Course contact details
Enquiries and Admissions Team
Email:enquiries@southwales.ac.uk
Phone:03455767778
University of South Wales
Llantwit Road
Treforest
Pontypridd
CF37 1DL
Aircraft Maintenance Engineering (Including Foundation Year)
- BSc (Hons)
- 4 Years
- Full-time
- 14 September 2026
- Undergraduate
- Pontypridd
- Awarded by:
- University of South Wales (Prifysgol De Cymru)
Course summary
Our Foundation Year will help you to prepare for degree-level study with confidence as you gain essential practical and theoretical knowledge in preparation to join the UK’s only double-accredited course.
You will develop invaluable skills and a fundamental understanding of maths, physics and electronics as you get ready for the full degree and a career in aircraft engineering. You’ll learn theory in the classroom before applying it through labs and workshops as you explore real-world engineering challenges. Our course is ideal for students looking to study BSc Aircraft Maintenance Engineering, but who do not currently meet the admissions criteria. This Foundation Year will give you a good base to start the full degree and work towards an EASA Part-66 B1.1 licence.
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:
- H40F
- Institution code:
- W01
- Campus name:
- Pontypridd
- Campus Code:
- A
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Foundation
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Entry requirements
UCAS Tariff48 points
A levelDD
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)PPP
Access to HE Diploma
Pass the Access to Higher Education Diploma
T LevelPass (D or E)
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.
We may make you a lower offer based on a range of factors, including your background (where you live and the school or college that you attended, for example), your experiences and individual circumstances (as a care leaver, for example). This is referred to as a contextual offer, and we receive data from UCAS to support us in making these decisions.
Historical entry grades data
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.
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
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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.
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