MEng (Hons) Robotics Engineering at Cardiff Metropolitan University

An integrated robotics engineering degree offering access to advanced robots, including social, service and educational humanoid robots. It is accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) on behalf of the Engineering Council, partly meeting (BEng) or fully meeting (MEng) the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer. Taught at Llandaff Campus; the BEng is identical to the first three years of the MEng.

Faculty: Cardiff School of Technologies  |  Duration: 4 years full time (MEng); 5 years with foundation year  |  Intake: 2027 entry  |  Study mode: integrated masters  |  Location: Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year one covers architectures and operating systems, principles of programming, analog and digital electronics, engineering mathematics, introduction to mechatronics and Explore. Year two covers analog and digital electronics 2, physical computing, social humanoid robotics, control systems, robotics and automation systems and engineering project management. Year three covers power electronics and systems, autonomous systems, advanced control systems and a 40-credit professional engineering practical project, with options such as parallel and distributed systems or computational intelligence, and an optional placement year between years two and three. Year four (MEng) comprises a 40-credit team development project, the internet of things, professional and ethical issues in engineering and advanced AI in robotics, with options such as sensors and actuators and applications for social and service robots.

Career pathways

Careers in robotics and technology companies working with Industry 4.0 technologies; high-performing students are offered routes to postgraduate study in technology and engineering.

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