BA (Hons) Engineering at University of Cambridge

Programme overview

Engineering at Cambridge enables you to develop your knowledge, skills, imagination and experience to the highest levels, so you’re ready for your future career. Learn a broad range of topics, such as civil, structural, electrical and mechanical engineering and specialise in areas that interest you the most.

What you will study

Year 1 (Part IA): You take 5 papers: Design and Data-Centric Engineering, Electrical and Information Engineering, Materials and Civil Engineering, Mechanical and Thermofluids Engineering. Year 2 (Part IB): You study 5 papers on core subjects at a more advanced level: Design and Data-Centric Engineering, Electrical and Information Engineering, Materials and Civil Engineering, Mechanical and Thermofluids Engineering. Year 3 (Part IIA): This is when professional specialisation starts.

Career pathways

When you graduate, you’re fully qualified in your chosen area, knowledgeable across the range of engineering disciplines, and able to apply new technologies in novel situations. This gives you an advantage over engineering graduates from other more narrowly focused courses. Our students are in great demand and they go on to careers in all the major industrial and commercial sectors.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Minimum offer: A level A*A*A; IB: 41-42 points, with 776 at Higher Level. Required subjects (A level/IB Higher Level or equivalent): Mathematics; Physics; Further Mathematics to AS or A level if your school offers it. Admission assessment: All applicants for Engineering are required to take the Engineering and Science Admissions Test (ESAT). You will need to complete Mathematics 1, Mathematics 2 and Physics. You must register in advance and take the test at an authorised assessment centre. Submitted work: You won't usually be asked to submit examples of written work.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28). Home fee status; subject to inflationary increases in later years. Source

International applicants: GBP 46,872 a year (2027/28). Overseas fee status University tuition fee, fixed for the course; a separate College fee (varies by College) is payable in addition. Source

Intake: October 2027

Duration: MEng 4 years, full-time or BA (Hons) 3 years, full-time

Apply through the official page: https://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/applying

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