This Foundation Year course option enables you to study for our BEng (Hons) degree over an extended full-time duration of four years by including a Foundation Certificate (year one of four). The Foundation Certificate provides a broad study programme that underpins the follow-on degree. In order to progress to the next year of your degree, it is necessary to achieve a pass in all of the modules of the Foundation Certificate.
You will study at our £71 million City South Campus for health and City Centre campus for engineering, so you will benefit from cross-campus learning and facilities.
Are you interested in engineering that interacts with the human body? Our practice-led Biomedical Engineering degree explores mathematics, anatomy, physiology and computing to meet the rapid advancement in technology which is becoming a vital part of healthcare. Throughout this course, you will have the option to carry out exciting work placements in the UK and abroad. If this sounds like the degree for you then find out more about our university entry requirements.
Our state-of-the-art facilities will allow you to explore a variety of biomedical applications including: sensing and measuring on micro and nano scales, personal health tracking, remote diagnosis and monitoring, biomaterials to name a few. The knowledge acquired will then enable you to engage in exciting projects such as designing prostheses, or devising new medical technology for physicians and medical professionals to be used in the prognosis, diagnosis and treatment of patients.
Along with these technical skills, as an engineer you will also gain a diverse range of transferable skills, including effective communication, leadership, the ability to critically assess gaps in target healthcare markets, and the tools required to provide solutions to bridge those gaps.
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Course Details – Assessment Method
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How to Apply
26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application Codes
Course code:
H16F
Institution code:
B25
Campus Name:
City South Campus, Edgbaston
Campus code:
Points of Entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
Foundation
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.
International applicants
Standard Qualification Requirements
Including Mathematics or Physics must be at Grade C or above maximum of 3 A-levels or Level 3 equivalents
Excluding General Studies, Critical Thinking and Extended Project
Pass with 120 credits at level 4
Must be in an Engineering related subject
Pass with 120 credits at level 4 and 120 credits at level 5
Must be in an Engineering related subject
Must be in a Science related subject
Please visit: http://www.bcu.ac.uk/student-info/offer-making-strategy for more information about contextual offers.
88 UCAS points
Considered with one A-level or an equivalent level 3 qualification
Either the BTEC level 3 National Diploma must include Merit in Mathematics for Technicians or Further Mathematics for Technicians or the accompanying A-level / level 3 equivalent must be in Mathematics
Including Mathematics or Physics at A-level or Level 3 equivalent at grade or above C
Excluding General Studies, Critical Thinking and Extended Project
A maximum of two AS-Level subjects can be considered along with two A-levels or a combination of equivalent Level 3 qualifications
Pass with 60 credits overall. At least 45 credits at Level 3 with 12 credits at Merit or Distinction in Engineering
If applying with an Access course you only need GCSE Mathematics and English Language at grade C/4 or above or accepted equivalent.
88 UCAS points
Considered with two A-levels or equivalent level 3 qualification(s)
Either the BTEC level 3 National Certificate must include Merit in Mathematics for Technicians or Further Mathematics for Technicians or the accompanying A-level / level 3 equivalent must be in Mathematics
Achieve a minimum of 88 tariff points achieved in either three Advanced Highers or from a combination of two Advanced Highers plus two Highers.
Where three Advanced Highers have been taken achieve a minimum of grades DDD.
Where a combination of Highers and Advanced Highers have been taken you must achieve (grades of DD in two Advanced Highers plus grades of DD in two Highers).
