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Design Engineering BEng(Hons) with integrated foundation year

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Intro

Our Design Engineering BEng(Hons) with integrated foundation year course offers an extra year to prepare you for study at degree-level. The foundation year is shared with all engineering disciplines, so you’ll get to know students from different areas of the subject that you may work with on team projects in the future.

Once you’ve successfully completed the foundation year, you’ll be able to progress to the Design Engineering BEng(Hons) degree. You’ll be prepped and ready for the first year of your degree with the skills, knowledge and confidence that you need. 

Key facts

Location Brighton: Moulsecoomb

UCAS code H152

Full-time 4 years
With placement year 5 years

What are my next steps?

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Book your place: Moulsecoomb campus open day 14 June

Or if you're ready, apply now with UCAS for 2025

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In engineering, 100% of our research impact is assessed as outstanding or very considerable in terms of its reach and significance in the 2021 Research Excellence Framework.

Entry criteria

Entry requirements

UCAS tariff
72 UCAS tariff points with maths and physics at A or AS-level, otherwise 96 points. General Studies excluded.

A-levels
DDD with maths and physics. CCC without maths and physics.

BTEC
MMM/MMP.

International Baccalaureate
24 points, with two subjects at Higher level.

T-level
Merit in one of these T-levels. Other T-levels are not accepted.

  • Design, Surveying and Planning
  • Design Development for Engineering and Manufacturing

GCSE (minimum grade C or grade 4)
At least five subjects including maths and a physical science. Mature students without these qualifications but with relevant industrial experience may be considered.

Studied before or got relevant experience?
A qualification, HE credits or relevant experience may count towards your course at Brighton and could mean that you do not have to take some elements of the course or can start in year 2 or 3. 

English language requirements
IELTS 6.0 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in each element. Find out more about the other English qualifications that we accept.

International requirements and visas

International requirements by country
Country name
Albania
Algeria
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Belarus
Belgium
Bermuda
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Bulgaria
Burma (Myanmar)
Cameroon
Canada
Chile
China
Colombia
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Ecuador
Egypt
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Guyana
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kosovo
Kuwait
Latvia
Lebanon
Liechtenstein
Libya
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Malaysia
Malawi
Malta
Mexico
Moldova
Montenegro
Morocco
Namibia
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nigeria
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palestinian National Authority
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Russian Federation
Saudi Arabia
Serbia
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Sri Lanka
Syria
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Tanzania
Thailand
Tunisia
Turkey
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United States
Uzbekistan
Venezuela
Vietnam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe

We can help you meet our English language or academic entry requirements.

View our English language courses

For pre-sessional English preparation courses.

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For degree preparation courses.

Visas and immigration advice

Applying for a student visa

Check out our step-by-step guidance.

Contextual admissions

At Brighton, we understand that not everyone has the same opportunities, and some may face extra challenges to meet grade requirements. Every Brighton applicant is treated as an individual and we value creativity, persistence, resourcefulness and big ideas alongside grades.

If you meet our contextual admissions criteria and the subject-specific A-level and/or GCSE requirements for this course, your offer from us will be at least two grades or 16 UCAS tariff points lower than the standard for your course. Find out about contextual admissions at Brighton.

With a contextual offer, you may also qualify for extra financial support through our Brighton Boost cost of living package. Find out about the Brighton Boost.

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Course content

Top reasons to choose this course

  • Foundation year that opens up opportunities in engineering if you don’t hold the required qualifications, are changing career or returning to study
  • Work alongside others in a friendly, creative and collaborative studio environment
  • Project work such as designing and building water rockets, finding solutions to Fixperts challenges, working on the design and development of bike force pedals for Team GB
  • Specialist facilities include flight and car simulators, wind tunnel, prototyping labs and workshops, CNC machines, robotics and VR labs
  • Expert staff with excellent industry contacts
  • Guest lectures from professionals
  • Gain work experience on placement during your BEng degree
  • Bike Sim Lab – research project developing mechanical and aerodynamic tools for bicycle training and simulators.
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Foundation year 

On successful completion of the foundation year, you will transfer to the Design Engineering BEng(Hons) course.

Modules

  • Core Mathematics

    Core Mathematics enables you to develop the mathematical knowledge that you need to study engineering. You’ll explore key concepts from arithmetics and algebra to quadratic equations and logarithmic functions through lectures, tutorials and computer-based workshops.

  • Core Science

    Core Science introduces you to the concepts and applications of physics and electricity and helps you to build the study skills needed on an engineering degree. You’ll learn basic experimental techniques, measurements and technical report writing.

