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Engineering BEng

  • UCAS Code H100
  • Duration Up to 4 years
  • Delivery type Full Time
  • Study location
  • Edinburgh
  • Number of places
  • 20 across programme

Overview

Open to international applicants and applicants from England, Wales and Northern Ireland ONLY

Please note that we cannot accept any further applications to this programme for 2012 entry from Scottish or EU-outside of the UK applicants. This programme is open and we can accept applications from England, Northern Ireland and Wales, as well as international applicants from outside the EU. Visit our 'How to apply' page for further details.

The Course

BEng Engineering is a one-year programme designed to act as a route for students who wish to defer making a choice about a specialised engineering discipline until completion of their first year. Students may select eight courses from the entire range of courses available to students on the engineering programmes. In practice, students select courses from two or three disciplines. At the end of their first year, BEng Engineers transfer to the second year of their chosen programme. The aim of this programme is to enable students to sample a range of engineering disciplines before choosing their degree profile.

Career Prospects

All the Engineering programmes have an excellent record in producing graduates for careers in industry and commerce.

For further information, please contact Dr Alexander Bell

Graduate Profile

Graduate Name: Aine McGarry
"I had wanted to study Engineering at Heriot-Watt for many years; however as a subject with so many diverse and exciting options, it was very difficult for me to decide on which route to take! Typically I would have made a sacrifice and chosen a particular interest to focus on, however the BEng Engineering allowed me the freedom to choose a number of different engineering topics that fitted in with both my career ambitions and my personal interests which suited me perfectly.

"I studied Maths, Programming, Mechanical Engineering and Electronic Engineering to begin with, and concentrated on Electronic Engineering and Control Engineering in my final years with the help of an industrial scholarship.

"My lecturers were very friendly and gave me all the help I needed, and I graduated with an Honours degree in Robotics. I received a number of job offers but made the decision to continue my studies and took an MSc in Petroleum Engineering at Imperial College, London."

Programme content

Level 1

Each student is allocated to a Director of Studies, who assists in the design of an individualised programme. The major disciplines available are: Mathematics; Civil Engineering; Building Engineering; Mechanical Engineering; Chemical Engineering; Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Robotics and Cybertronics; Computer Science; Information Systems; and Physics.

Entry Requirements

Level 1 entry

  • Scottish Highers ABBB or BBBBC
  • GCE A Level BBC
  • Irish Leaving Cert (Higher) BBBBB
  • SQA Higher National Cert Depending on area of interest, we accept a wide range of HNCs and HNDs for first year entry. Please contact us for further details.
  • Scottish Baccalaureate pass CC in Adv. Higher Maths and Physics
  • Additional information Qualifications should normally include Mathematics and Physics (or Technological Studies). BEng Engineering is only available to first year entrants.

Tuition fees

Status* Scotland / EU** England / Northern Ireland / Wales International
Fee Paid by SAAS £9,000 £13,530

* Your residency "status" is usually defined as the country where you have been ordinarily resident for the 3 years before the start of your programme. Find out more about tuition fees.

** European Union countries, not including England, Northern Ireland or Wales.

Scholarships & bursaries

See also

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