BEng (Hons) Integrated Engineering at University of Plymouth

Programme overview

An interdisciplinary BEng (Hons) in Integrated Engineering at the University of Plymouth covering civil, mechanical, electrical and electronic, robotics, computing and mathematics, with a learning-by-doing approach in purpose-built laboratories.

Faculty: Faculty of Science and Engineering | Duration: 3 years full-time (plus optional placement year) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Plymouth, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 includes Engineering Mathematics, Mechanics and Structures, Electrical Principles and Machines, Engineering Design and Software Engineering 1. In Year 2 students choose one of four interdisciplinary pathways, with modules such as Artificial Intelligence, Introduction to Robotics, Geotechnical Engineering 1, Hydraulic and Coastal Engineering and Power Electronics and Generation. The final year is built around a dissertation project (Integrated Engineering Project), with options such as Machine Learning, Parallel Computing and Design and Control of Renewable Energy Technology.

Career pathways

The course aims to produce engineers able to work across traditional engineering boundaries in digitally networked, automated (Industry 4.0) engineering contexts; an optional paid placement year supports industry connections.

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Entry requirements

Typical offer 112 UCAS points. GCSE English and Maths grade C / 4 or above or equivalent. A levels: 112 points to include grade C in A level Mathematics and grade E from a second relevant subject (e.g. applied science, biology, business, chemistry, computing, design technology, economics, electronics, engineering, physics, statistics, further maths). BTEC: DMM in Engineering including Merit in one Maths module. Access to HE Diploma: 33 Level 3 credits at Merit or Distinction including 12 at Distinction in Mathematics and 12 at Merit in a second relevant subject. International Baccalaureate: 28 points including 5 in Higher Level Maths and 3 in a second relevant Higher Level subject. Irish Leaving Certificate: 112 points including H4 in Mathematics and H5 in a second relevant Higher Level subject. SQA: 112 points including grade C in Advanced Higher Mathematics and grade E in a second relevant Advanced Higher subject. Contextual offers are typically 8 points below the advertised tariff. International applicants: IELTS (Academic) 6.0 overall with at least 5.5 in each of listening, reading, speaking and writing (University of Plymouth standard undergraduate requirement).

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2026/27). Full-time UK students Source

International applicants: GBP 19,200 a year (2026/27). Full-time international students Source

Duration: 3 years

Engineering