  • Foundation Year Project

    The foundation year project is your opportunity to develop study skills including time management, research methods, problem-solving and presentation techniques. You’ll work in a small team to produce a technical report and a formal presentation.

  • Engineering Mathematics

    This module builds on the concepts learned in Core Mathematics and further develops the mathematical skills needed to study an engineering degree. You’ll be introduced to concepts including calculus, complex numbers and matrix algebra. 

  • Engineering Science

    Building on the skills learned in Core Science, this module introduces further key physical concepts including light, heat, sound and electromagnetism. As well as taking attending lectures and taking part in tutorials, you’ll take part in practical classes and workshops in the lab.

  • Mechanics

    Mechanics introduces you to the key concepts of classical mechanics used across different branches of engineering which you will then use to analyse the behaviour of simple mechanical systems. Content includes equations of motion, Newton’s law of motion, momentum and its conversion and resolving forces into components.


Making sure that what you learn with us is relevant, up to date and what employers are looking for is our priority, so courses are reviewed and enhanced on an ongoing basis. When you have applied to us, you’ll be told about any new developments through Student View.

 

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Year 1

You’ll be introduced to the fundamental elements of product design and engineering, building your skills in terms of making, thinking and evaluation. Later in the year you'll be introduced to more complex design issues and skills including digital prototyping and manufacture, and inclusive design, and human factors.

You’ll work on projects such as: designing and building water rockets, and building an electrical system to measure light. Project work also includes engaging with a global community of design innovators Fixperts to find practical solutions to everyday challenges.

Modules

  • Design Practice: Creativity, Prototyping and Communication

    In this module you will look at the fundamental knowledge, skills and abilities needed for product design. Areas covered include 2D, 3D and digital skills; using workshop facilities; making practices and skills which will give you an understanding of prototyping; and design for manufacture. You will also study a range of design methods, approaches and ways of thinking that will give you an insight into how designers research, develop and communicate ideas. 

  • Design Engineering: Fundamentals

    This module introduces the fundamental mathematics, statistics and engineering sciences that are required to become a professional design engineer. You will learn these topics through a series of practical, hands-on activities, using theoretical principles to solve design engineering problems. Topics are triangulated so that you’ll use theoretical/mathematical calculations to make predictions against your own experimental data generated by taking measurements in the lab. This data is then used to validate computational models you will develop in software.

  • Design Technologies: Digital Manufacturing

    This module introduces you to digital fabrication principles, methods and tools which are explored and applied in a practical way through a series of mini design exercises followed by a ‘stretch’ exercise enabling you to apply what you’ve learned in an area that interests you. You will make a variety of prototypes using CAD/CAM, 3D printing and scanning, electronics design and production, and wired and wireless communications. As well as using the digital fabrication technologies you will examine their underlying theory.

  • Design Practice: Inclusive Design

    Work with other students to create ingenious solutions to an everyday problem for a real person. Your group will research, develop, test and propose viable human-centred design solutions using research methods, creative techniques, prototyping and testing methods, communication and storytelling techniques. Alongside the group work you will enhance your 2D, 3D and digital skills, building on your ability to design and present using CAD and supporting your ability to record and communicate using film-making and editing. You will also learn methods and approaches that support effective group working.

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Year 2

Year 2 is your opportunity to develop products for a real market, considering the commercial side of product development, including design for manufacturability and assembly, costing and fulfilment. And learn how to prototype with a range of technologies.

You'll learn how to engage with challenging global issues, connecting everyday practices to long-term consequences and becoming familiar with frameworks to help guide design decisions and ambitions.

You will also build on the fundamental engineering topics covered in your first year. Project work covers control systems and includes: building a self-balancing robot, modelling dynamics of vehicles, and a project that brings together heat transfer and thermal modelling with fluids and structures.

Modules

  • Design Technologies: Interactions and Experiences

    In this module you will explore technologies that enable the development, prototyping and functionality of interactive objects. Exploring and experimenting with technologies that allow objects to behave intelligently, to react to stimulus, to connect to the internet and other devices. You will further develop a practical and theoretical understanding in assessing design development technology in an ethical and responsible way. 

  • Design Practice: Design to Market

    You will design and develop prototypes for affordable and useful products that can be produced in batches using accessible materials and processes. You’ll learn to apply principles of design for manufacturing and assembly, consider approaches to sustainable design and calculate the production cost of and selling price of a product. You will also develop the ability to identify and communicate the benefits, features and functions of a product to a wide audience. 

