FAQs

» The starting salary for a graduate engineer can be around £22K per year. If you achieve Chartered Engineer status you could earn in excess of £100K per year. If you were to become a Chief Exectuive of an engineering company then your earnings could go much higher still!

» Most degree courses expect you to have 3 A levels with a grade B or above in both mathematics and a science subject, usually physics. It is worth doing some research when choosing your A level subjects to find out what different universities require.

» LEP schools have signed up to make sure engineering is talked about in their school. The LEP offers schools the opportunity to set up an engineering club, host STEM days in their school, go to STEM activities at LSBU and attend many more engineering events including university based residential courses.

» London South Bank University. LSBU is a major partner in the LEP.

» Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics.

» Because you could help to save lives, help save the planet, and help improve our lifestyles. You could travel the world. You could work on challenging projects such as 'designing a cooling system for the London underground'. Whatever aspect of engineering you choose, you would be well paid.