<p>[swim73088] While most undergrad degrees in England require only 3 years of university studies, most engineering students nowadays opt for the alternative 4-year MEng degree, which I believe is required by the professional societies for registration as a chartered engineer. I would say then that 4-year programs are now the norm for undergraduate engineering education in most top UK universities. Furthermore, students in hard sciences majors like physics, chemistry or math are also increasingly opting for 4-year degrees (e.g. Oxford’s MPhys and MMath degrees, or Cambridge’s MSci degree).</p>