Design Engineering with Integrated Foundation Year

Our Design Engineering BEng(Hons) with integrated foundation year course offers an extra year to prepare you for study at degree-level. The foundation year is shared with all engineering disciplines, so you’ll get to know students from different areas of the subject that you may work with on team projects in the future.

Once you’ve successfully completed the foundation year, you’ll be able to progress to the Design Engineering BEng(Hons) degree. You’ll be prepped and ready for the first year of your degree with the skills, knowledge and confidence that you need.

TOP REASONS TO CHOOSE THIS COURSE

- Foundation year that opens up opportunities in engineering if you don’t hold the required qualifications, are changing career or returning to study.

- Work alongside others in a friendly, creative and collaborative studio environment.

- Project work such as designing and building water rockets, finding solutions to Fixperts challenges, working on the design and development of bike force pedals for Team GB.

- Specialist facilities include flight and car simulators, wind tunnel, prototyping labs and workshops, CNC machines, robotics and VR labs.

- Expert staff with excellent industry contacts.

- Guest lectures from professionals.

- Gain work experience on placement during your BEng degree.

- Bike Sim Lab – research project developing mechanical and aerodynamic tools for bicycle training and simulators