BEng Energy Engineering with a Year Abroad
About this course
BEng (Hons) in Chemical Engineering, combining energy technologies with engineering design. Core topics include Control Systems, Mathematical Modelling, and Engineering Design. The course includes an integrated first year, with optional modules available from Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Environmental Sciences from year two. A year abroad in the third year provides international experience.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB including Mathematics
What students say
Based on about 28 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 87%
- Learning opportunities: 86%
- Assessment and feedback: 80%
- Academic support: 90%
- Organisation and management: 74%
- Learning resources: 87%
- Student voice: 86%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 20 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 95%
- Left higher education: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 10 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 75%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Further study: 10%
Most common jobs
- Engineering professionals: 50%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 25%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals: 10%
- Architects, Chartered Architectural Technologists, Planning Officers, Surveyors and Construction Professionals: 10%
- Elementary occupations: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 95%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 75%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 85%
Who gets in
Based on about 15 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 90%
- Access course: 5%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- ENGINEERING YEAR ABROAD
- ENGINEERING DESIGN AND PRACTICE
- ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES AND ANALYSIS
- MATHEMATICAL METHODS FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
- ELECTRONICS
- FURTHER MATHEMATICAL METHODS FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
- RENEWABLE ENERGY
- ENGINEERING DESIGN PROJECT
- STRUCTURES AND MATERIALS
- THERMOFLUIDS ANALYSIS AND DESIGN
- ELECTRICAL MACHINES AND POWER ELECTRONICS
- ENGINEERING MAJOR PROJECT
- NUCLEAR ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
- SOLAR ENERGY ENGINEERING
- CONTROL SYSTEMS
- STRESS ANALYSIS AND DESIGN
- MODELLING ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESSES
- THE CARBON CYCLE AND CLIMATE CHANGE
- POWER SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BEng Energy Engineering with a Year Abroad at University of East Anglia earn?
The median salary is £29,000 after 15 months. After fifteen months the middle half of graduates earn between £28,000 and £35,000. The £29,000 median after fifteen months is £4,000 less than the UK median for Chemical, process and energy engineering.
What do graduates of BEng Energy Engineering with a Year Abroad at University of East Anglia do next?
100% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BEng Energy Engineering with a Year Abroad at University of East Anglia?
87% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BEng Energy Engineering with a Year Abroad at University of East Anglia?
The typical offer is ABB at A level. The average entrant had 118 UCAS points.
Does BEng Energy Engineering with a Year Abroad at University of East Anglia include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory year abroad.
How many students continue on BEng Energy Engineering with a Year Abroad at University of East Anglia?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.