Mechatronic and Robotic Engineering with an Industrial Placement Year

In the first two years of your course, you’ll cover fundamental concepts in mechatronic and robotic areas, including mathematics, intelligent system design, computing, control, electronics and embedded systems. In your third year you’ll put into practice what you’ve learnt on your industrial placement, before returning to Sheffield for your final year of study.

Become an expert in robotics on this BEng course in mechatronic and robotic engineering, with the opportunity for a career-boosting year-long industrial placement.

Informed by our world-leading research and designed with input from our industry partners, this course is designed to shape you into a highly employable engineering graduate.

All through your time here, you'll use industry standard equipment, and learn about state-of-the-art applications in robotics, industrial control and advanced manufacturing.

Year one provides a solid foundation in the theory of complex electro-mechanical systems and a fundamental understanding of mathematics and computing, with a focus on controlling robotic systems. You'll have the opportunity to design and analyse complex electro-mechanical systems as part of a team.

In year two you will explore areas like programming in languages such as C++, mechanical design and intelligent systems, you’ll go on to apply your skills to a practical project. This will see you designing a system using 3D CAD tools, and building robots in our innovative iForge Makerspace.

Your academic study will then be put into context with a year-long industrial placement, where you’ll be challenged and developed into an engineer. Students will take responsibility for sourcing their industrial placement, with plenty of advice and support from our dedicated Engineering Placement Team.

In your final year, you'll take specialist modules that cover robotics and machine learning, among others - tailoring your degree with optional study areas, and getting detailed experience in the lifecycle of engineering projects through group work.

Finally, you’ll bring everything you have learned together to complete an advanced project, collaborating with a world-leading academic to embed technical knowledge and expertise.

This course is accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), the Institute of Measurement and Control and the Engineering Council UK.

Why study this course?

Take your ideas from paper to reality: Work collaboratively with other student engineers to create the most effective robotics with autonomous technologies.

Go on to great things: 90% of graduates from our course are in work or further education 15 months after finishing. Sheffield-trained engineers are now working for companies including Rolls-Royce, Siemens and Airbus.

Study with the experts: Our academic staff have direct research experience in the robotics industry and specialise in programming, intelligent systems and cybersecurity.

Learn to use industry standard tech: Thanks to our industry standard technology including 3D CAD tools, 3D printers and laser cutters – and your industrial placement with companies such as Jaguar Land Rover, ABB and Airbus.

Get noticed by future employers: Study modules designed with our industry partners – spanning topics such as robotics and artificial intelligence, industrial control and advanced manufacturing.