Engineering and Physical Sciences Foundation Programme: Design Engineering at Aston University, Birmingham
Engineering and Physical Sciences Foundation Programme: Design Engineering (BEng (Hon), H15F) at Aston University, Birmingham asked for 72–90 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had under 96 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on aston.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~90 points
Openbelow CCC
Published as 72 - 90 points
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check aston.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 90
The middle entrant had under 96 points.
205 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 99%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- H15F · H1 general engineering
- Duration
- 4 - 5 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
- Foundation year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
80%
still studying
UK 83%
20%
left higher education
UK 11%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
185 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course79%85%
Learning opportunities80%85%
Assessment and feedback71%77%
Academic support81%92%
Organisation and management47%71%
Learning resources83%88%
Student voice63%78%
20 final-year students · 95% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£30.5k3 years£31k5 years£39.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 60 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
75% working25% studying
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
88%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 80%
90%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
55%
use what they learned
UK 65%
- Engineering professionals48%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals9%
- Managers, directors and senior officials8%
- Architects, Chartered Architectural Technologists, Planning Officers, Surveyors and Construction Professionals7%
- Business and public service associate professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 85% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Birmingham, West Midlands, England
- Postcode
- B4 7ET
Subjects
engineering design engineering and technology
Campus
- Campus
- Aston University
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Engineering at other universities
The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Strathclyde | Engineering Academy BEng | 102 points | 192–207 |
| Lancaster University | Engineering (with a Foundation Year) BEng (Hon) | 96 points | 112–127 |
| New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering (NMITE) | BEng (Hons) Integrated Engineering BEng (Hon) | 96 points | — |
| Robert Gordon University | Engineering Design BEng (Hon) | CCC | 112–127 |
| Swansea University | Engineering with deferred choice of specialism with a Foundation Year BEng (Hon) | 80 - 96 points | 96–111 |
| University of Liverpool | Engineering Foundation BEng (Hon) | CDD - CCC | — |
| Aston University, Birmingham | Engineering and Physical Sciences Foundation Programme: Design Engineering this course | 72 - 90 points | under 96 |
| NPTC Group | Engineering HNC | 48 - 88 points | — |
| Blackpool and the Fylde College | General Engineering HNC | 80 points | — |
| Solihull College & University Centre | Engineering HNC | 80 points | — |
| University of Staffordshire | Electrical and Electronic Engineering HND | 80 points | under 96 |
See all 325 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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