Mechanical Engineering (with Integrated Foundation Year) - BEng

University of Cumbria

Start your journey towards a career in engineering with the University of Cumbria's BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Integrated Foundation Year, with the potential to gain competitive edge via our scholarship award.\If you don’t meet the standard entry requirements or want extra preparation before starting degree-level study, our integrated foundation year offers the perfect stepping stone. This supportive first year helps you build academic confidence, strengthen your subject knowledge, and develop essential skills for success.\You will explore key scientific and mathematical principles, enhance your problem-solving abilities, and get to grips with university-level learning in a nurturing environment designed to ease your transition into higher education. Upon successful completion of the foundation year, you will automatically progress onto the BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering programme, ready to thrive in your studies and future career.\\In your foundation year you will develop essential academic skills such as independent study, essay writing, communication and problem-solving. You will grow in confidence and have time to explore Engineering more broadly.\In your first year of your degree, you will focus on becoming an independent learner while building a strong foundation in engineering principles, mathematics, and design. You’ll learn to create and test engineering artefacts, explore materials and manufacturing processes, and gain essential knowledge of electrical and mechanical mechatronic principles.\In your second year, you’ll tackle more broadly defined challenges that require integrating knowledge from across your studies. You’ll deepen your understanding of applied mechatronics, materials and manufacturing, and digital manufacturing, while developing advanced modelling and simulation skills. Team-based projects will give you the opportunity to solve real-world engineering problems in a simulated professional environment.\Your third year, you will master complex engineering problems and explore advanced topics such as manufacturing systems, instrumentation and control, and cutting-edge materials technologies. You’ll also undertake a substantial independent engineering project, applying your skills creatively to deliver solutions with real-world impact.

Science and Engineering