Engineering Foundation (4 year route including a Foundation Year at Carmel College)
UCAS code H109
- Study mode
- Full-time
- Duration
- 4 years
- Start date and application deadlines
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- Start date
- September 2025
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- Starts on:
About this course
Studying this programme provides a route into any of the BEng degree programmes currently available in the School of Engineering.
Introduction
You will undertake a foundation year (year zero) at Carmel College, St Helens, about nine miles from the university campus, where the class sizes are small and the standards of academic achievement high.
The programme, which is moderated by University staff, comprises introductory modules in Physics and Mathematics, with students choosing a third optional module from Chemistry or Information Technology. In year two, three and four, students follow their chosen course from a number of available Engineering programmes.
Find information about what essential and optional modules you will need to take during your Year Zero at Carmel College to progress to your chosen University of Liverpool degree programme in our guide to progression routes
What you'll learn
- Skills needed for independent study at undergraduate degree level
- Undertaking a variety of learning methods and assessment tasks
- Laboratory and field work
- Practical experience and highly desirable skills to the engineering industry
Routes
- Aerospace Engineering BEng (Hons)
- Aerospace Engineering with Pilot Studies BEng (Hons)
- Aerospace Engineering with Pilot Studies with a Year in Industry BEng (Hons)
- Aerospace Engineering with a Year in Industry BEng (Hons)
- Architectural Engineering BEng (Hons)
- Civil Engineering BEng (Hons)
- Civil Engineering with Year in Industry BEng (Hons)
- Computer Science and Electronic Engineering BEng (Hons)
- Computer Science and Electronic Engineering with Year in Industry BEng (Hons)
Course content
Discover what you'll learn, what you'll study, and how you'll be taught and assessed.
Year zero
The module choices for this programme are fixed. Students follow three compulsory foundation modules in physics, mathematics and additional mathematics (which is similar to further mathematics). In discussions with the HE team at Carmel College students who have already achieve a grade B or above in A level mathematics may be able to take computing as an optional module in lieu of mathematics.
Programme details and modules listed are illustrative only and subject to change.
Teaching and assessment
How you'll learn
We are leading the UK’s involvement in the international Conceive-Design-Implement-Operate (CDIO) initiative – an innovative educational framework for producing the next generation of engineers.
Our degree programmes encompass the development of a holistic, systems approach to engineering. Technical knowledge and skills are complemented by a sound appreciation of the life-cycle processes involved in engineering and an awareness of the ethical, safety, environmental, economic, and social considerations involved in practicing as a professional engineer.
You will be taught through a combination of face-to-face teaching in group lectures, laboratory sessions, tutorials, and seminars. Our programmes include a substantial practical component, with an increasing emphasis on project work as you progress through to the final year. You will be supported throughout by an individual academic adviser.
How you're assessed
Assessment takes many forms, each appropriate to the learning outcomes of the particular module studied. The main modes of assessment are coursework and examination. Depending on the modules taken, you may encounter project work, presentations (individual and/or group), and specific tests or tasks focused on solidifying learning outcomes.
Liverpool Hallmarks
We have a distinctive approach to education, the Liverpool Curriculum Framework, which focuses on research-connected teaching, active learning, and authentic assessment to ensure our students graduate as digitally fluent and confident global citizens.
The Liverpool Curriculum framework sets out our distinctive approach to education. Our teaching staff support our students to develop academic knowledge, skills, and understanding alongside our graduate attributes:
- Digital fluency
- Confidence
- Global citizenship
Our curriculum is characterised by the three Liverpool Hallmarks:
- Research-connected teaching
- Active learning
- Authentic assessment
All this is underpinned by our core value of inclusivity and commitment to providing a curriculum that is accessible to all students.
Course options
Studying with us means you can tailor your degree to suit you. Here's what is available on this course.
Global opportunities
University of Liverpool students can choose from an exciting range of study placements at partner universities worldwide.
Year abroad
Broaden your world by spending an additional year of study at a partner university abroad following your second year of study.
- Choose from up-to 26 countries
- Experience another way of life
- Inspire your future career or studies
- Improved prospects of earning a 2:1 or First
- More likely to earn higher salary
- More likely to be employed after graduating
Where can I spend a year abroad on this course?
- Australia
- Canada
- Hong Kong
- Malaysia
- Singapore
- South Korea
- USA
Your experience
You’ll study in the School of Engineering, which hosts modern, world-class teaching and learning facilities. This includes the Active Learning Laboratories, which feature lab space, manufacturing robots and prototyping facilities so you can learn, build and test. You’ll also have access to high-spec workstations featuring industry-standard engineering software.
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Careers and employability
The University of Liverpool’s Careers and Employability Service maximises opportunities for career prospects, graduate opportunities, student summer placements and the annual engineering careers fair with 30 blue chip companies attending (including Jaguar Land Rover, Nestle, Toyota, JCB, British Army, United Utilities, ABB Ltd, Network Rail, BAE Systems and many more). Our degrees provide pathways into rewarding careers and our graduates have found employment in a wide range of international industries and organisations.
Our research-led teaching ensures that we incorporate the latest advances in cutting edge engineering research. 95% of our research is deemed world leading or internationally excellent, and is highly regarded by engineering industries and partners. As well as achieving a degree qualification, you will graduate as an industry-ready engineer who has both practical experience and highly desirable skills to the engineering industry.