MSc Instrumentation and Control Engineering at Teesside University

Programme overview

This programme develops knowledge and skills in instrumentation, electronics and control engineering, and the ability to synthesise information from varied sources and make decisions on complex instrumentation and control problems.

Department: Engineering & Construction | Duration: 1 year (September) or 16 months (January) full-time; part-time 2 years (September) or 28 months (January) | Intake: January or September | Study mode: full-time, part-time | Location: Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core modules: Data Acquisition and Signal Processing, Digital Control Design and Implementation, Electronic Signal Conditioning, Identification and Model Predictive Control, Robust Control Systems, Sustainability and an Engineering Research Project. Teaching is by lectures, tutorials and practical sessions, plus a substantive MSc research project.

Career pathways

Graduates can work in designing, developing, installing, managing and maintaining equipment used to monitor and control engineering systems, machinery and processes, across a wide range of sectors.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A second class (2.2) honours degree or higher; first-degree subjects considered include automation and control engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, electrical systems, electronic systems, instrumentation/control engineering, mechatronics and robotics. Applicants with a degree awarded outside the UK must also meet the University's minimum English language requirements; international applicants needing a student visa must meet UKVI-compliant English language requirements.

Domestic applicants: GBP 8,365 a year (2026/27). Full-time Source

International applicants: GBP 17,000 a year (2026/27). International one-year postgraduate taught master's (MSc/MA); tuition only Source

Intake: January or September

Duration: 1 year (September) or 16 months (January) full-time; part-time 2 years (September) or 28 months (Jan

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