MSc Industrial Robotics at University of Aberdeen

Programme overview

The MSc in Industrial Robotics applies fundamental principles from engineering and artificial intelligence to the understanding and development of robotics technologies for sectors as diverse as manufacturing, energy, transport, logistics and healthcare. This programme is currently suspended. The MSc Robotics and Artificial Intelligence programme is available for applications.

Duration: 1 year (12 months) | Study mode: full-time | Intake: September | Location: Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Stage 1 compulsory courses: Getting Started at the University of Aberdeen, Applied Artificial Intelligence, Intelligent Robotics for Energy Infrastructure (EG505P), Advanced Control Engineering (EE501T), Project Management and Stage 2.

Career pathways

This Masters programme is designed to enable students to avail of the rapidly growing career opportunities in robotics and AI, for example, as roboticists, automation and controls engineers, software engineers and data scientists. Our aim is to educate and train a new generation of roboticists required to enable the Industry 4.0 revolution.

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Application information

Entry requirements

2:2 (upper second class) UK Honours degree, or an Honours degree from a non-UK institution which is judged by the University to be of equivalent worth in Electrical / Electronics / Mechanical / Mechatronics / Automation / Control / Computer Engineering or Computer Science is preferred. Applicants from other academic backgrounds are strongly urged to contact the Admissions Team with their academic transcript listing all the courses they have studied, in order to discuss suitability.

Domestic applicants: GBP 11,100 a year (2025/26). UK fee. Reduced rate (University of Aberdeen Graduates): £7,000. Source

International applicants: GBP 26,250 a year (2025/26). EU / international fee. Reduced rate (Self-funded Students): £18,250. Source

Intake: September

Duration: 1 year (12 months)

Apply through the official page: https://www.abdn.ac.uk/study/postgraduate-taught/how-to-apply/

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