
BEng (Hons) Robotics and Artificial Intelligence
DURATION
4 up to 6 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
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TUITION FEES
GBP 13,450 *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* international students full time, part time £1680 per 15 credits / UK students full time £9250, part time £1155 per 15 credits / EU students full time £13450, part time £1680 per 15 credits
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Introduction
"Due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, examinations may be replaced by an alternative form of assessment during the academic year 2021/2022. Please refer to the Programme Specification on these pages for further details."
Why choose this course?
- The B.Eng. and M.Eng. courses both provide balanced content that addresses robotics systems hardware and software design and implementation and is genuinely cross-disciplinary in nature.
- The courses provide experience in the design and development of robotics systems, from the initial hardware design and development to writing and implementing advanced AI software to enable robots to accomplish tasks in the real world.
- We are members of the C.D.I.O. Initiative (Conceive Design Implement Operate), a worldwide network of academic professionals, industry representatives, and engineering leaders who have a passion for engineering education and engineering leadership. The C.D.I.O. framework has been embedded into our undergraduate degree programme, ensuring you’ll put into practice what you learn through “Design and Build” projects during your studies.
What's the course about?
This new award in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence builds on existing research and teaching expertise in the School of Engineering and Computer Science and addresses a growing demand by government and employers for graduates with this range of knowledge and skills. The award is structured with a strong emphasis on practical work to build your skills and confidence in the usage and application of contemporary Robotics and AI technologies. You will learn the elements needed to build robots, from simple electronic circuitry, software engineering, and control, to high-level robot intelligence, and will learn how to develop robotic systems and bring the learning to life.
Your main campus is College Lane
This is where the creative arts, science, and health-related subjects are based. This means you’ll share the campus with future nurses, scientists, artists, and more. You can use the common rooms to relax with friends, work out in the 24-hour gym or have a drink in our on-campus pub or cafes. We also have restaurants for you to eat in or grab something on the go. Our Learning Resources Centres are open 24/7, which means you can study whenever suits you best. Want to pop over to the other campus? You can take the free shuttle bus or walk there in just 15 minutes.
This course includes the options of:
- Work placement
- Study abroad
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What will I study?
The course content includes a number of practical Project-based modules, during every year of study, along with necessary input from the other modules studied at each level. For example, during year one, you will design, build and program your own small mobile robot, which will be supported by modules including Introduction to Robotics, Principles of Digital Electronics and Computing, Programming, Maths for A.I., and Professional Engineering. For year two, you will deepen your theoretical knowledge, studying modules such as Mechatronics, Robot Sensors, and Signal Processing, A.I., Behavioural Robotics, Robotic Operating Systems, Embedded Systems Design, and applying this in the year two project modules. This approach continues into year 3 (and 4 for the M.Eng. award), with deeper studies in Machine Learning, 3D Computer Vision, Visual and Spoken interfaces, Robot Communication, Industrial Robotics, Mobile Robots and Drones, Robot Systems Design, Robot Product Design, A.I. Theory and Application, Human-Robot Interaction, etc. deepening your theoretical understanding, and gaining experience of applying this in practical robotics and AI systems.
Level 4
- Digital Electronics II 15 Credits II Compulsory
- Maths for Robotics and Artificial Intelligence II 15 Credits II Compulsory
- Introduction to Robotics II 15 Credits II Compulsory
- Robot Design and Build Project A II 15 Credits II Compulsory
- Programming II 15 Credits II Compulsory
- Professional Engineering II 15 Credits II Compulsory
- Digital Computing Principles II 15 Credits II Compulsory
- Robot Design and Build Project B II 15 Credits II Compulsory
Level 5
- Embedded Systems Design II 15 Credits II Compulsory
- Operating Systems for Applications II 15 Credits II Compulsory
- Behavioural Robotics II 15 Credits II Compulsory
- Artificial Intelligence Principles II 15 Credits II Compulsory
- Applied Robotics and AI Project II 15 Credits II Compulsory
- Robot Sensors and Signal Processing II 15 Credits II Compulsory
- Mechatronics II 15 Credits II Compulsory
- Team Project II 15 Credits II Compulsory
Level 6
- Machine Learning II 15 Credits II Compulsory
- 3D Vision II 15 Credits II Compulsory
- Industrial Robotics II 15 Credits II Compulsory
- Robot Communications II 15 Credits II Compulsory
- Mobile Robots and Drones II 15 Credits II Compulsory
- Visual and Spoken Interfaces II 15 Credits II Compulsory
- BEng Individual Major Project II 30 Credits II Compulsory
- Industrial Placement II 0 Credits II Optional
- Semester Abroad II 0 Credits II Optional
Study abroad
An opportunity for an amazing experience, which will help make you stand out from the crowd. With more and more companies working internationally, the experience of living in another country can make a great impression on future employers.
This course offers you the opportunity to enhance your study and CV with a sandwich year abroad. The University has partnerships with over 150 universities around the world, including the USA, Canada, Asia, Africa, Australia, South America, and closer to home in Europe.
If you study abroad between your second and third year of study, you’ll pay no tuition fee to the partner university and no tuition fee to us either. We’ll ask you to make your decision in your second year, so there is plenty of time to think about it.
Work placement
Graduate with invaluable work experience alongside your degree and stand out from the crowd.
This course offers you the opportunity to enhance your study and CV with a work placement sandwich year. It’s a chance to explore career possibilities, make valuable contacts and gain sought-after professional skills.
Our dedicated Careers and Employment team are here to help guide you through the process.
If you take up a work placement between your second and third year of study, at the University of Hertfordshire you’ll pay no tuition fee for this year. We’ll ask you to make your decision in your second year, so there is plenty of time to think about it.