Engineering Foundation year FD Cert
Course Overview - Engineering Foundation year FD Cert
This foundation year will help you build the base knowledge you need to progress to any of our engineering BEng degrees.
Develop your knowledge and practical skills with our accredited engineering degrees. Youll focus on a range of topics across the discipline.
Youll also complete a project and laboratory work related to your engineering degree.
This is a full-time programme. It covers core engineering topics, including:
foundation mathematics
applied mechanics
material science
programming
If you finish the Foundation Year,...
This foundation year will help you build the base knowledge you need to progress to any of our engineering BEng degrees. <br/><br/>Develop your knowledge and practical skills with our accredited engineering degrees. Youll focus on a range of topics across the discipline. <br/><br/>Youll also complete a project and laboratory work related to your engineering degree.<br/><br/>This is a full-time programme. It covers core engineering topics, including: <br/><br/>foundation mathematics<br/>applied mechanics<br/>material science<br/>programming<br/><br/>If you finish the Foundation Year, youre guaranteed a place in one of these BEng courses:<br/><br/>Chemical Engineering BEng Honours (H810)<br/>Civil and Structural Engineering BEng Honours (H210)<br/>Civil Engineering BEng Honours (H200)<br/>Electrical and Electronic Engineering BEng Honours (H607)<br/>Electronics and Computer Engineering (H652)<br/>Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering BEng Honours (H515)<br/>Mechanical Engineering BEng Honours (H300)<br/>Aerospace Engineering BEng Honours (H400)
Course Information
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Course Details
Information
Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
1 Years
Start Date
21/09/2026
Campus
Main Site (Newcastle)
Application Details
14 January
Application deadline
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
H101
Institution Code
N21
Points of Entry
Foundation
Entry Requirements
UCAS Tariff
Not Accepted
Scottish Higher
A,A,B,B,B,B
ABB in any subject at Advanced Higher. Mathematics and either Physics or Chemistry required at National 5, minimum grade B (or grade 2 Standard Grade or Intermediate 2 equivalent) if not offered at Higher Grade. Where a candidate bypasses the assessment for National 5 qualifications, a minimum of grade C in the Higher in Mathematics and Physics or Chemistry is required. If you already have, or are currently studying Advanced Higher Maths, you should apply for one of our degrees without a foundation year. Two Highers at the required grade (in different subjects to those offered at Advanced Higher) may replace a third Advanced Higher. Scottish qualifications can be taken in more than one sitting.
Access to HE Diploma
D:30,M:15
In engineering or physical science. Must include at least 30 level 3 credits at Distinction and 15 level 3 credits at Merit or higher. Grade B or 6 in GCSE Maths and either Physics or Chemistry (or Dual Award Science) required if not offered at a higher level
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
32
32 points overall with Standard Level Maths grade 5. If you already have, or are currently studying Higher Level Maths, you should apply for one of our degrees without a foundation year.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
DDD
Overall DDD in an engineering discipline, to include Distinction in Mathematical units and a minimum of Merit in analytical science units.
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
H1,H1,H2,H2,H3
H1H1H2H2H3 at Higher Level. Mathematics and either Physics or Chemistry preferred at Higher Level but accepted at Ordinary Level Grade O3 if not offered at Higher Level.
Extended Project
We welcome applications from students offering an Extended Project and value the skills of research and independent learning that it is designed to develop. If you offer an Extended Project, it will be taken into account as part of your application profile, but we will not usually include it in offer conditions for this degree programme.
A level
A,B,B
ABB in any subjects excluding General Studies and Critical Thinking. GCSE grade B or 6 in Mathematics and either Physics or Chemistry (or Dual Award Science) required. If you already have, or are currently studying A level Maths, you should apply for one of our degrees without a foundation year.
T Level
D
This course accepts the following T Levels on a case by case basis. Design, Surveying and Planning for Construction T Level Design and Development for Engineering and Manufacturing T Level
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