Program Overview

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BEng(Hons) Mechatronics Engineering (with Foundation Year)

The BEng(Hons) Mechatronics Engineering (with Foundation Year) is a four-year full-time or five-year sandwich course designed for students who are committed to an engineering future but have a less conventional background. This multidisciplinary subject combines the principles of mechanics, electronics, robotics, and computer engineering to develop sustainable systems.

Why Study BEng Mechatronics Engineering?

The digital revolution in industry needs new Mechatronics Engineers with unique digital manufacturing skills. This course provides insight and skills in the creation and maintenance of complex engineering products and is designed to have broad appeal for students from a wide range of STEM disciplines.

Why UWE Bristol?

UWE Bristol's Mechatronics Engineering degree offers comprehensive engineering training in electro-mechanical systems, benefiting from well-established programs and research groups. Students learn how to evaluate solutions to engineering problems and choose which solutions to apply to engineering systems. The course is practice-based, providing plenty of hands-on experience, and students benefit from excellent facilities, including the award-winning Engineering building and the University's enterprise zone, Future Space.

Career Opportunities

Graduates will enter a growing sector and be in high demand due to their knowledge of manufacturing, mechanics, electronics, and mechatronics, and their ability to innovate using new technologies. A degree in Mechatronics Engineering prepares students for an engineering career in various sectors, including transport, logistics, robotics, health, defense, manufacturing, automotives, research, and renewable energy.

Entry Requirements

• GCSE: Grade C/4 in English and Mathematics, or equivalent.
• Tariff points: 80
• Contextual tariff: See the contextual offers page.
• English Language Requirement: International and EU applicants are required to have a minimum overall IELTS (Academic) score of 6.0 with 5.5 in each component.
• A-level subjects: No specific subjects required.
• EDEXCEL (BTEC) Diploma: No specific subjects required.
• Access: No specific subjects required.
• Baccalaureate IB: No specific subjects required.
• Irish Highers: No specific subjects required.
• Welsh Baccalaureate: We accept tariff points achieved from the Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales in conjunction with other Level 3 qualifications.
• Cambridge Technical: No specific subjects required.
• T Levels: No specific subjects required.

Structure

Content

The course content is indicative and subject to final UWE Bristol approval.

• Year zero (Foundation year):
  • Engineering Experimentation
  • Foundation Group Project
  • Foundation Mechanics
  • Foundation Mathematics: Algebra and Calculus
  • Introduction to Mechatronics
• Year one:
  • Engineering Practice 1
  • Mathematical Modelling for Electronics and Robotics
  • Practical Electronics
  • Programming for Engineers
  • Fundamental Mechatronics Principles
• Year two:
  • Engineering Practice 2
  • Engineering Research
  • Microcontroller Applications Group Lab
  • Industrial Data Analytics
  • Digital Manufacturing and Industry
  • Industrial Internet of Things
• Final year:
  • Engineering Project
  • Group Design and Integration Project
  • Professionalism for Engineers
  • Applied Artificial Intelligence
  • Biomechatronics
  • Plus one final year optional module from:
    • Smart Factory Modelling and Simulation
    • Industrial Systems Validation
    • Digital Signal Processing

Fees

Full-time; Sandwich course

• Home Annual (Per Year) Fee: È9,535
• Home Full Annual Fee Following Placement Year: È9,535
• Home Module Fee (15 Credit): È1,192
• Home Placement Year Fee: È1,192
• Home Reduced Annual Fee Following Placement Year: È8,343
• International Annual (Per Year) Fee: È17,000
• International Full Annual Fee Following Placement Year: È17,000
• International Module Fee (15 Credit): È2,125
• International Placement Year Fee: È2,125
• International Reduced Annual Fee Following Placement Year: È14,875

Indicative Additional Costs

• Additional Course Costs Indicative Maximum Cost Per year: È240

Features

Placements

Students who gain work experience tend to graduate with better degrees. Placements are available with partner employers and organizations across the region. The University offers help to find placements through the Careers Service and provides support while on placement from a dedicated academic team.

Study Facilities

The modern Digital Engineering Laboratory provides an industry-like experience, working on the Cyber-Physical Factory, Virtual and Augmented Reality Space, and Artificial Intelligence-based experiments. The award-winning engineering building is designed for hands-on investigation, with engine test cells, wind tunnels, and collaborative learning spaces.

Careers

Careers / Further study

The development of new and efficient means of manufacturing will ensure that graduates with skills in integration and practical knowledge of engineering, data analytics, and computer sciences will be in high demand. Graduates from this program will forge successful careers in the development of microcontroller-based embedded systems, robotics, integration of renewable energy sources, and the design of associated power conversion systems.