
Design Engineering Beng (Hon)
Course Overview - Design Engineering Beng (Hon)
Design engineers use their skills to come up with solutions and designs that can have a real effect on people’s lives. It could be creating user-friendly products or even designing life-saving medical devices. They can work on projects across different industries, collaborating with professionals from various backgrounds.
Students on our Design Engineering BEng degree learn in a friendly, collaborative studio environment, working on industry-linked projects with other engineering and design students and supported by expert staff.
Our Design Enginee...
<strong>Design engineers use their skills to come up with solutions and designs that can have a real effect on people’s lives. It could be creating user-friendly products or even designing life-saving medical devices. They can work on projects across different industries, collaborating with professionals from various backgrounds.</strong><br/><br/>Students on our Design Engineering BEng degree learn in a friendly, collaborative studio environment, working on industry-linked projects with other engineering and design students and supported by expert staff.<br/><br/>Our Design Engineering MEng offers an extra year of study at masters level.<br/><br/><strong>TOP REASONS TO CHOOSE THIS COURSE</strong><br/><br/><br/>• Work alongside others in a friendly, creative and collaborative studio environment.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Project work such as designing and building water rockets, finding solutions to Fixperts challenges, working on the design and development of bike force pedals for Team GB.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Specialist facilities including flight and car simulators, wind tunnel, prototyping labs and workshops, CNC machines, robotics and VR labs.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Expert staff with excellent industry contacts.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Guest lectures from professionals.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Gain work experience on placement.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Bike Sim Lab – research project developing mechanical and aerodynamic tools for bicycle training and simulators.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Student-led Sustainable Technology and Engineering Projects (STEP) – work on heating, cooling, power and energy conversion challenges.<br/><br/>
Course Information
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Course Details
Information
Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
3 Years
Start Date
29/09/2025
Campus
Brighton
Application Details
29 January
Application deadline
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
H150
Institution Code
B72
Points of Entry
Year 1
Entry Requirements
UCAS Tariff
104
120
Access to HE Diploma
M:24
Pass with a minimum of 45 credits at Level 3, with 24 Merits or above with Level 3 units in computing.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
26
26 points, with three subjects at Higher level which must include maths and physics at grade 5.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
DMM
includng further maths for engineering techs.
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
H3,H3,H3,H3,H4
A level
B,B,B
B,C,C
including Maths and a physical science.
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Fees and funding
Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year |
---|---|---|---|
England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands, Republic of Ireland | £9,535 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |
EU, International | £17,250 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |