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Engineering Foundation Year

Leading to courses in:

• Civil and Structural Engineering
• Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• Electronic, Telecommunications and Internet Engineering
• Engineering and Management
• Industrial Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Mechanical and Automotive Engineering
• Medical Engineering

How many places are available?

We take up to 80 new undergraduates per year

What are the employment prospects like?

The opportunities available to you as a graduate engineer are given at the end of the entries relating to each engineering discipline.

How do I find out more?

Full course and syllabus details are available in a detailed leaflet. Call freephone 0800 073 1225 or see the pdf here (will open in a new browser window)

Contact Details

Admissions Tutor - Jack Bradley BEng(Hons) BSc MIMechE CEng

Admissions Officers

Tel: 01274 234557 / 233877
Fax: 01274 234111
Email: ug-eng-enquiries@bradford.ac.uk

Useful links

• School of Engineering, Design and Technology: www.eng.brad.ac.uk/
• Course booklet pdf

Special Features

• The Foundation Year in Engineering is designed to prepare you with appropriate qualifications so that you can enter into Stage 1 of a CEng-accredited Engineering programme
• In an additional preliminary year of study, you will be given the basic grounding in mathematics and physical sciences which you will need in any engineering degree course
• Successful completion of the foundation year guarantees progression to any of the School’s BEng courses
• We also accept students onto the first year of our engineering and science courses who have taken a Foundation Year at other institutions; in particular the DEI Foundation Course in Thessaloniki

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Degree Courses Available

You are advised to enter under “Further Details” in the“choices” section of the application the code for the course that you wish to go on to study. For detailed information on the relevant UCAS codes, please refer to the individual pages for these courses (above)

The main features of the Foundation Year are the study of physics, mechanics and pure mathematics. However, you will be able to select some modules which relate more directly to your chosen specialism.

All students initially follow a common syllabus, covering all the core material required for further study in the engineering disciplines. In your study of mathematics, you cover algebra, trigonometry, calculus, vectors, statics and dynamics. In physics, your studies include topics such as electrostatics and electrical circuits, electromagnetism, and mechanics. There is a course in computer appreciation, including CAD; and you also undertake associated laboratory work.

In tutorials, you discuss material from the various courses and relate this to engineering practices and to the different engineering disciplines. Foundation-year teaching staff appreciate the problems which people coming from different learning backgrounds may face, and are there to offer help. After successful completion of the Foundation Year, you will be ready to progress to your main programme of study.

Your studies in the Foundation Year will give you an insight into the different branches of engineering, so that you can better select which engineering course you would subsequently like to study.

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Will I be able to take a placement year on my chosen degree course?

After completing the Foundation Year, you may progress either to the three-year full-time version of your chosen course, thus studying for four years full-time, or to the four-year sandwich pattern incorporating a year's placement, thus making it a five-year course in total.

How will I be assessed?

The type of assessment varies according to the nature of the subject. The various methods include formal examinations, continuous assessment and coursework. Your laboratory work will also be assessed.

What are the career prospects?

Engineering offers a secure, challenging and exciting career. The opportunities available to you as a graduate engineer are given at the end of the entries relating to each engineering discipline. Many of our foundation-year students have gone on to senior managerial positions in industry and commerce.

Application and Admission

If you are offering any combination of GCE A levels, Vocational A levels, AS levels, and Scottish Framework qualifications, our standard offer is:

Approximately 120 - 180 points, depending on subjects offered and the engineering department chosen. You will need GCSE passes (grade C or above) in mathematics and a physical science.

For further and more detailed information on application and admission, including BTEC and other qualifications, please see the information here, and contact the Admissions Tutor for the courses in which you are interested.

Other Foundation Years

Foundation-year entry is also offered for our courses in:

• Computing
• Cybernetics
• Electronic Imaging and Media Communications

through the Informatics Foundation Year.

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