Engineering with Foundation Year BEng Honours

 

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Course overview

This foundation year will help you build the base knowledge you need to progress to any of our engineering BEng degrees. 

Develop your knowledge and practical skills with our accredited engineering degrees. You'll focus on a range of topics across the discipline. 

You'll also complete a project and laboratory work related to your engineering degree.

This is a full-time programme. It covers core engineering topics, including: 

• foundation mathematics
• applied mechanics
• material science
• programming

If you finish the Foundation Year, you're guaranteed a place in one of these BEng courses:

• Chemical Engineering BEng Honours (H810)
• Civil and Structural Engineering BEng Honours (H210)
• Civil Engineering BEng Honours (H200)
• Electrical and Electronic Engineering BEng Honours (H607)
• Electronics and Computer Engineering (H652)
• Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering BEng Honours (H515)
• Mechanical Engineering BEng Honours (H300)
• Aerospace Engineering BEng Honours (H400)

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Quality and ranking

Professional accreditation and recognition

Professional accreditation review and recognition of professional qualifications in Europe

Professional accreditations are reviewed regularly by professional bodies to ensure they meet the latest industry practices and regulatory standards. This keeps your degree rigorous, relevant, and highly valued by employers, providing a clear pathway into your chosen career.

If you are studying an accredited degree and considering a career in Europe after graduation, it is important to stay informed about international standards. The best resource for current information is the UK Government's guidance on recognition of UK professional qualifications in EU member states.

This official resource provides essential details on:

• whether your profession is regulated in another country.
• the specific steps you need to take to practice abroad.
• which organisations you should contact to begin the process.

Modules and learning

Modules

The information below is intended to provide an example of what you will study.

Most degrees are divided into stages. Each stage lasts for one academic year, and you'll complete modules totalling 120 credits by the end of each stage. 

Full details of the modules on offer will be published through the Programme Regulations and Specifications ahead of each academic year. This usually happens in May.

Our teaching is informed by research. Course content may change periodically to reflect developments in the discipline, the requirements of external bodies and partners, and student feedback.

Develop your knowledge and practical skills with our accredited engineering degrees. You'll focus on a range of topics across the discipline.

Once you complete our Engineering with Foundation Year course, you can start one of our three-year engineering degrees.

During your Foundation Year, you'll take modules in:

• mathematics
• mechanical sciences
• applied mechanics

The rest of your modules cover a range of engineering and science topics.

You'll also complete a project and laboratory work related to your engineering degree.

Compulsory modules

You take the following compulsory modules:

• Group Project (10 credits)
• Core Mathematics (30 credits)
• Introduction to Computing (10 credits)
• Core Mathematics B  (30 credits)
• Concepts in Thermal and Quantum Physics (10 credits)

Electrical Engineering specialism 

You take the following compulsory modules:

• Materials Science  (10 credits)
• Electricity and Magnetism  (10 credits)
• Mechanics (10 credits)

Chemical Engineering specialism 

You take the following compulsory modules:

• Statistics (10 credits)
• Applications of Chemistry (10 credits)
• Materials Science (10 credits)

Civil Engineering or Marine Engineering specialism

You take the following compulsory modules:

• Statistics (10 credits)
• Materials Science (10 credits) 
• Mechanics (10 credits)

Information about these graphs

We base these figures and graphs on the most up-to-date information available to us. They are based on the modules chosen by our students in 2025-26.

Teaching time is made up of:

• scheduled learning and teaching activities. These are timetabled activities with a member of staff present.
• structured guided learning. These are activities developed by staff to support engagement with module learning. Students or groups of students undertake these activities without direct staff participation or supervision

Teaching and assessment

Teaching methods

You'll learn from staff across our School of Engineering and other science departments. You'll also learn through a combination of:

• taught lectures
• tutorials
• practical work
• laboratory reports

Assessment methods

You'll be assessed through a combination of:

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  Assessments

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  Group work

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  Reports

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  Seminar tasks/exercises

Skills and experience

Practical Skills

We'll equip you with real-world, practical experience so you're ready for both your studies and a future career in engineering.

Research Skills

You'll be taught by our world-class researchers. Their cutting-edge research will be at the forefront of your learning.

You'll also engage in research and projects that focus on the latest industry developments, building valuable skills for both your studies and future career.

Support

You'll be supported by a personal tutor (an academic member of staff) throughout your degree. They can help you with academic and personal issues.

