Foundation Year Science and Engineering degrees with a foundation year (Engineering route)

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Foundation Year Science and Engineering degrees with a foundation year (Engineering route)

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Manchester Metropolitan University

United Kingdom , Manchester

Key Facts

Program Level

Foundation

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Course Code

H742

Campuses

Manchester

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake DeadlinesSeptember-2026

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Go to the official application for the university

Duration 1 year(s)

Tuition Fee

GBP 21,500 / year

Next Intake September-2026

Foundation Year Science and Engineering degrees with a foundation year (Engineering route)

About

All of our engineering degrees provide project-based learning, helping you to develop the transferable skills and the multidisciplinary awareness so highly prized by industry. The Department of Engineering actively works with professional engineering institutions and encourages its students to engage with them.

The foundation year provides a route onto an engineering degree if you don't have the qualifications or have not studied advanced level subjects sufficiently related to your course of choice.

After successful completion of the foundation year in engineering, you can progress on to the relevant BEng (Hons) / BSc (Hons) degree:

Course information

On your foundation year in engineering, you will study engineering design and practice, physics, and mathematics, all to give you the technical know-how to go on to be great engineers and designers. You will also develop the general academic and study skills required for degree-level work.

All foundation year students study the academic skills for higher education module, which will help you to develop the academic and study skills required for degree-level work.

International and EU students whose first language is not English and who have an IELTS score of less than 5.5 will study an English language module.

Successful completion of the foundation year guarantees automatic progression onto Year 1 of the degree you have chosen to study. Details of the course content of each degree can be found by selecting the relevant course in the A to Z list of courses.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

72-80

UCAS tariff points

A levels – grades DDD or equivalent

Pearson BTEC National Extended Diploma – MMP

OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma - MMP

Pearson BTEC National Diploma - DM

Pass Access to HE Diploma in a relevant subject with a minimum of 74 UCAS Tariff points

T Levels - We welcome applications from students undertaking T Level qualifications. Eligible applicants will be asked to achieve a minimum overall grade of Pass as a condition of offer.

IB Diploma - Pass overall with a minimum overall score of 24 or minimum 72 UCAS Tariff points from three Higher Level subjects.

Other Level 3 qualifications equivalent to GCE A level are also considered.

A maximum of three A level-equivalent qualifications will be accepted towards meeting the UCAS tariff requirement.

AS levels, or qualifications equivalent to AS level, are not accepted. The Extended Project qualification (EPQ) may be accepted towards entry, in conjunction with two A level-equivalent qualifications.

Please contact the University directly if you are unsure whether you meet the minimum entry requirements for the course.

International Baccalaureate points

IB Diploma - Pass overall with a minimum overall score of 24 or minimum 72 UCAS Tariff points from three Higher Level subjects.

IELTS score required for international students

IELTS 5.5 with no component below 5.5, taken within two years of course start date

There’s further information for international students on our international website if you’re applying with non-UK qualifications.

Additional requirements

English Program Requirements

IELTS 5.5 with no component below 5.5, taken within two years of course start date

Career

Career prospects

Engineering and product design opens the doors to a variety of career paths that offer you the opportunity to make a real difference on a local and global scale.

After successful completion of the foundation year in engineering, you can progress on to the relevant BEng (Hons) / BSc (Hons) degree. Today, some of our recent graduates are 3D CAD designers, crash test engineers, electronic engineers, systems integration and test engineers, and product designers.

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