  • Design Practice: Responsible Design

    Building on your understanding of responsible design, you will use projects and activities to explore concepts of regenerative design, design for the circular economy and disruptive design as approaches to address global challenges. You will expand your understanding of the design process to take on more systemic approaches and learn to identify suitable design project themes and opportunities. 

  • Design Engineering: Systems

    This module builds on the fundamental engineering topics covered in year 1 to cover the deeper, more challenging subjects required to become a professional engineer. You’ll explore mechanical and electrical topics through practical, hands-on activities, using theoretical principles to solve design engineering problems. You’ll use theoretical/mathematical calculations to make predictions against your own experimental data. 

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Placement year

A placement year gives you the opportunity to gain professional experience either through external work placements with industry partners or working on live projects.

You can also choose to study abroad for the year with one of our partner universities, instead of undertaking the professional placement.

Graduating award

If you undertake and pass your placement year, your experience will be reflected in the degree that you graduate with - Design Engineering with Professional Experience BEng(Hons).

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Final year

Projects at the beginning of your final year help you define your design engineering specialism, by allowing you to focus on your professional ambitions. You'll develop expertise through an advanced engineering project informed by research, such as working on the design and development of bike force pedal sensors for Team GB.

Later in the year you’ll undertake a project informed by an industry or research brief, which will incorporate the values, principles, skills and experience you have gained into design outcomes that are well resolved and well communicated.

Modules

  • Design Engineering: Specialist

    On this module you will establish your expertise in an engineering-related topic, theme or issue that really interests you. Bringing together all you’ve learned in previous years, you’ll examine in detail the area you have chosen through independent investigation, experimentation, system development and problem-solving.

  • Design Practice: Professional Practices

    In this module you will work on design briefs to help you develop as a design practitioner. Through self-directed study and tutorial support you will build specialist knowledge and skills relevant to your design interests, values, principles and career ambitions. You will develop your abilities to combine research, development and validation in the creation of coherent design outcomes and proposals. 

  • Design Technologies: Self-directed Project

    The Design Technologies: Self-directed Project is where you’ll refine the skills that enable you to independently prototype ideas, evaluate performance and present your ideas in context. You will apply research skills to gain the knowledge and understanding needed to make optimal technological choices. This will help you in resolving the design of products/services in relation to their specification, functionality, manufacture and feasibility. 

  • Design Engineering: Self-directed Project

    During this module you will independently manage a complete design project effectively and responsibly, including setting project goals and managing time, relationships, risks and resources. Tutorials and workshops will support you to deliver and present credible, well-resolved design proposals that relate to contemporary issues and which are informed by your research and intellectual inquiry.

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Staff profile 

Dr Derek Covill, course leader

I really enjoy empowering students with these tools, to show the impact they can have and how we can do amazing things with them. Also I enjoy working seeing students grow and develop. I try to work with students in ways that help them learn how to be resourceful, how to take on a professional mindset so that they can learn how to learn and develop, but also that this is an exciting, simulating and fun subject to be involved in.

Read more about Dr Covill.

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Careers

Preparing for your career 

In your career you need a combination of knowledge, technical ability, communication skills and relevant experiences – and you’ll get all of this from your degree.

The design engineering degree course provides subject knowledge and expertise, opportunities to put what you learn into practice and work-related experience. You’ll also develop transferable personal skills in teamwork, and project and time management skills that will be valued wherever your career takes you.

Working and collaborating with students from all years of your course, and with postgraduate and research students, is a big part of your learning experience.

Through your final year project you will demonstrate that you can design and take a product to market and show your work in the graduate show exhibition. Selected students will exhibit their work at the prestigious New Designers show in London.

Product design exhibitions

A stand at New Designers, the London show where graduating students display their work to design educators, professionals and consumers.

Facilities for learning 

On this Design Engineering degree you’ll have access to our specialist facilities for applied learning, including:

  • a Simulation Suite with flight and car simulators that use VR and motion platform technology
  • a wind tunnel
  • prototyping labs and workshops in our advanced engineering building
  • 3D printers and five-axis CNC machines
  • Robotics and VR labs
  • Immersive learning space.
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Industry/professional links 

We work closely with industry to make sure that you develop the skills and knowledge needed in the workplace. 

  • Guest lectures from industry experts give you a feel for what it’s really like to be a design engineer.
  • You will showcase your individual project to potential employers at the final year graduate show.
  • Brighton technology company, Paxton, offers our engineering, computing, and product design students three scholarships a year worth £1,000 and a three-month paid placement.
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Career destinations 

Design engineers play a crucial role in various industries with sought-after skill set that integrate creativity, technical expertise, and problem-solving abilities. 

