Mechanical Engineering (with Foundation Year) at London South Bank University
Mechanical Engineering (with Foundation Year) (BEng (Hon), H30F) at London South Bank University asked for 64 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had under 96 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on lsbu.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~64 points
Openbelow CCC
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 lsbu.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 64
The middle entrant had under 96 points.
35 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, other higher education 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- H30F · 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 87%
20%
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 course82%84%
Learning opportunities89%84%
Assessment and feedback84%78%
Academic support92%89%
Organisation and management84%79%
Learning resources92%88%
Student voice82%75%
55 final-year students · 80% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£31k3 years£26.5k5 years£35k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 10 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
65% working15% working and studying5% studying10% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
75%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 80%
90%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
60%
use what they learned
UK 60%
- Engineering professionals45%
- Sales occupations10%
- Process, plant and machine operatives10%
- Managers, directors and senior officials5%
- Elementary occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 25 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- London, Greater London, England
- Postcode
- SE1 0AA
Subjects
mechanical engineering engineering and technology
Campus
- Campus
- Southwark Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
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