Due to our respected industry accreditation, successfully completing an engineering or design degree at Sussex will put you at the head of the pack as you embark on your career.

Our Electrical and Electronic Engineering (including the Industrial Placement and Robotics options), and our Mechanical Engineering and Automotive MEng degrees (including the Industrial Placement option) are accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) or the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) respectively. This is on behalf of the Engineering Council  for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer. 

Our Electrical and Electronic Engineering (including the Industrial Placement and Robotics options), and our Mechanical Engineering and Automotive (including the Industrial Placement and Robotics options) BEng degrees are accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) or the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) respectively. These are accredited for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as an Incorporated Engineer and partly meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer. 

Our Product Design BSc degrees (including the industrial placement option) are accredited by the Institution of Engineering Designers  

The Engineering Council 

The Engineering Council is the national regulator of the engineering profession in the UK. It not only holds the register of the quarter of a million professionally recognised engineers but also sets and maintains the “internationally recognised standards of professional competence and ethics that govern the award and retention of these titles.

This ensures that employers, government and wider society - both in the UK and overseas - can have confidence in the knowledge, experience and commitment of registrants (www.engc.org.uk).”

The value of accreditation 

The accreditation process by professional bodies guarantees that graduates are given the opportunity by their institutions to develop the necessary competence required of a Chartered Engineer.

This is achieved through the assessment of programmes against defined and accepted standard criteria. The Department of Engineering and Design is monitored for progress regularly and is required to amend courses in alignment with industry trends.

What is a chartered engineer (CEng?)

The title CEng is protected by civil law and is one of the most recognisable international engineering qualifications. According to the UK-SPEC (UK Standard for Professional Engineering Competence), “Chartered Engineers are characterised by their ability to develop appropriate solutions to engineering problems, using new or existing technologies, through innovation, creativity and change.They might develop and apply new technologies, promote advanced designs and design methods, introduce new and more efficient production techniques, marketing and construction concepts, or pioneer new engineering services and management methods. Chartered Engineers are variously engaged in technical and commercial leadership and possess effective interpersonal skills (www.engc.org.uk).”