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Automotive Engineering with Foundation Year BEng (Hons)

Birmingham City University

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Course options

2 options available

  • Qualification

    Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours) - BEng (Hon)

  • Location

    Millennium Point Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    01-SEP-25

  • Duration

    4 Years

Course summary

The Foundation Year course option enables you to study for our BEng (Hons) degree over an extended full-time duration of four years by including a Foundation Certificate (year one of four). The Foundation Certificate provides a broad study programme that underpins the follow-on degree. In order to progress to the next year of your degree, it is necessary to achieve a pass in all of the modules of the Foundation Certificate.Our BEng (Hons) Automotive Engineering is designed to develop you as an engineer able to make a significant contribution to the industry as it goes through an important period of transition.Our engineering courses focus on project-based activities, giving you lots of opportunity to work in teams on projects from design to implementation. This will give you practical experience of applying engineering science to real world problems, working in multidisciplinary teams to develop your interpersonal skills, and prepare you for a key aspect of modern engineering practice.You will develop key technical skills, enhance your creative thinking and learn from industry experts, as well as gaining knowledge and application skills in stress analysis, drivetrain systems, suspension, body engineering, design and management.Our course is structured so that its themes have a direct relevance to the industrys current and expected future needs, and upon graduating you will have the intellectual, technical and personal qualities necessary to successfully implement new technologies.Our course is highly respected by the industry. Our graduates typically enter work with blue chip engineering companies, and are expected to progress to Chartered Engineer status.When you study with us youll learn all the key aspects of automotive engineering that will help you to get a job and youll have the intellectual, technical and personal qualities needed to implement new technologies in the automotive engineering sector.Wherever possible, we involve employers in curriculum planning and many of our lecturers come from and maintain their links with industry, ensuring they maintain their knowledge of the latest developments.PLACEMENTSWe aim to have you employer-ready by the time you graduate, and as part of this commitment we encourage you to further enhance your career prospects by including an industrial placement in your course.You will do your placement after the second year of study, which will extend the duration of your course to four years if you are studying on a full-time basis, and youll be supported throughout your time away.Thanks to our excellent partnerships and strong relationships with industry, you could join the ranks of our students who have gained exceptionally high quality work experience at companies including Bentley.

Application deadline

29 January

Tuition fees

Students living in Hong Kong
(International fees)

£ 16,085per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

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Birmingham City University

Birmingham City University

  • University League Table

    92nd

  • Campus address

    Birmingham City University, University House, 15 Bartholomew Row, Birmingham, Birmingham, B5 5JU, England

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Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Mechanical Engineering

    65th out of 75 3

  • Entry standards

    / Max 228
    110 48%

    62nd

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    62.0 62%

    67th

    8

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    2.92 73%

    48th

    7

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