Motorbike Courses

[DukeRed]

I'm looking to do motorcycle engineering and design at Kingston.
In the long run I'm looking at working for a manufacturer.
Does anyone know how to get in to the industry?
Is a uni course the best idea or are there other courses about that aren't university?

Cheers

Jan
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[nick.h]

I was looking at Kingston when i got into thinking into careers. there are the only university to offer a motorbike course i have lead to believe. From what I have read on their web they say they have strong links with Honda, Suzuki and Triumph and with specialist motorcycle design companies such as Burwell and Vepro.

The only thing I can think of the get into the motorcycle industry without the degree would be an apprentice. But I have not researched into these.

Which do you plan to do?

BEng(Hons) Motorcycle Engineering Design

or

BEng(Hons) Motorcycle Engineering Studies

i believe that design requires 120 ucas points and studies requires only 100 ucas points.

what is your current position sixth form/college?

Have you looked at the Year in industry program?

This is a pre-university program that allows you to work in industry for a year. It is a gap year. I have heard very good things about this program, as its something extra to help you, in the end to get a job. I have also heard that employers are interested if you have participated within the scheme.
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[DukeRed]

The year in industry looks really good but I've already wasted two years on a gap year and art foundation.
Yeah looked at the website as well. Guess thats the course for me then.
Since it only asks for 120 points doesn't that mean it's not going to be very testing because that's the equivalent of 2 D's?

Cheers

Jan
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[Irezumi aka Reuben]

Ive done load's of research into this stuff as well.

I did the A&D Foundation course too and am wondering if Engineering is what you want to do? If you just want to design bodywork then go and study Transport deisgn at Coventry, Huddersfield etc.
If engineering is what you want then Kingston was the best I found for a bike specfic course too. Is it the only one in the UK?

And apprenticehsip would be a possibility but it would take a long time to get anywhere near some sort of design engineering role. You will start out as an apprentice technician (a mechanic to you and me) so you start from the bottom. Obviously if you do the Sandwich course at Kingston then you will work for a year in the industry (assuming you find a placement) and I would guess this would be your best bet.
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[nick.h]

[nick.h]

Looking at the UCAS points tariff.

https://www.ucas.com/candq/tariff/tariff.pdf

Does this mean that you would only need a D in maths and a D in a science to qualify?

[Liono]

[RickHolt]

I've got a B in maths, E in Computing and a D in Physics at A level. Think that would get me in? How do I apply for university? Never really looked into it myself. Could I still make it for this coming september starting time?

What kind of jobs would that first course lead to? The engineering one?

[Liono]

[meyrick]

[nick.h]

[mchaggis]

Go for design over studies any day. You'll do the studies degree pretty much with design stuff thrown in on top. Design will have a lot more mathematical stuff and will be harder, but if it's a 120 point course, it shouldn't be too hard overall anyway.
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[nick.h]

does anybody know what kind of job you would get at the end of the degree. What would the job entail?
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[instigator]

Absolutely anything mate.

Read on RiDE magazine about a guy that just finished a mechanical engineering degree and talked to some guy in the industry and was told just to send off his cv to triumph to 'give it a go'

He's now or was the test rider of the bikes they produced. Nowt to do with his degree to an extent, which is just typical for mech engers

If I knew about the course being offered, as much as I'd love to learn and study bikes, I feel its concentrated on one subject too much. I, of course, dont know the cirriculum of the course but one can only imagine with "motorcycle" in it. I'd rather go for a degree which has the 'better' possibility to open up other ways your career can develop.

Research the course, the industry contacts they have, go in to talk to the course advisor there, do what you can to find out what the market and course is like. Nowt worse than working hard over 3-4 years for a degree when you can't get a job at the end of it

Good luck though, its an important decision making time

[The Tot]

I had no idea there was a motorcycle engineering course! If you want something more general, you can't go wrong with mech-eng and apply the knowledge to a more specific masters in engineering.

It'll be more general and i guess open more doors.

I guess with a motorcycle eng- u can work in paddocks or maybe in design labs? Just a guess - is this a relatively new course btw - cos i found absolutely none of that on ecctis or ucas search.
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[meyrick]

[mchaggis]

Something I would like to really stress, is that if you're not one hundred percent sure about what you want to do, do Mech. Eng. Specialise too early and you're shut out of many engineering posts. Mech. Eng. is acceptable for just about any graduate engineering job, whereas something like Automotive Engineering is a fair deal more specialised, and limits you to vehicle manufacturers. Not just vehicle manufacturers, but not even trains or planes!

Apparently, an aeronautical engineering degree would have been more useful for engineering trains. Mass transport and all that...

Mech. Eng. gives you a huge huge range of things you can do afterwards, and almost any engineering university runs the course, so you really are spoilt for choice with it. Of course, if you've something a little more specific in mind, and you know what the jobs afterwards require (eg: motorsport engineering so you can be a race mechanic), then go for it.

Prior research is the key, and something I didn't do. Oh, and actually do work during A-levels, they really are easy and you'll get a lot further.
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[instigator]

I'm living proof. Doing a mechanical engineering degree, yet I'm going into the construction industry with very little link to my degree, even if It is designing mechanical and electrical services.

[Liono]