Mechanical Engineering at Bournemouth University
Mechanical Engineering (BEng (Hon), H305) at Bournemouth University asked for See entry requirements in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 96–111 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on bournemouth.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~See entry requirements
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check bournemouth.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subject
The middle entrant had 96–111 points.
25 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 85%, other higher education 15%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- H305 · H3 mechanical engineering
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
Accredited by the Institution of Engineering Designers (IED) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as an Incorporated Engineer and partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer. More ↗
Accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
75%
still studying
UK 87%
25%
left higher education
UK 10%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
35 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course86%84%
Learning opportunities79%84%
Assessment and feedback72%78%
Academic support93%89%
Organisation and management78%79%
Learning resources93%88%
Student voice83%75%
25 final-year students · 100% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£29k5 years£37k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 25 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
75% working10% unemployed15% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
85%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 80%
85%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
80%
use what they learned
UK 60%
- Engineering professionals55%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals15%
- Information Technology Professionals10%
- Skilled trades occupations5%
- Elementary occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 60% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Poole, South West England, England
- Postcode
- BH12 5BB
Subjects
mechanical engineering engineering and technology
Campus
- Campus
- Bournemouth University
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Mechanical engineering at other universities
One course at each of 10 universities. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Bath | Integrated Design Engineering BEng (Hons) | A*A*A | 192–207 |
| Bangor University | Engineering (Mechanical) MEng (Hon) | 128 - 144 points | — |
| Anglia Ruskin University | Mechanical Engineering MEng (Hon) | 104 - 120 points | under 96 |
| University of Aberdeen | Engineering (Mechanical and Electrical) BEng (Hon) | BBC | — |
| University of Bedfordshire | Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 112 points | under 96 |
| Aston University, Birmingham | Engineering and Physical Sciences Foundation Programme: Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 72 - 90 points | 112–127 |
| ASU London | Mechanical Design Engineering MEng | — | — |
| Barnsley College University Centre | Electrical and Electronic Engineering HNC | — | — |
| Bedford College Group | Mechanical Engineering HNC | — | — |
| Birmingham City University | Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hon) | — | under 96 |
| Bournemouth University | Mechanical Engineering this course | See entry requirements | 96–111 |
See all 486 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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