MSc Aerial Robotics at University of Bristol

The University of Bristol's MSc in Aerial Robotics will equip you with the knowledge required to become an innovator in aerial robotic systems and tackle the latest challenges for uncrewed air vehicles (UAVs) or drones, from urban utility operations through to remote scientific investigation. It combines foundational skills such as flight dynamics, control, and avionics with disruptive technologies such as autonomous navigation and bioinspiration. You will explore a wide range of advanced engineering and computer science concepts, with the opportunity to apply these to an aerial robotics group project, focused on a research or industry problem.

Faculty: Faculty of Science and Engineering  |  Department: School of Engineering Mathematics and Technology  |  Duration: One year full-time, Two years part-time  |  Study mode: full-time, part-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Bristol, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

You will study 120 credits of core and optional taught units spanning theory and practice, including a substantive group project where students tackle an authentic task, developing and evidencing their professional engineering competencies. You will also undertake a 60-credit dissertation project, supervised by academics working at the cutting edge of research and industry. There are a wide range of different themes from which projects may be chosen, from advanced control to bio-inspired technologies and commercial applications.

Career pathways

The Aerial Robotics MSc covers technologies, theory, and practice at the cutting edge of the sector, and equips students to work directly in the aerospace industry, or in the broad range of embedded contexts across modern sectors. Bristol is a UK, European, and international hub for the aerospace sector, and the University has close links with large and small companies locally and around the world.

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