Course Overview
Planning to build on your foundation degree or HND in engineering and move into a role with more responsibility and better prospects? This is the course for you.
Why study with us
You’ll have access to arguably one of the best undergraduate laboratories in the country with specialist computing facilities.
Our course is delivered by staff from the School of Engineering who are active in both research and knowledge transfer.
Benefit from the latest high-quality equipment available in our new £35m Engineering Innovation Centre.
What you'll do
We’re linked with the Jost Institute of Tribotechnology so there’s a collaborative working environment within this research-active community.
Full-time students can enrol with Unites Internships, which offers work experience placements within the North West.
Our Engineering Innovation Centre enables you to work on real-world projects with commercial partners in state-of-the-art facilities.
Accreditations
Future Careers
There’s a world of career options available to mechanical maintenance engineers. They’re in high demand due to a shortage in this field. We’ve a 100% track record of graduate employment.
Please visit The University of Lancashire’s website for the latest information about our modules.
This course is available in Clearing. If you have submitted an application, you can add this course. If you haven’t sent us an application yet, you can do this until 24th September 2026.
This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.
University of Lancashire has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
See why these ratings were awarded
What does this TEF outcome mean?
The following entry points are available for this course:
Mechanical Engineering Foundation Degree or Dip HE.
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
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| IELTS (Academic) | 6 | with no component score less than 5.5 (to have been taken within the 2 years prior to the course commencement date) |
Our Fair Access Scheme recognises barriers into education and allows us to make an offer with lower entry requirements. At the University of Lancashire, we are proud to help people seize every opportunity to flourish in education, at work and for life. We recognise that students from disadvantaged backgrounds often face significant challenges to access and succeed in higher education. Our Fair Access Scheme ensures that students aren’t limited by circumstances and can achieve their potential.
This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course 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.
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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.
Please note the fee for Year 1 is £9,790. The fee for Year 2 is £10,050. Fees for Year 3 will be £10,050 plus inflation linked increases, in line with the government fee cap.
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