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Engineering and Physical Sciences with Foundation Year

  • BEng (Hon)
  • 4 Years
  • Full-time including foundation year
  • 28 September 2026
  • Undergraduate
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Course summary

Unlock your potential with our Engineering and Physical Sciences Foundation Year. Dive into the worlds of maths, science and engineering and prepare to join our undergraduate programmes.

Develop your key skills and knowledge across our Engineering and Physical Science subjects as you decide which first-year course is right for you. We'll help you make the transition to university life, starting you on your journey in higher education and preparing you for exciting careers.

If you don’t have the required qualifications for our undergraduate programmes, this Foundation Year will open the door to your future. You’ll build a broad knowledge base across science, engineering, computer science and mathematics.

Study in degree-level labs and teaching spaces so you’re ready for the next step. With a strong emphasis on essential maths knowledge, you'll also take core modules in skills and scientific thinking.

You can then choose which pathway you want to follow with more specialised content leading to progression to any of our undergraduate degrees in the college of Engineering and Physical Sciences.

Subject options

This course offers the following subject options:

  • Civil Engineering with Foundation Year
  • Computer Science with Foundation Year
  • Electronic & Electrical Eng. with Foundation Yr
  • Materials Science and Eng. with Foundation Year
  • Mathematics with Foundation Year
  • Mechanical Engineering with Foundation Year
  • Physics with Foundation Year

Modules

Please visit https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/subjects/engineering-courses/engineering-physical-sciences-foundation-year for module information.

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Main Site

Study options

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

Start dates

  • 28 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:
HFJ0
Institution code:
B32
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus Code:
-
Points of Entry:
Year 1

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How to apply

This course is not accepting applications from students requiring a Student visa. For more information, please contact the course provider.

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:
HFJ0
Institution code:
B32
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus Code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

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Entry requirements

UCAS Tariff
Not accepted

A level
BBB

Students taking A level Mathematics are not considered. General Studies is not considered.
Minimum grade 6/B in GCSE Mathematics is required

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

BTEC Extended Diplomas will be considered in the following subjects: Applied Science, Engineering, Computing

Access to HE Diploma

60 credits overall with at least 45 at Level 3 out of which 30 are at Distinction.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
32 points

5,5,5 at Higher Level with a minimum of 32 points overall.

Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (last awarded Summer 2024)

Accepted in place of a non-required A level with the equivalent grade.

Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal

Accepted in place of A levels with the following grade equivalencies: D2 = A*; D3 = A; M2 = B. Combinations of A levels and Principle subjects are accepted. NB required subjects must be offered (see A level Section)

T Level
M

Merit overall with core grade B. Must be in one of the following subjects:
Maintenance, Installation and Repair for Engineering & Manufacturing;
Engineering, Manufacturing, Processing and Control;
Design and Development for Engineering & manufacturing

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.

The most common grades on entry for this course are above our standard offer. This does not mean that you need to achieve higher grades than our offer to be admitted.
We make alternative offers through our contextual admissions schemes which are typically 1 or 2 grades lower. You can find information on these schemes using the link below.
You can check your eligibility to receive an offer for this course using our Offer Calculator using the same link.

Learn more on the University of Birmingham 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

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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.

Additional fee information

For details of the annual tuition fee for International Students please see the course web page listed in the 'course details' section above.
If you are made an offer to study by the University, the yearly tuition fee will be stated in your offer letter.

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