BSc Aircraft Maintenance Engineering including Foundation Year
About this course
BSc (Hons) Aircraft Maintenance Engineering including Foundation Year, an engineering degree centered on aircraft maintenance and aviation industry practices. Core topics include Engineering Design. The course includes a compulsory foundation year designed to support students who do not currently meet the standard admissions criteria. The first year covers foundational principles through Starting your University Journey, Engineering in Action: From Theory to Practice, Design and Manufacture in Action, and The Impact Challenge. These modules introduce academic and professional skills, core mathematical and scientific principles, engineering design and manufacturing fundamentals, and team-based problem-solving.
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Entry requirements
UCAS points: 48 (or above) Typical qualification requirements: A Level: DD Welsh BACC: N/A BTEC: BTEC Extended Diploma Pass Pass Pass or BTEC Diploma Pass Pass Access to HE: Pass the Access to Higher Education Diploma T Level: Pass (D or E) Additional requirements include: The University normally requires a minimum 3 GCSEs including Mathematics and English at Grade C/Grade 4 or above, or their equivalent but consideration is given to individual circumstances
What students say
Based on about 22 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 95%
- Learning opportunities: 91%
- Assessment and feedback: 88%
- Academic support: 98%
- Organisation and management: 92%
- Learning resources: 87%
- Student voice: 87%
What graduates do next
Based on about 10 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 65%
- Working and studying: 15%
- Further study: 10%
Most common jobs
- Skilled trades occupations: 45%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals: 20%
- Architects, Chartered Architectural Technologists, Planning Officers, Surveyors and Construction Professionals: 5%
- Administrative occupations: 5%
- Quality and Regulatory Professionals: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 85%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 75%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 60%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 105 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 4%
- East Midlands: 3%
- West Midlands: 7%
- East of England: 6%
- London: 12%
- South East: 4%
- South West: 19%
- Wales: 43%
- Scotland: 3%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 40 students who started
- A levels: 90%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
- Other qualifications: 10%
Modules
- Starting your University Journey
- Engineering in Action: From Theory to Practice
- Design and Manufacture in Action
- The Impact Challenge
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Aircraft Maintenance Engineering including Foundation Year at University of South Wales earn?
The median salary is £29,000 after 15 months, £26,500 after 3 years, £35,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £26,500 and £40,000. The £35,000 median after five years is £3,500 less than the UK median for Aeronautical and aerospace engineering.
What do graduates of BSc Aircraft Maintenance Engineering including Foundation Year at University of South Wales do next?
90% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Aircraft Maintenance Engineering including Foundation Year at University of South Wales?
95% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc Aircraft Maintenance Engineering including Foundation Year at University of South Wales?
The typical offer is DD at A level. The average entrant had 113 UCAS points.