
BEng (Hons) Engineering with a Foundation Year
University of East AngliaNorwich Research Park, Norwich
Course overview
Engineering is the pursuit of solutions: solving complex global problems through innovation, imagination, and ingenuity. Engineers create, design, and manufacture, playing a crucial role in shaping the future of society. Our BEng Engineering course will develop your capacity to tackle society’s biggest challenges.
The foundation year will provide the supporting knowledge you’ll need to complete your undergraduate course with confidence. It includes an introduction to the key science underpinning the main degree, alongside a tailored module developing your engineering skills and knowledge. After completing the foundation year, you’ll progress onto the undergraduate engineering course of your choice.
Following the foundation year, our integrated programme will give you the knowledge, skills, and industrial connections you need to support your engineering career. From your second year on, you’ll tailor your course to match your interests, with the opportunity to specialise in energy, mechanical, or electrical and electronic engineering. You can also take optional modules in Environmental Sciences or Computing Sciences to broaden your knowledge base and increase your employability skills.
Key highlights
- Foundation year introduces key science underpinning the engineering degree
- Tailored foundation module develops core engineering skills and knowledge
- Progress onto the undergraduate engineering course of your choice
- Specialise in energy, mechanical, or electrical and electronic engineering
- Optional modules in Environmental Sciences or Computing Sciences available
- Integrated programme builds industrial connections to support your engineering career
Entry requirements
- BTEC: MMM — BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma
- T-level: Pass — Typical UK Entry Requirements: A levels CCC. Contextual offer: CDD. Not accepted: Critical Thinking and General Studies. BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: MMM. Combinations of BTEC and A levels Access to HE Diploma Pass Access to HE Diploma with 45 credits at Level 3. T levels Obtain an overall Pass.…
- Access to HE Diploma: Pass — Pass; with 45 credits at Level 3
- A-level: CCC — Typical UK Entry Requirements: A levels CCC. Contextual offer: CDD. Not accepted: Critical Thinking and General Studies. BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: MMM. Combinations of BTEC and A levels Access to HE Diploma Pass Access to HE Diploma with 45 credits at Level 3. T levels Obtain an overall Pass.…
- A-level: CDD — contextual offer
- International Baccalaureate: 28 — Further Examples of Typical Entry Requirements: International Baccalaureate 28 points overall. Irish Leaving Certificate 6 subjects at H4. Scottish Highers BBCCC. Scottish Advanced Highers DDD. A combination of Advanced Highers and Highers may be acceptable.
- Scottish Highers: BBCCC — Further Examples of Typical Entry Requirements: International Baccalaureate 28 points overall. Irish Leaving Certificate 6 subjects at H4. Scottish Highers BBCCC. Scottish Advanced Highers DDD. A combination of Advanced Highers and Highers may be acceptable.
- Irish Leaving Certificate — 6 subjects at H4
Careers this course leads to
- Mechanical Engineer
- Electrical Engineer
- Electronic Engineer
- Energy Engineer
- Design Engineer
- Manufacturing Engineer
Cost of study
UK/Home: £9,790 per year | International: £29,300 per year
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to University of East Anglia, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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