Engineering with a Foundation Year

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.

Our BEng Engineering course will develop your capacity to tackle society’s biggest challenges. The foundation year will provide the supporting knowledge you’ll need to complete your undergraduate course with confidence. It includes an introduction to the key science underpinning the main degree, alongside a tailored module developing your engineering skills and knowledge. After completing the foundation year, you’ll progress onto the undergraduate engineering course of your choice.

Following the foundation year, our integrated programme will give you the knowledge, skills, and industrial connections you need to support your engineering career. From your second year on, you’ll tailor your course to match your interests, with the opportunity to specialise in energy, mechanical, or electrical and electronic engineering. 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.

Completing your Engineering foundation year at UEA will set you up to complete any of our wide range of course titles in the School of Engineering, Mathematics and Physics, after which you’ll go on to become a highly sought after engineer. 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.

Disclaimer

Course details are subject to change. You should always confirm the details on the provider's website: www.uea.ac.uk 

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