Engineering with Foundation at Heriot-Watt University
Engineering with Foundation (BSc (Hons), GC33) at Heriot-Watt University: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on hw.ac.uk ↗
Entry requirement
Not in UCAS’s data yet
UCAS’s course search data does not include one for 2027 yet, though the university may have published it. Check hw.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subject
The middle entrant had 112–127 points.
100 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 89%, other higher education 9%, a degree 2%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- GC33 · G3 statistics + C3 zoology
- Duration
- 3 - 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
70%
still studying
UK 90%
19%
left higher education
UK 8%
11%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
65 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course100%92%
Learning opportunities85%88%
Assessment and feedback82%81%
Academic support91%93%
Organisation and management86%86%
Learning resources82%92%
Student voice89%83%
10 final-year students · 92% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£33.5k3 years£25.5k5 years£32k
£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 onSubject at this uni
25% working20% working and studying45% studying10% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
85%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 80%
100%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
70%
use what they learned
UK 51%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 75% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Edinburgh, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- EH14 4AS
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- EdinburghCampus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Physics 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 Cambridge | Natural Sciences Msci (Hon) | A*A*A | 224–239 |
| University of Bristol | Chemical Physics BSc (Hons) | 112 - 159 points | 176–191 |
| University of Bath | Mathematics and Physics BSc (Hons) | A*AA | 192–207 |
| University of Birmingham | Physics Msci (Hon) | 152 points | 176–191 |
| Cardiff University | Physics BSc (Hons) | AAB - BBB | 128–143 |
| Aberystwyth University | Engineering Physics BEng (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| City St George's, University of London | Mechanical and Design Engineering BEng (Hon) | 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of Aberdeen | Computing Science and Physics BSc (Hons) | BBC | 160–175 |
| University of Dundee | Mathematics and Physics MSci | CCC - CCD | 160–175 |
| Cornwall College | Zoology with Ecology and Conservation with Science Gateway FdSc | — | — |
| Heriot-Watt University | Engineering with Foundation this course | — | 112–127 |
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