H3 Mechanical engineering course codes

By UCAS's old subject scheme, a course code starting H3 means mechanical engineering, in the engineering area (H). 384 courses at 91 UK universities use one for 2027 entry: most ask for between 90 and 128 UCAS points; 89 courses quote A-level grades instead, most often A*AA. Another 54 joint honours courses carry H3 as their second subject.

Compare these courses, filter by entry grades and shortlist with the joint honours too

Codes in use

Universities choose their own codes, so most subjects have several. A code naming two subjects is a major/minor degree.

• H300 64
• H301 45
• H302 28
• H303 21
• H304 17
• H305 16
• H330 14
• H308 9
• H331 9
• H307 8
• H306 7
• H335 6
• H360 6
• H30F 5
• H310 5
• H336 5
• H341 5
• H309 4
• H350 4
• H361 4
• H337 3
• H342 3
• H343 3
• H390 3
• H314 2
• H31F 2
• H320 2
• H332 2
• H333 2
• H334 2
• H340 2
• H345 2
• H349 2
• H351 2
• H391 2
• H3H3 2
• H3H4 with aerospace engineering 2
• H3H8 with chemical, process and energy engineering 2
• H3N1 with business studies 2
• H3W2 with design 2
• H30A 1
• H30C 1
• H30H 1
• H30M 1
• H30N 1
• H30P 1
• H30U 1
• H30V 1
• H30W 1
• H30Y 1
• H311 1
• H312 1
• H316 1
• H318 1
• H31Y 1
• H321 1
• H322 1
• H323 1
• H324 1
• H32F 1
• H338 1
• H339 1
• H33A 1
• H344 1
• H346 1
• H347 1
• H34F 1
• H34H 1
• H352 1
• H353 1
• H35F 1
• H362 1
• H363 1
• H36H 1
• H370 1
• H380 1
• H381 1
• H399 1
• H3A1 with pre-clinical medicine 1
• H3A2 with pre-clinical dentistry 1
• H3BF 1
• H3DF 1
• H3FF 1
• H3FY 1
• H3H2 with civil engineering 1
• H3H6 with electronic and electrical engineering 1
• H3HK 1
• H3J7 with biotechnology 1
• H3K1 with architecture 1
• H3MF 1
• H3N2 with management studies 1
• H3P5 with journalism 1
• H3P6 with media, journalism and communications, unlisted subject 1
• H3W1 with fine art 1
• H3W5 with dance 1
• H3W7 with crafts 1
• H3W8 with creative writing 1
• H3WG 1

Joint honours

Courses carrying H3 as their second subject, by the subject their code starts with.

• with H6 electronic and electrical engineering 17
• with H7 production and manufacturing engineering 8
• with H8 chemical, process and energy engineering 4
• with H0 no standard meaning 3
• with H1 general engineering 2
• with H4 aerospace engineering 2
• with H5 naval architecture 2
• with B0 no standard meaning 1
• with C0 no standard meaning 1
• with C1 biology 1
• with F2 materials science 1
• with F3 physics 1
• with H2 civil engineering 1
• with J9 other technologies 1
• with K1 architecture 1
• with M9 other law, often criminology 1
• with N1 business studies 1
• with P0 no standard meaning 1
• with T6 Middle Eastern studies 1

Subjects

The subject UCAS tags these courses with first.

• mechanical engineering 265
• automotive engineering 43
• motorsport engineering 14
• general or integrated engineering 11
• mechatronics and robotics 7
• acoustics 6
• agriculture 6
• electrical and electronic engineering 6

Universities

• University of Southampton 15
• Anglia Ruskin University 12
• Coventry University 10
• Kingston University 10
• Loughborough University 10
• Oxford Brookes University 10
• University of Leeds 8
• Lancaster University 7
• Nottingham Trent University 7
• Swansea University 7
• University of Birmingham 7
• University of Brighton 7
• University of Nottingham 7
• Harper Adams University 6
• Queen Mary University of London 6
• Teesside University 6
• University of Bradford 6
• University of Glasgow 6
• University of Hertfordshire 6
• University of Leicester 6
• University of Salford 6
• University of Sheffield 6
• Bristol, UWE 5
• Brunel University of London 5
• Cardiff University 5
• City St George's, University of London 5
• Liverpool John Moores University 5
• Queen's University Belfast 5
• Robert Gordon University 5
• University of Aberdeen 5
• University of Exeter 5
• University of Greater Manchester 5
• University of Huddersfield 5
• University of Hull 5
• University of Plymouth 5
• University of Strathclyde 5
• University of Wales Trinity Saint David 5
• Heriot-Watt University 4
• London South Bank University 4
• New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering (NMITE) 4
• Northumbria University, Newcastle 4
• Sheffield Hallam University 4
• Ulster University 4
• University of Bedfordshire 4
• University of Bristol 4
• University of Derby 4
• University of Lincoln 4
• University of Liverpool 4
• University of Sunderland 4
• University of Sussex 4
• University of Warwick 4
• University of West London 4
• Wrexham University 4
• Aston University, Birmingham 3
• Blackpool and the Fylde College 3
• De Montfort University 3
• Glasgow Caledonian University 3
• Keele University 3
• University Centre Myerscough 3
• University of Manchester 3
• University of South Wales 3
• University of Staffordshire 3
• University of Surrey 3
• Bournemouth University 2
• Chichester College Group (inc Brinsbury, Chichester, Crawley, Northbrook & Worthing Colleges) 2
• Durham University 2
• Edge Hill University 2
• Edinburgh Napier University 2
• Manchester Metropolitan University 2
• Newcastle University 2
• The University of Edinburgh 2
• UCL (University College London) 2
• University of Dundee 2
• University of Greenwich 2
• University of Northampton 2
• University of Oxford 2
• University of Portsmouth 2
• University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) 2
• University of the West of Scotland 2
• Abertay University 1
• Cornwall College 1
• DN Colleges Group 1
• Imperial College London 1
• Loughborough College 1
• Southampton, Solent University 1
• University Centre Farnborough 1
• University College Birmingham 1
• University of Chichester 1
• University of Kent 1
• University of Lancashire 1
• University of Wolverhampton 1

Courses