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Mechanical Engineering with Professional Placement

Course details
  • BEng (Hon)
  • 4 Years
  • Sandwich
  • 21/09/2026
  • Undergraduate
Course location
Main Site

Course summary

Reasons to choose Kingston

  • You'll obtain a strong theoretical background and excellent hands-on skills.

  • Kingston offers the latest technology and industry-standard equipment, such as a 3D design studio, a mechanical engineering workshop, a material lab and automotive testing facilities.

  • Through team-based design activities and industrially-based projects, you'll have lots of opportunities to enhance your communication skills and develop your ability to work collaboratively..

About this course
Mechanical Engineering at Kingston immerses you in a curriculum designed for the real world. You'll gain theoretical and practical knowledge in engineering design, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, applied mechanics and electronics.

Our curriculum equips you with crucial skills in business and project management. Emphasising sustainable practices, the programme aligns with key United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, equipping you to tackle the pressing environmental and societal challenges of our time.

Future Skills
Embedded within every course curriculum and throughout the whole Kingston experience, Future Skills will play a role in shaping you to become a future-proof graduate, providing you with the skills most valued by employers such as problem-solving, digital competency, and adaptability.

As you progress through your degree, you'll learn to navigate, explore and apply these graduate skills, learning to demonstrate and articulate to employers how future skills give you the edge.

At Kingston University, we're not just keeping up with change, we're creating it.

Career opportunities
Graduate destinations include Rolls-Royce, Atkins, Alstom, Formula 1, Lockheed Martin, British Aerospace, British Airways, McLaren, and Subsea 7.

Modules

Example modules:
– Engineering Mechanics, Structures and Materials
– Electronic Systems, Control and Computing
– Computational Methods in Engineering and Control

To view the full list of modules, please visit the University course webpage.

Assessment method

Teaching includes lectures, seminars, tutorials and practical laboratory sessions, backed up by design classes, workshops and site visits.

Assessment methods are usually split between exam and continuous assessment coursework (eg reports, computer exercises, laboratories and essays). Some modules are assessed by coursework only.

Professional bodies

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

  • Mechanical Engineers, Institution of

How to apply

Apply by
14 January

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
H301
Institution code:
K84
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus Code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1
  • Year 2

Open days

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

UCAS Tariff - 112 - 128 points

UCAS points from a minimum of 2 A-Levels or equivalent Level 3 qualifications.

A level - BBC - ABB

Maths and suitable Science subject required (Physics, Chemistry, Further Maths or Biology).

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - DMM - DDM

Engineering or related subject such as Aerospace / Aeronautical / Electrical / Electronic / Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering.

Access to HE Diploma - D: 15 credits M: 30 credits P: 0 credits

Equivalent of 112 UCAS points from an Engineering subject. All Maths and Physics units must be Level 3.

Scottish Higher

Equivalent of 112 UCAS points to include Mathematics and a Science in Advanced Highers.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - D*D*

In an Engineering or related subject such as Aerospace / Aeronautical / Electrical / Electronic / Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 26 points

Must include grade 5 in Mathematics and a Science subject at Higher Level.

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017) - H3, H3, H3, H3, H4

Equivalent of 112 UCAS points to include Mathematics and a Science at minimum of H3.

OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma - DMM - DDM

In Engineering with Mathematics for Engineering module passed.

T Level - M

T Level in Maintenance, Installation Repair for Engineering and Manufacturing T Level in Engineering, Manufacturing, Processing and Control T Level in in Design and Development for Engineering and Manufacturing

Find out more about qualification requirements for this course.

Contextual admissions

Universities and colleges consider more than grades when assessing applications and may make offers based on a range of criteria. Learn more about contextual offers.

When assessing your application, we’re looking for evidence of your ability, potential, passion for your subject and the skills and experience you have to evaluate your suitability for a course.

Our course entry requirements include tariff ranges. We vary the required UCAS Tariff points in our offers as we consider each application individually and use a number of factors to build an offer that is tailored to you, this includes your personal statement and predicted grades.

Learn more on the Kingston University website

Historical entry grades data BETA

This section shows the range of grades students (with UK A-Levels or Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diplomas) who received offers were previously accepted with (learn more). It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place. Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

Data from:
This course and 7 other mechanical engineering courses
Date range:
2022-2024

Offer rate for UK school & college leavers

98% Students aged 17/18 who applied to this course were offered a place.

How do you compare?

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Student Outcomes

Operated by the Office for Students

45 Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)

75 Go onto work and study

The number of student respondents and response rates can be important in interpreting the data – it is important to note your experience may be different from theirs. This data will be based on the subject area rather than the specific course. Read more about this data on the Discover Uni website.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

LocationFeeYear
England£9790Year 1
Northern Ireland£9790Year 1
Scotland£9790Year 1
Wales£9790Year 1

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

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