Automotive Engineering (with Foundation Year) at Bristol, UWE
Automotive Engineering (with Foundation Year) (BEng (Hon), H31F) at Bristol, UWE 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 under 96 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Main course page on courses.uwe.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 courses.uwe.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 under 96 points.
25 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- H31F · H3 mechanical engineering
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Foundation year
- built in
The accredited BEng (Hons) will meet, in part, the exemplifying academic benchmark requirements for registration as a Chartered Engineer and Students will need to complete an approved format of further learning pursuant to the requirements of UKSPEC. The accredited BEng (Hons) will also automatically meet in full, the exemplifying academic benchmark requirements for registration as an Incorporated Engineer (IEng). More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
80%
still studying
UK 85%
20%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course75%83%
Learning opportunities78%80%
Assessment and feedback73%78%
Academic support86%86%
Organisation and management55%75%
Learning resources74%87%
Student voice55%76%
10 final-year students · 73% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£31k3 years£31k5 years£37.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 85 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
70% working5% working and studying10% studying10% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
65%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 78%
85%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
40%
use what they learned
UK 65%
- Engineering professionals20%
- Skilled trades occupations15%
- Managers, directors and senior officials15%
- Administrative occupations5%
- Caring personal services5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 25 graduates · 75% responded · 2023-24
Figures are for the main course; this variant is listed with it. Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Bristol, South West England, England
- Postcode
- BS16 1QY
Subjects
automotive engineering engineering and technology
Campus
- Campus
- University of the West of England
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Production and manufacturing 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 Birmingham | Mechatronic and Robotic Engineering BEng | 136 points | 128–143 |
| Aberystwyth University | Artificial Intelligence and Robotics BSc (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| ASU London | Engineering with Mechatronics Systems BEng (Hon) | 112 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Bedfordshire | Artificial Intelligence and Robotics BSc (Hons) | 96 points | under 96 |
| University College Birmingham | Automated Manufacturing Engineering BEng (Hon) | 88 points | — |
| Anglia Ruskin University | Mechatronics and Robotics Engineering BEng (Hon) | 80 points | under 96 |
| Barnsley College University Centre | Electrical and Electronic Engineering HNC | — | — |
| BMet (Birmingham Metropolitan College) | BSc Computing BSC | — | — |
| Bristol, UWE | Automotive Engineering (with Foundation Year) this course | See entry requirements | under 96 |
| University of Aberdeen | Mechanical Engineering with Subsea Technology MEng (Hon) | — | 160–175 |
| University of Bath | Mechanical Engineering w Manufacturing & Management w professional placement MEng (Hons) | — | — |
See all 380 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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