Biomedical Engineering (Mechanics and Materials) with Industrial Placement Year at University of Southampton
Biomedical Engineering (Mechanics and Materials) with Industrial Placement Year (BEng (Hon), H675) at University of Southampton asked for A*AA 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
~A*AA
High152 points · around AAA
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 152
The middle entrant had 144–159 points. At least 15% had fewer than the 152 asked.
20 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 60%, a foundation course 30%, a baccalaureate 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- H675 · H6 electronic and electrical engineering
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
85%
still studying
UK 90%
15%
left higher education
UK 9%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
25 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course90%86%
Learning opportunities89%87%
Assessment and feedback79%79%
Academic support98%90%
Organisation and management76%79%
Learning resources95%89%
Student voice83%83%
20 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
mechanical engineering engineering and technology
Campus
- Campus
- Southampton
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Strathclyde | Aero-Mechanical Engineering MEng | 120 - 159 points | 176–191 |
| University of Sussex | Mechanical Engineering MEng (Hon) | 136 - 153 points | 112–127 |
| Newcastle University | Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 128 - 152 points | 128–143 |
| UCL (University College London) | Mechanical Engineering MEng (Hon) | A*AA | 160–175 |
| University of Bristol | Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hon) | A*AA - AAB | 192–207 |
| University of Leeds | Mechanical Engineering MEng (Hon) | A*AA | 160–175 |
| University of Leicester | Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 128 - 152 points | 96–111 |
| University of Sheffield | Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hons) | A*AA | 160–175 |
| University of Southampton | Biomedical Engineering (Mechanics and Materials) with Industrial Placement Year this course | A*AA | 144–159 |
| University of Surrey | Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 128 - 152 points | 112–127 |
| University of Warwick | Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering MEng (Hon) | 152 points | 160–175 |
See all 486 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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