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Mechanical Engineering BEng Hons
- Gain technical expertise alongside team-working, management and entrepreneurial skills
- Focus on project-based learning: work on real-world projects with industry partners
- Opportunities to get
Most helpful review for Engineering and Mechanical Engineering at University of Exeter
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21st January 26
Mechanical Engineering, BEng Hons FullTime
pretty good, no major complaints
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Apply by 14 Jan
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Submit a portfolio
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Points of entry for Mechanical Engineering BEng Hons
Year 1
Entry requirements for Engineering and Mechanical Engineering at University of Exeter
Entry requirements are the formal requirements students need to meet to be considered for a place on a university course. But, each year many universities accept students with lower grades. The bar chart below shows the actual UCAS tariff points of students currently on this course.
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Required subjects for Mechanical Engineering BEng Hons at University of Exeter
Excluding General Studies.
Mathematics and another Science subject at Grade B required.
UCAS points for current students on Engineering and Mechanical Engineering at University of Exeter
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member10173872
21st January 26
Mechanical Engineering, BEng Hons FullTime
pretty good, no major complaints read more
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member7142390
14th March 25
Mechanical Engineering, BEng Hons FullTime
it's okay some of the modules are a complete waste of time read more
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member898898
1st February 24
Mechanical Engineering, BEng Hons FullTime
Hire better lecturers who can teach read more
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member1287611
16th June 23
Mechanical Engineering, BEng Hons FullTime
More than half of the lecturers were very hard to understand and/or generally bad at teaching. Many just read out the slides and made no effort to be interesting/engaging. read more
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member459139
28th May 21
Mechanical Engineering, BEng Hons FullTime
The full experience of the course hasn’t been possible due to the pandemic however the staff made it as enjoyable and productive as possible this year. read more
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member557684
12th May 21
Mechanical Engineering, BEng Hons FullTime
Learned very well due to helpful staff and material read more
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member1357596
11th May 21
Mechanical Engineering, BEng Hons FullTime
Covid meant that I didn't receive teaching I would expect for the amount I paid read more
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member633229
30th July 18
Mechanical Engineering, BEng Hons FullTime
Great course with some fabulous professors. Really interesting and great value for money. read more
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JDL
30th July 18
Mechanical Engineering, BEng Hons FullTime
Really Interesring degree with some fabulous lecturers. Great facilities and value for money. read more
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Willgay94
30th April 15
Mechanical Engineering, BEng Hons FullTime
Great course, very interesting. Teaching staff range from very good to adequate. More about how much you can push yourself than be pushed read more
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