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FdEng Engineering

Start Date: 7th September 2026

Length 2 years
Study Full-Time
Location Rye Hill Campus

Qualification Gained

FdEng Engineering (awarded by NCG)

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This FdEng Engineering course is designed to kick-start your engineering career, developing your skills in a specific discipline and providing a strong engineering foundation. You will build upon your basic engineering knowledge and develop advanced practical and theoretical skills in preparation for employment or further study. This Engineering course offers progression for those who have studied a related course during further education and provides an excellent balance of academic and industrial knowledge. It offers a pathway into mechanical and industrial knowledge. It offers a pathway into mechanical or electrical engineering for those who may not have any previous experience of engineering as a subject but do have a strong maths or physics background.

Entry requirements

64 UCAS points (related to Engineering, Maths, Physics and/or Science subjects).

You may be invited to a discretionary interview.

If you are a current Newcastle College student and successfully meet the published Level 3 entry criteria in an appropriate subject[s], you will be guaranteed a place on this course.

Applicants are normally expected to have achieved grade 4 or higher in GCSE Maths and English Language or the Level 2 equivalence (i.e. Functional Skills or Adult Literacy/Numeracy).

At Newcastle College University Centre we welcome applications from students studying new T-Level qualifications.

Further details on our entry requirements can be found here.

What will I achieve?

Upon successful completion of this course you will gain a Foundation Degree in Engineering.

What will I learn?

Year One

Academic Study Skills
Work Related Learning
Personal Development
Engineering Mathematics
Engineering Science
Technical Drawing for Engineers
Fluid Power Systems
Thermodynamics
Industrial Automation and PLCs
Advanced Electronic Engineering
Advanced Electrical Engineering

Year Two

Professional Development
Work-Based Learning
Advanced Engineering Mathematics
Project Management Principles
Advanced Mechanical Science
Mechanical Power Transmission
Mechanical Engineering Design
Applied Digital Technologies
Digital Electronics
Electrical Power Systems
Electrical Engineering Design
Green Technologies

How is the course taught?

Lectures
Seminars
Group work
Independent study tasks
Collaborative projects

How am I assessed?

Timed assessments
Portfolio work
Phase tests
Group presentations
Individual presentations
Written assessments / knowledge checks
Mock timed assessments

Work Experience

You will be encouraged to apply for and work towards Incorporated Engineer (IEng) status. You will also be given the opportunity to visit various engineering companies throughout your studies to gain vital first-hand experience of how engineering theory is put into practice.

Where can I progress?

After this degree, you will be able to progress onto the BEng (Hons) Mechanical Manufacturing Engineering (Top-Up) degree, BEng (Hons) Electrical Electronic Engineering (Top-Up) degree, BSc (Hons) Engineering Management (Top-Up) degree or a Higher or Degree Apprenticeship.

Course costs and information

Tuition fees vary depending on the course and mode of study. Read more about tuition fees and financial support.

Fees for international students vary depending on the course. Find out more about international fees and payments.

It's important that you know what your tuition fee includes and what other costs you'll need to plan for. Read what your fee includes here.

Hazel Bone

Course Leader | Engineering

"As well as my day-to-day teaching activities, I work with our students, encouraging them to take part in Equality and Diversity competitions, Young Engineer for Britain, Greenpower Electric Car competition, Jaguar F1 in Schools, where I have represented the college on many occasions in regional finals with our students. You may also recognise me from Robot Wars Techno-games, where I competed for a number of years with my robot FireStorm."

Amie Cowley

FdEng Rail Engineering

"Once you get a taste, you just want to do more. It's all taken very seriously, and the course leaders try and teach you everything they can from their own experience and make you as industry ready as possible."

Grace Lilley

BSc (Hons) Engineering Management (Top-Up)

"I've had access to fantastic staff support throughout my degree, and I've learnt and developed so many transferable skills that I know will make me attractive to employers in the Engineering industry. We've also had quite a few guest speakers in to discuss their experiences, which has been really helpful and quite inspiring, really!"

Athis Sriwiset

FdEng Electrical Electronic Engineering

"I wanted to do a degree in electrical engineering, so the Electrical Electronic Engineering course here seemed like a clear winner. While the modules taught are fairly similar to other universities, the content is guided by what industry employers need now, which gives the course here a bit more of an edge."