Planit


Engineering

University of Aberdeen

Venues

Old Aberdeen Campus

Content

Year 1
Principles of Electronics; CAD and Communications in Engineering Practice; Fundamentals of Engineering Materials; Engineering Mathematics 1; Fundamental Engineering Mechanics.

Year 2:
Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics; Process Engineering; Engineering Mathematics 2; Design and Computing in Engineering Practice; Electrical and Mechanical Systems.

In Years 1 and 2 you’ll study three additional 15-credit courses which may be: compulsory for your chosen Honours discipline; required for you to keep other Honours discipline options open; optional and used to broaden your curriculum or focus on specific skills.

Year 3:
Engineering Analysis and Methods 1; Project & Safety Management.

Engineering students additionally take five 15-credit and two 10-credit courses which are specific to their chosen Honours discipline and include a 10-credit, discipline specific Engineering Design course.

Year 4:
MEng/BEng Individual Project; Group Design Project (BEng).

You’ll also study one 15-credit and three 10-credit courses which are specific to your chosen Honours
discipline (details on Engineering discipline pages). Year 4 also includes two 15-credit optional courses.

For BEng students, the Group Design Project (BEng) is a 15-credit, industry-relevant, multidisciplinary team project taken in the final term of your degree.

Entry Requirements

2026 entry requirements

Standard entry:
4 Highers at BBBB including Maths and Engineering Science or Physics plus English at National 5.

Widening access entry:
3 Highers at BBC including Math and Engineering Science or Physics plus English at National 5.

1 Foundation Apprenticeship is accepted in place of a non-essential Higher.

Start Date

September

Qualification

Degree

Award

BEng Hons

Study Method

Full time

UCAS Code

H100

Course Length

4 years

Faculty

Physical Science

Department

Engineering

SCQF Level

10

Website

www.abdn.ac.uk