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Buckinghamshire New University

UCAS Code: PLED | Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours) - BEng (Hon)

Entry requirements

UCAS Tariff

100-128

A Typical offer will require a UCAS tariff score of: 100 - 128 (Full-time) or 32 - 56 (Foundation Year) UCAS points can be obtained through qualifications such as A levels, T levels, BTEC or an Access to Higher Education course in a relevant subject. Please list all your qualifications on the application form as you will be asked to provide copies when we receive your application. A minimum of two full A-levels or 120 credits in an Engineering BTEC at level 3 (or equivalent) is required. Every application is considered on an individual basis. T levels should be in Engineering or Construction.

About this course

Course option

4years

Full-time with year in industry | 2025

Subject

Design

Created by industry-experts and shaped by regional engineering employers, this BEng (Hons) Engineering Design programme will equipped you with the knowledge and skillset you’ll need to be able to identify solutions and solve complex and interesting engineering challenges.

**Why study BEng (Hons) Engineering Design at BNU?**
**Industry involvement**
On this BEng (Hons) Engineering Design degree, you’ll have the opportunity to engage with industry-professionals and practitioners, as well as our working alumni. You’ll benefit from guest lectures, masterclasses and workshop sessions, live briefs, site visits and where possible, a contribution to the assessment of your work.

This course has been developed to mirror today’s Engineering Design industry and continues to work closely with its own Industry Advisory Board to ensure the curriculum and teaching is relevant. Working with professionals allows us to ensure the course will help you to develop the skills and knowledge the industry is looking for. You’ll engage in real-world, practical activities that will prepare you for a successful career.

**Facilities**
During your time with us you’ll have access to our state-of-the-art facilities, including:

**Mechanical/Structural Lab** to include different Structural Test kits that will measure Deflection of Beams & Cantilevers, Bending Stress and Bending Moments etc.
**Materials and Manufacturing Lab** to include 3D Metal Printer, Hardness Tester, Universal Tensile Testing, Impact Tester, Milling and Drill machines
**Fluids and Hydraulics Lab** to include Digital Hydraulic Bench, Axial Flow Pump, Recirculating Flume, Hydro-electric Turbine and Surface Tension Balance.
**Process and Energy Lab** to include HVAC unit, Air Conditioning Trainer, Process Trainer and Photovoltaic Cells
**Concrete & Geotechnical Testing Lab** to include Slump Test, Concrete Density, Porosity, Flexural and Compression Testing, Soil Shear, Grading and Moisture Tests.
**Electrical and Electronics Lab** to include Power and Energy Electronics, Modern Electrical Machine Systems, Three Phase Power Systems
**Automation Lab** to include Dobot Smart Industry 4.0 Workstation, pneumatic, electro-pneumatic, PLC systems
**Immersive Virtual Reality**
**CAD Lab**

**Study Options**
This programme runs as a full-time course, structured across three years. We also offer the full-time course with an additional placement year in your third year. This four-year option allows you to get hands-on within the industry, before you complete your studies. You can also study this option with an additional Foundation Year.

**What will I learn?**
Whether you want to explore transportation industries: such as rail, aeronautical and automotive, & infrastructure engineering services, or clean energy oil and gas industries, as an engineer you’ll play a crucial role in the shaping of our future world.

This practical and hands-on engineering design course incorporates innovation and creativity at every stage of learning. During your time with us you’ll gain an extensive knowledge and critical understanding of professional ethics, social and cultural values in engineering. With a focus on sustainability, you’ll learn skills to help you identify and solve engineering problems, whilst meeting the needs of the industry and the forward-thinking sector.

Our specialist modules cover a broad range of areas to ensure you gain a holistic overview of the industry, from emerging and sustainable technologies, computer aided design and simulation and thermofluids, to electromechanical systems, robotics, automation and sustainable materials.

At all levels of the course, employability skills have been built into the programme to prepare you for work experience opportunities and to help you secure employment upon graduating. Throughout the course you’ll have the opportunity to work on live briefs set by engineering employers, all of which can later be added to your portfolio.

Modules

**Year one**
**Core Modules**
Mathematics for Engineers
Science and Materials for Engineers
Fundamentals of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Computer Aided Design and Simulation
Modelling and Analysis of Electromechanical Systems
Individual Engineering Project and Management

**Year two**
**Core Modules**
Engineering Design, Materials and Processes
Strength of Materials and Mechanics
Engineering Design and Fabrication lab
Advanced Mechanical Principles, Dynamics and Control
Virtual Engineering and Mechanical Simulations
Thermodynamics, heat engines and Thermofluids

**Year 3: Placement Year (Optional)**
**Core Modules**
Professional Practice

**Year three: non placement route**
**Core Modules**
Leadership and Management
Design for Manufacture
Emerging and Sustainable technologies for Engineers
Research Project

**Option Modules**
Advanced Manufacturing Technology and Automation
OR
Advanced Engineering Design and Fabrication

Assessment methods

On this engineering design course, a range of teaching methods and authentic assessment strategies will be used, we ensure an emphasis is put on both practical and traditional teaching approaches.

Laboratory sessions and a range of practical activities will build upon previous learning from lectures and tutorials.

Traditional forms of assessment include;

Written assignments
Report
Portfolio and digital models
In-class assignments
Computer-based test
Set Presentations (for example, poster and oral)
Proposal
Dissertation

You’ll study in a close-knit tutor group where everyone’s input is recognised and valued. Not only will you make friends for life, you’ll also make important connections that will last through your career, and you’ll form a network, just like you’d find in the working-world.

Tuition fees

Select where you currently live to see what you'll pay:

Channel Islands
£9,535
per year
England
£9,535
per year
EU
£15,150
per year
International
£15,150
per year
Northern Ireland
£9,535
per year
Republic of Ireland
£9,535
per year
Scotland
£9,535
per year
Wales
£9,535
per year

Extra funding

There are several ways you can fund your studies, including sponsorship and student loans. You may be able to use ELCAS credits for some of our courses. We also have scholarships and bursaries to help support our students.

The Uni

Course location:

High Wycombe Campus

Department:

School of Engineering and the Built Environment

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What students say

We've crunched the numbers to see if the overall teaching satisfaction score here is high, medium or low compared to students studying this subject(s) at other universities.

81%
Design

How do students rate their degree experience?

The stats below relate to the general subject area/s at this university, not this specific course. We show this where there isn’t enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Design studies

Teaching and learning

95%
Staff make the subject interesting
98%
Staff are good at explaining things
89%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
88%
Opportunities to apply what I've learned

Assessment and feedback

Feedback on work has been timely
Feedback on work has been helpful
Staff are contactable when needed
Good advice available when making study choices

Resources and organisation

61%
Library resources
76%
IT resources
70%
Course specific equipment and facilities
91%
Course is well organised and has run smoothly

Student voice

Staff value students' opinions
Feel part of a community on my course

Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

90%
UK students
10%
International students
25%
Male students
75%
Female students
85%
2:1 or above
18%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

C
B
B

After graduation

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Design studies

What are graduates doing after six months?

This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.

£23,000
med
Average annual salary
85%
med
Employed or in further education
75%
high
Employed in a role where degree was essential or beneficial

Top job areas of graduates

36%
Design occupations
12%
Media professionals
9%
Sales, marketing and related associate professionals

What about your long term prospects?

Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.

Design studies

The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.

£18k

£18k

£23k

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£26k

£26k

Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree.

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