Program Overview

BEng (Honours) General Engineering

Course summary

This course is designed as a flexible curriculum, offering multidisciplinary highly skilled engineering pathways, leading to professional registrations. You will study engineering in a multidisciplinary context, covering the fundamental principles, skills, and knowledge of engineering sciences such as mechanical, electrical, manufacturing, and computational techniques in solving engineering problems.

How you learn

You will experience and engage in a variety of learning activities as you progress through the course. The balance of these activities changes at each level of study to encourage you to become increasingly independent learners, developing the ability to take the initiative, plan, organise and complete programmes of work; as an individual, a leader and a member of a team.

You’ll learn through:

• Lectures: students-centred sessions and digital use of lectures emphasising peer collaboration.
• Tutorials: where you practise and apply your knowledge.
• Laboratories and workshops: to gain hands-on practical experience.
• Computer sessions: solve problems using industry-standard software.
• Project-based learning: where you will apply your knowledge, creativity, problem-solving, critical analysis and professional skills in real-world projects.
• Q&A and discussions: for self-assessment and understanding.
• Support sessions: where you receive advice and feedback.
• Group work activities: solve problems and collaborate with your coursemates.

Modules

Year 1

• Maths And Engineering Science (20 credits)
  • This module will provide you with knowledge and fundamental mathematical concepts key to engineering, the skills to select appropriate experimental, analytical and computational techniques to solve problems and reach informed conclusions.
• Professional Engineering Practice (20 credits)
  • This module will be delivered through design challenges such as IET Global Challenge, Engineers without Borders, etc as an applied project using blended approaches.
• Programming & Computer Based Engineering (40 credits)
  • This module will expand your existing knowledge of common software packages and their application.

Year 2

• Engineering Design And Manufacture (40 credits)
  • This module provides the basis for you to make informed decisions when selecting materials or manufacturing processes, providing a practical understanding of engineering design, tools and techniques to produce manufacturing ready product drawings and other documents defining the product.
• Further Engineering Maths And Engineering Science (40 credits)
  • Module Aims: The module aims to add depth to your understanding of engineering science and mathematical concepts to allow you to apply more advanced principles and techniques to solve complex real-world engineering problems and analyse real-world data.

Year 3

• Automation And Control (20 credits)
  • Module Aim: The aim of the module is to give you a general introduction into the control of engineering products and systems.
• Design Challenge For Sustainability & Enterprise (40 credits)
  • Module Aim: The module aims to further develop your understanding and ability to apply engineering principles and the tools and techniques used when solving engineering problems in the form of an applied project.
• Electrical Engineering Systems (20 credits)
  • Module Aim: The module aims to further develop your knowledge of electrical engineering and the analysis, design and development of electrical power systems and machines.

Year 4

• Sustainable Engineering Design (40 credits)
  • The module explores fundamental principles of engineering design.
• Systems Design And Engineering Analysis (40 credits)
  • Module Aim: This module will give you a practical understanding of systems engineering and systems modelling tools & techniques used in when developing engineering systems.

Year 5

• Project: Implementation (20 credits)
  • Your individual final year project is the apex of your academic journey, offering a platform to apply the wealth of knowledge and skills gathered throughout your degree to real-world linked problems.
• Project: Management And Scoping (20 credits)
  • Develop solid foundations for undertaking a self-managed academic research project.

Future careers

This course prepares you for a career where you will be able to apply your creative and innovative engineering problem-solving skills while working in multidisciplinary teams. Graduates from this course will be able to work in many sectors across the breadth of engineering such as automation and control, electrical and electronics systems, mechanical and engineering design, project engineering, energy, process, and robotics.

Equipment and facilities

The collaborative institutions will support learners’ understanding and application of the subject, specialist resources in various ways such as mechanical workshop, materials testing equipment, manufacturing facilities, automation and control equipment, electrical and electronic facilities and CAD labs dependant on delivery site and pathway.

Where will I study?

You study at City Campus through a structured mix of lectures, seminars and practical sessions as well as access to digital and online resources to support your learning.

Entry requirements

• UCAS points: 112-120
• GCSE: English Language at grade C or 4 or equivalent, Maths at grade C or 4 or equivalent
• GCSE equivalents: Level 2 Literacy or Functional Skills Level 2 English, Level 2 Numeracy or Functional Skills Level 2 Maths

Fees and funding

• Home students: Tuition fees for 2026/27 are not yet confirmed. Our tuition fee for UK students on part-time undergraduate courses in 2025/26 is £4,770 per year (based on studying 60 credits per year). These fees are regulated by the UK government and therefore subject to change in future years.