Course summary

Study a progressive area of engineering to pursue a career in robotics and autonomous systems. Does the idea of forging an engineering career in an expanding industry excite you? Our course will help you do this by advancing your knowledge of robotics, artificial intelligence and electronics systems at the forefront of engineering and design. You'll learn the core aspects of electronic, electrical, computer systems, and mechanical engineering, giving you a comprehensive overview of robotics. From your first day, you’ll develop ideas to address key challenges engineers are trying to solve in the real world. Using creativity and problem-solving, you’ll begin to understand how your role as an engineer can influence the world for the better. This includes thinking about issues around sustainability, ethics, the economy and society. Against this backdrop, you’ll build on your understanding of mechanical, electrical and electronic principles to gain expert knowledge of robotics and autonomous systems.    Our course places project work at the centre of your learning experience. This gives you the chance to put your theory into practice and gain the technical design skills valued in industry. You can also join one of our student teams who compete annually. These include Team Bath Racing Electric, Team Bath Drones, Team Bath Roving, and more. The first two years of our BEng and MEng courses are the same. This allows you to move between the two, as well as decide if you want to take a placement until the end of your second year. Learn from experts in the field You’ll learn from academics with expertise in electronic and electrical engineering, computer science, mechanical engineering, and robotics and automation. Their international collaborations and research activities feed into undergraduate teaching and contribute to your learning experience. Use specialist facilities Our Department has sophisticated teaching, project and fabrication laboratories that you’ll use during your degree. These include power and robotics laboratories, workshops, and printed circuit board (PCB) production facilities, dedicated project workspaces and computer laboratories.