Mechanical Engineering with a Foundation Year at University of Sheffield
Mechanical Engineering with a Foundation Year (MEng (Hons), H301) 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.
35 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, a baccalaureate 5%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- H301 · H3 mechanical engineering
- Duration
- 5 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
95%
still studying
UK 87%
5%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
40 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course95%84%
Learning opportunities93%84%
Assessment and feedback88%78%
Academic support96%89%
Organisation and management90%79%
Learning resources95%88%
Student voice90%75%
135 final-year students · 67% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£33k3 years£34.5k5 years£43.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 45 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
77% working6% working and studying6% studying4% unemployed6% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
86%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 80%
88%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
80%
use what they learned
UK 60%
- Engineering professionals66%
- Skilled trades occupations6%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals6%
- Teaching Professionals3%
- Information Technology Professionals2%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 80 graduates · 63% 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
mechanical engineering engineering and technology
Campus
- Campus
- Main 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 |
| University of Sheffield | Mechanical Engineering with a Foundation Year this course | — | 112–127 |
See all 486 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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