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Robotics, Automation and Mechatronics Engineering at Harper Adams University - UCAS

Course summary

Businesses worldwide need experts in robotics, automation and mechatronics to help them develop streamlined automated processes, solve problems and create manufacturing facilities of the future. Whether it’s developing self-driving cars, new products for military or commercial applications, or creating new robotised production lines, this course is about developing essential transferable skills for the jobs of the future. This unique course, develops you as an engineer and roboticist to design new manufacturing systems for our ever-evolving world. Here at Harper, our hands-on degree immerses you in real projects. You'll actively design, test, and evaluate processes, products, and create automated assembly lines, making your learning experience truly dynamic. With our focus firmly on your future career, you will have the opportunity to work with potential employers and industries through case studies, projects and briefs set by our industry partners and academics. We address core issues that align with our values, including sustainability, climate change, society, health, wellbeing, efficiency, ethics and innovation. This approach shapes you into a global engineer that is also an industry-ready graduate. Harper Adams is a hub of opportunity, with students and staff participating in various STEM and Robotics competitions; including the CLAAS annual Field Robot event, the Efficiency For Access Design Challenge and developing a fully automated and robotised production lines with our Food Engineering Apprentices. Alongside partnering with the UK-RAS (Robotics & Autonomous Systems) network, your Harper community extends well beyond your own course. Our RAM degree connects with the whole engineering department at Harper, fostering a dynamic network that also includes our cutting-edge Applied Data Science course at Station Quarter. Studying our RAM course opens diverse career paths, providing knowledge in autonomous vehicles, drones, computing, software development, mechanics, AI, machine learning, computer vision, sensor systems, and advanced materials. Through hands-on projects, students collaborate with esteemed employers like Cap Gemini, Denso, EPSON, RBSL, Avara Foods, Magna, and more, enriching their practical experience and industry connections. Through industry links, students may also pursue micro-credentials throughout their degree, including courses through AWS, Google, CISCO, and Microsoft in areas like Cloud Computing and Cyber Security.


How to apply

Application codes

Course code:
SQ02
Institution code:
H12
Campus name:
Harper Adams University Telford
Campus code:
S

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

If you have not studied a qualification from the list above please contact the admissions team for further guidance. [email protected]

Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course

https://www.harper-adams.ac.uk/courses/station-quarter/201227/2024/applied-data-science


Student Outcomes

Operated by the Office for Students
84%
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
93%
Go onto work and study

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

England £9250 Year 1
Northern Ireland £9250 Year 1
Scotland £9250 Year 1
Wales £9250 Year 1
Channel Islands £9250 Year 1
Republic of Ireland £9250 Year 1

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

The course is full time for 3 years with the fee payable in each year.
Robotics, Automation and Mechatronics Engineering at Harper Adams University - UCAS