Design engineers are involved in the entire product development lifecycle, from concept and prototyping to testing and implementation. You can also excel as mechanical, electrical, or aerospace engineers, contributing to the design and optimisation of complex systems and structures.

We have an excellent graduate employment record and your CV will be enhanced by Brighton's reputation in the industry.

Our students have gone from Brighton into both local and internationally renowned companies including:

  • Apple
  • Dyson
  • Hallmark Cards
  • Jaguar
  • Mars
  • Lego
  • Ricardo UK Ltd.
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The Enayball electronic drawing tool, designed by University of Brighton graduates Eli Heath and Pete Barr, was one of 150 global projects highlighted at the 2021 Global Grad Show event in Dubai. Artist Alison Lapper MBE using Enayball with Eli and Pete.

Supporting your employability 

Outside of your course, our Careers Service is here to support you as you discover (and rediscover) your strengths and what matters to you. We are here for you throughout your university journey as you work towards a fulfilling and rewarding career.

Connect with our careers team

  • Find part-time work that you can combine with your studies.
  • Find, or be, a mentor or get involved with our peer-to-peer support scheme.
  • Develop your business ideas through our entrepreneurial support network.
  • Get professional advice and support with career planning, CV writing and interview top tips.
  • Meet potential employers at our careers fairs.
  • Find rewarding volunteering opportunities to help you discover more about what makes you tick and build your CV.

Whatever your career needs, we are here to help. And that’s not just while you are a student – our support carries on after you’ve graduated.

Find out more about our Careers Service...

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Fees and costs

Course fees

UK (full-time) 9,535 GBP

International (full-time) 17,250 GBP

This course offers a professional placement (sandwich) year in year 3. If you choose to take this placement you will pay a reduced fee during this year. For students starting their undergraduate degree in the 2025–26 academic year, the fee for the professional placement year is £1,500 for UK students and £1,850 for international students. This fee may be subject to small increases in line with inflation.

The fees listed here are for the first year of full-time study if you start your course in the academic year 2025–26.

You will pay fees for each year of your course. Some fees may increase each year.

UK undergraduate and some postgraduate fees are regulated by the UK government and increases will not be more than the maximum amount allowed. Course fees that are not regulated may increase each year by up to 5% or RPI (whichever is higher).

If you are studying part-time your fee will usually be calculated based on the number of modules that you take.

Find out more

  • Brighton Boost – cost of living help for our new undergrad students. Find out about how we can help with your study, accommodation or travel costs and more...
  • Fees, bursaries, scholarships and government funding info for UK and international undergraduate students
  • Student finance and budgeting while studying
  • Read our student contract and tuition fee policy (pdf) for more on University of Brighton tuition fees.

What's included

Here you’ll find details of specific resources and services that are included in the tuition fee for our School of Architecture, Technology and Engineering students. To help you to budget for your studies, there is also information on any additional costs that you may have to pay or can choose to pay in addition to your tuition fee.

Find out how tuition fees enable us to support all of our students with important services, facilities and resources across the university - https://www.brighton.ac.uk/whats-included-in-your-fee - and check out our finance pages for info about fees, funding and scholarships along with advice on international and island fee-paying status - https://www.brighton.ac.uk/fees-and-finance.

You can chat with our enquiries team - https://www.brighton.ac.uk/enquiries - if you have a question or need more information.

You may have to pay additional costs during your studies. The cost of optional activities is not included in your tuition fee and you will need to meet this cost in addition to your fees.

  • Travel and accommodation costs are included for all mandatory taught residential field trips, but you’ll need to provide your own food and drink.
  • There will be opportunities to attend additional study trips or optional taught residential field trips throughout the school, but these are not required to pass your course. Normally, a contribution will be required towards expenses such as travel, entrance fees and accommodation. This will vary depending on where and how long the trip is, but you should budget around £1,500.
  • Where optional international field trips are offered, these are not required to pass your course. You should expect to budget £300–£500 for these, to cover flight, accommodation, food and entrance to museums. The total amount spent would be based on location and number of trips taken.
  • If you choose to take an optional paid placement, you’ll be expected to cover your own travel, accommodation, food and drink.
  • Some students require specialist outdoor equipment and/or personal protective equipment (PPE) and should budget up to £150.
  • You will have access to computers and necessary software; however, many students choose to buy their own hardware, software and accessories. The amount spent will depend on your individual choices, but this expenditure is not essential to pass any of our courses. Find out what free software is available from the University of Brighton.
  • Course books are available from the university, but you may wish to budget from £15 to £100 per year to buy your own copies and subscribe to design magazines.
  • In most cases coursework submissions are electronic but students may wish to print notes which would involve an extra cost.
  • Costs of up to £50 are included in the fees for students on engineering courses to pay for materials for their final year projects. On rare occasions where material costs exceed £50, they will need to be paid for by the student.

