Design Engineering with Integrated Foundation Year BEng (Hons)
University of Brighton
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Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours) - BEng (Hon)

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**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 ...Read more


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.


Why choose Brighton?

- 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

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99/101
CUG Ranking
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70th

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A level

A level:

DDD - CCC Grades / Points required

UCAS Tariff:

72 Grades / Points required

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:

24 Grades / Points required

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

MMM - MMP Grades / Points required

DDD with maths and physics. CCC without maths and physics.

72 UCAS tariff points with maths and physics at A or AS-level otherwise 96 points. General Studies excluded.

Including two subjects at Higher level.

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£9,250 per year

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Scotland

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Wales

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Northern Ireland

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Channel Islands

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£13,842 per year

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Students from EU

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£13,842 per year

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£13842 Per year

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University of Brighton
University of Brighton , Brighton

The University of Brighton is a world-renowned higher education institution that offers students an outstanding undergraduate...

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University of Brighton
Mithras House Lewes Road Brighton Brighton & Hove BN2 4AT United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Moulsecoomb  0.2 miles away

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