Engineering and Physical Sciences with Foundation Year
Entry requirements
A level
Excluding General Studies, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills, Citizenship Studies and Global Perspectives.
Access to HE Diploma
Applicants taking an Access to HE Diploma will be invited to an interview to complete a maths test prior to any offers being made.
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
Excluding Global Perspectives and Research.
Extended Project
If you have already achieved your EPQ at grade A you will automatically be offered one grade lower in a non-mandatory A level subject. If you are still studying for your EPQ you will receive the standard course offer, and also an alternate offer with a condition of one grade lower in a non-mandatory A level subject if you achieve an A grade in your EPQ. If you qualify for a contextual offer, your EPQ will be taken into consideration and the appropriate adjustment will be made to your offer. Please note that if you qualify for an enhanced contextual offer, your EPQ will not be taken into consideration as we are unable to make any further adjustments to your offer.
GCSE/National 4/National 5
GCSE requirements - English grade 4 (alpha grade C), Mathematics grade 6 (alpha grade B), either Physics grade 5 (alpha grade B) or Double/Combined Science 55 (alpha grades BB). If applicants don’t meet our GCSE Maths or physics criteria, this can be compensated by the following qualifications: GCSE maths compensation - AQA Core Maths – grade C, BTEC Engineering module – Further Engineering Mathematics – passed with Distinction, 15 level 3 credits taken as part of Access to HE Diploma. GCSE physics compensation - GCSE combined science - grades 55/BB, GCSE science plus additional science - grades 55/BB, overall performance (DDM) in RQF Level 3 BTEC Extended Diploma Engineering, overall performance (DDM) in RQF Level 3 BTEC Extended Diploma Applied Science, overall performance (21 Level 3 Distinctions, 18 Level 3 Merits and 6 Level 3 Passes) in Access to HE Diploma Engineering, overall performance (21 Level 3 Distinctions, 18 Level 3 Merits and 6 Level 3 Passes) in Access to HE Diploma Science.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
If GCSE requirements are not met then this can be compensated with Standard Level Mathematics (any subject, excluding maths studies), Physics and English at grade 4.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Plus A Level grade B. Applicants taking the RQF Level 3 BTEC National Diploma plus one A Level subject (excluding maths) will be invited to complete a maths test prior to any offers being made. Applicants taking A Level maths alongside the RQF Level 3 BTEC National Diploma will not be required to complete a maths test.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)
plus A Level grades BC in any two subjects.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Applicants taking the RQF Level 3 BTEC Extended Diploma will be invited to an interview to complete a maths test prior to any offers being made.
Scottish Advanced Higher
This qualification is only acceptable when combined with Higher grades BBBBB.
Scottish Higher
This qualification is only acceptable when combined with Advanced Higher grades BB.
T Level
Applicants are invited to an interview before being made an offer.
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015)
This qualification is only acceptable when combined with A Level grades BB.
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About this course
Strengthen your skills, knowledge and confidence before you progress on to year one of your honour's degree. You are guaranteed progression on to your chosen degree after passing your foundation year.
You will study a range of modules including:
- maths
- computer methods
- electricity and magnetism
- mechanics
- physics
- lab skills
The degree you choose will depend on the modules you select to study, but you will not have to make this decision until your second term. The subject areas that you can progress on to are the following:
**Engineering**
- Aerospace Engineering
- Architecture and Built Environment*
- Chemical and Environmental Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Mechanical, Materials, Manufacturing Engineering
**Physical sciences**
- Computer Science
- Mathematical Sciences**
- Physics and Astronomy
*Progression onto K100 and K230 courses is subject to the submission of a successful portfolio in addition to meeting the normal Foundation progression criteria.
**Progression to degrees in the School of Mathematical Sciences is subject to additional requirements in mathematics modules.
Progression is subject to you having passed at the appropriate level during the Foundation Programme.
Modules
The course consists of modules in computer science, engineering, mathematics and physics. The particular modules you study will be determined by the pathway you have chosen and your destination school (the one you wish to progress onto after the foundation programme). There are certain core (compulsory) modules that are always available, but the optional modules available will vary from year to year.
During the first week and beyond, staff will be on hand to offer advice and support in choosing the relevant modules that will be suited to you, in order to give you the best possible start for the first year of your chosen degree.
Tuition fees
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The Uni
University Park Campus
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
What students say
How do students rate their degree experience?
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Who studies this subject and how do they get on?
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After graduation
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Engineering (non-specific)
What are graduates doing after six months?
This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.
Top job areas of graduates
As a mixed subject within engineering where students get a chance to learn from a range of disciplines, this course isn't taken by as many people as some of the more specialist disciplines. Demand for engineering skills is high, though, and so unemployment rates are low and the average starting salary was a very healthy £26,400 for 2015 graduates. Graduates are able to specialise enough to be working in jobs in engineering — especially in design and development - as well as engineering project management. IT and management consultancy were some of the more common jobs outside engineering. Bear in mind that a lot of courses are four years long, and lead to a MEng qualification — this is necessary if you want to become a Chartered Engineer.
What about your long term prospects?
Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.
Engineering (non-specific)
The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.
£27k
£33k
£38k
Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree.
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