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Engineering with Foundation Year BEng

4-5 years

Engineers solve problems – including ones involving their education. If you don’t quite have the entry requirements to study an engineering degree at Leicester, this engineering foundation degree will get you there.

Engineering with Foundation Year BEng, 4-5 years

Engineers solve problems – including ones involving their education. If you don’t quite have the entry requirements to study an engineering degree at Leicester, this engineering foundation degree will get you there.

Start date:

2025
2026

Course information

Typical offer BCC

UK fee £9,535

UCAS code H991

International fee £20,250

Institute code L34

Taught by School of Engineering

Complete University Guide

18th in the UK for General Engineering (The Complete University Guide 2025)

Accredited by IET and IMechE

Course description

Course description

Our integrated Science, Technology and Engineering (STEM) Foundation Year degrees are aimed at students who wish to study a STEM subject, such as engineering, but don’t have the traditional entry requirements.

The course is run on the University of Leicester campus like any other, and you will be studying alongside other students who applied for, and slightly missed out on, a place on a course similar to yours. In the first year of this course you will all be working towards passing a foundation year (year 0), which will enable automatic progression onto year 1 of any of our BEng (or MEng) Engineering courses.

  • By completing the STEM Foundation Year you will automatically progress onto the first year of your chosen degree.
  • You will be taught by our expert academic staff from across a number of departments. 
  • The course strongly emphasises the development of essential professional and personal skills, which are necessary throughout your studies and beyond.
  • During your foundation year you will join our student community and be able to enjoy all aspects of the University of Leicester student experience. You will be able to join the Students’ Union, use our academic and leisure facilities, live in our accommodation and access all our support services.
  • You will have a personal tutor to support you.

Entry requirements

Fees and funding

Accreditation

Careers and employability

Related courses

Sustainable Development Goals

Course structure

Foundation Year

Foundation Year

Modules

Modules shown represent choices available to current students. The range of modules available and the content of any individual module may change in future years.

Year 1

Year 2

Year Abroad or in Industry (optional)

Final Year

Why Leicester?

Engineering subject spotlight: Green energy and transportation

In the 2018 National Student Survey, 100% of our engineering students said they were satisfied with their course, putting Leicester right up there at number one.

A shared first year allows you to swap between any of our Engineering degrees at the start of Year 2.

You will definitely want to join the Students' Union's Engineering Society, which offers a great mix of academic support and social events.

Reading list

See the types of texts you might read, over the summer, to get a feel for the course and arrive prepared and ready to go.

View a reading list for Engineering degrees

Teaching and learning

Teaching

Teaching includes lectures and lab classes together with tutorials. For the practical aspects of the course you will work, with a partner or as part of a small team, in our well-equipped engineering labs. On your third year project you will work individually under the supervision of an academic member of staff.

Assessment

Continuous assessment of your experimentation, computing, design and project work will contribute about 30-50% of your overall mark, with the rest based on your performance in exams for each module. You will also be expected to give presentations about your work.

Independent learning

When not attending lectures, seminars or other timetabled sessions you will be expected to continue learning independently through self-study. Typically, this will involve reading journal articles and books, working on individual and group projects, undertaking research in the library, preparing coursework assignments and presentations, and preparing for exams. To help with your independent learning, you can access the Library and our social study spaces in halls of residence.

Academic support

Our Centre for Academic Achievement provides help in the following areas:

  • study and exam skills
  • academic writing
  • presentations
  • dissertations
  • numerical data skills
  • referencing sources

Our AccessAbility Centre offers support and practical help for students with dyslexia or other specific learning difficulties, including physical, mental health or mobility difficulties, deafness, or visual impairment.

Teaching staff

You will be taught by an experienced teaching team whose expertise and knowledge are closely matched to the content of the modules on the course. PhD research students who have undertaken teacher training may also contribute to the teaching of seminars under the supervision of the module leader. Our teaching is informed by the research we do. You can learn more about our staff by visiting our staff profiles.

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Course Qualification Duration UCAS Code Availability
Course Engineering with Foundation Year Qualification BEng Duration 4 years full-time UCAS Code H991 Availability How to apply
Course Engineering with Foundation Year with Year Abroad Qualification BEng Duration 5 years full-time UCAS Code H991 Availability How to apply
Course Engineering with Foundation Year with Year in Industry Qualification BEng Duration 5 years full-time UCAS Code H991 Availability How to apply

Data about this course

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The Department’s close links with industry mean I can do projects relevant to the research happening in industry today.

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