Must include Mathematics or Engineering related subject at Higher level or above
Must include Merit in Mathematics for Technicians or Further Mathematics for Technicians
88 UCAS points
Considered with one A-level or an equivalent level 3 qualification
Either the BTEC level 3 National Foundation Diploma must include Merit in Mathematics for Technicians or Further Mathematics for Technicians or the accompanying A-level / level 3 equivalent must be in Mathematics
88 UCAS points
Considered with two A-levels or equivalent level 3 qualification(s)
Either the BTEC level 3 National Extended Certificate must include Merit in Mathematics for Technicians or Further Mathematics for Technicians or the accompanying A-level / level 3 equivalent must be in Mathematics
88 UCAS points. Considered with one A-level or an equivalent level 3 qualification
Either the BTEC level 3 National Diploma must include Merit in Mathematics for Technicians or Further Mathematics for Technicians or the accompanying A-level / level 3 equivalent must be in Mathematics
88 UCAS points
Considered with two A-levels or equivalent level 3 qualification(s)
Either the BTEC level 3 National Certificate must include Merit in Mathematics for Technicians or Further Mathematics for Technicians or the accompanying A-level / level 3 equivalent must be in Mathematics
Obtain a minimum of 24 points overall with grade 5 in Mathematics (Higher level) and pass one of the following subjects from Group 4 at Higher Level (Computer Science, Chemistry, Design Technology, Physics)
For students who do not already hold a GCSE in English Language at Grade C/4 or above, we will accept Standard Level English Language (not literature) English A - Grade 4 or above or English B - Grade 5 from the IB.
Must include Merit in Mathematics for Technicians or Further Mathematics for Technicians
Pass the Irish Leaving Certificate with a minimum of 88 tariff points, achieved in five Higher level subjects. This must include Maths and English Language taken at either Ordinary level (minimum grade O1-O4 (or A-C/A1-C3)) or Higher level (minimum grade H1-H7 (or A-D/A1-D3)
Must include Mathematics in Higher Level
88 UCAS points. Considered with one A-level or an equivalent level 3 qualification
Either the BTEC level 3 National Foundation Diploma must include Merit in Mathematics for Technicians or Further Mathematics for Technicians or the accompanying A-level / level 3 equivalent must be in Mathematics
See level 3 entry under Irish Leaving Certificate for full details
Must be in Mathematics or Engineering related subject
88 UCAS points. Considered with two A-levels or equivalent level 3 qualification(s)
Either the BTEC level 3 National Extended Certificate must include Merit in Mathematics for Technicians or Further Mathematics for Technicians or the accompanying A-level / level 3 equivalent must be in Mathematics
More about foundation year programmes
By studying a foundation year in either Health and Life Sciences, Children, Childhood and Education or Sport and Exercise Science, your first year will be spent learning a wide range of broad subject areas which then open up opportunities for you to specialise further in your next year – which would be the first year of a full degree programme.
You will study very broad subjects in your foundation year, which is designed to prepare you for a range of courses and not just one particular BSc or BA degree.
So although you are studying a BA or BSc in a specific course – for example, Children’s Nursing, Health Studies, Midwifery among many of possible options – the foundation year sets you up for a number of other possible degrees starting the following year. It may be that you don’t end up doing a degree in precisely the same subject as your foundation year.
This flexibility is one of the great things about foundation year categories (Health and Life Sciences, Childhood and Education or Sport and Exercise Science), allowing you to find out more about your interests and talents before focusing on a three year degree. The foundation year also helps us at BCU to make sure we help to match you to the degree that fits you best.
Important Note:
Upon completion of your Foundation Year, you will be required to successfully complete the University’s selection process for the specific programme which will include an interview in order to proceed onto year one of the full degree programme. Entry onto year one of the degree programme will also be subject to a satisfactory DBS and Occupational Health Assessment.
Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course
Minimum Qualification Requirements
Minimum Further Information are not listed for this Course.
English language requirements
Test
Grade
AdditionalDetails
IELTS (Academic)
6.5
with no subtest below 6
Applicants who have not received their secondary school education in English will require an overall IELTS score of 6.5, with no subtest below 6
If English is studied at GCSE Level but as a second language, IELTS must be completed to qualify for UK L2 requirement.
Unistats information
Student satisfaction :
85%
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs):
58%
Go onto work and study:
82%
Fees and funding
EU
9250.0
Year 1
England
9250.0
Year 1
Northern Ireland
9250.0
Year 1
Scotland
9250.0
Year 1
Wales
9250.0
Year 1
Additional Fee Information
Additional Fee Information are not listed for this Course.
Provider information
University House
15 Bartholomew Row
Address3 are not listed for this Course.
Birmingham
B5 5JU
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