MECHANICAL ENGINEERING WITH FOUNDATION YEAR (BENG HONS)

Please note: this course is currently being revalidated for September 2025 entry.

We're updating our foundation year to create a shared programme across the College of Technology and Environment. You'll gain a broader experience, with new content on sustainability, AI, and a hands-on group project where you’ll tackle real-world tech challenges. The structure remains the same – three modules per semester – and all assessment is through coursework.

If you've already applied, we'll be in touch with more details soon. In the meantime, if you have any questions please contact Ben Lishman, Associate Dean for Students, at ben.lishman@lsbu.ac.uk.

Integrated Foundation Year

The integrated foundation year is distinctive in the way students are prepared with the specific knowledge and skills required to progress onto the BEng programme at LSBU. The foundation year is designed to respond to the differing needs of students, particularly those from local areas in accordance with the policies and practice of equal opportunities.

The content is designed to help students to develop academic, study and practical skills needed at foundation level, including a combination of core engineering modules associated with the provision of study and laboratory skills, mathematics, engineering science and scientific principles and with the specialist engineering subject enabling students to progress to BSc and BEng courses offered by the Division of Engineering.

Why Mechanical Engineering at LSBU?

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Newly accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (full IEng and partial CEng)

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Make use of our stand-out facilities, like our virtual engineering lab and 3D printing.

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3rd in London for Mechanical Engineering (Guardian University League Tables 2024).

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3rd in London for student satisfaction in Mechanical Engineering (The Complete University Guide by subject 2025).

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Professionally accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE).

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From AI machine learning boot camp to silent film processing, there is a range of extracurricular activities for Engineering students to get involved in.

This degree course covers...

As a MEng degree programme, this course encourages you to acquire a deeper understanding of the essential facts, concepts, theories and principles of mechanical engineering and its underpinning science and mathematics. This course covers:

• mathematics
• Thermo fluids and dynamics
• design and practice
• solid mechanics
• electrical engineering
• materials
• modelling

You can apply for undergraduate student funding for this course, making it a great opportunity to gain a postgraduate-level qualification without the financial pressures normally associated with further study.

Entry Level Requirements

Careers

Employability Service

At LSBU, we want to set you up for a successful career. During your studies – and for two years after you graduate – you’ll have access to our Employability Service, which includes:

• Free employability workshop and events for student all year round, more details can be found on our event section.
• Online board where you can see a wide range of placements: part-time, full-time or voluntary. You can also drop in to see our Job Shop advisers, who are always available to help you take the next step in your search.
• LSBU Careers Hub offering group workshops on CVs, interview techniques and support, guidance on future careers, as well as loads of career resources, connecting you with employers, exciting events, 1-1 support and relevant workshops.

Our Student Enterprise team can also help you start your own business and develop valuable entrepreneurial skills.

Mechanical engineers are deployed in a wide range of industrial sectors, such as, power, construction, manufacturing and health. It is this broad range of employment opportunities that make a degree in mechanical engineering so attractive to students. The types of projects that you may work on as a mechanical engineer are varied. Consequently, there is bound to be something new which captivates, motivates and inspires you, both in your studies and your future career.

As a graduate you'll have a number of practical key skills that will make you an attractive prospect to employers, such as, the ability to complete analytical investigative work, laboratory and workshop techniques and safe practice, and experience working independently or as part of a team.

Chartered engineer status

Chartered Engineers typically earn more than their colleagues, and our degree prepares you academically for registration. This course has been designed in accordance with IMechE's guidelines to ensure that our graduates are enthusiastic, articulate and motivated, as well as being recognised internationally as highly competent engineering graduates who are aware of their obligations and committed to lifelong learning – qualities that employers will immediately attribute to you upon seeing that you studied at LSBU.

Graduate success stories

Those who have sought immediate employment have gone onto roles within research and development, design, manufacture, testing and installation. Some of the companies employing graduates from this course are Rolls-Royce, KBR, EDF, amongst others.

The majority of our part-time students are working in industry while they study – and most have benefited from major career advances by the time they graduate.

What to expect from your career

With such a varied list of career prospects, you can be sure that life as a Mechanical Engineer will never be dull. The kinds of projects involved will depend on the sector you choose to work in. You could find yourself designing a mechanical heart to prolong human life or be asked to improve the production process on an oil refinery. It really is that diverse.

Mechanical Engineers work on projects from the initial brief through to the final manufacture and implementation. They generally work as part of a team with engineers from other disciplines. You'll be involved in the early planning of a project, testing and evaluating theories and working with others to solve complex problems, as well as ensuring that your solutions can be made again reliably, and will work efficiently in the environment it is destined to be operated in.

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