Program Overview

BEng (Hons) Engineering

Create technology that could change the way we live

Overview

Year of entry: 2026/27

• UCAS code: H105
• Institution code: Y50
• Start date: September 2026
• Length: 3 years full-time
• Typical offer: ABB including Maths
• School/department: School of Physics, Engineering and Technology
• UK (home) fees: £9,535
• International and EU fees: £32,350

Course Content

• Year 1: six core modules
  • Introduction to Engineering
  • Programming and Digital Interfacing
  • Mathematics
  • Analogue Electronics
  • Materials and Mechanics
  • Engineering Project 1
• Year 2: six core modules
  • Mathematics, Signals and Systems
  • Engineering Project 2
  • Manufacturing and Fabrication
  • Control, Sensors and Instrumentation
  • Electrical Circuits and Systems
  • Thermodynamics and Fluid Dynamics
• Year 3: two core modules and three option modules
  • Principles of Micro-Engineering
  • Individual Final Project
  • Option modules (examples):
    • Robotics Design and Construction
    • Biomedical Engineering
    • Communications Systems and Digital Communications
    • Innovation Management
    • Renewable Power Generation
    • Digital Signal Processing
    • Introduction to Clinical Engineering and Physiological Systems
    • Micro-mechanical and Microfluidic Devices and Systems
    • Robot Kinematics and Dynamics
    • Photonics and Nanoelectronics
    • Advanced Sensors and Instrumentation
    • Photovoltaics and Solar Thermal Technology
    • Electric Powertrain Design
    • Medical Physics
    • Astrobiology
    • Mechanical Design and Kinematics

Fees and Funding

• Annual tuition fees:
  • UK (home): £9,535
  • International and EU: £32,350
• Fees for subsequent years:
  • UK (home) fees may increase within the government fee cap
  • International fees are subject to increase in line with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate
• Funding:
  • UK government loans
  • UK scholarships and bursaries
  • International scholarships
  • Country-specific funding
  • US loans

Teaching and Assessment

• Teaching format: lectures, practical work, group project work, workshops, computer laboratories, supervisions
• Facilities: laboratory space, recording studios, digital media suite, computing classrooms
• Teaching location: School of Physics, Engineering & Technology, on Campus West
• Assessment and feedback: closed-book and open-book exams, short technical reports, electronic portfolios, presentations and demonstrations, major technical reports

Careers and Skills

• Career opportunities:
  • Avionic systems engineering
  • Design engineering
  • Digital consultancy
  • Software and systems engineering
  • Cyber security
  • Telecommunications design
  • Broadcast engineering
  • Automotive safety
  • Visual effects
• Transferable skills:
  • Time management
  • Teamworking
  • Project management
  • Communication
  • System analysis
  • Problem solving through design

Entry Requirements

• Qualification:
  • A levels: ABB including Maths
  • BTEC National Extended Diploma: DDM from the BTEC National Extended Diploma in any subject plus A level Maths grade B
  • International Baccalaureate: 34 points overall with grade 5 in Higher Level Mathematics
  • T levels: We are currently not accepting T Levels for this course unless an additional A Level (or equivalent qualification) in Mathematics has been taken
  • Scottish Highers / Advanced Highers: Advanced Highers - B in Mathematics plus Scottish Highers - BBBC
  • International foundation programme: Foundation Certificate from our International Pathway College or an appropriate alternative
• Alternative offers:
  • Widening participation: BBC including B in Mathematics
  • Contextual offer: BBB including Mathematics
  • EPQ: If you achieve C or higher in the EPQ, you may be eligible for an alternative offer up to one A level grade (or equivalent) below our typical offer
  • The York Tutorial Programme: If you successfully complete the York Tutorial Programme, you may be eligible for an alternative offer up to one A level grade (or equivalent) below your offer
• English language:
  • IELTS (Academic): 6.0, with a minimum of 5.5 in each component
  • IB English: A score of 4 in English A or 5 in English B (Higher Level or Standard Level)
  • Cambridge CEFR: 169, with a minimum of 162 in each component
  • Oxford ELLT: 6, with a minimum of 5 in each component
  • Oxford Test of English Advanced: 126, with a minimum of 116 in each component
  • Duolingo: Integrated subscores: 105, minimum 95 in each component
  • GCSE/IGCSE/O level English Language (as a first or second language): Grade C / Grade 4
  • LanguageCert SELT: B2 with a minimum score of 33/50 in each component
  • LanguageCert Academic: B2 with a minimum score of 25/50 in each component
  • Kaplan Test of English Language: 444 Main Flight score with 410 in each component
  • Skills for English: B2: Pass with Merit overall, with Pass in each component
  • PTE Academic: 55, with a minimum of 51 in each component
  • TOEFL: 79 overall, with a minimum of 17 in Listening, 18 in Reading, 20 in Speaking, 17 in Writing
  • Trinity ISE III: Pass in all components
  • Other English language qualifications: We also accept other English Language qualifications, including various school-leaving certificates

Learning Outcomes

• Subject Knowledge: Understand and assess the interface between electronic, electrical and mechanical engineering to create advanced components, devices and systems in general engineering technologies
• Engineering Analysis: Extract and evaluate data from general engineering systems through a variety of analytical techniques including computational methods and modelling
• Engineering Design: Combine electronic, electrical and mechanical engineering to create, design, implement and test systems that address real-world problems aligned with technical, social and economic needs
• Practical Skills: Apply professional skills of electrical, electronic and mechanical engineering, combined with an understanding of systems and components, to solve technical problems
• Technical Communication: Clearly communicate and explain information in a succinct and technically accurate manner for audiences of engineers and members of the public, and to write and interpret technical documentation
• Management & Personal Development: Coordinate and execute complex projects (with effective time management, team working, and ethical decision making) in preparation for technical careers in electronic, electrical and mechanical engineering

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