Mechanical Engineering with Foundation Year

About this course

Mechanical engineering is the discipline concerned with the design, analysis, and manufacture of machines and mechanical systems. It draws on the core physical sciences, including mechanics, thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, and materials science, to understand how forces, energy, and matter interact in physical systems, and then applies that understanding to build the engines, turbines, vehicles, structures, and devices that underpin modern industry and infrastructure. It is one of the broadest and most versatile of the engineering disciplines, and mechanical engineers work in virtually every sector of the economy. At the University of Plymouth, this four-year full-time degree with foundation year provides an accessible entry route for students who want to build their scientific and mathematical foundations before moving into the main engineering programme. The foundation year develops t

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 100% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 40 / 100Science, engineering and technology associate professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
• 28 / 100Engineering professionals · 60% of graduatescards →
• 18 / 100Teaching Professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
• 5 / 100Elementary occupations · 10% of graduatescards →
• 5 / 100Sports and fitness occupations · 10% of graduatescards →

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