Design Engineering with Integrated Foundation Year

About this course

Design engineering is a discipline that combines creative design thinking with the analytical rigour of engineering, producing graduates who can move fluently between the generation of ideas and the technical work of realising them. In an economy increasingly shaped by complex products, digital-physical systems, and sustainability imperatives, the ability to design things that are simultaneously functional, manufacturable, and human-centred is genuinely valuable. This four-year programme at the University of Brighton includes an integrated foundation year, giving you a supported entry point into the subject before you advance to the full degree. The foundation year builds the scientific and mathematical foundations alongside introductory design and engineering principles, ensuring all students have a common base. As the programme develops, you will explore the full cycle of product deve

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 45% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Science, engineering and technology associate professionals · 15% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Sales occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
• 30 / 100Managers, directors and senior officials · 10% of graduatescards →

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