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BEng Engineering and Entrepreneurship - 2026 entry

Overview

BEng Engineering and Entrepreneurship is a pioneering programme designed to support innovators and entrepreneurs in the fields of mechanical and electronic engineering. Throughout the course, you’ll unleash your creativity and technical skills using Exeter’s ‘think-try-do' process of innovation, with the goal of launching your very own company. Your entrepreneurial mindset will flourish within our supportive environment as we encourage you to take risks, develop your ideas and learn from mistakes. We place a strong emphasis on real-world projects, equipping you with the teamwork, management and entrepreneurial skills required for a successful career. At the end of your third year, you will pitch your engineering idea to a panel of judges for the chance to advance your business with the University’s support.

Entry Requirements

• Typical offer: A level: AAB - ABB, IB: 34/665-32/655, BTEC: DDD - DDM
• Required subjects: A-Level: B in Mathematics, Pure Mathematics or Further Mathematics and B in another Science subject, IB: HL5 in Mathematics (Analysis and approaches or Applications and interpretations) and HL5 in another Science subject
• Contextual offers: A-Level: BBB-BBC, IB: 30/555-28/544, BTEC: DDM-DMM
• GCSE: 4 or C in GCSE English language
• Access to HE: 30 L3 Credits at Distinction Grade and 15 L3 credits at Merit Grade - 24 L3 Credits at Distinction Grade and 21 L3 credits at Merit Grade
• T-Level: Distinction in Design and Development for Engineering and Manufacturing, or T-Level in Design, Surveying and Planning for Construction

Course Content

This three-year programme marries theory and practice, giving you the opportunity to develop as an engineer and an entrepreneur. Your studies will follow Exeter’s think-try-do process of innovation, developing your ideas and technical know-how to the point of setting up your own company.

Year 1

• Compulsory modules:
  • ENG1002: Engineering Mathematics and Scientific Computing
  • ENG1005: Multi-Disciplinary Group Challenge Project
  • ENS1000: Fundamentals of Engineering
  • ENG1007: Fundamentals of Mechanics
  • ENG1008: Fundamentals of Materials
  • ENG1009: Fundamentals of Electronics

Year 2

• Compulsory modules:
  • ENS2006: Entrepreneurship and Management Challenge Project
  • ENG2009: Modelling of Engineering Systems
  • ENG2011: Solid Mechanics
  • ENG2016: Introduction in Economics and Company Finance
  • ENG2006: Industry 4.0
  • ENG2004: Entrepreneurship 2
  • ENG2014: Technology Entrepreneurship

Final Year

• Compulsory modules:
  • ECM3175: Individual Project
  • ECM3164: Operations Management
  • ENG3017: Quality Control and Improvement
  • ENS3016: Introduction to Design for Sustainability
  • ENG3007: Global Entrepreneurial Marketing
  • ENG3010: Industrial Awareness & Problem Solving
  • ENG3011: Management and Leadership

Fees

• Tuition fees for 2025 entry: UK students: £9,535 per year, International students: £30,900 per year
• Scholarships: The University of Exeter has many different scholarships available to support your education, including £5 million in scholarships for international students applying to study with us in the 2025/26 academic year.

Learning and Teaching

This programme gives you the opportunity to develop as an engineer alongside having the freedom to innovate, developing your skills as a successful entrepreneur. In addition to academic lectures, you will attend talks and seminars given by experienced entrepreneurs and business leaders. As your degree progresses, you will be encouraged to put your knowledge and ideas into practice, learning through experience of a group project.

Your Future

Our engineering and entrepreneurship degrees aim to help you develop an entrepreneurial mind-set, equipping you with the practical toolkit necessary to inspire innovative ideas, create entrepreneurial engineering solutions to real-world challenges, undertake rigorous market validation and develop and launch viable and sustainable new enterprises.

Engineers have a reputation as being articulate, numerate, problem solvers, who claim great job satisfaction. Typically, salaries are significantly higher for engineering graduates than the average for other graduates.

Exeter has an excellent reputation with graduate recruiters and a strong employment record. Our graduates excel in specialist engineering fields and across a broad range of other sectors; some have also gone on to successfully launch their own businesses, taking their engineering solutions to market.

Career Paths

The broad-based skills acquired during your degree will give you an excellent grounding for a wide variety of careers, not only those related to Engineering but also in wider fields. Examples of roles recent graduates are now working as include:

• Aerospace Engineer
• Chartered and Certified Accountant
• Civil Engineer
• Electronics Engineer
• Engineering Project Manager
• Project Engineer
• Information Technology Professional
• Mechanical Engineer
• Programmer
• Software Developer