Overview
Discover Bath aims to give prospective students a taste of first-year life and study at the University of Bath.
Discover Bath is free and available to all Year 12 (or equivalent) students who are academically able to study at Bath in their chosen subject and meets our widening participation criteria.
Our Engineering Discover Bath courses will take place from Monday 5 – Wednesday 7 August 2024.
Chemical Engineering
Chemical Engineering is tackling today’s global challenges in sustainability, energy, healthcare, and more. Discover Bath will help you to learn what Chemical Engineering is all about and what we are doing to tackle these challenges. You will participate in taster lectures, work in experimental and virtual labs, develop a mini-design project and interact with current students, staff, and faculty. You will have a better understanding of our programme and a comprehensive student experience.
Watch this What is Chemical Engineering? video to find out more about the subject.
Eligibility
To be eligible for the Chemical Engineering strand of Discover Bath you must be studying Chemistry A level and Maths A level (or equivalent). You must also likely to meet the entry requirements for one of the Chemical Engineering courses at Bath.
Architecture & Civil Engineering
Watch this What is Civil Engineering? video to find out more about the subject.
Eligibility
To be eligible for the Architecture and Civil Engineering strand of Discover Bath you must be likely to meet the entry requirements for one of the Civil Engineering courses at Bath or the Architecture undergraduate course at Bath.
Mechanical Engineering
Watch this What is Mechanical Engineering? video to find out more about the subject.
Eligibility
To be eligible for the Mechanical Engineering strand of Discover Bath you must be studying Maths and Physics A levels (or equivalent). You must also be likely to meet the entry requirements for one of the Mechanical Engineering courses at Bath.
Electronic and Electrical Engineering (EEE)
Eligibility
To be eligible for the EEE strand of Discover Bath you must be studying Maths and a second science or technology subject at A levels (or equivalent). You must be likely to meet the entry requirements for one of our EEE courses at Bath.
Watch this What is EEE? video to find out more about the subject
How you can benefit
Here's what two of this year's Discover Bath students said about the programme:
I initially thought that my summer was not going to be productive after the cancellation of my summer plans due to COVID-19. However, the Discover Bath Program made it one of the best summers ever! The mentors were very supportive and delivered excellent lessons that developed my critical thinking skills. The difficulty level of the program is perfect to challenge Year 12 students to prepare them for studying their subject choice at university. After the completion of the program, I became confident that Chemical Engineering is the right path for me.
Chalisa – Discover Bath Engineering
The Discover Bath Fast Track programme was thoroughly enjoyable and exciting to take part in. It provided invaluable insight into undergraduate study at Bath and only affirmed my desire to pursue chemical engineering. I particularly enjoyed writing the final project, which included independent research and the application of taught concepts. It was also a useful experience to mention in my personal statement.
Charlie – Discover Bath Chemical Engineering
Student Blog
Read our Student Blog to see how you could benefit from attending a Discover Bath residential.