Architecture, interior architecture, design and product design additional costs

  • Students should budget around £25 for printing and binding dissertations in their final year.
  • In your first year of studies, you will need to buy a drawing and modelling toolkit. Each course will suggest a list of items of which some will be essential, and others optional. You should budget around £100–£250 for these.
  • For most courses you will need to budget between £100 to £300 per year for printing and portfolio costs. Costs will vary depending on type of printer and type and size of paper used. Some students tend to work digitally, spending more on printing and some by hand, spending more on materials so these costs vary widely between students.
  • For most courses you will need to budget between £10 and £100 for material costs per design project. Costs will vary depending on how and what you use to make models. You are encouraged to recycle used materials where possible.
  • You will need to budget between £5–£50 to exhibit work for the end-of-year show. Fundraising by the student society, BIAAS, normally helps towards this cost.

Location and student life

Campus where this course is taught

Moulsecoomb campus

Two miles north of Brighton seafront, Moulsecoomb is our largest campus and student village. Moulsecoomb has been transformed by a recent development of our estate. On campus you’ll find new Students’ Union, events venue and sports and fitness facilities, alongside the library and student centre.

Over 900 students live here in our Moulsecoomb Place halls and the new Mithras halls – Brunswick, Goldstone, Hanover, Preston and Regency.

Moulsecoomb has easy access to buses and trains so you can access all the exciting things happening in our home city.

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Accommodation

We guarantee an offer of a place in halls of residence to all eligible students. So if you applied for halls by the deadline you are guaranteed a room in our halls of residence.

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Halls of residence
We have self-catered halls on all our campuses, within minutes of your classes, and other options that are very nearby.

You can apply for any of our halls, but the options closest to your study location are:

  • Mithras Halls are stylish new high-rises in the heart of the student village at our revitalised Moulsecoomb campus with ensuite rooms for more than 800 students.
  • Varley Park is a popular dedicated halls site, offering a mix of rooms and bathroom options at different prices. It is around two miles from Moulsecoomb campus and four miles from the city centre, and is easy to get to by bus.

Want to live independently?
We can help – find out more about private renting.

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Modern accommodation at Moulsecoomb

Mithras halls room with a view

Relaxing in halls near the campus

Student Union social space

Student Union social space at Moulsecoomb

Local area

One of Time Out's 50 best cities in the world

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About Brighton

The city of Brighton & Hove is a forward-thinking place which leads the way in the arts, technology, sustainability and creativity. You'll find living here plays a key role in your learning experience.

Brighton is a leading centre for creative media technology, recently named the startup capital of the UK.

The city is home to a national 5G testbed and over 1,000 tech businesses. The digital sector is worth over £1bn a year to the local economy – as much as tourism.

All of our full-time undergraduate courses involve work-based learning - this could be through placements, live briefs and guest lectures. Many of these opportunities are provided by local businesses and organisations.

It's only 50 minutes by train from Brighton to central London and there are daily direct trains to Bristol, Bedford, Cambridge, Gatwick Airport, Portsmouth and Southampton.

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Maps

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Support and wellbeing

Your course team

Your personal academic tutor, course leader and other tutors are all there to help you with your personal and academic progress. You'll also have a student support and guidance tutor (SSGT) who can help with everything from homesickness, managing stress or accommodation issues.

Your academic skills

Our Brighton Student Skills Hub gives you extra support and resources to develop the skills you'll need for university study, whatever your level of experience so far.

Your mental health and wellbeing

As well as being supported to succeed, we want you to feel good too. You'll be part of a community that builds you up, with lots of ways to connect with one another, as well having access to dedicated experts if you need them. Find out more about how we support your wellbeing.

Sport at Brighton

Sport Brighton

Sport Brighton brings together our sport and recreation services. As a Brighton student you'll have use of sport and fitness facilities across all our campuses and there are opportunities to play for fun, fitness or take part in serious competition. 

Find out more about Sport Brighton.

Sports scholarships

Our sports scholarship scheme is designed to help students develop their full sporting potential to train and compete at the highest level. We offer scholarships for elite athletes, elite disabled athletes and talented sports performers.

Find out more about sport scholarships.

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Course specification

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