Overview

Engineering Year Zero at De Montfort University gives you the core skills in science, mathematics, design and IT, required to study engineering or physics at undergraduate level.

On completion of the Engineering Year Zero course, you can progress to one of our BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering or Mechatronics.

Career

Upon successful completion of Engineering Year Zero you can progress to the first year of our Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hons), Mechatronics BEng (Hons) or Electronic Engineering BEng (Hons).
After completing your choice of the full BEng (Hons) engineering course you can choose to continue with further study to a masters level programme or pursue a career in your preferred field of engineering.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Quantitative Methods

Engineering Applications

ICT and Business Practice

Design and Technology

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-01 00:00:00

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Language

English

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Credits

120 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Leicester, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Five GCSEs at grade C or above, including English and Mathematics, plus one of the following:

Normally 56 UCAS points from at least one A-level or equivalent or

BTEC National Diploma/ Extended Diploma at MPP or

Pass in the QAA Access to HE. English and Mathematics GCSE required as a separate qualification as equivalency is not accepted within the Access qualification. We will normally require students to have had a break from full-time education before undertaking the Access course or

International Baccalaureate: 24+ points

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

16750 GBP / year

≈ 16750 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

9535 GBP / year

≈ 9535 GBP / year

Living costs

Leicester

United Kingdom

751 - 1426 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find Master's scholarship opportunities for Engineering Year Zero.

Available Scholarships

You are eligible to apply for these scholarships but a selection process will still be applied by the provider.

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Overview

Career

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic Applies to you

Living costs

Leicester

Funding

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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