Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering with Integrated Foundation Year BEng
University of Brighton
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Opting for the Robotics and Mechatronics BEng(Hons) with integrated foundation year course means that youll acquire the necessary skills and knowledge, including developing your maths expertise, instilling the confidence needed to maximise your degrees potential.The foundation year is shared with all engineering disciplines, so you’ll get to know students from different areas of the subject that you may work with on team projects in the future.After you’ve successfully completed the foundation ...Read more

Opting for the Robotics and Mechatronics BEng(Hons) with integrated foundation year course means that you'll acquire the necessary skills and knowledge, including developing your maths expertise, instilling the confidence needed to maximise your degree's potential.The foundation year is shared with all engineering disciplines, so you’ll get to know students from different areas of the subject that you may work with on team projects in the future.After you’ve successfully completed the foundation year, you can progress to the Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering BEng(Hons) where you’ll work to become a creative engineer who can provide innovative solutions to real-world challenges.


TOP REASONS TO CHOOSE THIS COURSE

- Foundation year that opens up opportunities in engineering if you don’t have the required qualifications, are changing career or returning to study.- Exciting project work including rocket cars, robots and the international Engineering Without Borders challenge.- Learn with expert researchers who are part of our Advanced Engineering Centre and Centre of Secure, Intelligent and Usable Systems,- Specialist facilities include robotics and mechatronics lab, VR labs, CISCO cybersecurity and communications lab, flight and car simulators, wind tunnel, prototyping labs and workshops, and CNC machines.- Professional engineers visit to share their experiences in guest lectures.- Gain a year of work experience on placement.

WUSCA ranking:
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99/101
CUG Subject Ranking
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47th
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70th
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12 Feb 24

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72 Grades / Points required

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24 Grades / Points required

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

MMM - MMP Grades / Points required

DDD with maths and physics. CCC without maths and physics.

72 UCAS tariff points with maths and physics at A or AS-level, otherwise 96 points. General Studies excluded.

24 points, with two subjects at Higher level.

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Wales

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£9,250 per year

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£14,748 per year

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