BEng General Engineering
About this course
BEng in General Engineering, an engineering degree covering multi-disciplinary principles across electrical, electronic and mechanical fields. Core topics include Programming, Engineering Design, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. Students can choose to complete an optional placement year or spend a year studying abroad. The first year establishes fundamental knowledge through compulsory modules such as Sustainable Engineering Design, Digital Electronics and Communications, Engineering Mathematics with programming 1, and Solid Mechanics. The second year builds on this with modules including Integrated Engineering Design, System Dynamics and Control, Engineering Management, and Mechatronics, alongside optional modules like Materials and Structures or Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics. Further compulsory study includes Sustainable Electrical Systems, State Variable Control, and Machine Learning for Engineers, while optional choices span Finite Element Analysis and Design, Heat Transfer and Energy Systems, Tribology in Engineering Design, Rigid Body and Structural Dynamics, Digital Control and Actuators, and Aerospace Materials and Structures.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB including Maths
What students say
Based on about 10 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 82%
- Learning opportunities: 85%
- Assessment and feedback: 82%
- Academic support: 91%
- Organisation and management: 82%
- Learning resources: 85%
- Student voice: 70%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 80 students who started
- Continued on course: 89%
- Left higher education: 11%
What graduates do next
Based on about 6 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 50%
- Working and studying: 20%
- Further study: 10%
- Unemployed: 10%
Most common jobs
- Engineering professionals: 50%
- Skilled trades occupations: 10%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 5%
- Administrative occupations: 5%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 80%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 60%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 50%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 155 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 2%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 3%
- East Midlands: 20%
- West Midlands: 15%
- East of England: 11%
- London: 22%
- South East: 14%
- South West: 9%
- Wales: 3%
Who gets in
Based on about 75 students who started
- A levels: 93%
- Other HE qualification: 1%
- Other qualifications: 4%
- No formal qualifications: 1%
Accreditation & quality ratings
- Accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as an Incorporated Engineer and partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer.
- 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).
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Sustainable Electrical Systems
- State Variable Control
- Machine Learning for Engineers
- Finite Element Analysis and Design
- Heat Transfer and Energy Systems
- Tribology in Engineering Design
- Rigid Body and Structural Dynamics
- Digital Control and Actuators
- Aerospace Materials and Structures
- Sustainable Engineering Design
- Digital Electronics and Communications
- Engineering Mathematics with programming 1
- Solid Mechanics
- Principles of Electrical Engineering
- Engineering Mathematics with programming 2
- Fluid Mechanics
- Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer
- Integrated Engineering Design
- System Dynamics and Control
- Engineering Management
- Mechatronics
- Computational Engineering Methods
- Materials and Structures
- Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics
- Dynamics and Vibrations
- Materials Processing
- Applied Engineering Thermodynamics
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BEng General Engineering at University of Leicester earn?
The median salary is £31,000 after 15 months, £30,000 after 3 years, £37,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £31,500 and £45,000. The £37,500 median after five years is £3,500 less than the UK median for Engineering.
What do graduates of BEng General Engineering at University of Leicester do next?
80% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BEng General Engineering at University of Leicester?
82% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BEng General Engineering at University of Leicester?
The typical offer is ABB at A level. The average entrant had 92 UCAS points.
Is BEng General Engineering at University of Leicester accredited?
Yes. Accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as an Incorporated Engineer and partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer. 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).
Does BEng General Engineering at University of Leicester include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BEng General Engineering at University of Leicester?
89% of students continued into their second year, and 11% left higher education.