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Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours) - BEng (Hon)
Main Site - Cardiff
Full Time
SEP-25
3 Years
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Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours) - BEng (Hon)
Main Site - Cardiff
Full Time
SEP-25
3 Years
Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours) - BEng (Hon)
Cathays Park Campus
Full Time
SEP-26
3 Years
Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours) - BEng (Hon)
Cathays Park Campus
Full Time
SEP
3 Years
Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours) - BEng (Hon)
Cathays Park Campus
Full Time
SEP-25
3 Years
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Architectural engineers plan, design, build and maintain the buildings that shape our day-to-day existence with a focus on structural engineering, architectural design and building services.This accredited course provides the knowledge, skills and hands-on experience you need to become a work-ready architectural engineer. Through laboratory sessions, field trips, individual projects and design classes, you will embed the knowledge gained from your lectures and tutorials and develop your practical abilities in surveying and design.You will choose from a range of authentic, real-world engineering problems and industry-focused scenarios, to work on both individually and with student engineers from other disciplines. Group work mirrors the relationships of an engineering team and will help you to build skills in teamwork, project management and communication. Our open access makerspace provides a place for you to design, create and collaborate.
Distinctive Features of the ProgrammeProfessional skills
Group projects with engineering students from other disciplines mirror the dynamic of a professional engineering team and will help you to develop vital skills.
Flexible courseYou can make your degree your own with the flexibility to choose where you want to focus your studies later in the course. If you change your mind about your programme, in most cases you may request a switch at the end of the first year.
Professionally accredited courseAccredited by the Institution of Civil Engineers, the Institution of Structural Engineers, the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation, and the Institute of Highway Engineers on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as an Incorporated Engineer and partly meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer.
Industry-led contentOur course content is informed by industrial collaboration and delivered by leading academic staff, many of whom are Chartered Engineers or have worked in industry.
Strong design elementThere is a strong design element throughout the course, and you will have plenty of opportunities for hands-on practical work in our designated design studio space, specialist laboratories, workshops, and computer suites.
Exam type
A levelA level:
BBC - ABB Grades / Points required
Extended Project:
A Grades / Points required
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:
32 - 30 Grades / Points required
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015):
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
Must include grade B in Maths.
For applicants taking the EPQ qualification, an A in the EPQ can be recognised to lower the entry requirements by a single grade. For example, an AAB offer would be "AAB from 3 A-levels or ABB from 3 A-levels and a grade A in the EPQ". Please note that any subject specific requirements must be met.
32-30 overall or 665-655 in 3 HL subjects. Must include grade 6 in HL Maths.
DD-DM in a BTEC Diploma in any subject and grade B in A-Level Maths.
The Welsh Baccalaureate Skills Challenge Certificate will be accepted in place of one A-level at the A-level grades specified, excluding any subject specific requirements.
Top 5 A-levels taken by students who study this subject at uni.
Students living in
England
£9,000 per year
Students from England
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£9,000 per year
Students from Scotland
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£9,000 per year
Students from Wales
This is the fee you pay if you live within Wales. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.
£9,000 per year
Students from Northern Ireland
This is the fee you pay if you live within Northern Ireland. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.
£9,000 per year
Students from Channel Islands
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£28,200 per year
Students from EU
This is the fee you pay if you live within the European Union. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.
£28,200 per year
Students from International
£28200 Per year
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