Design Engineering with Integrated Foundation Year at University of Brighton

Design Engineering with Integrated Foundation Year (BEng (Hon), H152) at University of Brighton asked for 72 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had under 96 UCAS points.

UCAS listing ↗ Course page on brighton.ac.uk ↗

UCAS tariff

~72 points

Open

below 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 brighton.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni

Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 72

20% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had under 96 points.

10 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%

Came in with A-levels or Highers 75%, other higher education 15%, a baccalaureate 10%.

Course

Award: Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours)
Code: H152 · H1 general engineering
Duration: 4 years
Mode: Full-time
Starts: September 2027
Entry: Year 1, Foundation
Year: 2027

Placement year: optional
Foundation year: built in

Student experience

After the first yearSubject at this uni

80%

still studying

UK 83%

20%

left higher education

UK 11%

moved to a lower award

UK 0%

15 students · started 2023-24

National Student SurveyWider subject at this uni

% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course87%86%

Learning opportunities86%85%

Assessment and feedback79%78%

Academic support89%89%

Organisation and management78%79%

Learning resources86%88%

Student voice77%78%

80 final-year students · 70% responded · NSS 2025-26

After graduating

SalaryWider subject at this uni

15 months

£33k3 years

£31k5 years

£38.5k

£20k£30k£40k£50k

middle halfmedianUK, same subject

15 months: survey of 25 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates

15 months onWider subject at this uni

78% working2% working and studying4% studying7% unemployed9% other

UK, same subject: 89% in work or study

80%

in professional or managerial jobs

UK 80%

80%

say their work is meaningful

UK 85%

75%

use what they learned

UK 65%

Engineering professionals45%
Skilled trades occupations10%
Science, engineering and technology associate professionals10%
Process, plant and machine operatives5%
Information Technology Professionals5%

Graduate Outcomes survey · 55 graduates · 55% responded · 2022-24

Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.

Location

Campus: Brighton, South East England, England
Postcode: BN2 4AT

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Subjects

engineering design engineering and technology

Campus

Campus: Moulsecoomb
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
Blackpool and the Fylde College	General Engineering HNC	80 points	—
Solihull College & University Centre	Engineering HNC	80 points	—
University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI)	Technological Education BSc (Hons)	72 - 75 points	112–127
University of Brighton	Design Engineering with Integrated Foundation Year this course	72 points	under 96
BMet (Birmingham Metropolitan College)	Engineering (General Engineering) HNC	64 points	—
London South Bank University	Building Services Engineering FdEng	64 points	96–111
Middlesex University	Design Engineering with Foundation Year BEng (Hon)	40 - 64 points	96–111
New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering (NMITE)	BEng (Hons) Integrated Engineering with Foundation Year BEng (Hon)	64 points	—
University of East London	Engineering Management (with Foundation Year) BEng (Hon)	64 points	under 96
University of Lincoln	Mechatronics with Science Foundation Year BEng (Hon)	64 points	96–111
University of Northampton	Engineering (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons)	64 points	under 96

See all 325 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side

More engineering at University of Brighton

Aerospace Engineering BEng (Hon)
Aerospace Engineering MEng (Hon)
Aerospace Engineering (Top-Up) BSc (Hons)
Aerospace Engineering (with Integrated Foundation Year) BEng (Hon)
Automotive Engineering BEng (Hon)
Automotive Engineering MEng (Hon)
Automotive Engineering (Top-Up) BSc (Hons)
Automotive Engineering (with Integrated Foundation Year) BEng (Hon)
Civil Engineering BEng (Hon)
Civil Engineering MEng (Hon)
Civil Engineering (with Integrated Foundation Year) BEng (Hon)
Civil Engineering (with Integrated Foundation Year) MEng (Hon)

All 35 in one table