Program Overview

BEng (Hons) Motorsport Engineering with Foundation Year

BEng (Hons) Full-time 4 years

Overview

Start your journey into mechanical engineering with our BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Foundation Year. This program provides a solid grounding in essential mathematics and engineering principles, preparing you for success in the full Mechanical Engineering degree.

Why choose this course?

• This course is accredited by the Institute of Mechanical Engineering (IMechE)
• Exclusive access to Silverstone Museum and networking with racing legends.
• Opportunity to gain experience with UWR
• Access to open automotive workspace
• Rap-around race simulator technology

What happens on the course?

The overall aim of this course is to ensure graduates have a comprehensive engineering education combined with specialist knowledge of Motorsport Engineering, as recognised in the professional engineering community by an accredited degree. This ensures that graduates are equipped with the appropriate knowledge and enterprising spirit to practise professionally and ethically.

Entry Requirements

• Prepare for Foundation Pathway:- We will consider applicants who have not achieved 48 UCAS points (equivalence) from prior level 3 qualifications, if you have a keen interest in this subject area or hold relevant experience. You will be required to attend and pass a compulsory Prepare For Foundation assessment day where you will take part in a variety of activities which will assess your suitability for the course. If you would like more advise and guidance about this admissions pathway, please contact the Gateway team to discuss and support you in making an application to us.

Fees & Finance

• Location | Mode | Fee | Year
  • Home | Full-time | £9250 per year |
  • Home | Full-time | £9535 per year |
  • Home | Part-time | £4625 per year# |
  • International | Full-time | £14950 per year |
  • International | Full-time | £15995 per year |

Modules

• The modules range from track-side and creative to relevant technical modules which give the basis for technical study, such as mathematics, science, thermodynamics, and liquid mechanics.

Employability

• Opportunity to gain experience with UWR
• Access to open automotive workspace
• Rap-around race simulator technology

Facilities

• Access to open automotive workspace
• Rap-around race simulator technology

Accreditation

• Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE)

Funding

• Tuition Fees Loan(Home Fee Status):
  • Most students will be able to apply for a loans to pay for these subject to eligibility. To find out more information please refer to the government Student Finance website.
• Changes for EU students:
  • The UK government has confirmed that EU students starting courses from 1 August 2021 will normally be classified as having Overseas Fee status.
• Self-funding:
  • If you don’t want to take out a loan to pay your fees or if you aren’t eligible to receive a loan, you might want to take advantage of the University’s scheme to pay by instalments: See How to pay.
• Your employer, embassy or organisation can pay for your Tuition fees:
  • If your employer, embassy or organisation agrees to pay all or part of your tuition fees; the University will refer to them as your sponsor and will invoice them for the appropriate amount.

Additional Information

• Everything you need to know about this course!

Contact

• For more information please contact the Gateway.

How We Compare

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