Special consideration is sometimes afforded to mature students who show the drive, commitment and potential necessary to complete the course and continue further to gain a degree. In these cases, formal qualifications may be waived after consideration of vocational experience, although some evidence of mathematical and scientific ability would need to be evident. The course is designed to expose students to a broad spectrum of engineering through modules consisting of lectures, tutorials and case studies. These include aspects of mathematics, physics and information technology that are relevant to engineering but omits many of the subjects taught at A level. The practical nature of the course contrasts with the way such subjects may have been presented at school.
Assessment is by project work, continuous assessment and end of semester examinations.