Engineering BEng

Program Overview

This BEng Engineering degree at the University of Exeter offers a flexible approach, allowing students to explore core engineering disciplines in the first year before specializing in one in the second year. Emphasizing real-world projects, the program equips graduates with technical expertise and skills for successful careers in various engineering fields. The course also offers opportunities to develop proficiency in areas such as data science or entrepreneurship.

Program Outline

You'll learn from world-leading academics and discover the latest ideas, research findings and emerging technologies in the field. The course has a strong emphasis on real-world projects, equipping you with the technical expertise and skills required for a successful career.

Outline:

Year 1:

The multidisciplinary ethos of the first year builds core theoretical and practical knowledge in all engineering disciplines, giving you the opportunity to specialise from your second year. A year-long multidisciplinary group project provides a means of putting core knowledge into practice.

• ENG1002 Engineering Mathematics and Scientific Computing: 30 credits
• ENG1005 Multi-Disciplinary Group Challenge Project: 30 credits
• ENG1006 Entrepreneurship: 15 credits
• ENG1007 Fundamentals of Mechanics: 15 credits
• ENG1008 Fundamentals of Materials: 15 credits
• ENG1009 Fundamentals of Electronics: 15 credits

Year 2:

On progression to your second year, you’ll have the opportunity to specialise in one of the core disciplines introduced in your first year:

• Civil Engineering
• Engineering and Entrepreneurship BEng
• Electronic Engineering
• Engineering and Management
• Mechanical Engineering
You will study a number of core modules and, depending upon your choice of specialism, select additional optional modules to complete the year's credits and complement your chosen discipline.

Final Year:

The modules studied in your third year will further develop your specialism. You will have the freedom to direct your studies, as you choose a larger number of the modules complementing the core teaching of the course. Some programmes will require that you undertake a group or individual project at this stage.

Assessment:

Modules are assessed by a combination of continuous assessment through small practical exercises, project work, essay writing, presentations and exams. You must pass your first year assessment in order to progress to the second year, but the results do not count towards your degree classification. Project work is a core element of this degree, providing invaluable experience of problem-solving, engineering design and team working. Projects are typically industrially driven, are commercially relevant and often directly involve a company.

Teaching:

You’ll typically have between 15 and 32 hours of direct contact time per week with your tutors and you will be expected to supplement your lectures with independent study. You should expect your total workload to average about 40 hours per week during term time. All our academic staff are internationally-recognised scientists working across a wide range of topics. Your course will draw on the very latest ideas, research discoveries and new technologies in the field.

Careers:

Our graduates are now working for major international organisations in a diverse range of sectors, or have successfully launched their own companies. Engineers have a reputation as being articulate, numerate, problem solvers, who claim great job satisfaction. Typically, salaries are significantly higher for engineering graduates than the average for other graduates. Exeter has an excellent reputation with graduate recruiters and a strong employment record. Our graduates excel in specialist engineering fields and across a broad range of other sectors. Throughout your degree, you will have the opportunity to meet with graduate employers. Examples of roles recent graduates are now working as include:

• Aerospace Engineer
• Chartered and Certified Accountant
• Civil Engineer
• Electronics Engineer
• Engineering Project Manager
• Project Engineer
• Mechanical Engineer
• Programmer
• Software Developer

Other:

• The course has a strong emphasis on real-world projects.
Financial support is also available for students from disadvantaged backgrounds, lower income households and other under-represented groups to help them access, succeed and progress through higher education.
• You can take up to 30 credits in a subject outside of your course.
This can increase your employability and widen your intellectual horizons.
• If you complete 60 credits of modules in one of the subjects below, you may have the words 'with proficiency in [e.g.
Social Data Science]' added to your degree title when you graduate:
• A Foreign Language
• Data Science
• Entrepreneurship
• Innovation
• Law
• Leadership
• Social Data Science
• 63% say staff value students' views and opinions about the course.
• 74% of students say teaching staff have supported their learning well.
• 90% in work or doing further study 15 months after the course.

UK students: £9,250 per year International students: £29,700 per year