BEng Mechanical Engineering with a Year Abroad
About this course
BEng (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering, combining core mechanical disciplines with design and analysis. Core topics include Control Systems, Mathematical Modelling, and Engineering Design. The third year is spent studying abroad at a partner university, and the programme concludes with an individual major project on a student-proposed topic.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB including Mathematics
What students say
Based on about 6 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 88%
- Learning opportunities: 84%
- Assessment and feedback: 80%
- Academic support: 90%
- Organisation and management: 65%
- Learning resources: 80%
- Student voice: 83%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 80%
- Left higher education: 20%
What graduates do next
Based on about 13 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 55%
- Working and studying: 5%
- Further study: 25%
- Unemployed: 15%
Most common jobs
- Engineering professionals: 45%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals: 20%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 15%
- Process, plant and machine operatives: 5%
- 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 20 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 85%
- Access course: 10%
- 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
- ANALOGUE AND DIGITAL ELECTRONICS
- DYNAMICS AND VIBRATION
- FURTHER MATHEMATICAL METHODS FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
- ENGINEERING DESIGN PROJECT
- THERMOFLUIDS ANALYSIS AND DESIGN
- STRUCTURES AND MATERIALS
- CONTROL SYSTEMS
- ENGINEERING MAJOR PROJECT
- STRESS ANALYSIS AND DESIGN
- MODELLING ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESSES
- MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY
- NUCLEAR ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
- UBIQUITOUS COMPUTING
- POWER SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BEng Mechanical 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 £3,000 less than the UK median for Mechanical engineering.
What do graduates of BEng Mechanical Engineering with a Year Abroad at University of East Anglia do next?
85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BEng Mechanical Engineering with a Year Abroad at University of East Anglia?
88% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BEng Mechanical Engineering with a Year Abroad at University of East Anglia?
The typical offer is ABB at A level. The average entrant had 109 UCAS points.
Does BEng Mechanical 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 Mechanical Engineering with a Year Abroad at University of East Anglia?
80% of students continued into their second year, and 20% left higher education.