Mechatronic Systems Engineering Middlesex University

Award	Attendance	Study	Duration	Start	Domestic fees	International fees
MSc	On-Campus	Full-time	1 years	September	find out	find out

Course fee notes

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Course overview

This course is for you if you want to practice in high-tech industries such as automotive, robotics, advanced manufacturing and renewable energy.

The course is supported by long-term industry partners such as Siemens, Festo, National Instruments and Altium.

The department also benefits from membership of the following organisations:

• The Connected Curriculum Board managed by Siemens and Festo, which brings industry practices and technologies to academic courses

• GAMBICA - a trade organisation representing 250+ companies in Instrumentation, Automation, Control and Lab technology sectors

• SEFI - European Society for Engineering Education

• EPC Engineering Professors Council

• WES Women's Engineering Society

Why Study Mechatronics Systems Engineering at Middlesex?

You'll graduate with valuable practical skills and advanced knowledge of mechatronic system design including advanced robotics, system integration and optimisation. Plus, you'll have the opportunity to work with the latest technologies currently used by the industry.

Other benefits of the course include:

• Excellent employment prospects with high-tech organisations working in established as well as emerging technologies

• Close links with industry, which means you'll have access to the latest industry practices, equipment and training material provided by our industry partners

• The interdisciplinary nature of the course means you'll have opportunities in a variety of employment sectors

We are one of the first in the UK to setup a Smart Factory using Cyber Physical technologies, and our key partners for the course include Siemens and Festo, both who are leading the revolution around digitalisation and Smart Factories.

What Will You Learn?

The course is made up of three semesters, each lasting 12 weeks. Semester one will be devoted to drives, sensors and controllers, robotic applications and their programming techniques, software modelling of mechatronic systems and additive manufacturing technologies along with AR and VR applications.

Semester two will feature a group project where the knowledge and skills developed in term one will be applied to a systems integration project. You'll also study machine learning and AI applications in robotics. There will also be further input into PLM solutions and how organisations can use these to manage their products and services. We'll also introduce you to the technologies that make up Industry 4.0 and their applications.

Semester three will be an individual project which you can propose yourself or select from a choice of projects offered by our research centres or industry partners including our renowned London Digital Twin Research Centre.

This course offers the optional opportunity to spend a year in industry, gaining hands-on experience as Mechatronic Systems Engineer in automation, manufacturing and systems integration sectors. The placement opportunities typically aligns with equipment manufacturers of various sizes from SMEs to large corporations including automative companies and systems integrators and all of their supply chain of companies.