Mechatronics and Intelligent Machines (with Foundation Year)

Course Overview

This foundation year course will develop your engineering knowledge and skills, to allow you to progress onto your degree. This will help you understand changing technology and how this will affect how machine operations in the future.

During your foundation year, you will develop your engineering knowledge and skills. This includes using computer aided design tools, such as MATLAB. You'll develop analytical skills which you can apply to real-world problem-solving. You'll also gain study skills, to prepare you for success on your degree.

Upon completion of your foundation year, you'll progress onto your degree. This is designed to prepare you for a career as an engineer, harnessing your expertise in mechatronics. You'll gain thorough knowledge of intelligent machines and develop mechatronic systems. This includes electromechanical systems, programmable logic controllers, robotics, precision technologies, systems engineering, and engineering management.

Why study with us

• Develop the engineering knowledge and skills you'll need for your degree.

• Learn from expert academics, who will support you throughout the course.

• We have specialist engineering facilities in our £35m Engineering Innovation Centre.

What you'll do

• You’ll understand the fundamentals of engineering, preparing you for your degree.

• You’ll gain practical skills and experience, including using computer aided design tools like MATLAB.

• You’ll take part in a mixture of lectures, practical sessions, projects, as well as expert guest lectures.

Future Careers

Mechatronics and Intelligent Machines is a good base for a career in a range of roles associated with system engineering, test engineers and maintenance engineering.