BEng (Hons) in Mechatronic Engineering Anglia Ruskin University

Build your knowledge and practical skills in mechatronics and become a hands-on engineer with strong career prospects, with our Mechatronic Engineering degree at ARU Peterborough.

In our BEng (Hons) Mechatronic Engineering course, you’ll learn how mechatronics systems work from design to build. You’ll hone your skills in systems design, development, and optimisation by working on a variety of projects and be given the tools to build something on your own from start to finish.

By the end of the course, you’ll be able to design and manufacture products efficiently. You’ll also acquire project management and commercial skills that will make you a well-rounded, engineer career-ready for the engineering industry and beyond.

Our mechatronics engineering degree is designed to make you relevant in today’s fast-paced engineering and industrial world.

As a student at ARU Peterborough, you’ll gain the practical skills and ability to design and build mechatronics systems on your own as well as collaboratively.

The course is project-based and focuses on the use of engineering tool kits and product development from start to finish. You will analyse, develop, and optimise mechatronics systems and build multidisciplinary skills in electronics and mechanical engineering that, ultimately, will prepare you to work in a broad range of sectors.

This is a great opportunity to get hands-on and develop proficiency in design and manufacture, as well as valuable transferable skills that will distinguish you in the workplace.

Year 1

• Introduction to Mechatronics
• Engineering Skills
• Design and Manufacturing Project
• Materials Composites and Mechanical Structures

Year 2

• Advanced Engineering Skills
• Ruskin Module (15 credits)
• Product Development and Quality Project
• Electrical Circuits
• Mechatronics System Design

Year 3

• Vibration Control Systems
• Major Project for Engineers
• Engineering Simulation and Optimisation Project
• Robotics

As a BEng (Hons) Mechatronics Engineering graduate, your skills will be in high demand. With a global shortage of engineers, attracting more people to the profession is paramount, particularly women and people from a variety of socio-economic and cultural backgrounds. In the UK alone, it’s estimated that an additional 50,000 engineers a year are needed to respond to 21st-century challenges.

As a mechatronics engineer, you could use your technical skills across the fields of mechanical, electrical, electronic, computer and software engineering. You might work with smart technologies, robotic systems, automated systems, and computer-aided manufacturing processes and systems.

Other roles could include product and prototype development, testing and installation of equipment, and engineering systems management.

Our free Employability Service will help you take practical steps to follow your chosen career path, secure jobs and work experience, or even start your own business.

Graduation doesn’t need to be the end of your time with us. You might decide to stay at ARU with postgraduate courses on the horizon for ARU Peterborough. You could also study for a master such as MSc in Engineering Management in Chelmsford.