Energy Engineering with Industrial Study MEng

University of Birmingham · honours · 5 years · optional foundation year · placement year · UCAS 6258course page ↗

A*AA at A level, A level Mathematics and Chemistry or Physics; graduates earn a median £34,500 three years on.

Typical A level offer
A*AA

A level Mathematics and Chemistry or Physics · 90% of entrants came with A levels · 92% stay on after year 1 · Birmingham course page, Discover Uni

Year 13 · applying

What do you need to get in?

A*AAtypical A level offer; a*aa /aaaa to include a level mathematics and chemistry or physics; contextual offer: one grade lower than standard

Typical offer — the grades most applicants are asked for. A contextual offer can be lower for applicants from under-represented backgrounds; none is published for this course.

Birmingham course page, read 19 September 2026 · Discover Uni entry profile

  1. 1A level Mathematics and Chemistry or Physics
Who actually got in: 90% with A levels, 1% with the IB, 1% via Access courses, 1% with other higher education. 11% arrived with 208 or more UCAS tariff points — roughly A*A*A or better. Based on 160 entrants.

UCAS tariff points — a points scale for grades: A* = 56, A = 48, so A*A*A = 160. Entrants’ totals include extra subjects.

Other qualifications2
QualificationTypical offerRequired subjects
IB32 points7,6,6 at Higher Level including Mathematics and Chemistry or Physics at Higher Level grade 6 with a minimum of 32 points overall. We will consider Standard Level Mathematics grade 7.Mathematics and Chemistry or Physics at Higher Level grade 6 with a minimum of 32 points overall
BTEC—only considered when combined with other qualifications.—
Years 1–5

What do you study?

6compulsory modules in year 1

Module — one course unit, usually a term or a year long; “core” means everyone takes it. One UK credit is about ten hours of study; a full year is 120 credits.

Birmingham course page · optional modules vary by year

Year 1 · 6 core · 120 credits ≈ 1,200 hours
Year 2 · 6 core · 120 credits ≈ 1,200 hours
Year 3 · 1 core · 120 credits ≈ 1,200 hours
Year 4 · 3 core, 4 optional · 80 credits ≈ 800 hours
4 optional modules
Year 5 · 2 core, 7 optional · 60 credits ≈ 600 hours
7 optional modules
After graduating

Where does it lead?

£34,500median pay three years after graduating
Lower quarter£30k
Median£35k
Upper quarter£41k

Median — the middle earner: half earned more, half less. Pay is for graduates of this subject at this university who finished in 2016-18, not adjusted for inflation; based on 195 graduates.

Discover Uni dataset (HESA and Office for Students, CC BY 4.0, contains HESA data); earnings from the Longitudinal Education Outcomes data (Department for Education) · aggregation level 13, 23

Half of graduates earned between £30,000 and £40,500. Five years on, the median is £45,500. 88% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing; 94% of those in work were in professional or managerial jobs.

All outcome figures7
MeasureValueBased on
Continue after year 18% left92%130
In work or study, 15 months on5% studying88%75
Professional or managerial job94%60
Pay 15 months on, median£35,50050
Pay 3 years on, median£34,500195
Pay 5 years on, median£45,500210
Money

What does it cost?

£9,790a year for UK students, 2026/27 entry

Tuition fee loan — paid straight to the university; repayments start the April after you leave, at 9% of income above the threshold. UK fees are capped by government and rise with inflation; placement and study-abroad years are usually charged at a lower rate.

Birmingham fees page · source

About £48,950 in fees over 5 years, covered by a tuition fee loan you repay only when earning above the threshold. International students: £32,160 a year (2026/27).

National Student Survey 2025-26

What do students say?

93%agreed the course was good overall (question 26)

NSS — a yearly survey of final-year students at every UK university; 75% of this course’s final year answered. Small groups can swing a lot year to year.

National Student Survey, via Discover Uni · 80 students answered

Highest: 99% agreed on question 15; lowest: 66% on question 25.

All questions26
QuestionAgree
Question 195%
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Question texts are published by the Office for Students; the dataset carries only the question numbers.

Modules, entry requirements and fees are facts read from University of Birmingham’s course page on 2026-09-19 and may change; the university’s page is authoritative. Descriptions are not reproduced. Outcome figures are from the Discover Uni dataset. University of Birmingham is a trade mark of the university; sch.today is independent of it.