
- UCAS course code
- H109
- UCAS institution code
- M20
BEng/MEng Mechanical Engineering with an Integrated Foundation Year / Course details
Year of entry: 2023
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Course description
Mechanical Engineering with an Integrated Foundation Year is a one year programme designed to improve your mathematical and scientific understanding and skills to a level where you will be able to start a degree in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering in one of the following subject areas:
On the Foundation Year you will study mathematics and physics. In addition, you will take modules in Academic Skills and ICT (Information and Communications Technology). You will also complete a group project, related to your intended degree programme and supervised by an academic from your future Department.
Special features
Teaching and learning
The programme embraces a variety of approaches to teaching and learning, including lectures, small group tutorials, seminars and project work. Particular strengths are the high level of staff contact and individual learning support, individual pastoral support, project work in engineering-based Departments and associated disciplines within the Faculty.
Your focus is the Foundation Studies Office, where staff provide day to day support. The dedicated Common Room offers you a place to study, prepare coursework, carry out work using the computers, or simply socialise. There is a strong sense of community within the student body and excellent tutorial support.
Mechanical Engineering with an Integrated Foundation Year is delivered on the University campus by University staff. With strong links with the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, the environment for study is essentially the same as for undergraduate study on degree programmes in engineering and associated disciplines. You will find that this assists greatly in easing your move into first year of your chosen degree programme on successful completion of the foundation year.
Coursework and assessment
Course unit details
Students take a total of 12 units (120 credits) from the list below. Students will take either Mathematics 0B1 and 0B2 or Mathematics 0C1 and 0C2, according to the outcome of a diagnostic assessment at the start of the course.
Course units for foundation year
The course unit details given below are subject to change, and are the latest example of the curriculum available on this course of study.
Title | Code | Credit rating | Mandatory/optional |
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Information and Communications Technology | FOUN10011 | 10 | Mandatory |
Foundation Year Project | FOUN10022 | 10 | Mandatory |
Academic Skills | FOUN10031 | 10 | Mandatory |
Matter and Energy Phys 1 | FOUN10061 | 10 | Mandatory |
Waves and Particles Phys 3 | FOUN10072 | 10 | Mandatory |
World of the Electron Phys 2 | FOUN10111 | 10 | Mandatory |
Mathematics 0B1 | MATH19801 | 10 | Mandatory |
Mathematics 0B2 | MATH19812 | 10 | Mandatory |
Mathematics 0C1 | MATH19821 | 10 | Mandatory |
Mathematics 0C2 | MATH19832 | 10 | Mandatory |
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Scholarships and bursaries
The Foundation Year Bursary is available to UK students who are registered on an undergraduate foundation year here and who has had a full financial assessment carried out by Student Finance.
Details of country-specific funding available to international students can be found within our International country profiles .
The University of Manchester is committed to attracting and supporting the very best students. We have a focus on nurturing talent and ability, therefore, we want to make sure that you have the opportunity to study here, regardless of your financial circumstances.
For information about scholarships please visit our undergraduate student finance pages and the Department funding pages that you intend to progress to after successfully completing the Foundation Year.