Bournemouth University - BSc (Hons) Design Engineering (with Foundation Year option)

Bournemouth University

BSc (Hons) Design Engineering (with Foundation Year option)

You'll gain expert technical knowledge while being challenged to think creatively about design issues. This course combines technology, the arts, market awareness, and the ability to use advanced product development tools. To create and evaluate your own designs, use the most recent solid modeling, rendering, and product simulation tools.
Learn about the engineering principles that underpin the product development process.
Access to cutting-edge facilities such as 3D scanners and printers, modern manufacturing and technical workshops, and prototyping facilities in our Innovation Centre.
Spend at least 30 weeks of your third year on a work placement in a relevant industry.
Showcase your final year design project at our annual Festival of Design & Engineering.

Course accreditation

The BSc (Hons) Design Engineering degree is accredited by the Institution of Engineering Designers and Institution of Mechanical Engineers as meeting the academic requirement, in full, for Incorporated Engineer registration for intakes between 2019-2023. The Foundation Year is not accredited.

Entry Requirements

  • 104-120 UCAS tariff points including 2 A-levels or equivalent. BTEC Extended Diploma: DMM.

  • GCSE English Language or English Literature and Mathematics grade 4 (or grade C in the old grading system). We also accept iGCSEs, Key Skills, and Functional Skills, and other qualifications at Level 2 of the National Qualifications Framework.

  • 102–118 UCAS tariff points with any combination of Distinction, Merit, And Pass grades.

  • IELTS (Academic) 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in each component, or equivalent.

Career Prospects

Engineers are in high demand, and this course will prepare you to enter this diverse and fascinating field. When you graduate, you'll be prepared to work in a variety of design and engineering roles in industries ranging from aerospace and automotive to consumer electronics and domestic product design.

The jobs you could take on include:

  • Assistant Technical Designer
  • Business Development Agent
  • Construction Project Manager
  • Design and Development Engineer
  • Mechanical Engineer
  • Systems Engineer.

Course Details

On this course you will be taught by a range of staff with relevant expertise and knowledge appropriate to the content of the unit. This will include senior academic staff, qualified professional practitioners, demonstrators, technicians and research students. You will also benefit from regular guest lectures from industry.

Foundation Year

Core Units:
Academic Study Skills for Engineering and Technology
Introduction to Computers
Mathematics for Engineering and Technology
Introduction to Engineering Science
Introduction to Computer-Aided Design Tools
Foundation Year Engineering and Technology Project

Year 1

Core units
Design Communication
Engineering Principles A
Design Engineering Projects 1
Materials with Practice
Electrical and Electronic Principles
Team Project

Year 2

Core units
Manufacturing and Engineering Materials
Engineering Design Tools
Engineering Simulation
Design Engineering Projects 2
Management and Commercialisation

Final Year

Core units
Mechanical and Electronic System Design
Business Development
Design Engineering Project 3

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