BEng (Hons) Instrumentation and Control Engineering at Teesside University

Programme overview

This degree develops skills to design and maintain advanced measurement and control systems and shows how they are applied to chemical and manufacturing plants. Instrumentation and control engineers work across advanced manufacturing, energy production, pharmaceuticals and aerospace.

Department: Engineering & Construction | Duration: 3 years (4 with work placement); part-time 4-6 years | Intake: September | Study mode: full-time, part-time | Location: Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1: Electrical Principles, Electronic Principles, Engineering Mathematics, Engineering Practice, Physics and Instrumentation, PLCs and Embedded Systems. Year 2: Industrial Communications, Instrumentation and Control Design and Implementation, Integral Transforms and Matrices, Linear Systems and Control, Measurement Systems, Multidisciplinary Software and Systems. Final year: Advanced Sensors, Control, Digital Control and Instrumentation, Project, Sustainable Systems and Industry 4.0. An optional work placement year is available.

Career pathways

Graduates are employed with industrial companies and contractors including ABB, BASF, BNFL, Honeywell, Tioxide, Petrofac, SABIC and INEOS, in project engineering, technical consultancy, operations leadership and research and development.

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Entry requirements

Typical offer 96-112 UCAS points including maths, from any combination of acceptable Level 3 qualifications (A-level, BTEC, Access to HE, Scottish and Irish Highers, T-Level, International Baccalaureate). Accepted T-Levels: Design and Development for Engineering and Manufacturing; Design, Surveying and Planning for Construction (Civil Engineering specialism); Maintenance, Installation and Repair for Engineering and Manufacturing (City & Guilds). Applicants with an HNC, HND or related higher education study may gain credit exemptions or advanced entry. International applicants needing a student visa must meet UKVI-compliant English language requirements.

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2026/27). Full-time Source

International applicants: GBP 17,000 a year (2026/27). International undergraduate degree rate; tuition only Source

Intake: September

Duration: 3 years (4 with work placement); part-time 4-6 years

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