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Engineering with a Foundation Year

  • BEng (Hon)
  • 4 Years
  • Full-time including foundation year
  • 14 September 2026
  • Undergraduate
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University of East Anglia
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2026-2027
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Course summary

Overview

Engineering is the pursuit of solutions: solving complex global problems through innovation, imagination, and ingenuity. Engineers create, design, and manufacture, playing a crucial role in shaping the future of society.

Our BEng Engineering course will develop your capacity to tackle society’s biggest challenges. The foundation year will provide the supporting knowledge you’ll need to complete your undergraduate course with confidence. It includes an introduction to the key science underpinning the main degree, alongside a tailored module developing your engineering skills and knowledge. After completing the foundation year, you’ll progress onto the undergraduate engineering course of your choice.

Following the foundation year, our integrated programme will give you the knowledge, skills, and industrial connections you need to support your engineering career. From your second year on, you’ll tailor your course to match your interests, with the opportunity to specialise in energy, mechanical, or electrical and electronic engineering. You can also take optional modules in Environmental Sciences or Computing Sciences to broaden your knowledge base and increase your employability skills.

As an engineering student, you’ll have full access to industry-standard facilities in Productivity East, including computer aided design (CAD) stations, 3D printers, subtractive manufacturing technology, and collaborative robots. You’ll also encounter events like our annual Select Partnership Scheme where you can showcase your skill set to industry professionals.

Completing your Engineering foundation year at UEA will set you up to complete any of our wide range of course titles in the School of Engineering, Mathematics and Physics, after which you’ll go on to become a highly sought after engineer. With the support of an award-winning careers service, UEA Engineering graduates are equipped for a wide range of rewarding careers in sectors like energy, mechanical, electrical and electronic engineering, manufacturing and more.

Disclaimer

Course details are subject to change. You should always confirm the details on the provider's website: www.uea.ac.uk

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.

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Main Site

Study options

  • BEng (Hon) • Full-time including foundation year • 4 Years

Start dates

  • 14 September 2026

Apply by
14 January

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:
H10F
Institution code:
E14
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus Code:
-
Points of Entry:
Foundation

University of East Anglia UEA has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.

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How to apply

This course has limited vacancies, and is no longer accepting applications from some students. See the list below for where you normally live, to check if you're eligible to apply.
  • EU
  • Wales
  • England
  • International
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Republic of Ireland

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:
H10F
Institution code:
E14
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus Code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Foundation

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Entry requirements

UCAS Tariff
Not accepted

A level
CCC

Contextual Offer: CDD.

General Studies and Critical Thinking are not accepted.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
MMM

Please see UEA website for further information on accepted combinations.

Access to HE Diploma
P: 45 credits

Scottish Higher
BBCCC

Scottish Advanced Higher
DDD

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
28 points

Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal

Principal subjects and A-level combinations are considered - please contact us.

T Level
P

GCSE Requirements: GCSE English Language grade 4 or C and GCSE Mathematics grade 4 or C.

UEA are committed to ensuring that Higher Education is accessible to all, regardless of their background or experiences. One of the ways we do this is through our contextual admissions schemes – please see our website www.uea.ac.uk/apply/undergraduate/contextual-admissions for further information.

We welcome a wide range of qualifications - for further information please visit our website www.uea.ac.uk

English language requirements

TestGradeAdditional details
IELTS (Academic)6.5IELTS: 6.5 overall (minimum 5.5 in each component)
We welcome applications from students from all academic backgrounds. We require evidence of proficiency in English (including speaking, listening, reading and writing). We will also accept a number of other English language qualifications. Please check our website for details: https://www.uea.ac.uk/apply/our-admissions-policy/english-language-equivalencies

UEA Admissions Policy for English Language Equivalency Testshttps://www.uea.ac.uk/apply/our-admissions-policy/english-language-equivalencies

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.

This course may make contextual offers. This means that we use additional information to understand and recognise your potential to succeed at UEA. Using this insight, we could provide you with an offer with reduced entry requirements to study at UEA. You don’t need to do anything to be considered – if eligible we will process your contextual offer automatically, based on the data we hold in your application. We do not make contextual offers during clearing. Check our website for eligibility.

Learn more on the University of East Anglia UEA website

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.

Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

Not enough data available

We are unable to show previous accepted grades for this course. This could be because the course is new, it's a postgraduate course, there isn't enough historical data, or the provider has opted out of sharing their entry grades data for this course - learn more.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Per year tuition fees

LocationFeeYear

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

Tuition fees increase annually for all students in subsequent years of study. Any fee increase is based on the fee for the year that you register. Home undergraduate fees, whose rates are regulated by the UK Government, will be amended in line with any alteration advised by the UK Government. Fees not regulated by the UK Government will increase by a maximum of 4% or RPI-X whichever is the higher. RPI-X is the Retail Prices Index excluding mortgage interest.
For further information about additional costs for your course and information on fee status please see our website.

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