Robotics and Autonomous Systems at University of Sussex - UCAS

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Course summary

The world of robotics is exciting and fast paced – revolutionising the way we live, work and play. This course is for you if you’re a non-engineering graduate wishing to work for engineering companies. This MSc will give you the skills needed to work for employers developing or applying:

  • devices and systems for robotics and automation
  • smart systems with autonomous capability
  • ubiquitous and wearable devices.
You build on your individual responsibility, critical awareness and creative thinking, and examine issues such as:
  • project management, planning and scheduling
  • resourcing
  • documentation and communication.
You’ll be supervised by research-active faculty and be part of our vibrant international community. We have strong links with industry, well-equipped research and teaching laboratories, and we help you with your professional development. We also offer this MSc with an industrial placement year, making it a two-year course, or with a Masters industrial placement.

Modules

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2023/24. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to COVID-19, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum. We’ll make sure to let our applicants know of material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.

  • MSc Project (Robotics and Autonomous Systems)
  • Business and Project Management
  • Computer Aided Design
  • Control Engineering
  • Mechanics of Mechanisms and Robots
  • Programming for Engineers
  • Reawakening Mathematics
  • Automation and Mechatronics
  • Autonomous Vehicles
  • Embedded Systems and Sensors
- Robot Design and Implementation


Entry requirements

You should normally have a lower second-class (2.2) undergraduate honours degree or above. You are suited to this course if you are a non-engineering graduate and your degree-level qualification is in a subject including or related to mathematics, physics, biology, chemistry, agricultural engineering, and a subject with a high analytical content such as economics, experimental psychology, and physical geography. You may also be considered for the course if you have other professional qualifications or experience of equivalent standing. For more information about our entry requirements and English language requirements, please visit our website.


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Robotics and Autonomous Systems at University of Sussex - UCAS