BEng Robotics (with Foundation Year)
Entry requirements
GCSE: Grade C/4 in English and Mathematics, or equivalent. Tariff points: 80 Contextual tariff: See our 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 (or approved equivalent*). *The university accepts a large number of UK and International Qualifications in place of IELTS. You can find details of acceptable tests and the required grades you will need in our English Language section. Please visit our English language requirements page. A-level subjects: No specific subjects required. EDEXCEL (BTEC) Diploma: No specific subjects required. For information on required Guided Learning Hours please see our minimum entry requirements page. Access: No specific subjects required. Baccalaureate IB: No specific subjects required. We accept the IB Career-related Programme in conjunction with other Level 3 qualifications. 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.
About this course
BEng(Hons) in Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering, with a focus on robotics. Core topics include Programming, Circuit Design, Embedded Systems, Signal Processing, Control Systems, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. The course includes a sandwich placement year with industry partners such as Intel, the London Stock Exchange and IBM. An individual research project is completed in the final year.
Modules
- Foundation Mechanics
- Foundation Mathematics: Algebra and Calculus
- Introduction to Mechatronics
- Engineering Experimentation
- Foundation Group Project
- Practical Electronics
- Professional Skills for Engineers
- Mathematics for Robotics
- Digital and Mechanics Skills
- Programming for Engineers
- Fundamental Robotics Principles
- Project Management for Engineers
- Microcontrollers Applications Group Lab
- Introduction to Machine Vision
- Signal Theory
- Engineering Research
- Robot Control Systems
- Robot Learning
- Engineering in Society
- Advanced Vision for Localisation and Mapping
- Group Design and Integration Project
- Engineering Project
- Human Robot Interaction Technologies
- Digital Signal Processing
- Robotic System Architectures