Mechanical Engineering (Including Foundation Year) at University of South Wales
Mechanical Engineering (Including Foundation Year) (BEng (Hon), H30F) at University of South Wales asked for 48 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 96–111 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on southwales.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~48 points
Openbelow 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 southwales.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 48
40% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 96–111 points.
10 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 65%, a degree 15%, an Access course 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- H30F · H3 mechanical engineering
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
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
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course79%84%
Learning opportunities79%84%
Assessment and feedback71%78%
Academic support91%89%
Organisation and management76%79%
Learning resources82%88%
Student voice67%75%
15 final-year students · 61% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£29k5 years£35k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 20 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
70% working15% working and studying15% studying
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
60%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 80%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
65%
use what they learned
UK 65%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 60% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Pontypridd, Wales, Wales
- Postcode
- CF37 1DL
Subjects
mechanical engineering engineering and technology
Campus
- Campus
- Treforest
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackpool and the Fylde College | Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) BEng (Hon) | 48 points | — |
| City College Plymouth | Mechanical Engineering FdSc | 48 points | — |
| Cornwall College | Professional Superyacht Engineer HNC | 48 points | — |
| East Sussex College | Engineering Mechanical HNC | DD - CE | — |
| Gower College Swansea | Mechanical Engineering HND | 48 points | — |
| Lincoln College University Centre | Mechanical Engineering for England HND | 48 points | — |
| Nottingham College | Mechanical Engineering for England HNC | 48 points | — |
| University Centre Farnborough | Mechanical Engineering HND | 48 points | — |
| University of Bedfordshire | Mechanical Engineering (With Foundation Year) BEng (Hon) | 32 - 48 points | under 96 |
| University of Cumbria | Mechanical Engineering (with Integrated Foundation Year) BEng | 48 points | — |
| University of South Wales | Mechanical Engineering (Including Foundation Year) this course | 48 points | 96–111 |
See all 486 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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