You'll also have access to a peer mentor (a fellow student) in your first year. They can help you settle in and answer any questions you have.

Your future

Engineering is a broad field with many different specialisms.

No matter your specialism, you'll emerge as an in-demand graduate with great career prospects.

From global careers in the oil, gas and energy, pharmaceutical, or consumer products sectors through to marine engineering and offshore engineering.

Graduates from our BEng Engineering courses have secured a range of roles at leading companies, including:

• design engineer at BAE Systems
• graduate engineer at Nissan
• lab support worker at NHS
• graduate ground engineer at AECOM
• hydraulic engineer at Water Environment Ltd
• civil engineer at JN Bentley
• graduate electrical project engineer at Powersystems UK
• software engineer at Accenture
• design engineer at Mott MacDonald
• graduate mechanical engineer at Rolls Royce
• graduate track engineer at Network Rail
• graduate naval architect at BAE Systems
• graduate marine design engineer at Expleo

Industry links

With our strong industry connections and focus on practical skills, you'll graduate fully prepared for a career in engineering.

Careers support

Our Careers Service is one of the largest and best in the country, and we have strong links with employers. We provide an extensive range of opportunities to all students through our ncl+ initiative.

Visit our Careers Service website

Facilities and environment

Facilities

Our Engineering courses are taught at our city-centre campus, within the School of Engineering based in Merz Court.

You'll benefit from world-class facilities and living labs, ranging from microbiology laboratories through to at-scale engineering equipment. 

Each engineering discipline has its own specialist facilities, including:

• the Millennium Laboratory – home to a wide range of facilities and experimental rigs
• Merz Court Pilot Plant Laboratory – a pilot plant with 28 experimental rigs
• BE:WISE – Europe's largest wastewater treatment research facility
• the Urban Observatory – with sensors gathering over 50 types of data across the city
• Electronics Teaching Lab – home to state-of-the-art Agilent/Keysight digital test equipment
• Clean-Room Microfabrication Lab – home to two class 100-10000 clean rooms

Tuition fees and scholarships

Tuition fees for academic year 2026-2027

Qualification: BEng Honours
Home students full time 4 years	Tuition fees (Year 1) £9,790
International students full time 4 years	Tuition fees (Year 1) 30,700

Home Fee Students

Tuition fees are payable for each year of your course. These fee limits can change each academic year and are set by the government.  

Our full-time undergraduate fees for home-fee paying students are: 

• £9,790 in 2026/27 
• £10,050 in 2027/28 

These fees apply to new and continuing students in each academic year. 

As a general principle, you should expect the tuition fee to increase in each subsequent academic year of your course, subject to government regulations on fee increases and in line with inflation.

Read more about fees and funding

International Fee Students

Depending on your residency history, if you’re a student from the EU, other EEA or a Swiss national, with settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme, you’ll normally pay the ‘Home’ tuition fee rate and may be eligible for Student Finance England support.

EU students without settled or pre-settled status will normally be charged fees at the ‘International’ rate and will not be eligible for Student Finance England support.

If you are unsure of your fee status, check out the latest guidance here.

As a general principle, you should expect the tuition fee to increase in each subsequent academic year of your course, subject to government regulations on fee increases and in line with inflation.

Read more about fees and funding

Scholarships

We support our EU and international students by providing a generous range of Vice-Chancellor's automatic and merit-based scholarships. See our undergraduate scholarship page for more information.

Year abroad and additional costs

For programmes where you can spend a year on a work placement or studying abroad, you will receive a significant fee reduction for that year. 

Some of our degrees involve additional costs which are not covered by your tuition fees.

Scholarships

Find out more about:

• scholarships for UK, EU and international students
• Student Loans and Government financial support for UK and EU students

How to apply

Apply through UCAS

To apply for undergraduate study at Newcastle University, you must use the online application system managed by the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS). All UK schools and colleges, and a small number of EU and international establishments, are registered with UCAS. You will need:

• the UCAS name and institution codes for Newcastle University (NEWC/N21)
• the UCAS code for the course you want to apply for
• the UCAS 'buzzword' for your school or college

If you are applying independently, or are applying from a school or college which is not registered to manage applications, you will still use the Apply system. You will not need a buzzword.

Apply through UCAS

International students can apply through an agent

International students often apply to us through an agent. Have a look at our recommended agents and get in touch with them.

Visit our International pages