Mechanical Engineering with Foundation Year
27MEDIAN PAY, 15 MO£30,000
SATISFACTION85%
CONTINUATION70%
PROFESSIONAL JOBS80%
DESTINATION-WEIGHTEDAI is already used for about 27% of the work its graduates go into (Moderate).
Mechanical Engineering with Foundation Year
BEng · University of Derby · 4 years
CONTINUATION ALERT
30% of this course's students did not continue past year one. Worth asking the university about directly.
Entry tariff of real entrants
UCAS points the actual intake arrived with: "people like this got in", not a cut-off.
Student satisfaction
Overall satisfaction is 85% (National Student Survey). Continuation past year one: 70%.
What you actually study
YEAR 1
Engineering Mathematics · Mechanics & Thermodynamics · Engineering Design · Materials Science
YEAR 2
Fluid Mechanics · Control Systems · Circuit Theory · Engineering Ethics & Sustainability
YEAR 3
Advanced Mechanics / Structures · Systems Integration · Numerical Methods · Industrial Placement / Project
YEAR 4
Individual Research Project · Specialist Elective
MORE ON THIS COURSEClassic profile (reviews, comparisons, open days, campus video) · this course as data. Measured August 2026; pay, satisfaction and continuation figures are the course's own published data (HESA GO / LEO / NSS).