Colchester,
United Kingdom
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
BEng (Honours) in Mechatronic Systems in Colchester United Kingdom | University of Essex
University of Essex
|
Colchester United Kingdom
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Qualification
Bachelor Degree with Honours
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
GBP
22,750
(c. USD30,354.19)
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
36 months
Mechatronics integrates concepts from mechanical engineering, electronics, computer science, automation, and robotics. Mechatronic engineering involves designing, building, and evaluating devices that merge these diverse fields into unified systems. You'll acquire expertise in engineering workflows, product development, digital circuitry, and computer-aided design (CAD) tools. These skills will empower you to conceptualize and actualize your own mechatronic creations, transforming ideas into tangible innovations.
Our BEng in Mechatronic Systems encompasses electronics, electrical systems, and coding. The curriculum includes:
Additive Manufacturing, Motor Control and Power Electronics, Software Development, Sensor Technology and Signal Analysis
Motion Control Systems, Machine Vision and Robotics, Microcontroller Applications
Our School serves as an innovative hub where pioneering researchers advance technological frontiers. Modern mechatronic engineers are inventive professionals - disciplined yet curious, methodical yet exploratory. We nurture world-class engineering talent, where groundbreaking work stems from both technical mastery and creative vision. Graduates emerge as resourceful, inquisitive engineers prepared to harness electronics for societal and environmental impact.
As intelligent systems evolve, traditional disciplinary boundaries are dissolving, creating soaring demand for versatile mechatronic specialists.
This expanding field offers abundant career prospects across sectors including aviation, automotive, finance, industrial production, resource extraction, energy generation, product innovation, and food technology - all increasingly dependent on cutting-edge mechatronic solutions.
Our department maintains extensive industry partnerships with robotics firms for entertainment applications, automotive diagnostics providers, and electronic design/manufacturing companies. These collaborators offer guidance, internships, and career pathways for our students.
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Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.0
Qualification Requirements
GCSE: Science C/4
A-levels: ABB, including Mathematics or Further Mathematics.
Please note we are unable to accept A-level Use of Mathematics in place of A-level Mathematics.
BTEC: DDD, including Distinction in Further Mathematics for Technicians or Calculus to Solve Engineering Problems.
IB: 32 points or three Higher Level certificates with 655. Either must include Higher Level Mathematics grade 5, plus Standard Level Science grade 4. We will accept 5 in either Higher Level Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches or Higher Level Mathematics: Applications and Interpretation.
We are also happy to consider a combination of separate IB Diploma Programmes at both Higher and Standard Level. Please note that Science in the IB is not required if you have already achieved GCSE Science at grade C/4 or above or 4 in IB Middle Years Science.
Exact offer levels will vary depending on the range of subjects being taken at higher and standard level, and the course applied for. Please contact the Undergraduate Admissions Office for more information.
Access to HE Diploma:15 level 3 credits at Distinction and 30 level 3 credits at Merit, depending on subject studied - advice on acceptability can be provided.
We also consider T-levels.
IELTS - 6.0 overall ,
TOEFL IBT - 76 overall, with a minimum of 18 in reading, 17 in listening, 20 in speaking and 17 in writing
Tuition
GBP
22,750