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BEng (Hons) Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Top-up (Distance Learning) at University of Portsmouth

University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Programme overview

Enhance your career prospects or launch into new areas of engineering and technology, such as 3D printing, robotics and defence, with this top-up course. If you have an interest in improving and creating products and want to top up your HND or Foundation degree to a full Bachelor's degree, this BEng (Hons) Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering top-up degree course is ideal. Study anywhere that suits you, over two or three years, while learning how to create and improve products that could change people's lives and transform the way businesses operate.

Duration: 2 years part-time by distance learning; 3 years part-time by distance learning  |  Study mode: part-time  |  Intake: January 2027 / September 2027 / January 2028  |  Location: Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

In each year, you need to study modules worth a total of 120 credits. Modules include Mechanics of Materials; Manufacturing Systems; Advanced Materials for Product Realisation; Computer Aided Engineering (Product Realisation); Quality Management; Design and Sustainable Development; Individual Project (DL).

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Entry requirements

Relevant HE study leading to a Level 5 qualification, for example an appropriate HND, foundation degree or Advanced Diploma, or 240 credits from year 1 and year 2 of an undergraduate degree (BA/BSc), in a relevant subject. English language: IELTS band 6.0 with no component score below 5.5.

Domestic applicants: GBP 3,260 a year (2026/27). 2-year study mode – £3,260 a year (subject to annual increase) Source

Intake: January 2027 / September 2027 / January 2028

Duration: 2 years part-time by distance learning; 3 years part-time by distance learning

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