4-Term Pathway - Foundation Certificate in Science and Health - Continue to Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) - Mechatronic Systems (Placement Year)

Program Description For students who've finished high school but don’t meet the entry requirements for university, a Foundation Certificate can help them gain entry to an undergraduate degree. After completing this pathway option students qualify for progression to the 1st year of an undergraduate degree at the University of Essex.

A student’s course length is determined mainly by their English language level (UKVI IELTS score). Students on all course lengths take a set of common or similar modules to gain a solid base of skills for university. Students taking a course longer than 2 terms, will take additional modules designed to improve one or more of their English language level, academic skills, and basic knowledge of particular subjects.

Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) - Mechatronic Systems

Mechatronics combines principles from mechanics, electronics, computer engineering, automatic control and robots. Mechatronic engineering is the design, manufacture and testing of devices that utilise a combination of these disciplines in the same device. Students will gain knowledge of engineering processes, product design, as well as the use of digital electronics and computer-aided (CAD) software. This will enable students to create their own mechatronic systems, developing them from imagination through to reality.

This BEng Mechatronic Systems will cover electronics, electrical systems and programming. Students will cover the following areas:

• 3D Printing Technology • Drives and Power Electronics • Computer Programming • Sensors and Digital Signal Processing • Motion Control Algorithms • Computer Vision and Robotics • Embedded Systems

The School is a community of scholars leading the way in technological research and development. Today’s mechatronic engineers are creative people who are focused and committed, yet restless and experimental. Essex is home to many of the world’s top engineers, and their work is driven by creativity and imagination, as well as technical excellence. Students graduate as a creative, experimental and focused engineer ready to explore further how electronics can impact the people and world around them.