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Engineering with Foundation Year BEng Hons
The Engineering Foundation Year course is specially designed to give you the necessary knowledge you will need for an engineering degree.
Although the Foundation scheme lasts for one year, it must be
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What you will need to do
Apply by 29 Jan
What you won’t need to do
Audition for a Place
Attend an interview
Submit a portfolio
Pass an entry test
Points of entry for Engineering with Foundation Year BEng Hons
Year 1
Entry requirements for Engineering and Engineering at Cardiff University
Entry requirements are the formal requirements students need to meet to be considered for a place on a university course. But, each year many universities accept students with lower grades. The bar chart below shows the actual UCAS tariff points of students currently on this course.
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Required subjects for Engineering with Foundation Year BEng Hons at Cardiff University
Must not include A-level Maths (unless at grade C or below).
UCAS points for current students on Engineering and Engineering at Cardiff University
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member9120862
19th October 24
Architectural Engineering, BEng Hons FullTime
The course has been great aspecually being able to do lab work alongside lectures read more
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member10120174
16th October 24
Civil and Environmental Engineering, MEng Hons FullTime
Fees are reasonable, teachers are patient with academics, eager to help and respond in a timely manner, the curriculum is well organised to meet the developmental needs of the students, future work remains to be considered. read more
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member5116649
30th September 24
Mechanical Engineering, MEng Hons FullTime
Good teaching, buildings, online support and area read more
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member11105954
2nd April 24
Mechanical Engineering, MEng Hons FullTime
Staff are always willing to help. read more
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member12105384
22nd March 24
Architectural Engineering, MEng Hons FullTime
Good, I like it. Will say tho the cohort is very big, so teaching is not the best. read more
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member12102583
29th February 24
Medical Engineering, MEng Hons FullTime
Been Great experience, course has lots of varied projects read more
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member11101606
21st February 24
Civil Engineering, BEng Hons FullTime
Great place to live with many things to do read more
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member9101605
21st February 24
Civil Engineering, BEng Hons FullTime
Great course and a lot of content to learn,with field trips every year read more
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member599347
6th February 24
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, BEng Hons FullTime
Really enjoying my course. Glad I chose it. read more
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member799233
5th February 24
Mechanical Engineering, MEng Hons FullTime
Really interesting stuff and lectures make sure we are engaged in tutorials read more
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member1198578
31st January 24
Mechanical Engineering, BEng Hons FullTime
really good experience, has extended one more year! read more
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member987172
2nd June 23
Civil Engineering, MEng Hons FullTime
Needs improvement for the students read more
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member886986
30th May 23
Medical Engineering, BEng Hons FullTime
I Study medicine at cardiff uni read more
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member1386765
25th May 23
Civil Engineering, BEng Hons FullTime
Very clear job prospects and first year is somewhat relaxed for the difficulty of the course read more
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member986392
18th May 23
Medical Engineering, MEng Hons FullTime
Stressful but absolutely loving it. read more
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member486274
16th May 23
Mechanical Engineering, MEng Hons FullTime
the major is related an old fashion one, many new opportunities are related with computer science, it is better to combine this major with new majors. read more
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member983970
11th April 23
Medical Engineering, MEng Hons FullTime
It is quiet prospecting and I want to explore some interesting and meaingful project. I like the flexible study atmosphere and numerous knowledge. read more
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member1079033
21st February 23
Civil Engineering, BEng Hons FullTime
The course is well run and feels personal I feel like the staff are interested in equipping me with the skills to be an engineer after I graduate read more
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member1270574
3rd August 22
Medical Engineering, MEng Hons FullTime
haven’t finished the course yet but so far so good read more
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member1270573
3rd August 22
Architectural Engineering, BEng Hons FullTime
The course itself is mostly taught very well however a few modules have much weaker lecturers. My personal tutor was found to be fairly useless however I've heard better things about some of the others. Each year does also have a field trip if it's something that you're interested in. read more
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member1370572
