalised cost breakdown
Use the degree scheduler to plan your studies and see your cost breakdown, term by term.
Choose the University of Aberdeen for flexible online Masters degrees
Earn a respected Masters degree
You’ll earn the same globally recognised Masters degree online as you would on campus.
Learn anywhere
On smartphone, desktop and laptop, with no need for a student visa.
Over 525 years of excellence
Graduate from the fifth-oldest university in the English-speaking world, founded in 1495.
Entry requirements
MSc
Our minimum entry requirements for this MSc are:
- a 2:1 UK honours degree (or equivalent) in Mechanical, Civil, Materials, Chemical, or Aerospace Engineering.
You can also apply if you have:
- a 2:2 UK honours degree (or equivalent) in Mechanical, Civil, Materials, Chemical, or Aerospace Engineering and can demonstrate at least two years’ relevant Engineering experience.
Key subjects you must have covered: Mathematics and mechanical subjects.
Short course route to online MSc Advanced Mechanical Engineering
If you prefer to start with a short course, you may be able to use our online short courses as a route into this degree.
Find out about the short course route to entryApply for this programme
- Start month
- September or January
- INDICATIVE COST
- £14,820
This indicative cost is based on 180 credits of study over three years, starting in September 2025.
Apply via our Applicant Portal
