Materials Science and Engineering with a Foundation Year at University of Sheffield
Materials Science and Engineering with a Foundation Year (MEng (Hons), J501) at University of Sheffield: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the course had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Main course page on sheffield.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 sheffield.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 112–127 points.
10 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- J501 · J5 materials technology
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
- Foundation year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 93%
10%
left higher education
UK 7%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course87%88%
Learning opportunities85%88%
Assessment and feedback81%78%
Academic support98%90%
Organisation and management77%86%
Learning resources88%89%
Student voice78%82%
30 final-year students · 76% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£32.5k3 years£30.5k5 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 onSubject at this uni
55% working15% working and studying15% studying5% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 93% in work or study
95%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 75%
85%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
80%
use what they learned
UK 65%
- Engineering professionals65%
- Natural and social science professionals10%
- Sales occupations5%
- Finance Professionals5%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 65% 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
- S10 2TN
Subjects
materials engineering engineering and technology
Campus
- Campus
- Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Materials technology at other universities
One course at each of 8 universities. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imperial College London | Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering MEng (Hon) | 144 - 156 points | 224–239 |
| Bangor University | Engineering (Mechanical) MEng (Hon) | 128 - 144 points | — |
| Queen Mary University of London | Materials Science and Engineering MEng (Hon) | 131 - 144 points | 112–127 |
| University of Birmingham | Materials Science and Engineering BEng (Hon) | 136 points | 144–159 |
| University of Leeds | Materials Science and Engineering MEng (Hon) | AAB | 128–143 |
| Swansea University | Materials Science and Engineering BEng (Hon) | 104 - 128 points | under 96 |
| City College Plymouth | Civil Engineering FdSc | 56 points | — |
| Loughborough University | Aerospace Materials BEng (Hon) | — | — |
| University of Sheffield | Materials Science and Engineering with a Foundation Year this course | — | 112–127 |
See all 50 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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