Mechanical Engineering with Foundation Year at Liverpool John Moores University
Mechanical Engineering with Foundation Year (BEng (Hon), 8M17) at Liverpool John Moores University: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the course had 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Main course page on ljmu.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 ljmu.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 128–143 points.
20 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, no formal qualifications 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- 8M17
- Duration
- 5 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
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
90%
still studying
UK 87%
10%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course87%84%
Learning opportunities85%84%
Assessment and feedback83%78%
Academic support92%89%
Organisation and management93%79%
Learning resources90%88%
Student voice80%75%
55 final-year students · 71% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£34k3 years£30.5k5 years£37.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
70% working10% studying20% unemployed
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
75%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 80%
90%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
80%
use what they learned
UK 60%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 85% 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
- Liverpool, North West England, England
- Postcode
- L3 3AF
Subjects
mechanical engineering engineering and technology
Campus
- Campus
- City Centre Campus
- 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 |
| Liverpool John Moores University | Mechanical Engineering with Foundation Year this course | — | 128–143 |
See all 486 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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