MEng (Hons) Robotics and Autonomous Systems at University of Plymouth

MEng (Hons) Robotics and Autonomous Systems is a four-year integrated master's in robotics and autonomous systems. It is accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) on behalf of the Engineering Council as fully meeting the academic requirement for Chartered Engineer registration, and has extensive lab sessions embedded in its modules.

Faculty: Faculty of Science and Engineering  |  Department: School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics  |  Duration: 4 years (5 with optional placement year)  |  Study mode: full-time; integrated masters  |  Location: Plymouth, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Years 1 to 3 follow the robotics foundations of the BEng: maths, physics, electronics and embedded systems, then robot control, sensors, actuators and simulation, then computer vision, mobile and humanoid robots and machine learning. The fourth year adds specialist robotics topics and a major group project, often with industry or research groups, in areas such as robotic arms, autonomous vehicles and bio-inspired walking machines.

Career pathways

Graduates have become junior robotics engineers, machine learning engineers, research and development electronic engineers, product and manufacturing engineers and secondary school teachers, at employers including Raytheon, Moley Robotics, Babcock International and Spirent Communications.

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