Study a progressive area of engineering to pursue a career in robotics and autonomous systems.

Does the idea of forging an engineering career in an expanding industry excite you? Our course will help you do this by advancing your knowledge of robotics, artificial intelligence and electronics systems at the forefront of engineering and design.

You'll learn the core aspects of electronic, electrical, computer systems, and mechanical engineering, giving you a comprehensive overview of robotics. From your first day, you’ll develop ideas to address key challenges engineers are trying to solve in the real world. Using creativity and problem-solving, you’ll begin to understand how your role as an engineer can influence the world for the better. This includes thinking about issues around sustainability, ethics, the economy and society. Against this backdrop, you’ll build on your understanding of mechanical, electrical and electronic principles to gain expert knowledge of robotics and autonomous systems.

Our course places project work at the centre of your learning experience. This gives you the chance to put your theory into practice and gain the technical design skills valued in industry. You can also join one of our student teams who compete annually. These include Team Bath Racing Electric, Team Bath Drones, Team Bath Roving, and more.

The first two years of our BEng and MEng courses are the same. This allows you to move between the two, as well as decide if you want to take a placement until the end of your second year.

Learn from experts in the field

You’ll learn from academics with expertise in electronic and electrical engineering, computer science, mechanical engineering, and robotics and automation. Their international collaborations and research activities feed into undergraduate teaching and contribute to your learning experience.

Use specialist facilities

Our Department has sophisticated teaching, project and fabrication laboratories that you’ll use during your degree. These include power and robotics laboratories, workshops, and printed circuit board (PCB) production facilities, dedicated project workspaces and computer laboratories.

Play our video to see the facilities you could use as part of your degree.

Category C

If you do not meet our English GCSE requirements, you will need a suitable English language qualification. Examples include:

• IELTS: 6.5 overall with no less than 6.0 in all components
• IELTS Indicator: 6.5 with 6.0 in each component
  
• TOEFL IBT: 90 overall with a minimum 21 in all 4 components
• TOEFL IBT and IBT Special Home Edition: 90 overall with 21 in each component
  
• The Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic): 62 with no less than 59 in any element
• The Pearson Test of English Academic Online (PTE Academic Online): we do not accept this qualification
• Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE): 180 with no less than 169 in all elements
• Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): 180 with no less than 169 in all elements
• Duolingo (taken up to 1 July 2024): 120 overall with sub scores of Literacy 120, Comprehension 130, Conversation 115, Production 100
• Duolingo (taken after 1 July 2024): 120 overall with sub scores of Speaking 110, Writing 110, Reading 110, Listening 105
• LanguageCert Academic SELT or LanguageCert Academic (Test Centre or Online): B2 Communicator High Pass with no less than 65 in any component
• SFE Skill for English (SELT) test: B2 Pass with Merit overall and in all four components

See the full list of accepted English qualifications.

Start your future here

We work with industrial partners to make sure our course content reflects the needs of engineering industries. You’ll graduate with the technical expertise and transferable skills that will open up employment opportunities for you. Our electronic and electrical engineering graduates have been recruited into electronics, power, aerospace, communications, robotics or manufacturing industries. Others have found employment in sectors such as IT, financial services, accountancy, the armed forces or business. Our graduates have worked at companies including:

• Airbus
• Renishaw
• Surrey Satellite Technology
• Jaguar Land Rover
• Thales
• Siemens