Course summary
Earn a Masters in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence, 100% online. Join an online MSc designed to prepare you for careers in Industry 4.0, industrial automation, robotics, and AI. In this flexible online degree, you’ll develop the engineering and computer science skills you need for the design, operation, control, and integration of robots and AI in industrial processes. With expert guidance and support, you’ll explore:
- robotics and automation – including working with robot manipulator arms, mobile robots, and swarm robotics
- AI and machine learning – with applications in automation, deep learning, and computer vision
- bioinspiration and unconventional robotics – incorporating novel approaches to robotics design
- SLAM (simultaneous localisation and mapping) – a crucial skill for autonomous systems
- industrial automation and control systems – understanding how AI and robotics can optimise industrial processes
- kinematics and dynamics – foundational engineering concepts for robotics
- sensing and instrumentation – essential for robot perception and interaction with environments
- data mining and applied AI for automation – enabling predictive analytics and decision-making in industrial settings.
Modules
Teaching is delivered through MyAberdeen, our online Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). It holds all the materials, tools and support you’ll need in your studies. Take a look around MyAberdeen. You can access your learning materials on computer, smartphone and laptop, 24 hours a day.
Assessment method
The assessment structure is designed to balance theoretical knowledge with practical application, ensuring students gain real-world skills in robotics and AI. This degree is assessed online. We’ll use several types of assessment throughout your studies, which may include: Coursework Assignments, Online Exams, Virtual Labs and Technical Reports, and Presentations and Research-based Assessments.
How to apply
International applicants
This distance learning MSc in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence is delivered flexibly, 100% online. You can learn with us anywhere in the world, no student visa required, and set your study hours to suit you.
Entry requirements
A 2:2 UK honours degree (or equivalent) in a relevant subject. Relevant subjects include: electrical / electronic, mechanical, mechatronic, biomedical, or computing engineering.. These are our minimum entry requirements. They are given as a guide and do not guarantee entry.
English language requirements
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 6.5 | Overall - 6.5 with: Listening - 5.5 or above; Reading - 5.5 or above; Speaking - 5.5 or above; Writing - 6.0 or above. IELTS Indicator or IELTS General Training are not accepted. |
| TOEFL (iBT) | 90 | TOEFL iBT and TOEFL Home Edition: Overall - 90 with: Listening - 17 or above; Reading - 18 or above; Speaking - 20 or above; Writing - 21 or above. DI code is 0818 |
| PTE Academic | 62 | Overall - 62 with: Listening - 59 or above; Reading - 59 or above; Speaking - 59 or above; Writing - 59 or above. Online Test is not accepted |
| Institution's Own Test | Academic English Pre-sessional Programme (PSE) - Pass (valid for one year) Academic English Preparation Programme undertaken at other UK HEI - accredited by BALEAP and within 1 year of start of course |
To study for a postgraduate degree at the University of Aberdeen it is essential that you can speak, understand, read, and write academic English fluently. These skills will allow you to understand lectures, produce high standards of written work, and perform well in examinations. We can assess your English language proficiency through a variety of means: through your nationality, through the qualifications you gained in high school, through the degree you undertook or are undertaking at university, or through a recognised English language test. Postgraduate Standard requirements are used by the Schools of Biological Sciences; Engineering; Geosciences; Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition; Natural and Computing Sciences; and Psychology. Please note certification must be within the two years prior to commencement of your course, unless otherwise stated.
Please use the checklist at the following webpage to determine how you can meet our English language requirements:
https://www.abdn.ac.uk/study/international/requirements-pg-266.php
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| EU | £15720 | Whole course |
| International | £15720 | Whole course |
| England | £15720 | Whole course |
| Northern Ireland | £15720 | Whole course |
| Scotland | £15720 | Whole course |
| Wales | £15720 | Whole course |
| Channel Islands | £15720 | Whole course |
| Republic of Ireland | £15720 | Whole course |
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
This indicative cost is based on 180 credits of study over three years, starting in January 2026. The fees quoted above are based on you starting your studies with us in the 2025/26 academic year.
Our tuition fees will rise by 3% for the 2026/27, 2027/28 and 2028/29 academic years. Our indicative cost includes a 3% fee rise each year.
Sponsorship information
The University of Aberdeen provides an Alumni Discount Scheme: The University of Aberdeen is very pleased to offer a 20% discount on postgraduate tuition fees for all alumni who have graduated with a degree from the University of Aberdeen.
Provider information
University of Aberdeen
Directorate of Global Engagement, Marketing and Recruitment
King's College
Aberdeen
AB24 3FX