Manufacturing Engineering with foundation year

The foundation year of this Coventry University degree will be delivered from our CU Coventry campus. Course delivery from year 1 of the degree course onwards will be from Coventry University campus.

Shape the future of manufacturing with hands-on industry experience in robotics, automation and sustainable design, while developing technical, business and leadership skills. Learn to design, optimise, and deliver world-class products with cutting-edge manufacturing technologies.

Our degree with foundation year could be the stepping stone you need to achieve your goals. The foundation year aims to prepare you for degree-level study and is a great way to build the confidence, skills and knowledge needed to succeed on your degree course. The degree with foundation year is only available for the BEng option.

Foundation year
This foundation year aims to provide you with the fundamental knowledge and skills needed in mathematics, as well as the theories and concepts of electrical, electronic and mechanical engineering.

Degree

• Industry-led learning: work on real-world projects at Unipart’s "Faculty on the Factory Floor," gaining expertise in robotics, automation and digital manufacturing.

• Work on real industry projects: mirror the challenges engineers face in global manufacturing.

• Explore emerging technologies: like automation, robotics, digital manufacturing and sustainable product design.

• Career-ready skills: graduate with the technical expertise, leadership, and problem-solving ability to step into roles across motorsport, aerospace, medical, automotive, defence, consumer goods, and advanced manufacturing.

Why you should study this course
Foundation

• Supports you to gain the academic skills required for degree-level study.

• Provides a grounding in key areas of engineering and mathematics.

Degree

• Live industrial projects: apply learning to mock real-world challenges each year, solving problems alongside industry professionals.

• Future-focused learning: explore sustainable design and emerging technologies that are shaping the future of global manufacturing.

• Cutting-edge facilities: access contemporary labs, simulation tools and research-led teaching at Coventry’s award-winning AME.

• Professional development: develop leadership, teamwork and technical skills through active, social and applied learning methods.

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Course Modules

The foundation year seeks to provide opportunities to develop fundamental knowledge and skills in a range of mathematical and business principles, as well as the theories and concepts of electrical and mechanical engineering. Foundation year modules include:

Fundamental Pure Mathematics
Fundamental Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Fundamentals
Mechanical Engineering Fundamentals

On successful completion of the foundation year you progress to year one of the degree course. The curriculum allows you to gain a broad grounding in the discipline where you will develop knowledge and skills to do with quality and metrology, manufacturing and electrical science, engineering materials and manufacturing technology, among others.

In the first year, the curriculum allows you to gain a broad grounding in the discipline. You should expect to develop knowledge and skills to do with quality and metrology, manufacturing and electrical science, engineering materials and manufacturing technology, among others.

Modules
Essential Science and Mathematics for Engineers
Material Science for Manufacturing
Sustainable Engineering Design Principles
Quality Metrology and Lean Manufacturing

Year two
Engineering Materials and Manufacturing Technology
Automation and Robotics
Design for Sustainable Manufacturing
Advanced Manufacturing Systems

Sandwich year
There’s no better way to find out what you love doing than trying it out for yourself, which is why a work placement2 can often be beneficial. Work placements usually occur between your second and final year of study. They’re a great way to help you explore your potential career path and gain valuable work experience, whilst developing transferable skills for the future.

Final year
Strategic Innovation
Production Systems Optimisation
Emerging Manufacturing Technologies
Individual Manufacturing Project

We regularly review our course content, to make it relevant and current for the benefit of our students. For these reasons, course modules may be updated.