BEng (Hons) Robotics & Artificial Intelligence at University of Glasgow

Programme overview

This programme centres on robotics and artificial intelligence, combining engineering fundamentals with machine learning and AI techniques. Teaching takes place largely in the James Watt School of Engineering's Robotics Teaching Laboratory, with research-led teaching and project work.

Faculty: James Watt School of Engineering | Duration: 4 years full-time | Intake: September | Location: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

The first three years are shared by BEng and MEng students: Year 1 covers common engineering courses (Engineering Mathematics, Dynamics, Materials, Statics, Analogue Electronics, Design and Manufacture, Engineering Skills); Year 2 adds Digital Electronics, Embedded Processors, Engineering Electromagnetics, Power Electronics and Introductory Programming; Year 3 covers simulation, control, advanced programming and software engineering; Year 4 core courses are robotics, machine learning and AI, with an individual project (BEng) or team projects (MEng).

Career pathways

Graduates go on to professional roles and further study; University of Glasgow Graduate Outcomes data (graduates of 2023-24, surveyed 15 months later) shows 93.3% in work or further study and 75.4% of those in work in graduate-level employment.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Robotics & Artificial Intelligence BEng, UCAS H760, 4 years. Application deadlines (2027 entry): 15 October for Dentistry, Medicine, Veterinary Medicine or Oxford/Cambridge applicants; 13 January for all other UK applicants; 30 June for international students. Applications are made through UCAS. International applicants from non-English-speaking countries: IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no subtest under 6.0 (one-skill retake accepted; single test, taken within 2 years 5 months of the start date). Equivalents: TOEFL iBT 92 overall with minimum Reading 22, Listening 20, Speaking 23, Writing 21 (tests from 21 January 2026; 90 overall with Reading 20, Listening 19, Speaking 19, Writing 21 for earlier tests); PTE Academic 59 overall and in all subtests; Cambridge C1 Advanced/C2 Proficiency 176 overall with no subtest below 169; Oxford ELLT 7 overall with no subtest below 6; LanguageCert Academic SELT 70 overall with no subtest below 60; Password Skills Plus 6.5 overall with no subtest below 6.0. Accepted school qualifications include IGCSE English First Language grade C, A-level English grade C, IB English A SL5/HL5, WAEC English grade C6. University of Glasgow pre-sessional English courses are also accepted.

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 4 years full-time

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