Brighton,
United Kingdom
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Robotics (with an industrial placement year) in Brighton United Kingdom | University of Sussex
University of Sussex
|
Brighton United Kingdom
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Qualification
Bachelor Degree with Honours
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
GBP
25,000
(c. USD33,404.25)
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
48 months
This program enables you to specialize in robotics while gaining mechanical engineering competencies, preparing you for diverse industries including autonomous vehicle development, robotic systems design, mechatronics, aerospace, and sustainable energy sectors. The optional industrial placement year allows you to gain valuable professional experience while maintaining academic support from our department.
Our cutting-edge research in robotics, control systems, space technology, sensor development, and flexible electronics directly enhances your curriculum, ensuring career-ready skills. You'll learn in our advanced Future Technologies Labs, featuring specialized facilities for robotic construction, embedded systems programming, and sophisticated digital design environments. The labs offer hands-on experience with industrial robotic arms, humanoid robots, drone fleets, self-driving vehicles, and precision motion tracking systems.
Throughout your studies at Sussex, you'll receive guidance from dedicated academic advisors and peer mentors.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.0
Qualification Requirements
A-level
Typical offer
ABB-BBB
Contextual offer
BBC-BCC
Not everyone has the same support to get to higher education we help you reach your potential. When we receive applications through UCAS, we consider all factors and will sometimes make contextual offers as part of our Access and Participation Plan
Subjects
A-levels must include Mathematics, with at least grade B.
GCSEs
You should have a broad range of GCSEs grade 9-4 (A*-C), including good grades in relevant subjects.
Extended Project Qualification
We take the EPQ into account when considering your application and it can be useful in the summer when your results are released if you have narrowly missed the conditions of your offer. We do not routinely include the EPQ in the conditions of your offer but we sometimes offer alternative conditions that include the EPQ.
International Baccalaureate
Typical offer
30 -32 points overall from the full IB Diploma.
Subjects
Higher Levels must include Mathematics, with a grade of 5.
For entry, either Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches or Mathematics: Applications and Interpretation at Higher Level will be accepted.
IELTS (Academic)
6.0 overall, including at least 5.5 in each component
TOEFL (iBT)
80 overall, including at least 17 in Listening, 18 in Reading, 20 in Speaking, 17 in Writing
Typical offer
ABB-BBB
Contextual offer
BBC-BCC
Not everyone has the same support to get to higher education we help you reach your potential. When we receive applications through UCAS, we consider all factors and will sometimes make contextual offers as part of our Access and Participation Plan
Subjects
A-levels must include Mathematics, with at least grade B.
GCSEs
You should have a broad range of GCSEs grade 9-4 (A*-C), including good grades in relevant subjects.
Extended Project Qualification
We take the EPQ into account when considering your application and it can be useful in the summer when your results are released if you have narrowly missed the conditions of your offer. We do not routinely include the EPQ in the conditions of your offer but we sometimes offer alternative conditions that include the EPQ.
International Baccalaureate
Typical offer
30 -32 points overall from the full IB Diploma.
Subjects
Higher Levels must include Mathematics, with a grade of 5.
For entry, either Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches or Mathematics: Applications and Interpretation at Higher Level will be accepted.
IELTS (Academic)
6.0 overall, including at least 5.5 in each component
TOEFL (iBT)
80 overall, including at least 17 in Listening, 18 in Reading, 20 in Speaking, 17 in Writing
Tuition
GBP
25,000