BEng (Hons) Engineering

    BEng (Hons) Engineering

    Duration3 year(s)
    Tuition Fee
    GBP 29,770 / Year
    Next IntakeSeptember 1, 2026
    BEng (Hons) Engineering

    About

    Course 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.

    At UEA, our engineering course will develop your capacity to tackle society’s biggest challenges. Our integrated programme allows you to gain a wide base of knowledge across engineering subjects during your first year. As a result, you’ll have access to an array of career pathways, alongside the option of further study. You’ll also have the chance to specialise in energy, mechanical, or electrical and electronic engineering from your second year.

    Your first year modules will give you the knowledge, skills, and industrial connections to support your aspirations. Then, in year two, you can tailor your course to match your interests, selecting optional modules to broaden your knowledge. 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.

    Upon graduation, you’ll be a skilled engineer with a wide range of personal, professional and employability skills. 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.

    Disciplines

    Engineering

    Requirements

    Entry Requirements

    This course is open to

    UK and International fee-paying students. Choose UK or International above to see relevant information. The entry point is in September each year.

    We welcome and value a wide range of qualifications, and we recognise that some students might take a mixture of different qualifications. We have listed typical examples that we accept for entry.

    You should hold or be working towards the specified English and Mathematics requirements and one of the examples of typical entry qualifications listed below. If your qualifications aren’t listed, or if you are taking a combination of qualifications that isn’t specified, please contact Admissions.

    English and Mathematics

    All applicants must hold or be working towards GCSEs in English Language at minimum grade 4 or grade C and Mathematics at minimum grade 5 or grade B.

    We accept a wide range of English Language qualifications, please see our English Language equivalencies page.

    Typical International Entry Requirements

    A levels

    ABB including grade A in Mathematics and grade B in either Physics, Further Mathematics, Design Technology, Computing Science, Electronics, Chemistry, Geology or Biology.

    Where applicable Science A levels awarded by an English Exam board require a pass in the practical element. Not accepted: Critical Thinking and General Studies.

    International Baccalaureate

    32 points overall including HL6 in Mathematics (Applications and Interpretation or Analysis and Approaches) and HL5 in Further Mathematics, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Design Technology or Computing Science.

    We accept many international qualifications for entry to this course. For specific details about your country, view our information for International Students.

    INTO UEA

    If you do not meet the academic and/or English language requirements for direct entry our partner, INTO UEA offers progression on to this undergraduate degree upon successful completion of a preparation programme. Depending on your interests, and your qualifications you can take a variety of routes to this degree.

    English Foreign Language

    Applications from students whose first language is not English are welcome. We require evidence of proficiency in English (including writing, speaking, listening and reading): 

    • IELTS:  6.0  overall (minimum  5.5  in all components) 

    We also accept a number of other English language tests. Review our English Language Equivalencies for a list of example qualifications that we may accept to meet this requirement.

    Test dates should be within two years of the course start date.

      If you do not yet meet the English language requirements for this course, INTO UEA offer a variety of English language programmes which are designed to help you develop the English skills necessary for successful undergraduate study.

    Deferred Entry

    We welcome applications from students who have already taken or intend to take a gap year. We believe that a year between school and university can be of substantial benefit. You are advised to indicate your reason for wishing to defer entry on your UCAS application.

    Admissions Policy

    Our Admissions Policy applies to the admissions of all undergraduate applicants.

    Recent Study

    We would prefer you to be able to demonstrate evidence of recent academic study within 5 years of the start of the course. If your last qualification will have been completed more than 5 years ago by the time the course starts, please contact Admissions.

    English Requirements

    • IELTSMin 6
    • TOEFLMin 79

    English Program Requirements

    Applications from students whose first language is not English are welcome. We require evidence of proficiency in English (including writing, speaking, listening and reading): 

    • IELTS:  6.0  overall (minimum  5.5  in all components) 

    We also accept a number of other English language tests. Review our English Language Equivalencies for a list of example qualifications that we may accept to meet this requirement.

    Test dates should be within two years of the course start date.

      If you do not yet meet the English language requirements for this course, INTO UEA offer a variety of English language programmes which are designed to help you develop the English skills necessary for successful undergraduate study.

    Career

    Employability


    After the Course

    As a UEA Engineering graduate, you’ll enjoy excellent career prospects across a breadth of engineering industries. Your continual collaboration with industrial partners throughout your degree will support your personal development and give you the confidence to reach your graduate career goals.

    Our industrial partners recognise the potential that UEA students bring to their organisations and are ready to support your development across the three years of your programme.

    Upon completion of this course, youll also be well-positioned to study for a Master’s degree or PhD. Your broader STEM knowledge could also support a successful career beyond engineering in the business world, accountancy, law, teaching, or finance.

    Careers

    Examples of careers that you could enter include:

    • Public or private sector engineering

    • Mechanical engineering

    • Electrical engineering

    • Electronic engineering

    • Manufacturing

    • Energy engineering

    Discover more on our Careers webpages.

    Fee Information

    Tuition Fee
    29,770 / year
    BEng (Hons) Engineering
    University of East Anglia
    University of East Anglia
    United Kingdom

    United Kingdom, Norwich