The University of Manchester
Electrical, Electronic & Mechatronic Engineering with an Integrated Foundation Year MEng
The University of Manchester

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Key Course Facts

Student Reviews

Below you can see course specific reviews of 120 graduates of Electrical, Electronic & Mechatronic Engineering with an Integrated Foundation Year MEng and other courses in Electrical And Electronic Engineering at The University of Manchester for each of the survey questions in comparison to the average for all UK degree courses in Electrical And Electronic Engineering.

Overall student satisfaction
71 /100
120 total respondents

Primarily based on data from undergraduate degree students.

The NSS is commissioned by the Office for Students

Salary

Salary of Graduates in Electrical And Electronic Engineering

Important: Salary data below is not course specific, but contains data of all students of Electrical And Electronic Engineering at the university. Due to data collection methodology, salary data is mainly based on data related to undergraduate students.

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £30000 £33000 £38500
25-75 percentile range £28500 - £35000 £28000 - £37000 £30000 - £44500


Salary of all UK Graduates of Electrical And Electronic Engineering

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £31745 £31510 £36530
25-75 percentile range £26991 - £36256 £23194 - £39893 £26878 - £46535

Course Description

Electrical, Electronic & Mechatronic Engineering with an Integrated Foundation Year is a one year programme designed to improve your mathematical and scientific understanding and skills to a level where you will be able to start a degree in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering in one of the following subject areas:

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering, BEng
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering, MEng
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering with Industrial Experience, BEng
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering with Industrial Experience, MEng
  • Electronic Engineering, BEng
  • Electronic Engineering, MEng
  • Electronic Engineering with Industrial Experience, BEng
  • Electronic Engineering with Industrial Experience, MEng
  • Mechatronic Engineering, BEng
  • Mechatronic Engineering, MEng
  • Mechatronic Engineering with Industrial Experience, BEng
  • Mechatronic Engineering with Industrial Experience, MEng

On the Foundation Year you will study mathematics and physics. In addition, you will take modules in Academic Skills and ICT (Information and Communications Technology). You will also complete a group project, related to your intended degree programme and supervised by an academic from your future Department.

Jobs & Career Perspectives

15 months after graduation, graduates of this course were asked about what they do and, if they are working, about their current job and their perspectives.

Current jobs

Required skill level of job after 15 months

Jobs of graduates of this course (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Electrical, Electronic & Mechatronic Engineering with an Integrated Foundation Year MEng at The University of Manchester

40% Protective service occupations
35% Managers, directors and senior officials
5% Natural and social science professionals
5% Sales occupations
5% Elementary occupations

Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for this course

English language requirements

test Grade Additional Details
IELTS (Academic) 6

With no less than 5.5 in each individual component.

The Foundation Year Bursary is available to UK students who are registered on an undergraduate foundation year here and who has had a full financial assessment carried out by Student Finance. Details of country-specific funding available to international students can be found within our International country profiles.
Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still study Electrical, Electronic & Mechatronic Engineering with an Integrated Foundation Year, MEng, if you do not meet the minimum requirements in terms of UCAS score, A levels, or English language requirements.

Costs

Average student cost of living in the UK

Rent £518
Water, gas electricity, internet (at home) £50
Supermarket shopping £81
Clothing £35
Eating out £33
Alcohol £27
Takeaways / food deliveries £30
Going out / entertainment (excl.alcohol, food) £24
Holidays and weekend trips £78
Transport within city £17
Self-care / sports £20
Stationary / books £13
Mobile phone / internet £13
Cable TV / streaming £7
Insurance £51
Other £95
  
Average student cost of living £1092

London costs approx 34% more than average, mainly due to rent being 67% higher than average of other cities. For students staying in student halls, costs of water, gas, electricity, wifi are generally included in the rental. Students in smaller cities where accommodation is in walking/biking distance transport costs tend to be significantly smaller.

How to apply

Application deadline:

January 1, 2025

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.

Possible Entry Points:

  • Foundation

University Rankings

Positions of The University of Manchester in top UK and global rankings.

Rankings of The University of Manchester in related subject specific rankings.

Engineering

    • #4 
    • #83 
    Engineering
    URAP University Ranking by Academic Performance - By Field
    [Published 22 July, 2023]

See all 40 university rankings of The University of Manchester

About The University of Manchester

The University of Manchester is a publicly funded research university with a mission to advance education, knowledge and wisdom for the good of society. University of Manchester’s main site is home to the majority of its faculties and is referred to by its students as ‘the campus’, although in reality Manchester does not have a campus but is instead interspersed throughout the city of Manchester.

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postgraduates:
12730
Total:
42860
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