Engineering & Computer Science Foundation Course

The Bellerbys Engineering Foundation course is ideal for students wishing to study Engineering and Computer Science related degrees at university including Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Telecommunications and Mathematics.

Academic Structure

You will study core subjects, with all other Foundation students, plus Engineering modules.

Pure Maths 1
Students are taught about the use of functions including the modulus and exponential functions; logarithms; series; the equations of lines; solving trigonometric equations; basic differentiation and integration and their applications; data handling including histograms, mean, mode, median and standard deviation

Pure Maths 2
Develops on the Maths in Pure Maths 1. Students are taught further algebra, co-ordinate geometry, trigonometry, differentiation, integration, numerical methods and vectors.

Mechanics 1
Students are taught vectors, forces and equilibrium, relative motion, Newton’s Laws of Motion, friction and work, energy and power.

Mechanics 2
Students are taught further kinematics, circular motion, simple harmonic motion, moments in 2-Dimensions, elasticity and further particle dynamics'.

Properties of Matter and Waves
Students are taught about matter, elasticity, heat, specific & latent gases, Kinetic Theory, radioactivity, fission, fusion, light, sound, interference, diffraction, electromagnetic spectrum, photoelectric effect, energy levels, excitation and ionization.

Electricity and Fields
This module gives students a grounding in important Engineering topics including circuit theory, electromagnetism, and field theory, as well as laboratory skills. The module is designed to provide students with the background necessary to progress to an Engineering or physical Science degree at a UK university.

Where Next?

Students who successfully complete the Engineering Foundation course can join the following Bachelor Degree programmes with our university partners.

Aberystwyth University
Anglia Ruskin University
Aston University
University of Bath
University of Brighton
University of Bristol
Cardiff University
University of Chester
De Montfort University Leicester
Durham University
University of Essex
University of Exeter
University of Hertfordshire
Keele University
University of Kent
Lancaster University
University of Leeds
University of Leicester
University of Liverpool
Liverpool John Moores University
Loughborough University
Brunel University*
City University*
University of East London*
University of Greenwich*
Goldsmiths, University of London*
University of Kingston, London*
London Metropolitan University*
Middlesex University, London*
Queen Mary College, University of London*
Royal Holloway, University of London*
London South Bank University*
University of Manchester
Newcastle University
Northumbria University
University of Nottingham
Oxford Brookes University
University of Portsmouth
University of Reading
University of Sheffield
University of Southampton
University of Surrey
University of Sussex
University of Sunderland
Swansea University
University of York

* Universities in the London area

Class of 2009

Our Engineering Foundation route is very popular and, as ever, students this year went on to a wide variety of degree courses in 2009 including Electronic & Communications Engineering, Civil & Architectural Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering.  Here are just a few:

Student Name	Home Country	Final Grade	Degree Course	University
Alireza Esfandiari	Iran	87%	Civil Engineering	Bath
Yong Jie Tan	Malaysia	85%	Aeronautical Engineering	Bristol
Su Min Kim	Korea	85%	Chemical Engineering	Nottingham
Lia Hassan Kalimullah	Malaysia	83%	Digital Audio & Music Engineering	Queen Mary
Yusuf Olanrewaju Ali	Nigeria	82%	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Manchester