BEng Honours Automotive Engineering with Foundation Year

Sheffield Hallam University’s BEng (Honours) Automotive Engineering with Foundation year course is for students who want to become automotive engineers, with a focus on creating eco-friendly vehicle technologies. It is a foundation year programme that prepares students who may not meet the entry requirements for the main degree at the City Campus.

The curriculum covers automotive design, development, testing, manufacturing, electronics, and performance analysis. Students will practice real projects, simulations, and study aerodynamics and related areas from the beginning of the programme.

Students will be taught using lectures, tutorials, hands-on lab work, computer simulations, and teamwork and they will study core modules such as engineering and mathematics in practice, foundation mathematics, mechanics and electronics 1 and 2, and fundamentals of materials and manufacturing.

Sheffield Hallam University is a big university with students from all over the world. It has a good reputation for practical learning and teaching that focuses on impact in the real world. The university received a Gold rating in the 2023 Teaching Excellence Framework for its excellent student success and it is also known for its entrepreneurship and was named "Outstanding Entrepreneurial University" at the THE Awards 2021.

The university offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in fields such as Medicine, Law, Engineering, Business, and the Arts. It has one of the biggest modern business schools in the country and is a major provider of healthcare training for the NHS. It is structured into three main colleges which are the College of Business, Technology and Engineering, the College of Social Sciences and Arts and the College of Health, Wellbeing, and Life Sciences.

Candidates are to submit a personal statement and other relevant academic information, a relevant academic and/or employer reference and a CV along with their applications to show their work experience.

Grade Requirements:

• Candidates need 40 UCAS Tariff points.
• Relevant work experience will be considered, if the candidate does not meet the academic criteria.

English Proficiency:

• Candidates should submit an overall score of 6.0 in the IELTS test, with no score below 5.5.
• TOEFL and PTE are also accepted test scores.

Sheffield Hallam University offers different postgraduate scholarships for both home and international students, which include the GREAT Scholarships, worth £10,000 for the 2025/26 academic year, and the Transform Together Scholarships, offering a 50% fee discount for high-achieving international students.

Also, the university's alumni can benefit from a £2,000 discount, while Sanctuary Scholarships provide a full tuition fee waiver plus £4,000 for academic costs for those seeking asylum in the UK.

The university also participates in the Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme for master's students from Commonwealth countries.

Graduates of the BEng (Honours) in Automotive Engineering with Foundation Year from Sheffield Hallam University can become:

• Automotive design engineer
• Manufacturing engineer
• Mechanical engineer
• Electronics engineer
• Automotive production engineer

Admission to the BEng (Honours) in Automotive Engineering programme is made directly through the university's online application portal. We at AHZ can assist you with your application process.