Applied Professional Engineering | WMG Degree Apprenticeship

Degree Apprenticeship
BEng Applied Professional
Engineering

Building on the success of our popular Applied Engineering Programme, this course has been designed following extensive consultation with industry partners so that degree content is aligned with the future needs of the engineering sector.

Start date:
September 2026

Duration:
4 years, part-time

Level:
6 (Undergraduate)

Award:
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng)

Course leader:

Piotr Klin

Course highlights

Developing multi-disciplinary engineers.
Choose from four pathways to align with different roles.
We are seeking accreditation from the IET, but that accreditation may not be guaranteed, and if prospective students required any further information, they should contact the university directly.
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Overview

This course will develop multi-disciplinary engineers, giving you a wider scope of career paths to follow. You will learn the theory and practices of engineering and digital technologies including mechanical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, materials and design, as well as computational skills.

You will develop knowledge and skills so you can successfully make real changes to your employer’s products and operations that measurably improve profitability and competitiveness.

The applied nature of this course means you will complete work-based assignments and projects throughout, meaning you will gain a real understanding of the principles taught and benefits to businesses directly in your workplace.

This course also allows you in the final two years to choose from four pathways with a range of modules to suit the direction of your career and your employer's needs.

Your pathway choices are:

The course has been designed with to meet the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) accreditation requirements, therefore in the future, we hope students will be able to attain IEng (Incorporated Engineer) professional registration status.

What you'll study

Please contact us for up-to-date information. As a guide some of the modules are:

Year 1

• Engineering Mathematics

• Management and Quality

• Applied Mechanics

• Electrical and Electronic Principles

• Introduction to Programming and System Modelling

• Engineering Product Design

Year 2

• Materials and Manufacturing Processes

• Fundamentals of Sustainable Energy Systems

• Numerical Methods

• Engineering Thermofluids

• Instrumentation & Control

• Sustainable System Design

Year 3 and 4

There are several core modules, depending on the pathway chosen. As a guide, modules could include some of the following but please contact us for up-to-date information:

All Pathways:

• Quality Control and Project Management

• Work Based Project

Product Design and Development Engineer and Manufacturing Engineer Pathways:

• Product Design for Manufacture and Assembly

• Design for End Customer

Control System Engineer and Electrical Electronic Engineer Pathways:

• Introduction to Automation and Control

• Design of Automation Systems

Please note that whilst the module catalogue shows the latest approved version of each module and what is currently being taught (academic year 2025), there may be minor updates to content or learning objectives year on year, to reflect the evolving state of knowledge and the requirements of teaching best practise. Any such amends will be updated following the department 'module approvals process' and reflected in the module catalogue before the start of the next academic year in 2026.

Teaching and learning

The curriculum will be delivered through a blended learning approach which will involve some time on campus, alongside online teaching (both live and recorded) and workplace activities. Time on campus will be for activity-designed, problem-solving sessions where students get hands-on and interact with peers and teaching staff.

The degree workload tapers down for the last two years of the course. The objective is to ramp up your capabilities over the first two years and then provide room for employers to make use of these capabilities in the last two years whilst coping with the more complex subjects towards the end of the course.

This is designed also to synchronise with the change in curriculum. Years 1 and 2 are identical for all four standards. In Years 3 and 4, students on different pathways follow their route through the specialist subjects, culminating in a year-long work-based project to achieve a bachelor's degree.

Throughout the degree, you will also participate in work-based learning (WBL) modules at all levels. The objective of the WBL activities is to make the degree journey a unique experience for each student and to provide specific guidance on how to make the learning work for you.

Entry requirements

Entry to the programme of study requires a minimum of 112 UCAS tariff points. Applicants must also hold GCSE grades in Maths, English and additional STEM subject at grades C (or 4) or above. Disciplines studied post GCSE must include any of Engineering or relevant STEM subjects (Physics recommended). In addition to the required entry tariff applicants must have also achieved an A level in Maths at Grade B.

Apprenticeship applicants must hold an offer of employment prior to enrolling on the course.

WMG is committed to widening participation and seeks to recruit students from diverse academic, social and professional backgrounds and applications that do not meet the normal requirements may be considered on a case-by-case basis. WMG may also provide recognition of prior certificated and experiential learning.

Please refer to individual companies you apply to or your own company for their entry criteria.

How to apply

To enrol on the programme, you must have the support of your employer. Please visit our 'Vacancies and Resources' section to see any current opportunities plus we have also listed some of the companies we have worked with.

If you are already in work, please talk to your employer about potential opportunities to partner with us. If you would like any more information please email us.

Employers

If you are interested in this programme, please email us and we will get back to you to discuss your requirements.

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Apprentice Views

Open Days at Warwick

If you are interested in this Degree Apprenticeship we will be running sessions at the October and June Open Days on campus so you can come and meet the team, view our facilities at the Degree Apprenticeship Centre and ask us any questions you have.

Book your place today for our October Open Days which will be taking place on Saturday 11 October 2025 and Saturday 25 October 2025.

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Employers - How we can help you

Partner with us for your Degree Apprenticeships and attract emerging talent or upskill and develop existing staff. If you would like to find out more about our programmes please contact us now for an informal, no-obligation discussion about your requirements.