Biomedical Engineering (Mechanics and Materials) with Foundation Year at University of Southampton
Biomedical Engineering (Mechanics and Materials) with Foundation Year (BEng (Hon), H616) at University of Southampton asked for ABB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 144–159 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on southampton.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~ABB
Competitive128 points · around ABB
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 southampton.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 128
The middle entrant had 144–159 points. 5% had fewer than the 128 asked.
205 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, a foundation course 4%, a baccalaureate 3%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- H616 · H6 electronic and electrical engineering
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
95%
still studying
UK 87%
5%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
195 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course87%84%
Learning opportunities85%84%
Assessment and feedback78%78%
Academic support91%89%
Organisation and management82%79%
Learning resources91%88%
Student voice77%75%
155 final-year students · 73% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£34k3 years£34.5k5 years£43.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 140 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
73% working10% working and studying5% studying7% unemployed4% other
UK, same subject: 89% in work or study
89%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 80%
91%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
68%
use what they learned
UK 65%
- Engineering professionals61%
- Information Technology Professionals6%
- Managers, directors and senior officials5%
- Business and public service associate professionals3%
- Elementary occupations2%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 225 graduates · 65% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Southampton, South East England, England
- Postcode
- SO17 1BJ
Subjects
general or integrated engineering engineering and technology
Campus
- Campus
- Southampton
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| City St George's, University of London | Engineering with Business BEng (Hon) | 128 points | 128–143 |
| Lancaster University | Engineering BEng (Hon) | 128 points | 112–127 |
| London South Bank University | Building Services Engineering BEng (Hon) | 112 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| Loughborough University | Design BA (Hons) | ABB | 144–159 |
| Newcastle University | Engineering Foundation year Fd cert | ABB | 128–143 |
| Queen Mary University of London | Engineering with Foundation BEng (Hon) | 120 - 128 points | — |
| University of Brighton | Design Engineering MEng (Hon) | 112 - 128 points | under 96 |
| University of Liverpool | Product Design Engineering MEng (Hon) | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Southampton | Biomedical Engineering (Mechanics and Materials) with Foundation Year this course | ABB | 144–159 |
| University of Strathclyde | Product Design Engineering BEng (Hon) | 120 - 128 points | 208–223 |
| University of York | Engineering BEng (Hon) | ABB | 112–127 |
See all 325 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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