BEng Mechanical Engineering with Foundation Year

at University of Exeter

The Foundation Year is part of an integrated 4 year undergraduate degree programme. The information below relates to the Foundation Year only. Please see our 'pathways' below for further information and details of the modules available on the degree programmes you can progress to from the Foundation Year.

The course comprises of 90 credits of core maths, to elevate students’ knowledge to A-level grade A standard, plus some aspects of the further maths curriculum, but concentrating on developing core mathematical skills.

The other 30 credits comprise a project that includes key skills for university study.

The modules we outline here provide examples of what you can expect to learn on this degree course based on recent academic teaching. The precise modules available to you in future years may vary depending on staff availability and research interests, new topics of study, timetabling and student demand.

Foundation year
 

• Principles of Pure Mathematics
• Applied Mathematics
• Exploring Mathematics
• Foundation Statistics
• Science: Skills and Culture

A-Level    
 

• BCC    
• GCE AL Maths grade C and Science* grade B. We will also accept AS Maths at A or Core Maths at A in lieu of A level Maths. Candidates may offer GCE AL Maths, Pure Maths or Further Maths.

IB    
 

• 26/544    
• Maths HL 4 and Science HL 5

BTEC    
 

• DMM    
• Applicants studying one of the following BTEC Extended Diplomas will be considered without a GCE AL maths and science subjects – Construction and the Built Environment, Building Services Engineering, Civil Engineering, Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

GCSE
 

•  4/C  
•  Grade C or 4 in GCSE English language

• UK students: £9,250 per year.

Our graduates are now working for major international organisations in a diverse range of sectors, or have successfully launched their own companies.

Engineers have a reputation as being articulate, numerate, problem solvers, who claim great job satisfaction. Typically, salaries are significantly higher for engineering graduates than the average for other graduates.