3rd August 22
Mechanical Engineering, MEng Hons FullTime
Fees are a bit too high for international students, and the teaching quality isn't consistent, However, the personal tutor was very supportive, the course content was relatively engaging, with excellent job prospects. read more
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member867444
21st March 22
Civil and Environmental Engineering, BEng Hons FullTime
Can learn a lot of useful knowledge, good employment prospects, good job hunting, good pay read more
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member567363
17th March 22
Architectural Engineering, BEng Hons FullTime
Very good education quality. Well supported. Quite busy schedule. Many tests, exams and labs. Personal tutors are very helpful! read more
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member1166449
16th February 22
Civil Engineering, BEng Hons FullTime
Good place to learn, you can learn something really useful read more
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member966067
7th February 22
Civil and Environmental Engineering, BEng Hons FullTime
Great learning and social opportunities read more
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member665052
18th December 21
Medical Engineering, MEng Hons FullTime
we get a lot of contact hours and time in workshops and laboratories. some of the lecturers aren't great read more
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member563517
4th November 21
Architectural Engineering, BEng Hons FullTime
A good amount on in person teaching compared to other universities read more
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member663516
4th November 21
Civil Engineering, BEng Hons FullTime
Good uni facilities with new lecture rooms read more
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member563515
4th November 21
Civil Engineering, BEng Hons FullTime
Really enjoying my course so far made loads of new friends read more
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member863071
22nd October 21
Architectural Engineering, BEng Hons FullTime
This course has so far helped me to work towards attaining CEng Accreditation from ICE and IStructE. read more
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member1062536
28th September 21
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, MEng Hons FullTime
I feel like I receive a good learning from the lecturers and that Cardiff puts in a lot of effort regarding job opportunities, hosting careers events and offering large amounts of help with CV's. The only let down on the list above was the personal tutor wasn't really very useful, partly my fault for not interacting but i wouldn't expect much from your personal tutor. read more
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member1260886
11th July 21
Civil and Environmental Engineering, BEng Hons FullTime
Don’t go , they give you the option to do environmental or architectural civil engineering, which is actually you just doing civil engineering with 1 module in the chosen field in second and third year. The teaching is ok but the effort to make students feel comfortable is below average. I did not enjoy the course. The practical element is awful as the facilities are not that great and there is no hands on experience. It’s more about learning the information from the exams than for actually progression. I would not recommend. For the money paid it is definitely not worth it. read more
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member957554
10th May 21
Civil Engineering, BEng Hons FullTime
The experience of online teaching is quite difficult read more
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member1050451
14th August 20
Mechanical Engineering, MEng Hons FullTime
Lectures were incredible. Learnt so much. Hoping now to do my phd. read more
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member1045996
20th February 20
Civil and Environmental Engineering, BEng Hons FullTime
great course, would recommend it to anyone read more
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member743009
29th October 19
Civil Engineering, BEng Hons FullTime
My tutor may as well not be here. read more
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KeriArmstrong
30th July 19
Architectural Engineering, BEng Hons FullTime
My course lecturers went on strike during a vital time prior to exams, this meant that my whole course failed 2 modules as we hadn't had adequate teaching. The lecturers do try to cover the whole curriculum but due to the high volumes of students on the course, it's very hard to get any questions answered or keep on track with where everyone else is at (we are all at very different stages in first year). read more
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member1240794
26th July 19
Civil and Environmental Engineering, BEng Hons FullTime
THE COURSE IS VERY GOOD AND VALUEABLE read more
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member724977
7th December 16
Medical Engineering, MEng Hons FullTime
Love it, a lot of maths and the medical elements do not come into place fully until the second term/ second year. read more
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member617551
28th October 15
Mechanical Engineering, MEng Hons FullTime
It's taught in a pretty different way to school, but once you get used to it, the lecturers are all so helpful and knowledgeable read more
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indigoairship
30th September 15
Medical Engineering, MEng Hons FullTime
specialises in the more mechanical aspects if that's what you're into read more
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