BEng (Hons) Robotics

Year 1

In Year 1, you'll use our well-equipped laboratories to develop your knowledge and practical problem solving skills, learning by doing in a practically focused environment from the outset. Group project work will enable you to develop your problem solving and communication skills, and structured design procedures for both hardware and software are brought together in an integrating robotics project.

Core modules

• BPIE112 Stage 1 Electrical/Robotics Placement Preparation

• ELEC141 Analogue Electronics

• ELEC142 Digital Electronics

• ELEC143 Embedded Software in Context

• ELEC144 Electrical Principles and Machines

• MATH190 Engineering Mathematics

Optional modules

• ELEC145 Electronic Design and Build

• ROCO104 Robot Design and Build

Year 2

In your second year, you'll develop a greater understanding of underlying engineering principles and circuit design methods. Again, there's an emphasis on teamwork and you will have opportunity to do both group and individual presentations of your projects. You'll have the opportunity to use industrial standard software tools for design and simulation, data monitoring and control, which are good preparation for your final year individual project or for a placement year.

Core modules

• BPIE212 Stage 2 Electrical/Robotics Placement Preparation

• ELEC240 Embedded Systems

• ELEC241 Real Time Systems

• MATH237 Engineering Mathematics and Statistics

• ROCO218 Control Engineering

• ROCO222 Introduction to Sensors and Actuators

• ROCO224 Introduction to Robotics

Optional placement year

Your optional work placement experience year gives you opportunities to put the theory into practice, grow your understanding of robotics in the real world and showcase your emerging expertise. We can help you find industrial placement opportunities in the UK, France, Germany or even Japan. Placements will complement your studies with on-the-ground experience and could lead to final year sponsorship. Many of our graduates are offered permanent jobs with their placement company.

Core modules

• BPIE332 Electrical Industrial Placement

Final year

Your final year is an exciting opportunity for an individual project, which will consolidate your knowledge, and encourage you to explore and evaluate new technologies. You'll demonstrate your communication skills in the oral and written presentation of your project and refine the independent learning skills vital for your continuing professional development in your chosen career path. You’ll build a proactive, imaginative and dynamic approach to learning, vital for your future robotics career.

Core modules

• AINT308 Machine Vision and Behavioural Computing

• ELEC351 Advanced Embedded Programming

• PROJ324 Individual Project

• ROCO318 Mobile and Humanoid Robots

Optional modules

• AINT351Z Machine Learning

• ELEC345 High Speed Communications

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