The Foundation programmes provide additional training and study skills to prepare you for the entry to the 1st year of the engineering degree programme.
Overview
The Foundation programmes provide additional training and study skills to prepare you for the entry to the 1st year of the engineering degree programme.
Course Fees:
- Full-time EU: £9,000
- Full-time Non EU: £10,600
Start Date:
September 2013
UCAS code:
H606: BEng in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Telecommunications, Engineering with Management and Entrepreneurship H608: BEng in Computer Systems Engineering
Entry Requirements
200 UCAS points from one of the following:
- 2 A-levels, including Mathematics at grade C or above and Physics at grade D or above
- BTEC National Diploma / Certificate with Merit in Mathematics / Engineering Science
- Advanced GNVQ with Merit in Engineering or Science
- A recognised Access to Higher Education Certificate in a related subject.
- 4 GCSEs at Grade C or above including English Language and Mathematics with Science desirable, or equivalent.
Visa Requirements
City University London retains Highly Trusted Status from UKBA, enabling us to sponsor international students to study in the UK.
The way that you apply may vary depending on the length of your course at City, there are different rules for:
- Students on courses of more than 6 months
- Students on courses of less than 6 months
- Students on a pre-sessional English Language course
For more information see our main Visa page.
When and Where
- Start Date:
- September 2013
- Duration:
- Full-time: Four years for BEng degree with a foundation year.
Course Content
The foundation year is the first year of a four year BEng degree course (or five year Masters degree course) for those students who have studied the correct subjects at full A-level (A2) or equivalent - mathematics and physics being required subjects, but who have not achieved, for whatever reason, the required grades to enter first year directly.
You will be lectured at both City University London, where you will have access to the library, Students' Union and laboratory facilities, and at City and Islington College, the University's partner further education institution.
Course Structure
The course covers the following key modules:
- Electrical and Electronic Principles
- Electrical Science
- Mathematics
- C Programming
- Study Skills
- Electronic Hardware and Software Experiments.
- Computer Hardware
- Biomedical Engineering.
Read the full programme specification.
Read more about the course on the City and Islington College website.
Teaching and Assessment
As a Foundation course student, you will take most of your classes at City and Islington College. Some laboratory classes are taken in the School of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences at City University London. Both institutions emphasise tutorial support and study skills. There is some flexibility to change to a different engineering course after the foundation year, subject to the agreement of the course director concerned.
You may use the study and social facilities at both institutions. Assessment is by a combination of formal examinations and coursework.
Read the full programme specification.Read more about the course on the City and Islington College website.
Fees
- Full-time EU: £9,000
- Full-time Non EU: £10,600
Funding
For up-to-date information about tuition fees, living costs and financial support, visit Undergraduate Fees and Finance or Postgraduate Fees and Finance.
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Electrical & Electronic, Biomedical, Telecommunications and Computer Systems Engineering Foundation Programmes
UCAS code: H606: BEng in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Telecommunications, Engineering with Management and Entrepreneurship H608: BEng in Computer Systems Engineering