Mechanical Engineering with professional placement at University of Bath
Mechanical Engineering with professional placement (MEng (Hons), T123) at University of Bath asked for A*A*A in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 192–207 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Main course page on bath.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~A*A*A
Highest160 points · A*AA and above
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 bath.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 160
The middle entrant had 192–207 points. 12% had fewer than the 160 asked.
55 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 96%, a baccalaureate 2%, an Access course 2%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- T123 · T1 Chinese studies
- Duration
- 5 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- October 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- built in
The accredited MEng fully meets the exemplifying academic benchmark requirements, for registration as a Chartered Engineer (CEng). More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
98%
still studying
UK 87%
2%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
60 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course91%84%
Learning opportunities86%84%
Assessment and feedback79%78%
Academic support91%89%
Organisation and management77%79%
Learning resources90%88%
Student voice77%75%
50 final-year students · 81% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£33.5k3 years£36k5 years£46.5k
£30k£40k£50k£60k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 60 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
90% working5% working and studying5% studying5% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
95%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 80%
90%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
70%
use what they learned
UK 60%
- Engineering professionals50%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals20%
- Information Technology Professionals10%
- Process, plant and machine operatives5%
- Managers, directors and senior officials5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 35 graduates · 75% 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
- Bath, South West England, England
- Postcode
- BA2 7AY
Subjects
mechanical engineering engineering and technology
Campus
- Campus
- University of Bath
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Mechanical 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle University | Mechanical Engineering MEng (Hon) | 136 - 160 points | 128–143 |
| University of Bath | Mechanical Engineering with professional placement this course | A*A*A | 192–207 |
| University of Manchester | Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hon) | A*A*A | 208–223 |
| University of Bristol | Mechanical and Electrical Engineering MEng (Hon) | 112 - 159 points | 176–191 |
| University of Strathclyde | Aero-Mechanical Engineering MEng | 120 - 159 points | 176–191 |
| University of Sussex | Mechanical Engineering MEng (Hon) | 136 - 153 points | 112–127 |
| University of Leeds | Mechanical Engineering MEng (Hon) | A*AA | 160–175 |
| University of Leicester | Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 128 - 152 points | 96–111 |
| University of Sheffield | Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hons) | A*AA | 160–175 |
| University of Southampton | Biomedical Engineering (Mechanics and Materials) BEng (Hon) | A*AA | 144–159 |
| University of Surrey | Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 128 - 152 points | 112–127 |
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