The wide range of the Science and Engineering Foundation Year programmes ensures that you are able to study your chosen discipline.
These student testimonials reveal why they applied to study the foundation year, their favourite parts of the course, their learning outcomes and their future career aspirations.
Aerospace Engineering
Aiden Jefferson
MEng Aerospace Engineering with a Year in North America
Aiden undertook the Foundation year after a few years out of education to prepare him for a degree in Aerospace Engineering
Vaiva Zokaite
MEng Aerospace Engineering with Private Pilot Instruction
Vaiva particularly liked the diversity of the course's content and participants.
Bioengineering
Beatrice Schulz
Biomedical Engineering MEng
The Foundation Year prepared Beatrice for her degree and beyond.
Chemical Engineering
Chinwe Mofunanya
MEng Chemical Engineering
Chinwe found the Foundation Year was an excellent way to prepare herself for her MEng
Sion Griffiths
MEng Chemical Engineering
Sion took a foundation year to consolidate the knowledge he gained during his A Levels.
Civil and Structural Engineering
William MacDonald-Lowe
MEng Civil and Structural Engineering
Following a placement with Rolls Royce, William decided he wanted to pursue a career in engineering.
Computer Science
Luca Del Basso
BSc Computer Science with a Year in Industry
Luca particularly found the foundation group assignment helped him develop his teamwork skills and time management.
Michael Gardiner
MComp Computer Science
The Foundation Year equipped Michael to confidently go into his first year of study.
Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Arthur Loukes
MEng Electronic Engineering with a Year in Industry
The Foundation Year course gave Arthur an accessible pathway into his first-choice university.
Mechanical Engineering
Marton Szabo
MEng Mechanical Engineering
After studying in Switzerland, Marton came to º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ to study for his foundation year.
Patrick Appelqvist
MEng Mechanical Engineering with a Year in Industry
Patrick found that the weekly labs and lab reports really prepared him for first year.
Physics
Rayna Bocheva
MPhys Physics
After finding out her grades, Rayna was considering a career change, but the Foundation Year gave her a way to pursue the subject she's passionate about
Emily Clark
MPhys Physics and Astrophysics
Emily found that her foundation year equipped her with degree-level skills.