All Mechanical Engineering courses

    Bournemouth University

    Mechanical Engineering (with Foundation Year option)

    BEng (Hon), 4 years

    Typical offer rate

    75–85%

    high entry

    Grad employment

    90%

    15 months after

    In professional roles

    80%

    Median grad salary

    £29,000

    15 months after

    Bournemouth's mechanical engineering with foundation year option BEng adds an opening year before the degree; the foundation year carries the preparation, and the degree after it is the standard mechanical engineering programme. The honours degree covers thermodynamics, mechanics, materials and manufacturing. Offers go to most who meet the grades.

    How hard is it to get in?

    The typical applicant to Mechanical Engineering (with Foundation Year option) at Bournemouth University has a 75–85% chance of an offer, high by UK standards. That baseline is course-typical. Your own chance depends on your grades, subjects and the rest of your profile.

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    Entry requirements

    • UCAS tariff: 48–72 points

    About Bournemouth University

    Bournemouth has built much of its reputation on media and the creative industries, known for film, animation and journalism on the Dorset coast.

    Full details and how to apply are on the university's official course page: Bournemouth University · Mechanical Engineering (with Foundation Year option)

    Offer rate and graduate-outcome figures are course-typical baselines derived from UK admissions and HESA data; they are estimates, not guarantees. Your personalised offer likelihood is calculated in the Unimetrica app.