Mechanical Engineering with Foundation Year at Bucks New University

Mechanical Engineering with Foundation Year (BEng (Hon), ME02) at Bucks New University asked for 32–56 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 96–111 UCAS points.

UCAS listing ↗ Course page on bucks.ac.uk ↗

UCAS tariff

~56 points

Open

below CCC

Published as 32 - 56 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 bucks.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Entrants’ UCAS pointsWider subject at this uni

Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 56

25% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 96–111 points.

30 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%

Came in with A-levels or Highers 47%, other higher education 40%, a baccalaureate 5%.

Course

Award: Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours)
Code: ME02 · M0 no standard meaning + E2 no standard meaning
Duration: 4 years
Mode: Full-time
Starts: September 2027
Entry: Foundation
Year: 2027

Foundation year: built in

Student experience

After the first yearWider subject at this uni

45%

still studying

UK 85%

20%

left higher education

UK 12%

moved to a lower award

UK 0%

35 students · started 2023-24

National Student SurveyWider subject at this uni

% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course89%86%

Learning opportunities91%85%

Assessment and feedback90%78%

Academic support84%89%

Organisation and management76%79%

Learning resources80%88%

Student voice73%78%

30 final-year students · 86% responded · NSS 2025-26

After graduating

SalaryWider subject at this uni

15 months

£28k3 years

£22k5 years

£27k

£10k£20k£30k£40k

middle halfmedianUK, same subject

15 months: survey of 10 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates

15 months onWider subject at this uni

90% working10% unemployed

UK, same subject: 90% in work or study

35%

in professional or managerial jobs

UK 78%

70%

say their work is meaningful

UK 85%

50%

use what they learned

UK 65%

Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 70% responded · 2023-24

Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.

Location

Campus: High Wycombe, South East England, England
Postcode: HP11 2JZ

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Subjects

mechanical engineering engineering and technology

Campus

Campus: High Wycombe Campus
Housing: Accommodation ↗
Union: Students' union ↗

Mechanical 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
BMet (Birmingham Metropolitan College)	Foundation Degree Manufacturing Engineering FD	64 points	—
Canterbury Christ Church University	General Engineering With Foundation Year BEng (Hon)	64 points	128–143
Coventry University	Mechanical Engineering with foundation year BEng (Hon)	64 points	under 96
University of Bradford	Mechanical Engineering (with Integrated Foundation Year) BEng (Hon)	64 points	96–111
University of East London	Mechanical Engineering (with Foundation Year) BEng (Hon)	64 points	under 96
Bucks New University	Mechanical Engineering with Foundation Year this course	32 - 56 points	96–111
Blackpool and the Fylde College	Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) BEng (Hon)	48 points	—
Cornwall College	Professional Superyacht Engineer HNC	48 points	—
East Sussex College	Engineering Mechanical HNC	DD - CE	—
University of Bedfordshire	Mechanical Engineering (With Foundation Year) BEng (Hon)	32 - 48 points	under 96
University of Cumbria	Mechanical Engineering (with Integrated Foundation Year) BEng	48 points	—

See all 486 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side

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