Product Design and Technology with a Foundation Year at Loughborough University
Product Design and Technology with a Foundation Year (BSc (Hons), HJFY) at Loughborough University asked for BBB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on lboro.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~BBB
Selective120 points · around BBB
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 lboro.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 120
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. At least 10% had fewer than the 120 asked.
20 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, other qualifications 5%, no formal qualifications 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- HJFY
- Duration
- 4 - 5 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
Accredited by the Institution of Engineering Designers for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirements for Registered Product Designer (RProdDes). More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
75%
still studying
UK 83%
20%
left higher education
UK 11%
10%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
10 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course83%85%
Learning opportunities79%85%
Assessment and feedback73%77%
Academic support89%92%
Organisation and management69%71%
Learning resources84%88%
Student voice75%78%
105 final-year students · 77% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£33k3 years£34.5k5 years£42.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 265 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
83% working8% working and studying2% studying2% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
91%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 88%
85%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
75%
use what they learned
UK 65%
- Design occupations24%
- Engineering professionals24%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals8%
- Web and Multimedia Design Professionals8%
- Business and public service associate professionals7%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 60 graduates · 57% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Loughborough, East Midlands, England
- Postcode
- LE11 3TU
Subjects
engineering design engineering and technology
Campus
- Campus
- Loughborough University
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| City St George's, University of London | Engineering with Business BEng (Hon) | 128 points | 128–143 |
| ASU London | Engineering with Artificial Intelligence BEng (Hon) | 112 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Heriot-Watt University | Combined Studies BSc (Hons) | BCC - BBB | 128–143 |
| Loughborough University | Product Design and Technology with a Foundation Year this course | BBB | 128–143 |
| Southampton, Solent University | Maritime Engineering BEng | 104 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of Birmingham | Engineering and Physical Sciences with Foundation Year BEng (Hon) | 120 points | — |
| University of Brighton | Design Engineering BEng (Hon) | 104 - 120 points | under 96 |
| Ulster University | Mechatronic Engineering BEng (Hon) | 112 - 117 points | 112–127 |
| Aston University, Birmingham | Design Engineering BEng (Hon) | 96 - 112 points | 96–111 |
| Brunel University of London | Engineering with an Integrated Foundation Year BEng (Hon) | BBC - CCC | — |
| University of Aberdeen | Engineering BEng (Hon) | BBC | 128–143 |
See all 325 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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