Mechanical Engineering with Foundation Year at Sheffield Hallam University
Mechanical Engineering with Foundation Year (BEng (Hon), A029) at Sheffield Hallam University: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the course had 96–111 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Main course page on shu.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 shu.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 96–111 points.
35 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 85%, other higher education 15%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- A029 · A0 no standard meaning
- Duration
- 5 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
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
85%
still studying
UK 87%
10%
left higher education
UK 10%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
45 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course84%84%
Learning opportunities87%84%
Assessment and feedback77%78%
Academic support80%89%
Organisation and management73%79%
Learning resources90%88%
Student voice63%75%
30 final-year students · 73% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£29k5 years£35.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 20 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
80% working10% studying10% unemployed
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
75%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 80%
70%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
70%
use what they learned
UK 60%
- Engineering professionals65%
- Elementary occupations10%
- Sales occupations5%
- Managers, directors and senior officials5%
- Information Technology Professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 50% 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
- Sheffield, Yorkshire and the Humber, England
- Postcode
- S1 1WB
Subjects
mechanical engineering engineering and technology
Campus
- Campus
- City 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 |
| Sheffield Hallam University | Mechanical Engineering with Foundation Year this course | — | 96–111 |
See all 486 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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