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 the basics of algebra; differentiation and calculus; and probability and experimental laws.

Pure Maths 2
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 advanced vectors, forces as fixed vectors, centres of gravity/ centres of mass and particle dynamics.

Properties of Matter and Waves
Students are taught sound, reflection, refraction, interference, diffraction, electro-magnetic waves, strengths of solids, fluids, heat and gases and the structure of the atom.

Electricity, Electronics and Fields
Students are taught electrical current and charge, potential difference, resistance, capacitance, transistors and amplifiers, electrical fields, gravitational fields, magnetic fields and electromagnetic fields.

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

** Durham University welcomes applications from students on the Bellerbys Foundation course with each application being considered on an individual basis by experienced admissions officers.

*** The University of Manchester, also one of the UK's top universities, welcomes applications from Bellerbys students to a wide range of management and engineering courses.

Class of 2007

Our Engineering Foundation route is very popular and, as ever, students this year went on to a wide variety of degree courses in 2007 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
HUANG Jung Tsung	Singapore	86%	Mechanical Engineering (Aerospace)	University of Nottingham
KOISHYMANOVA Saltanat	Kazakhstan	86%	Petroleum Engineering	University of Manchester
YASUKI Toshiyuki	Japan	85%	Motorsport Engineering	Oxford Brookes University
SABRYGALI Yerulan	Kazakhstan	84%	Petroleum Engineering	University of Manchester
FANG Qi	China	83%	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	University of Bristol