Mechatronics Engineering (with Foundation Year)

Get on track for our BEng(Hons) Mechatronics Engineering degree, by completing a foundation year. If you're committed to an engineering future and have a less conventional background, this is the course for you.

Why study BEng Mechatronics Engineering?
The digital revolution in industry needs new Mechatronics Engineers with unique digital manufacturing skills. BEng(Hons) Mechatronics Engineering is an exciting multidisciplinary subject which combines the principles of mechanics, electronics, robotics and computer engineering to develop sustainable systems. Combining a broad range of skills, you'll build a solid base from which you'll be ready to solve a range of complex engineering problems. Careers in mechatronics are predicted to grow rapidly over the coming years, so you can be sure to graduate with excellent job prospects in a growing mechatronics market.

The programme provides insight and skills in the creation and maintenance of complex engineering products and is designed to have broad appeal for students from a wide range of STEM disciplines.

Why UWE Bristol?
Our Mechatronics Engineering degree is an innovative course offering you comprehensive engineering training in electro-mechanical systems, benefitting from the well-established programmes and research groups that exist at UWE Bristol. You'll learn how to evaluate solutions to engineering problems, and to choose which solutions to apply to engineering systems.

As a practice-based course, you'll get plenty of hands-on experience, which means you'll graduate ready to step straight into your career.

You'll also benefit from excellent facilities including our award-winning Engineering building and the University's enterprise zone, Future Space.

Where can it take me?
The analytical and problem-solving skills that students will gain on the course will make them attractive sector professionals. Graduates will enter a growing sector and be in high-demand due to their knowledge of manufacturing, mechanics, electronics and mechatronics, and their ability to innovate using new technologies.

A degree in Mechatronics Engineering will prepare students for an engineering career in a range of sectors including transport, logistics, robotics, health, defence, manufacturing, automotives, research and renewable energy.