28Nov
UndergraduateLondon South Bank University has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
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Course summary
The integrated foundation year is distinctive in the way students are prepared with the specific knowledge and skills required to progress onto the BEng programme at LSBU. The foundation year is designed to respond to the differing needs of students, particularly those from local areas in accordance with the policies and practice of equal opportunities. The content is designed to help students to develop academic, study and practical skills needed at foundation level, including a combination of core engineering modules associated with the provision of study and laboratory skills, mathematics, engineering science and scientific principles and with the specialist engineering subject enabling students to progress to BSc and BEng courses offered by the Division of Engineering they wish to pursue.
Modules
Foundation Year Semester 1 • Applied Mathematics • Scientific Principles for Engineering • Study & Laboratory Skills Semester 2 • Mathematics for Engineering • Engineering Science • Chemistry and Applications Year 1 • Engineering mathematics and modelling • Solid Mechanics and Materials • Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics • Electrical Circuit Analysis • Design and Practice • Object Oriented Programming C++ Year 2 • Advanced engineering mathematics and modelling • Engineering design • Solid mechanics and FEA • Dynamics and control • Thermofluids and sustainable energy • Machine drives and mechatronics Year 3 • Optional placement year Year 4 • Manufacturing systems and materials technologies • Dynamics and systems modelling • Innovation and enterprise • Thermofluids and turbo machinery • Individual project Year 5 • Group project • Technical research and professional skills • Engineering design, analysis and manufacture • Advanced thermofluids and energy analysis • Advanced solid mechanics and dynamics
How to apply
29Jan
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
Please select a course option – you will then see the application code you need to use to apply for the course.
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Foundation
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 64 points
A level
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Access to HE Diploma
Applicants must hold GCSE Maths grade C or above (reformed GCSEs grade 4 or above)
Student Outcomes
Operated by the Office for Students
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
Go onto work and study
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £9250 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
Read fees and funding information at https://www.lsbu.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/fees-and-funding
Provider information
London South Bank University
103 Borough Road
Southwark
SE1 0AA