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Mechatronics
MSc, Postgraduate Certificate (PgC), Postgraduate Diploma (PgD)
Key Features
Engineering Council accredited degree
This is a taught MSc that can be completed in 12-24 months depending on start dates and whether an industrial placement is chosen.
What it's about
Mechatronics is a unique study area that integrates mechanical, electronic and control engineering to create the complex systems that underly modern automated processes.
The course provides coherent and up to date coverage of Mechatronics with specialist modules available in Mechanical, Electronic and Robotics areas.
The approach spans specification and design to realisation, with particular emphasis on the application of industry standard CAD tools and DSP devices to develop solutions to practical engineering problems.
Accredited by theInstitution Of Mechanical Engineers(IMechE)
Accedited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology IET (partial CEng)
What you do
The course consists of a taught programme followed by an individual project. The taught programme is based on eight modules. Normally these modules are taken over two semesters for the full time route. The individual project is then studied over a further semester to complete the Masters Award.
Semester 1 runs from September to January and Semester 2 from February to June. Study of the MSc normally commences in September. The possibility of an optional industrial placement either between the taught programme and the individual project is also available which may involve working in another European country.
Core modules are:
- CE00633-7 Research Methods & Project Management
- CE00783-7 Quality & Project Management for Technology
- CE00453-7 Robotics & Automation
- CE00090-7 MSc Project
Option Modules are:
- CE00092-7 Analogue Systems and Instrumentation
- CE00154-7 Digital Electronic Systems
- CE00155-7 Digital Signal Processing
- CE00451-7 Design Technologies for Master
- CE00447-7 Structural Integrity
- CE00455-7 Technical Paper Authoring
- CE00457-7 Energy Management
- CE00093-7 Embedded Real Time Systems
- CE00261-7 Power Semicondutor Devices
- CE00454-7 Advanced Design Strategies
- CE00449-7 Applied Structural Integrity
- CE00446-7 Control System Design
- CE00578-7 Sustainable Design & Manufacture
- CE00761-7 Industrial Placement
MSc Engineering and Applied Technology Handbook (PDF, file size: 140.05KB)
Where next
Future option for graduates include employment in local, national and international industries normally initially in Research and Development roles although many progress to management positions. Alternatively graduates may choose to pursue further academic qualifications and register for a PhD programme.
Fact File
| Qualification: | MSc, Postgraduate Certificate (PgC), Postgraduate Diploma (PgD) |
| Faculty/School: | Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Technology |
| Location: | Stafford Campus |
| Course Start: | September and January
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| Course Length: | Minimum 12 - 18 months full time or 24 - 32 with an industrial placement |
| Attendance: | Full time / Part Time |
| Entry Requirements: | Normal requirements are at least a UK second class honours degree or equivalent in a related engineering discipline
If you do not meet the above but have significant appropriate experience, your application will be considered, provided that you satisfy the University that you are capable of responding to the challenge of postgraduate work. If your first language is not English, you will need to demonstrate that you are fluent enough to cope with the course. A minimum score of IELTS 6 or TOEFL 550 (213 computer-based) is normally required. |
| Application: | Individual applications may be made using our online application form |
| Fees and Bursaries: | Please see fees and funding |
Contact
For more information about Mechatronics please contact:
The Recruitment CentreFaculty of Computing, Engineering and Technology
Staffordshire University
Beaconside
Stafford
Staffordshire
ST18 0AD
t: +44 (0)1782 294400
e: enquiries@staffs.ac.uk
