MEng Mechatronic Engineering with Industrial Experience

• Learn to combine mechanical engineering with smart electronics,& incorporate an electronic nervous system into other engineering systems& devices.
• Explore state-of-the-art robotics& autonomous system knowledge.
• Study at one of the largest departmentsin the country,& access an incredible array of equipment& facilities.
• Gain invaluable experience -& amplify your employment prospects - with an industrial placement at a well-known company.
• Complete a fourth-year team project directly funded by industry/inspired by industrial needs.
• Study at a university ranked 4th forelectrical& electronic engineering in the UK (QS World University Rankings 2024).
• We're the most targeted university by the UK's leading graduate employers ( High Fliers Research 2024 ).
• Learn in our brand-new, purpose-built space for innovation& creativity. Explore  Our Home for Engineering and Materials.

Switch on your career in mechatronic engineering at The University of Manchester, a university with a prestigious engineering history - and a bright focus on the future. Mechatronics, the marriage of mechanical engineering with smart electronics, is vital to subjects including industrial automation and robotics.

To interact with an object, a mechatronic system must know where the object is, be able to move the object and place it in the required new position. The electronics require information from sensors that can detect position, orientation, and visual or audio signals. The electrical inputs from the sensors have to be interpreted and the appropriate signals sent out to the actuators to perform the required operation.

A good understanding of feedback control is also required to make changes in the system from one steady position to another, without oscillations or unpredictable movements. In this course you will learn the techniques necessary for the design and implementation of such intelligent mechatronic systems.

In the final year you will also complete a team project directly funded by industry or inspired by industrial needs. Past projects have included developing an instrumented training wheelchair for para-athletes, creating a new core infrastructure for a robot orchestra, creating a haptic glove for remote handling, developing a cyber-secure electricity management system in smart cities, and many more .

Spending a year in industry will not only develop your business, team working and transferable skills - all highly sought-after by employers - it will also highlight the broad range of careers on offer to you and guide your choice of subject options. You'll place yourself in a great position to move your career forward.

36 points overall with 6,6,6 in Higher Level subjects, including 6 in Mathematics, 6 in Physics or Chemistry, and 6 in one other Higher Level subject.

For this programme of study we will accept: Higher Level Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches or Mathematics: Applications and Interpretation

Applicants studying the International Baccalaureate Career Related Programme (IBCP) should contact the academic School prior to applying so that their academic profile can be considered.

All applicants to the University (from the UK and Overseas) are required to show evidence of English Language proficiency. The minimum English Language requirement for this course is either:

• GCSE/iGCSE English Language grade B/6
• IELTS 7.0 overall with no sub-test below 6.5 and 7.0 in writing
• TOEFL iBT 100, 25 in Writing and no subscore below 22
• An acceptable equivalent qualification .

Students eligible for a contextual offer will be required to evidence English language proficiency at GCSE English Language grade C/5.

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